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Vago76 – :
I was tip-toeing round this all summer last year until I finally bought it, sadly only to find that this is the first perfume to which my skin reacts weather sensitive: It doesn’t like it in autumn, doesn’t like it in winter and it doesn’t like it in spring either. NdC just doesn’t smell anything like it should (and did) on me – what a disappointment. After one loud cry “What’s that smell!” from one of my coworkers one day I put it down for good. In my mind I had already finished with NdC and moved on when I decided to give it one last try during the heatwave this July. WELL, HELLO GORGEOUS! THERE YOU ARE!
OK, summers like this are rare, very rare in the UK, meaning the bottle I have will last me a lifetime.
On the other hand, knowing that I have this perfume waiting for me on beautiful summer days does put a smile on my face. 🙂
lumikko – :
اسمانتوس و یاسی که کمی زیادی شیرین و اغراق شده اند
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Scent & Qualiy: 7/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 6/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 6/10
Affordability: 6/10
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Overall: 6.4/10
volf – :
Nuit de Cellophane stands out from the Serge Lutens line, as it’s a true fruity floral. No warm spicy notes, nothing really weird, it smells more like a designer fragrance. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad or generic, I think it’s a good take on the fruity floral genre.
The main notes to me are lily and jasmine with a mix of sweet orange fruits like peaches and mandarines, must be the osmanthus that makes it smell like peach or apricot. I think the name is quite fitting, it does smell like the fruit and flower bouquet was just unwrapped from cellophane foil. There is something plasticy in it. Also it’s very clean, a fresh-out-the-shower scent.
Yes, it’s kind of a shampoo fragrance, but it has some mystery to it. A peppery note from the lily, a creamy note in the drydown… Safe and easy to wear (except for those who get a headache from lilies), but not too boring.
I personally like the fruity, plasticy opening a lot, but in the drydown the fragrance is too cold and soapy for me, it even gets a little sharp on my skin, which it doesn’t do on the blotter.
k0nti – :
I am undecided about this one. I smelled it several times on a blotter before testing it on skin, and it seems like two different fragrances! On a blotter, I smelt a lot of fruit and citrus with a hint of white flowers, yummy. On my skin, however, the opening was quite unpleasant. I cannot even describe the notes, it was just something sharp, as if a pot with a mixture of all the notes has been splashed onto my wrist. Luckily it was gone in ten minutes. In the next two hours I smelt a lot of chemical white flowers, air freshener type. I almost wanted to wash it off, but luckily I waited – and 2.5 hours later I suddenly felt a breeze of fresh dewy jasmine – and the sour jummy fruits were back! The fruity notes disappeared again an hour later, and now I can only smell tender dewy jasmine (there might be other notes in there, but my nose is not good enough to distinguish them). I keep smelling my wrist, but overall I think jasmine is just not my style. I love the drydown, but the first two hours were rather trying on me.
The lasting power is quite good: 6 hours and still going strong (from one spray on the wrist). The sillage is good as well, as I can smell it without bringing my hand to my nose even now.
yurginas – :
Beautiful, crisp opening ruined by a shampoo-like dry down. Not much to add here. I had a sample 7 years ago, I liked it and it has been on my wish list since then, but I always find something more compelling to buy. Lately I tried it again and I was instantly reminded why I loved it in the first place. But I’m reading all these reviews and I have to agree with you, that it’s not that special after all. The shampoo-ey part bothers me a lot. I love white florals but I prefer them sharp. I can’t remember how many times I said to myself that I’m gonna buy this next time, but I always end up with something else. I guess it will stay on my wish list forever.
3118kristina – :
NdC is a cute kawaii harujuku japanese girl.
If you are new to Lutens, this is a great entry to try as its familliar, quirky, offbeat and easy to wear compared to his other florals found in a nightmare, or seduce you to your doom into a dungeon.
