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vladlenvvk – :
Dry sweet, opens with a strong incense smell (must be the gunpowder), that later blends with the caramel note. Unique, but it smells kind of meh to me.
maxmaster555 – :
This is one curious scent. It is so sweet. It was the gun powder note that attracted me. I can barely make it out because of the caramel. I then with time can pick out the orchid. There is also a full fat milky aspect as well.
I’m always a bit nervous of the milk note in case it goes sour.
Once it settles it is actually very nice. I still wish there was some more gun powder.
It smells too girly for me. The name suits it.
Reasonable longevity and sillage which doesn’t happen often with LA scents.
z1212 – :
I’m with LLB Addict…very strange opening. Smells like fresh paint….then all cedar to me? It’s gonna take a few wearing for me to decipher this one. I’m getting no caramel as I type,,,sigh,,,got a good deal on the old bottle..I’m sure its authentic,,I was just expecting something gourmand and I get none of it so far. Back later with an edit! Ok,,so I’m getting some other notes too,,milk,,very unsweet, maybe a bit of caramel? I’m kinda digging this one..lol. Very unusual and unique to me! The mystery deepens…….
This smells more buttery and woody than caramel,,,will let it sit for a couple weeks and try it again. Perplexing..but intriguing..
A new day! I love this creation! When will I ever learn not to judge a perfume too hastily.? Also,never wear a bunch of other perfumes and test a new one !
It’s just gorgeous and sooo different! ❤️
wpv449InsuffBooni – :
Now THIS is the kind of gourmand I get excited about. Upon first spritz, I’m vaguely reminded of a much sweeter Memoirs of a Trespasser, though the end result is completely different and Amore Nocturne is definitely its own animal.
Imagine you’ve just fired a shotgun in a lush tree-filled forest on a late summer afternoon, then taken a big bite of warm, sticky caramel. (What, hasn’t everybody done this?) That is how Amore Nocturne opens.
As the gunpowder slowly dries down (though, thankfully, never completely disappears), swirls of burnt sugar and hot milk emerge, blending with gorgeous cedar to create the kind of wildly unique scent that one would expect from L’Artisan.
As different as it is, I’d still consider it a fairly safe blind buy. If you enjoy creamy gourmands but have grown weary of candy-scented perfumes, you’ll want to give this a try.
yarik-86 – :
This was an extreme love for me st first but the more I wear it the more I find it irritating. I thought of making it my signature scent even! It really is lovely and weird in an interestingly good way but it bothers my nose and throat. I’m thinking it’s the gun powder note it leave a metallic sting to my head. If it were a little less this would be magic.
tapta – :
Gorgeous
symba82 – :
This is a curious one and the priciest blind buy I’ve made so far. I couldn’t resist the gunpowder and milk notes, and as it was a pretty good deal for the original bottle (squat 125 ml) I decided to jump… First spray, I couldn’t smell much at all. Just a very faint cedar and metallic tinge, which I assume was the gunpowder, when I pressed my nose to my skin. My partner, however, said he could smell me from 3 metres away upon entering the room. As I’ve been having anosmia issues, I figured this was yet another perfume I could hardly smell and was disappointed. But at least my partner liked it, and the name!
I’ve since worn it around 5 times. Strangely, I think it’s gotten stronger for me. It’s still not loud but it’s definitely more intense. I get a very dominant cedar sweetened by the orchid (or a floral that I assume is orchid as I have no idea how they are meant to smell). They balance each other nicely, but the cedar is strong and I’m surprised how low down on the list of dominant notes this has been voted. The metallic/gunpowder doesn’t seem to appear anymore for some reason. Midway and drydown the caramel comes out and becomes quite dominant though the cedar stays throughout. I’m not sure if I’m detecting hot milk. Perhaps it just contributes to the caramel being a buttery melted-on-the-stove kind.
Despite this not being as radical or juxtaposed as I had hoped, it’s growing from like to strong like. I find the cedar/orchid/caramel combination a quiet, comfortable, intimate, unpretentious scent. Maybe if I could smell the gunpowder it would come across as more edgy. Maybe I’m noseblind to that note. Before I decided to buy it, I lit a sparkler in the kitchen to remind myself of the note. But I couldn’t detect anything.