NdC is a slightly plastic fruity osmanthus and lilly floral. Its squeeky clean, just shampooed your hair and its still wet..and thats a good thing. Sillage is big and trailing. Its longlasting. This isnt a deep self examining scent but closest your going to get in the Lutens cannon of a carefree scent. Its great for a hit of sunshine in the spring or summer.
sr_sss – :
Lovely fragrance, daft name. It does indeed smell like a cellophane-wrapped bouquet of flowers, very fresh, very green, very glittering. Lovely for summer days – this isn’t an evening or night scent, it’s very matinal, clean-smelling and fresh – the sort of things I’d wear to choir. Not at all typical of the Serge Lutens line.
lNIKOLAEVl – :
Loved the opening, sillage and longevity. However, after an hour, the fresh floral and clean scent turns into a more deodorant scent… I used to wear deodorant which resembles this perfume until I switched to a non scented one. It is nice but not FB worthy. Reminds me too much of cheap deodorant. Lovely opening though! very clean scent and perfect for summer or the office.
pendalf2017 – :
This smells like a mid end designer floral. I would put it in league with Calvin Klein Beauty: nice and pleasant but nothing challenging, interesting, or eyebrow raising. It is most definitely not a “nuit” perfume. As several people have mentioned it has a nice shampoo scent. Honestly Serge Lutens produces such amazing perfumes that this mediocre floral seems out of place.
I mean, a verbal analogy to this perfume is the phrase “oh, ok”. Positive, friendly, commonplace, mundane.
If I had this in my collection it most certainly would be ignored. I wouldn’t dislike it enough to swap it but I would never reach for it either. Overall 5/10
xaz777 – :
This one starts interesting and slowly develops into something completely different… Right now I get the pleasant smell of women’s makeup, it has nothing to do with flowers nor cellophane. I love the femineity that comes with the scent… Perhaps an alternative for those who consider a powdery scent too trite?
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Jambazi – :
Very nice, light, fruity floral scent. It has this specific ‘Serge Lutens opening’ but later it is surely pleasant. Good choice for spring, summer and fall.
CrarkabeFrees – :
I know the niche perfume community tends to frown on pretty in favor of interesting but damn it, interesting doesn’t wear well on me. I want a complex, spicy scent but they don’t work.
With that said, I adore NDC! Yes, it’s a pretty floral but it’s not typical at all. Its well done and I find it has a “curious” quality in that there’s something that keeps you sniffing, trying to figure out what it is that makes this pretty floral so special. I’ve been wearing floral all my life but this one stands out. Very well done.
le_fler_7 – :
My God People, what shampoo is it that you use???
You dislike the fragrance, because it reminds you of shampoo. Well I WANT that shampoo! 🙂
qkc028Negeltzex – :
I enjoy this fragrance immensely – it reminds me quite a bit of Michael Kors Very Hollywood Sparkling.
It is just so completely pleasant, and not difficult to enjoy like some niche fragrances can be.
A lot of niche perfumes speaks to your mind, to knowledge of perfume history and perfume making, and they can be an acquired taste.
This one is not difficult at all, it speaks directly to your senses.
It is bold, bright and warm, white floral, sweet, and wonderful. Do give it a chance, it has the potential to make you happy 🙂
anrkmnka – :
Definitely a non sequitur as a fine fragrance, but also a smell you’ll recognize: this is the chemical scent of grocery store hair conditioner. I can tolerate it as a faint background aroma on my hair, but as the main fragrance event it is not for me.
zoranio – :
Come on people! Doesn’t everyone enjoy the smell of cellophane?
тоха234 – :
It reminds me the scent of a conditioner for hair, strong, fruity, and creamy, a really good and pleasant conditioner, but still, is a Serge Lutens and it doesn’t worth the price!
vpc935speagoessenda – :
Nuit de Cellophane was released in 2009 and its name means, in English, “Night of Cellophane”. Is another one of the few creations of the House that were created just for women. However, once again, this is a perfectly sharable perfume.
Serge Lutens defines its concept saying: “When beneath its cellophane, Haute Couture was but yet an idea…From the tight clusters of its petals bursts the scent of jasmine laced with mandarin orange”.
Nuit de Cellophane has in its composition green notes, Mandarin orange zest, mandarin essential oil, jasmine Sambac, Osmanthus, carnation, lilies, musks, sandalwood, almonds and honey.
On the skin, results in a clean floral with daytime aspect. At first, it looks like a high quality shampoo, like those that perfume the long and well treated hair of the models in the TV commercials. There is a very nice cleaning aspect. As it develops, its fragrance becomes floral-fruity, with pleasant aroma of apricots and jasmine. For those who don’t know, the osmanthus flower results in this nuance of apricots. Finally, in a simple and fast evolution, Nuit de Cellophane shows itself as a white floral bouquet, which is light and elegant at the same time. Don’t expect a carnal bouquet with scent of tuberoses and jasmine, for instance.
The impression I have is that Serge tried to bottle the smell of well prepared bouquets wrapped by the transparent cellophane, which protects the flowers and retains their fragrances. The lasting is wonderful, even for a light fragrance. Remembering that light doesn’t mean soft, right?
My only problem is with the name, since I do not interpret this scent like a nocturnal perfume. Maybe Jour de Cellophane would be the most appropriate choice, in my opinion.
AlesGless – :
I was hoping to smell osmanthus, but got a generic sweet foal bouquet instead.. Pleasant none the less
valtazara – :
Light, flowery; aldehyde-y. Gave me a terrible headache! Which makes me sad because I enjoyed the scent. I just absolutely cannot wear this.
Knight XI – :
Another SL I cannot love as I wish.
I love osmanthus flowers while on the plant. It must be a difficult job to reproduce in a perfume.
I can smell osmanthus here or something similar, but it gives me no emotion like the real thing. A soulless osmanthus, nice, feminine, sweet, springy (but it’s an evergreen) yet not mesmerising like the true flower.
On top of this it was mixed with mandarine and fruits. I get the shampoo reference.
FAC – :
The list of notes sounds amazing and I wanted to love this. But to me it smells like shampoo.
ada139Unlogrere – :
A trip to the florist. Bunches of cheap flowers in fresh buckets. Although the flowers are cheap and commonplace, the scent is no less worthy than other more expensive blooms. Bright carnations, crysanthemums, lilies ready to cheer up someone’s day.
The florist looks up and a warm smile is on her face; she wants you to have a happy sunny day.She’s peeling a juicy sweet mandarin orange. Then she winks at you…
Intrigued, you walk to the back of the shop. It is greener and warmer here, and there is a door at the back of the shop that you hadn’t noticed at first. It leads out to a secret sunny courtyard. Osmanthus flowers are blooming, jasmine is climbing the walls and bees are buzzing…
INFERION – :
Not for me.
Strange how things go as I really, really liked it on the blotter strip. Sniffing straight from the little tester – also lovely. Once it hit my skin some sort of fruity, soapy cocktail happens, and not in a good way.
It smells familiar, I can’t quite get what, maybe the shampoo I just finished? Won’t be purchasing that brand again due to its fragrance.
merzzkiiTiP112 – :
The nice bottle is what makes me purchase this, but I never try it before I purchase.
Not a fan of it because of the strong jasmine scent.
Very Long lasting. It last on my skin for 4-6 hours.
grundiganna – :
I only added this to my fragrance wardrobe recently. I’d heard great things about Serge Lutens and was curious to try at least one. There are a number I like, but this one stands out to me in a weird way.
It’s unusual because it doesn’t smell like anything else I’ve tried. I think that might be because the osmanthus balances out the floral and fruity notes…I don’t get a hit of any one thing, just a pleasant scent. It smells ‘bright’ but warm at the same time.
Moderately long lasting, and seems to work on me summer and winter. In fact, it’s the only scent I own that isn’t really heavy that I use in the colder months.
Works day and night on me.
Serge Lutens fragrances are definitely worth trying; I’d say there’s probably one to suit most people.
denmiro – :
Just received a sample from e bay….Sweet flowers….not bad, but not to die for….Does not last long….
Дмитрий Ко – :
i love, love, love this scent. I love the osmanthus. It is a floral, but not strong. The Osmanthus really tames it down. It is sexy, but not heavy at all. Lovely all year round. I think this scent makes an excellent mixer. I use this with Bal D’Afrique and WOW! It takes it to another level. I mix this with La tulip and again, I have another WOW scent. I mix this with Amber oil and again…I get the, “what are you wearing”.