I think this may be a slow-growing, slipping-in-sideways, second-skin, well-worn jumper of a fragrance. Will be interested to see how it goes in the long run, as well as cold weather. But I’m already glad now I got it. Unlike some other reviewers, I like the squat bottle too. The white plush box would make a beautiful gift. Not sure what the original retail price was but I’m pleased I found mine on discount for 67 Euros. Like a YouTube review I saw, I think you need to like cedar though. Sweet Nocturne seems an apter name to me, since I don’t think of this as a particularly passionate or sexy scent, even though to me it’s an intimate one. I see it more as a scent that one wears for themself.
EDIT: A couple of weeks later. Starting to love this. Starting to get hooked on the cedar caramel, and am finding myself reaching for this often, especially before bed. I spray it on my sleeves and find the cedar calming.
l.leh20111 – :
Okay, how to put this together. To me, this perfume is so poetic, I cannot even describe it.
In Sicily, there are these tiny streets, full of people, screaming and dirt. You can feel a bit lost or even threatened there, something so lively is in the air. And at one point you come to the spot where you have funeral service on one side and baby equipment shop on the other side of this tiny street, opposite one another. It is bizarre, yet so poetic.
This perfume reminds me of this. Especially at the start, the gunpowder and smokiness dominate, which smell very churchy and cemetery to me, a bit edgy also. And then the sweet milk comes in, creating something so safe, so innocent, a bit nostalgic and mostly, beautiful. Everything, death and birth blends together and stays blended till the end. I love every single note in this one, like someone would create a scent only for me and I can smell every single note listed. Wow.
Like the first reviewer said, the notes here feel as if they weren’t smells, but thoughts or feelings. This is true. To me, this perfume is so alive, so inspirational, so poetic.
I am an actress and I work in theatre. I often find fragrance for each character and I was thinking which one this could be. But then I figured out that this is not a character fragrance, this is a theatre itself fragrance. This is how theatre smells, how it feels. An old theatre, full of memories, full of inspiration, poetry, life, death, boundaries, hard work, laughter, hedonism, stories, tears, full of everything. Like I’ve said, I cannot describe it.
This is not a perfume, it is an artist.
shiv1980 – :
This was a blind buy and I could not be more happy.
Ever since I smelled ELDO’s Fin Du Monde, I determined that gunpowder was a unique note that I liked a lot and needed more of. It lacks the BBQ or incense element a lot of smoky fragrances have. Too many times I was drawn into trying a perfume because it listed smoke as a note, but just got artificial bacon or backyard smoker.
On me, Amour Nocturne opens with cedary pencil shavings that are immediately balanced with an unobtrusive flower and milky, salted caramel. I like when flowers play a supporting or tandem role rather than trying to steal the show. The gunpowder is subtle, but still adds a memory of kettle corn that instantly conjures a summertime carnival. The caramel is not a sickly, saccharine one! This is far from scented candle territory and is very similar to caramel made from scratch on the stove. For a split second, I whiffed the dreaded dill pickle note some other have mentioned. Luckily it disappeared as fast as it came. But I see you stealth pickle!
A little gourmand, a little edgy, I am supremely digging this almost skin-scent that feels very natural and soft. Instead of a night-vibe, I am getting more “lazy Sunday morning” (MMM’s fragrance, which is more laundry based).
To compare, ELDO’s Fin Du Monde is spicier and harsher. The carrot seed, cumin, and pepper penetrate the buttery gunpowder, where this one languishes in creamy sweetness. I wonder how they will do layered?