The jasmine is there, but the osmanthus balances it out.
mispeten – :
Truly feminine, mix of white floral & fruits. At the dry-down gets to be more dusty floral but very pleasant. This one is more happy & fun from SL.
sergeylap – :
To me it seems a floral bomb. I didn’t think is fresh or subtle at all. Very suitable for nights, and not the hottest ones. Very pleasant, but one might have to tread carefully because it can get overwhelming.
qta668Unlogrere – :
This is nice and fresh, however every time I spray it on, it just reminds me of hairspray. It’s nice but not worth the price. It’s not the SL fragrance that I reach for.
smapsmakelums – :
A midsummer night’s dream! Delicious sweet aroma of living flowers. So soft and incredibly delicate. This is a simple floral fragrance, but has highly expensive taste.
oleggalan – :
Nice. No white flowers to my nose. I think white flowers are jasmin, gardenia, to mention some of the more used in perfumery, but this one doesn’t smell like white flowers, instead i smell very colorfull flowers, like a big garden or flower store. By the way, not so special, but nice.
RomaJkaaaa – :
Mippymuppett’s review below is spot on, although I thought it was curious that Sheldrake is not mentioned as the perfumer here even though I just assumed it was his creation.
It’s true though even my favourite musicians/bands have made bad albums from time to time, if you have a such strong body of work it’s hard to live up to that.
This is fruity, floral, and pleasantly feminine scent although I was expecting something that smelled like plastic which would’ve been super brave if not my cup of tea.
Urolog – :
If you want a cheaper alternative to this overpriced scent, shampoo your hair with Pantene, blow dry it and then shake it back and forth. It smells exactly like freshly shampooed hair….
Baffling :/
Zamaiev – :
This is truly an exercise in subtlety. Yet it does not smell like anything else. It is peppery carnation, fresh green, osmanthus, a breath of jasmine, a drop of sweet honey, with a bit of lily dust and soft musk to hold together.
It is a quiet, delicate work of art, for the person who wants to keep her (or his) little secret, that they are wearing something special. Not for the person who wants to announce their presence before they have stepped into a room. I think that winter is not the best season; I think this is an ideal early March through end of April scent.
While it does not smell like Daim Blond, you can easily conclude, if you smell them one after the other, that they were developed by the same mind.
Kryptonite – :
Most of all I feel in this fragrance osmanthus and mandarin notes. But not very successful. And the fragrance is not impressive. Unnoticeable enough, comparing with many other fragrances by this brand.
stason-2056 – :
Hmm…I think that unfortunately Mr. Sheldrake has set his bar so high that when he decides to design a very pretty and lovely scent people will tend to find themselves “underwhelmed”. I think it would be unfortunate to dismiss a very wearable and lovely fruity floral just because it isn’t unique enough. Is it earth shattering??? No. Is this going to blow your mind??? No.
With all of that said, NdC is very pretty right out of the bottle. The osmanthus and jasmine sparkle and are very beautifully blended. There is a sweetness to the scent without smelling like candy. On me this sat very close to the skin and I wish it projected a bit more. Still very lovely!!!!
ganibal666 – :
A beautiful fragrance with a terrible name. This is a very “safe” floral. Flowers safely wrapped in cellophane. I don’t care for a lot of mixed white florals as they can be overpowering to my nose (and can even make me sneeze) but this is beautifully done. I happen to love osmanthus, mandarine and musk…so this makes it an easy winner for me. The jasmine doesn’t overpower as it often does in a lot of fragrances. Neither does the tuberose.This is a well blended softened floral. There is nothing especially thrilling about it but sometimes you just aren’t aren’t looking for a thrill in a fragrance. You simply just want something pretty. And with Nuit de Cellophane that is exactly what you get. A safe, pretty floral. I do not get the “night” part in the name though…this smells like a fresh daytime floral to me.
Nuit de Cellphone is probably not anything I would ever actually purchase as it smells too “mixed floral” for me personally…but I have sampled it several times and enjoyed it and can see where fans of white florals would be pleased with this. I just received a number of samples from Serge Lutens yesterday and decided to wear this one today because I couldn’t quite remember what it smells like…and was reminded of what a lovely, simple, non-offensive fragrance it is. I can see where it may not make enough of a statement for some..but if you are simply looking for a nice, feminine floral, this is an excellent choice.