Ultimately, what tipped me over the edge into purchasing this was another reviewer’s mention of one of my all-time favorite perfumes: Mariella Burani’s Mariella Burani. I totally get what they are alluding to when they say there is a similarity, but it is hard to articulate what exactly that is (it is probably the tonka, rosewood, amber, vanilla, sandalwood, benzoin, and unlisted powder notes that are combining to create such witchery). I disagree, however, that:
1. You can find MB: MB for $20 on the internet (you can’t)
2. MB is a caramel scent (it’s not)
3. Amour Nocturne isn’t intriguing (it is)
This is truly a unique and lovely fragrance that I am glad is not discontinued. It is a perfect daily driver and special occasion perfume all wrapped into one. I love it.
belogoro – :
Hmm… sugar and smoke and something flowery. I like it but I can’t see it on my shelf. Anyone who likes sugary fragrances ought to try this. It’s different since the gunpowder makes this fragrance adult in a sense. It doesn’t smell like a gourmand or something childish. But still, the sugar note is in the frontline of this composition. I like it but I could never manage a full bottle.
enconusuash – :
Like many others, L’Artisan Parfumeur scents are like a lottery for me. “Skin on Skin” from the same collection was a hit. This one, unfortunately, turned out very heavy on (1) CEDAR and (2) gunpowder, tied together by caramel. An almost indetectable hint of milk just toward the end of the perfume’s lifespan (~6-9h). No discernible orchid.
So I got a very chilly winter evening with snow in the air; fresh cut cedar branches covered in crisp frost; clouds of gunpowder smoke – hot and metallically cool at once – mingling with the sweetest, sugary caramel.
It’s a curious, constant contradiction. Cold and metallic, like breath mints and cedar moth balls and licking lamp posts, but at the same time cloyingly sweet (which should be warm, but isn’t really) = these two opposites fight it out till the perfume’s died down. Nothing “soothing” about it.
Maybe a thing for gourmands looking for something slightly more complicated and “gourmand, but not gourmand”? I don’t know tbh – because this is something that might present itself differently on different people. Not my cup of tea though.
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NOTE: I’ve got an original, short octogonal bottle in white ‘velvet/felt’ box, only sprayed 3 times. If anyone’s up for swapping, feel free to send a message. Would love something from Ava Luxe, like “Milk”, or just hit me up with a suggestion. 🙂
Vidtravel – :
This is an interesting one. The opening is candy sweet. It starts to settle and the cyclamen appears. The sweetness has now eased off and it is very pleasant. Further down the timeline and the milk and gunpowder appear. They are so soft though.
I was hoping for more gunpowder. Some kick.
This is soft and languid like a watercolour painting.
Poor longevity and poor sillage.
wyo519speagoessenda – :
I would like to thank my wonderful swap partner for the chance to try this. Let me preface by saying it is absolutely a true stunner and a lovely warmer weather scent. My bottle is the clear glass shorter one in the white box.
Upon first spritz I was somewhat nervous. It had a medicinal type vibe. But that vanished in about 10 seconds to all of the notes mentioned on the top of the page. This is a unisex fragrance but a female can very easily pull this one off if she enjoys gourmand smokey scents. I don’t feel it to be masculine at all however I would not be turned off smelling this on a male at all.
The presentation box is Phenomenal. A stunning white soft felt type box and the bottle within is equally beautiful. All done in a very unisex style. This is definitely going to be a new favorite of mine. And by the way, mine has incredible lasting power.
INHILLDUT – :
Eventually turns into a gorgeous, warm, woodsy, caramel-y vanilla (I suppose that is the orchid note).
Frag starts off as a slightly smoky caramel, with cedar. Also a creamy milk note in there as well.
As the scent progresses, the cedar note ebbs and wanes, a bit randomly which is interesting. Sometimes it basically disappears, other times so strong the whole frag turns a bit ambery.
That’s all an interesting, unique, and a pleasant experience… And then it all sort of comes together and morphs like a butterfly into that heavenly vanilla (orchid)… LOVE.
Smilfulfela – :
Amour Nocturne would be on the shelf of my top 5 all time favorites if I could bring myself to demote any of the beauties already there. And since my stupid-large collection now exceeds, ahem… 700 bottles, I’d say position #6 represents a pretty darn good recommendation.