GRESH96169 – :
Well, I`m surprised to see so many disappointed people out here. Yes, this perfume doesn`t have the amber note, so what.
Recently I`ve realized that I wanted a white floral, light but long-lasting, sweet but not too much, pleasant but not common. I searched around many a niche perfumes corners, and found nothing to buy. Sure it was out of question to buy a mass market scent.
I came to the Lutens corner because I like to stay there, every time I discover something new to me: either a note, or a whole composition. All my Lutens were bought after a second or a third or even a fourth try, so I find it normal to come back again and to try again.
This time I tried the Nuit de Cellophane… OMG, how could I live without this fantastically well done Osmantus scent??? I`m an Osmantus lover, but never I heard this note so pronounced, so clean, tender, innocent but not simple, simple but far from being primitive… it`s hard to describe, it`s a little sweet, a little acid, you keep sniffing it, trying desperately to disclosure the secret: what is this evasive beauty… It smells like a prepubertal girl must smell… Innocent and vicious in the same time.
I love it. I`m looking forward to being delivered this from France! Lutens, I love you.
Arrextskede – :
If you are looking for a fresh, long-lasting fragrance, this is the one! It used to have an interesting, faint cellophane note in the opening, but as I am not very good in finishing fresh fragrances, it got lost during the long storage.Otherwise NdC is linear after the first 30 minutes: jasmine lifted by osmanthus, greenness, fresh musks and a hint of citruses. Still, this is mainly a floral fragrance, the other notes are just complementing and lifting the flowers.
NdC has moderate projection and impressive lasting power (8+h on my perfume-eating skin). My review is based on 5ml mini. Lacks the strangeness aspect and not recommended for those Lutens lovers who prefer heady or oriental perfumes.
winer54 – :
I love this fragrance. It’s juicy fruits supported by heady white florals makes it truly swoon-worthy. The opening is brief and to die for, albeit a bit too short lived in my opinion. It dries down to a soft and clean soapy smell. Even though it doesn’t project as much as I would like, I still adore it. I’ll just re-apply as needed – if for no other reason than that completely brilliant opening!
King1a – :
Most Lutens scents I have tried dont work on me, they tend to stink to be honest, Bas de Soie smelled like dirty socks to me, others just didnt work…Nuits de Cellophane finally is a Lutens I find real nice, I have to admit the top notes are full of carnation, so at first I thought it smelled vintage, but the scent gets lighter, fresher and nicely floral in the base, and it smells great, like underated floral notes, demure, not sharp, just nicely mixed with fruits and musks, all in nuances,apricot, osmanthus blending in creating some sweetness, some tartness, nothing full bloom, hints and demi teintes, lovely..I like it!!
vitoss – :
I have just purchased this after prying myself away from the gorgeous, warm gourmand scents also offered by Lutens. This is to celebrate the cold, reluctant spring arriving here in the UK. A soft, shy scent in the dry down that definitely deserves to be dabbed than sprayed. I think I have found a feminine, complex floral that suits me at last. A perfect antidote to a winter of Gaultier 2, Etro Heliotrope and Robert Piguet Visa.
kos333 – :
As an avid perfume collector, having spent thousands on building a decent wardrobe, you would think that my boyfriend would enjoy at least one of them on me. The only scent that drives him wild is the scent of my hair after using TRESemme’s Moisture Rich Shampoo, for less than $10 a bottle. For the last six months I’ve searched high and low for a perfume that smelt similar to my shampoo. I have finally found it in the form of Nuit de Cellophane by Serge Lutens.
Whenever I smell this fragrance, I am in the shower, with my long hair lathered in shampoo. It’s a crisp fruity smell, with clean osmanthus, jasmine and almond oil to nourish the hair.
It reminds me a lot of the Salvatore Ferragamo Incanto line. Nuit de Cellophane doesn’t smell niche or unique to me at all. It’s not something that I would normally like, however I’m giving it a chance because I know that my boyfriend adores it. Ah, the things we do for love!
Unfortunately I’m more of a fan of Serge Lutens’ heavier, spicier offerings. As much as I hate to say it, Nuit de Cellophane is a loud, sometimes offensive fruity floral to my nose, with a dominant, slightly watery osmanthus note. The composition is also fairly linear, which shocked me a little. I feel that Nuit de Cellophane is trying too hard to be mainstream.