No question about it, it’s gunpowder that makes Amour Nocturne so special, so unique. Without it AN would still be a delicious, milky caramel gourmand treat and a MUST HAVE for every gourmand lover. But the addition of gunpowder to the “recipe” moves AN out of the kitchen/sweetshop and into a delightful nighttime summer vacation experience of enjoying a big bag of caramel corn while watching a brilliant fireworks display.
Delicious, gooey caramel with a surprising pop & bang of tangy smoke. Pure pleasure! Every time I spray it on my eyes close with happiness and I’m not only sniffing my wrists, I’m tempted to lick them. I vaguely, but only vaguely sense a bit of cedar that seems to serve as a solid foundation for all the sweet & tangy bits but orchid is too elusive for this nose to parse out. No way would I have guessed orchid was in the mix if I hadn’t seen it in the notes pyramid.
There are still many of the discontinued 4.2oz bottles available on line. I’ve got my back-ups already so all the rest are there waiting for you! Don’t miss the chance to have this marvelous summer evening in a bottle for your very own.
Edit: In warm weather I couldn’t parse out the cedar but on cold, winter chilled skin the cedar note jumps right to the forefront with the caramel and gun powder. And I mean it really, really JUMPS out. No matter how much you might love caramel if you cannot abide cedar then AN will simply not work for you.
ivann – :
So lovely and distinctive. The gunpowder adds that unique touch that makes this gourmand different….buuuut the orchid takes over for me. Not in a good way on my skin that doesnt tolerate flowers very well. Still. Very chic, at the same time as different and just barely edgy.
art2000turik – :
A very interesting fragrance. I was supplied with a 2ml spray by the company when it came out, but I ignored it till now, but the minute I smelled it, I thought, I bet that’s Duchaufour. He has a way with fragrance. With this, I don’t get what the notes list – I get a huge dose of hawthorn, lilac and privet blossom, suffused with gunpowder. It also has a saffron-in-milk quality. I could wish this was rather stronger for an EDP but it is very beautiful and I did succumb in the end and buy it because I became a bit obsessed with it. Beautiful box, btw, at least on the first version with the squat bottle.
GuitionnetS – :
Wow, this is still developing on my skin at the moment, but I knew from the past experience of Douchafour’s signature style that this would excite my senses! I crave fragrances with the slightest juxtaposition of notes. I read with interest the descriptions given by others and couldn’t wait any longer for the contrast of sweet and full caramel, softened and lifted at once by the milky notes, the deliciousness edible sweetness made fresh and new with the sharpness of the gunpowder note which clears the palette and gives you another bite of dessert all at once. I’ll be sniffing this happily as I close my eyes for sleep tonight. Love it.
audryta – :
Everything just falls into place with this one! And it comes together just beautifully, this is even egdy enough for me. I rearly digg the sweet ones. On me it stays complete and is not loosing any notes on the way, orchid swaying in the backround, caramel and milk stiring together allmost inside my skin. Grounding earthy cedar. And then the gunpowder, sexy and edgy. Without IT this could have been just another chickflick, with no soul. But it smells cool and hipp, smart and sexy. Everything you want to be. God, I hope I continue loving it this much. And that the caramel does not eventualy get the best of me.
mamay-omsk – :
Memories of Bonfire Night (5th Nov, Guy Fawkes for the non Brits) it’s the lingering smell of gunpowder in the air, family parties with all the lovely fireworks…..Then out of the cold for sweetened hot milk…beautiful warm cosy dry down …love this
jurryjick – :
Despite my enjoyment of everything I have tested so far by Bertrand Duchaufour, the polarised reviews and comments about this fragrance made me decide to purchase a sample before committing to an expensive FB (I always buy blind; I am disabled and getting to shops is a chore. That aside, I flipping well hate shopping.). I purchased my 5ml from a seller on eBay UK, with 1000+ positive feedback predominantly from selling decanted perfume samples.
I am wearing two sprays to the back of my left wrist; it’s been there for a couple of hours now.
To me, this smells gourmand. I am not getting ANY gunpowder, smoke, spice – or anything which could be described as even remotely contentious, although there is a slight coolness (NOT like the one in Deliria!). I am wondering whether the label may have been muddled with that of another fragrance.