Like most Serge Lutens, Nuit de Cellophane lasts on the skin and has strong projection. I would recommend this fragrance to anyone that enjoys clean, sparkling fruity florals, especially those that love the scent of freshly washed hair. Nuit de Cellophane is best suited to Spring and Summer.
Volkosob – :
The beginning is a bit too powdery, but the drydown, oh the drydown…it delights me, i can’t stop sniffing it, very nice scent!
older80 – :
Lovely osmanthus scent. Starts out delicate, with a hint of fruits and the osmanthus slowly takes over, giving this scent a buttery feeling. For a little while once I begin to smell the jasmine this smells like the shadow of A La Nuit.
This is very gentle. It’s also quite a pretty scent and if you like osmanthus, this is a must try. However I was rather underwhelmed. Pleasant – yes. Pretty – yes. However these are the strongest feelings I can muster up about it. I’d be pleased with it as a gift, but wouldn’t consider a bottle myself.
hunter-19-80 – :
The first whiff left me enchanted… honeysuckle and white blossom. For a few minutes this scent resembled strongly the alas vanished vintage Chloé by Lagerfeld. To my disappointment NdC then developed into something soapy and completely uninteresting, reminding me faintly of “air freshener” (the stinky kind). Very boring, indeed.
amanda_alben – :
Starts out pretty strong but dries down to very sheer and light layers. The beginning isn’t my favorite because its quite a blast of alcohol.
Not what I consider to be a typical super sweet fruity floral you get these days, but its one that has been done before. Thankfully its very well done as fitting of this house. But, for those looking for adventure, you won’t find it here.
Very pretty and well made, scent does not project loudly (well its sheer after all) and longevity is about 5-6 hours.
asdf44qwer – :
White flowers don’t fit with my skin chemistry (especially not Jasmine) and I am not very into floral perfumes but this is a very alluring and outstanding perfume done by Serge Lutens. It lacks the spice note that nearly all his creations have but therefore the cellophane note is very well worked out in this one. To me this is the perfect fragrance for special moods when my taste says: I want diversity and something different from what I generally love.
ale-ups – :
A nicely done white floral but that’s what it is–a nicely done white floral, nothing unusual and not one that will displace a classic. I presume the “cellophane” in the name (this is the same word in English in French) refers to the sheer layers rather than anything synthetic. It does have a nice layered effect with the jasmine and osmanthus. My reaction to this is meh–SL is far more interesting when he tries outrageous or odd.
Projection: decent 1-2 ft
Duration: good, several hours
Fabulosity: white bread and butter
Value to price ratio: meh
4/10
АСАДОВ – :
A nice, generic-ish floral. This falls into my “shampoo floral” category.
ane020870 – :
I had a very interesting testing experience of Serge Lutens NUIT DE CELLOPHANE because one of my two tester vials apparently was not properly sealed, so nearly all of the liquid had evaporated. What remained was a very thick, perfume oil-like elixir. I applied it to my skin in the manner of parfum, and discovered a beautiful osmanthus-jasmine scent with a slightly soapy drydown.
Next, I added water to the empty “parfum” vial, covered the top with my finger, shook it up and poured the contents all over me. It smelled really beautiful: a resinous, clear jasmine vaguely reminiscent of my memory of Calvin Klein BEAUTY, though I’ll have to try that perfume again to be sure.
Finally, I applied the edp liquid from my properly sealed vial and discovered at last the cellophane aspect of this composition. The jasmine now clearly dominated over the osmanthus and even seemed ever so slightly indolic.
I enjoyed this creation in every concentration I tried! If I acquire a bottle, I may siphon some off and let the solvents evaporate to produce a small volume of the “parfum” in my unsealed vial.
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UPDATE:
I received a fresh sample of NUIT DE CELLOPHANE with a recent order and discovered that it really is fundamentally a shampoo floral, just as other reviewers have observed. I am reminded, in particular, very much of Bond no 9 CHELSEA FLOWERS. I’m not saying that Chris & Serge copied anyone but there does seem to be a shampoo floral movement underway.