I am not an experienced nose and don’t think that I am particularly good at identifying notes – but given that the gunpowder note in AN has been voted as being only slightly weaker than the caramel, I am sure that (even) I should be able to smell something other than a sweet caramel/slightly flowery scent. It certainly doesn’t move me enough to invest in a FB.
I don’t know whether to buy a second decanted sample from another seller, compare the two and pass my findings on to seller number 1.
Is the gunpowder something that even a numpty like me should be able to at least sense??? Is it possible my decant is from an old bottle and the gunpowder has faded to such a degree to be completely indiscernible? Advice would be much appreciated.
B x
foxhifi – :
My second gunpowder fragrance, after getting a decant of La Fin Du Monde. They actually have a few similarities. Both sweet-gourmandish with a gunpowder note. Where La Fin Du Monde has a more prominent gunpowder note giving it a bad ass aura, Amour Nocturne is softer and more blended.
At first it’s kind of a strange experience to smell the warm and caramel sweetend milk with a cold sour metal (gunpowder) note. But it works quite well on me and makes it quite unique. And probably not liked by everyone. I like it’s weirdness, with a little floral action in the background. It’s very comforting and great for cold days. Glad to have a pretty bottle of this one.
Escotsloonomy – :
This opened up very sharp and strange on me. I thought FrangraneNet had sent me a turned fragrance. After about 5 minutes, I am now smelling the caramel and it is toning down with the sharpness. I hope it keeps going!
edichka21 – :
scent : 9/10
sillage : 8/10
longevity :8/10
70% day / 30% night fragrance
nice mango scent
64726472 – :
I fell in love with this unique perfume and was my signature for a long time. Sweet like caramel and milk but with an edgy kick – very moorish. However it is a very heavy scent and as much as I love it, I can’t stand it on my me for longer than an hour. Complex and interesting but definitely *very* occasional wear.
I have 100+ niche samples for swap within Europe – updated spreadsheet of samples on my profile, get in touch!
Барсик 1201 – :
I’m so surprised by this one. It’s the scent of being calm, cool and collected. It is a scent that truly tells a story – very unique to me. Most of the time I’ll have a spray and make a judgement. This left me without an opinion – but rather deep in thought. Nocturne/night is definitely a good description here. Armor is fitting as well – so strange. Not so much the smell, but the feelings which are evoked. If you try this – do yourself a favor and forget about notes, longevity, silliage and all that bs – instead, experience this without judgement and see what comes into your mind. Very intriguing.
roghok84 – :
Paris, XIX century…
– Where sir wants to go ?
– Rue Saint-Deni, coachman.
– But, sir,you have just participated in a duel. You are badly hurt, your bloody awful. The bullet hit you in the chest, sir and your terrible smell of gunpowder. The bullet did not pierced your chest, sir ?
– God protects love, coachman, the photography of my love that I always wear at the breast pocket saved my life. This medallion is always wrapped in perfumed silk handkerchief of my love. It’s always at my chest …Worth dying for love, coachman…
– But, sir, it’s midnight…
– To Sant-Deni, coachman, to my love…
Fragrance 10/10
Projection Medium
Longevity 8 h
artist62 – :
I really wanted to like this one. Gunpowder is one of those smells that humans sometimes find pleasing for some reason, much like gasoline. However, this does not read gunpowder to me. It reads straight up metallic, or like a giant cube of pencil graphite. At the same time there is an addictive toffee ice cream lolly coating note going on in the background. Some three hours into wearing it the metallic note has finally become subdued enough to really let the caramel shine, but at that point it is basically a skin scent on me.
axel_85 – :
I received my decants of this line from the magic world of perfume lovers a few years ago and instantly loved them all, which was at the time very much against the general consensus. But I love sweet rich perfumes and I found I wanted full bottles as I ran out.
Lo and behold they started showing up at the discounters! This one is probably my favourite. I adore the strange metallic gunpowder note juxtaposed with milky caramel and rich florals. The quality is great, it lasts and projects. I hope many other perfume lovers have found these for good prices, although considering the stratospheric costs now in the perfume world they were good value even at original price!
golenec – :
Faaabulous metallic gourmand perfume! I am IN love with this scent. This is very strong and very sweet, in a way that makes two sprays enough and two more might induce a headache. Yet, the sillage is moderate and soft.
Somehow gunpowder has the same kind of character as leather. They don’t smell a like but they both make us feel powerful and empowered when we wear those scents. Cool effect!
As a metallic note gunpowder doesn’t smell like coins or like a hardware store. It actually smells like gunpowder = fireworks or the air after you’ve shot with a gun. A shooting range.
There’s a huge blast of hot caramel which almost makes me think of a gun with bullets that are half caramel and half metal.
I can’t say I smell cedar or the orchid but there is some wood and maybe some floral as well to make this scent perfumey and not just an imitation of gunpowder and caramel. Because this really is beyond a gourmand scent, this is perfume.
Amour Nocturne is a masterpiece and it’s propably my favourite scent from L’artisan Parfumeur so far. Vanilia is also my favourite but it is discontinued, tho I have a bottle of it still, thankfully.
I’ve got to try Deliria next. But now I’m very happy with my bottle of Amour Nocturne. I’ve got a sample of Skin on Skin and that wasn’t my kind of scent at all. Way too animalic for my liking.
n1kanor – :
Un profumo unico ed indescrivibile: apertura pepata e fumosa che precede un cuore latteo, dolce di caramello ed appena un poco legnoso. La nota polverosa (dovuta alla polvere da sparo) rimane presente e ben si accompagna alla dolcezza del latte caramellato a creare un qualcosa di unico.
Fragranza inusuale, particolare, che si ama o si odia. Ed io la amo.
Garik223999 – :
It’s like sipping warm sweet milk at a fireworks display in November. The gunpowder note just works, although I can imagine this fragrance is a love it or hate it type of thing, I love it. Longevity is very good, will easily last most of the day on me. Works very well on those cold dull autumn days, there’s something a little melancholy about this scent.
Yran – :
Just got a sample and no, not for me! Doesn’t smell pretty, it is masculine, smells of burned wood…it gets softer in the base, but I find myself unable to even like it a little bit! Some will like it no doubt as it has depth, and substance.
..L Artisan Parfumeur isn’t the brand for me! I have tried many of their perfumes, and none worked too good
Matter of taste!
pasha242 – :
Ì got a sample of this perfume and I must say, I love it ! It is sweet (but not overbearingly sweet), very warm, rich (like butter), and smoky. It’s almost inviting in its subtlety. If I were a man, and hugged a woman who wore this on her neck… Ahem !
If you like spices and woody perfumes, you might like this. I do realize that there are no spices in this fragrance, but I am reminded of those when I smell this. Is it the gunpowder ?
Not many people seem to like the smell of gunpowder. Therefore, I would suggest sampling this before buying.
It’s definitely an unique smell. Give it a try if you can !
giro – :
I was under the impression I had reviewed this but it appears not to be here.
To me this smells of gorse bushes in a weak sunshine. It has the feel of an openwork knitted blanket. Airy soft, cream coloured, wool. It brings to mind sitting by the sea in NE America in a beautiful beach house, blanket on knee.
That said it isn’t something I would wear at all. Its too light. I wanted caramel and gunpowder. I wanted chewy and gritty. I got airy. I was pretty disappointed.
vampir1387 – :
I’ve desperately tried to like this but all I get is smoke and something metallic which i assume is gunpowder.
It gives me a headache.
greguls – :
It ‘an explosion of color,sensuality and surprises you now!! This parfum definitely high level, and unique. I’ve never heard anything like it,here the perfumer B.Duchaufour created this beautiful scent, which is a veritable “explosion” of pyrotechnical known gourmand and at the same time “dusty” (Thanks to gunpowder). The orchid and cedar give an accent sublime composition, making this perfume phantasmagorical with a veil of mystery. The caramel note is the most noticeable. Good for cold days of autumn or winter… With this fragrance I can once again to confirm the great talent that is B.Duchaufour, surprised me so much… has created this masterpiece hard to forget ,really beautiful. Highly recommended!!!