I was considering the possibility of acquiring a bottle of this perfume, but now I am thinking that if the day arrives when I succumb to the temptation to add something from this twenty-first-century fragrance group to my collection, I’ll probably opt for one of the big Bond no 9 bottles instead (it was not all that difficult to drain my CHELSEA FLOWERS purse spray)…
For now, I’ll continue to wash my hair.
Sexboys – :
I can smell lots of jasmine, pleasant but not like the other Serge Lutens fragrances. This to me smells more common,floral like many others, nice but not special. Good if you love Yasmin!
Deroxtglwz – :
It may smell synthetic, it may even smell cheap, but it`s GORGEOUS! Fresh opening of sheer and immaculate white flowers with a subtle trace of musk in the dry down.
It`s like a Photoshoped cover of a beauty magazine: you know it is not real, but you admire it anyway. Lutens has created the perfect synthetic bouquet, and the result is great! For all who love clean smelling perfumes, this is a must try.
hulo – :
I used to like this very much but I can’t take the jasmine now. Before, it was really fruity and floral without the jasmine standing out so much.
flycity333 – :
When I read about this one, I felt the need to buy it, but am now cured after trying it on and wearing it for a few hours. It’s a fairly straightforward white floral, with a slightly harsh note that I don’t really like, maybe this is the pretend cellophane aspect. Comes into the category of “would wear it if given a free or at least very cheap bottle, but wouldn’t actually spend my own money”.
aleksanl7 – :
A full, brash, sharp floral fragrance. This is almost identical to Michael Kors’ Very Hollywood. There are cheaper perfumes that smell similar to this.
Wavian – :
Oooh. So light and clean. The definition of lovely.
vadim1981 – :
OK, this is sooo different from other Lutens creations you may think it’s not a child of his. Anyway, this is as special as the rest of the offspring, in its own peculiar way. The tangerine-osmanthus combo is just captivating to me and it gets brighter by the minute, exuding light and happiness on its sillage. I love the very idea of cellophane wrapped flowers in a charming flower boutique on a spring Paris morning, I can almost see the scene. I consider this my weekend Lutens, it makes me cheerful.
Assitte – :
I just tested this fragrance and it’s a very pretty floral. At first I thought it had freesia in it; I love freesia, but it doesn’t. I must be a mixture of citrus and jasmine. I think it’s a great soft floral!
eds385speagoessenda – :
This was my first whiff of any SL scent. *Thanks Weegee, for the sample!* I was intruiged by the name, more than the notes: Night of Cellophane (plastic), and actually wore it for the first time to ring in 2011 at Midnight! I expected something synthetic and sheer with some dark shadowy feeling, but this is anything but…
This opens sweetly but brightly, like cellophane; but is nowhere near synthetic or “plasticy”. As it evolves, the heady rich osmanthus and the light but sexy jasmine come strolling through without a care in the world! I guess considering how rich these flowers actually are; here they are sort of sheer, but they are very, very well-blended with the bright and refreshing mandarin orange keeping it sweet, but light and playful. No heartnotes or base is listed; but there just have to be more in this, than only these three. It is rather linear after the flowers arrive, but I detect something lightly musky and somewhat earthy here…it did not last all that long, but while it did: it is enticing and absolutely wonderful! Very sultry, she is and also quite elegant. Despite the name, I think it would be a good scent for the spring or even early to mid-autumn. It is not just an evening scent either, would set a very nice tone for a dinner out in a nice dress. Perhaps, with some light patchouli or a woody scent layered with it: more masculine, something nice for a guy. Just by itself, though; it is very feminine. Even dreamy…
Sillage: average
Longevity: fair
Overall: 3.25/5
I never know what to make of SL perfumes! They are niche and luxe, without a doubt. For those prices though, I expect a little more sillage and lifespan! Part of me thinks: “He is only in it for the money!”. Then (usually after sniffing one) I think: “Man, he IS good!”. I am dying to try Muscs de Kublai Khan, and think if any of them is worth a FB purchase; it will be THAT one!! I have a small spray of 5 O’Clock Eau Gingembre, and a large sample of Mandarin Mandarine already, besides this one; but think I will reserve any