Sillage: 6/10
Longevity: 8/10
Scent: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Pola2010 – :
i don’t know how this couldn’t be a LOVE for anyone who tries it!
I read somewhere that this perfume compared to Dzing!, one of my favorites, and that is true but i’ll explain why:
they smell nothing alike, but they both have that certain character to them- so intriguing, so good! i mean character in a good way! this is an unforgettable perfume!
the caramel and the gunpowder work so well together i can’t believe it! this is gourmand but soo much sophistication! Another win for Lartisan
Antonio94 – :
Lately I have a total crush on this perfume. I find myself using it all the time.
The opening is a blast of peppery notes, almost too heavy to distinguish what’s what. After a few minutes, it tames and calms down a bit, and the sweetness emerges.
During summetime’s hot weather I hardly wore it, but when I did, the sweetness was mainly milky and tart. Came winter, I get this sweet and tad salty caramel that makes it both yummy and gorgeous.
Wearing it on a daily basis, it’s surprisingly close to the skin on the longrun and inoffensive to others.
Sorry not sorry, I just love it.
escalkoneclam50 – :
“Ylla laid herself back in the canopy and, at a word from her husband, the birds leaped, burning, toward the dark sky. The ribbons tautened, the canopy lifted. The sand slid whining under; the blue hills drifted by, drifted by, leaving their home behind, the raining pillars, the caged flowers, the singing books, the whispering floor creeks. She did not look at her husband. She heard him crying out to the birds as they rose higher, like ten thousand hot sparkles, so many red-yellow fireworks in the heavens, tugging the canopy like a flower petal burning through the wind.”
I’ve tried unsuccessfully (several times) to describe this fragrance and the only adequate way seems to be by using the above beautiful prose from Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles. The fragrance is indeed alien and yet beautifully familiar, like the scene described. There is tension and brooding passion and distance. There are flowers (orchid) and hot sparkles (gunpowder). It isn’t immediately the most beautiful scent to my nose but it does keep pulling me back “tugging the canopy like a flower petal burning through the wind”.
My partner loves it.
asasinoia – :
Amour Nocturne is imho the most interesting and unique out of this line. That doesn’t necessarily mean my favorite. It is a very nice gourmand, with this interesting bitter-sweet side that makes me think of Aomassai… a bit of Dzing!… and still very recognizable on its own. It is definitely a shock producing fragrance when you first try… it shows mastery and has a very defined wow factor.
However, it is not the one I’d go for since I feel it leans towards feminine (like most of the line btw). If worn by a guy, it gives me the impression of a very elegant and well dressed one (not me lol). I think it really fits the bill if you are looking for a reliable gourmand and and among my friends it has been the “this is it”. I personally think you have to check if it doesn’t end up bothering a bit your nose with its gunpowder and strong personality.
I received my pack of Explosions d’émotions and I admit my first impression of it all was: “How bad this is!!!!” After a few days I started liking a loooot most of the offerings and even if I could well live without, I think it is a well thought collection. You have very well made summery scents… 2 intriguing wintry ones, an animalic but wearable one… a playful chewing gum one and in the whole a sense of group that I respect. If they weren’t so feminine for my style I’d definitely would love to have most of them. The coffret with all the collection in 7ml vials is a superb present for any lady friend, so don’t miss them when they get on sale!!
darhurnevah – :
Womanity in an autumn version?!?
I don’t know what provokes in me this comparison, but the first time i smelled it, my first though was “womanity”.
bunia07 – :
On me this goes on extremely sweet, almost tropical (coconutty). The top notes are all caramel, gunpowder, and something oddly grassy and cool (yes, dill!). Slowly the sweetness tones down and cedar comes through, with its almost lemony floral aspect to the fore (probably Iso-E Super). This is extremely reminiscent of Dzing! in tone, the airy caramel mixed with wood is I think what does it. Of course this doesn’t have Dzing!’s delightful leather, but it definitely shares some genes and the overall impression is similar. Although it’s v