Description
The successful results of the cooperation between designer Christian Lacroix and cosmetics company Avon, where the designer manage to find his place on the mass-market and the house enriched its offer with a prestigious name, are reflected in fragrances Rouge and Noir from 2007 and Absynthe and Absynthe for Him from 2009. The same team throws a new edition in autumn 2011 in the form of a women’s fragrance named Nuit.
Christian Lacroix Nuit is described as an intoxicating and mysterious forbidden fragrance fantasy that awakens passions and excites the senses. The composition is rich oriental – floral opening with fresh notes of bergamot, neroli and honeysuckle. Sensual flowers of jasmine, tuberose and narcissus are located in the heart of the perfume, supported by the luxurious base of amber, incense, musk and woody notes.
The bottle retains the same shape as the previous women’s editions that have aroused from this cooperation and it is designed by Christian Lacroix himself. The color is deep purple this time, in order to evoke the theme of the night. The fragrance is available as 50 ml Eau de Parfum.
The nose behind this fragrance is Carlos Benaim.
нурсултан – :
It’s a very synthetic grape smell to my nose. Not suited to me. I have a full bottle available for swap/sell. x
avsum – :
I used to wear this some years ago, exclusively at night. I had some fragrance left in the bottle and tried it recently. The perfume hasn’t changed, but I almost can’t stand it anymore, it gives me headache (so I suggest not to blind buy it).
It is a very original perfume. I’m not an expert but I would say that I can smell mainly incense and some sort of berry or sweet fruit.
I suggest you try this one out. I really loved it when I used it and it is a mysterous, special perfume, different from the others.
quencediuck – :
This is something different, I feel insence and balm, it’s special and unique, gorgeous scent
sashafranuk – :
I have never had such a nostalgic perfume. Looking early childhood and teenager years from a more classy but lonely- wise 30 year old moment. Dusty, musky jasmines all around the achromatic photos of past, some incence feeling- actual note is coming to nose, after all. Very linear but so sensual, deep at emotions. Even depressive i can say. Like a more depressive less sexy version of mugler alien. Alien, has been forgotten in a young womens room, then 30 years passed with some fictional ‘ freeze’ . 3-5 hours longevity, mostly to you. If it comes back i ll stock it madly.
CKpevinJ – :
Today i received it, was a blind purchased and i´m satisfied. I agree it remainds me a little bit to Alien but very diluted and more sweet as Magnetism like another reviewer said. I spray on my wrists and on a paper this one smells grape fruit for hours. Fortunately I don´t smell the same on my skin the beginning is an anise liquor mix with amber that can be confused with grapes then lead to a woodsy and spicy jasmine like Alien but not as strong or powdery I would like to feel incense but is a lovely white floral scent without the gourmand note so common these days.
nikityxa – :
I love this parfume, and I’m not fond of avon parfumes but this is like a designer parfume without the price. My flat mates love it as well. Reminds me of escada magnetism a little, and alien.
ganman_20 – :
Scent is ok, but it is pitifully weak on me. Incense?!?!? Kind of smells fruity. I really have no idea how people are having such success with this. But seems only the nuclear frags work for me. Sprayed it on my wrist two minutes ago and I can only just detect it with my nose pressed against the skin! Shame. I have truly learnt my lesson with Avon. I’ve been burned before (Treselle Seduction) and this is the last straw! Also, the bottle is an eye-sore! Luckily it was only a couple of quid.
вася123456789 – :
Gigi the Fashionista, Your review is spot on! I couldn’t have described it better! I bought it due to Your opinion and I don’t regret a bit. And yes, You not the only one bored of the fruty floral concuctions the industry is horrifying us with as of late. Thanks! Pity I can’t press a like button on Your review.
michel – :
FRAGRANCE REVIEW FOR CHRISTIAN LACROIX NUIT BY AVON
Top Notes Neroli Bergamot Honeysuckle
Middle Notes Jasmine Narcissus Tuberose
Base Notes Wood Incense Amber Musk
You go Avon. Carlos Benaim a masterful nose and creator of many outstanding fragrances has made a magic potion here. This is very very sophisticated for a modern Avon. Devoid of fruity floral nonsense this is a beautiful Oriental incense based fragrance of white flowers and woods. This scent takes a while to get used to as the opening was a bit too citrusy for me despite the fact that there is only neroli and bergamot but that’s a citrus smelling combination in itself. It has a freshness to it and a sharp quality. The honeysuckle appears and that’s when the journey into this fragrance really begins. The scent progressively becomes more floral as it reaches it’s middle phase of white flowers. I detected tons of tuberose and jasmine. Heady, sweet, strong and lovely. These flowers are not screechy and are instead very enjoyable. The flowery smell lingers for a while before the aromatic incense emerges over a base of wood and musk. The last part of the fragrance becomes masculine/unisex with very spicy and musky woodsy touches that I really like. The base notes really take over and keep the white flowers from getting too crazy. This is probably the most well balanced and perfect Avon fragrance in recent years. I rarely buy Avon anymore because the fragrances are so boring. I’m tired of too many fruity florals that smell kinda of the same. But have no fear. This one smells unlike any Avon or any other fragrance that I have encountered. I really can’t compare it to any other. Maybe you can. I find that it’s a rich, full bodied white floral with incense that smells incredibly elegant, glamorous and expensive. Suitable for winter, and evening wear/formal wear. I hope you guys give it a chance. And the price is unbeatable. This will cost you no more than 25 bucks. It’s a steal. It smells like it ought to cost 500 bucks.
ADichaetD – :
I have changed my mind radically over this and I am so surprised! I have updated my entry below but I just came back to say that I am wearing this today, and it is woody, long lasting, and all the things that I did not get the first time I used it! When I applied it it was a lovely aura of white flowers and now I am totally getting the incense, musk and woody base notes. I put it in my bag to reapply after lunch as I really want to keep enjoying this scent today.
How weird are our senses…
zoornollaks – :
This is not discontinued, at least in the UK. Can still be bought through the brochure.
zheka_81 – :
Christian Lacroix made a super partnership with multinational Avon to launch there some fragrances, and, by the way, what a beautiful partnership, huh ?! For all perfumes launched from this company, I had the opportunity to try or purchase is extremíssima quality, no exceptions. The Christian Lacroix Nuit is a faithful example, sporting quality perfumes ever created before, even with genuine exclusivity. It opens with greenish and very powerful tones, with touches between these tones, slightly citrus that are a combination means that natural and perfect. His “dry down” is quite floral and pungent, with a mixture of jasmine and tuberous and most other flowers that give an incredible silkiness to it about to do so designing meters and meters and draw the attention of those sitting around. His magic is in her “the end”, where someone lit a diffuser ceramic aromas and put incense in it, those who by burning refer to success and self-confidence, and the environment where this incense burns there musks, amber and smoked woods to compose the foundation of Christian Lacroix Nuit. Never seen anything similar to how it ends, is power, power, powerful silage his farewell. Deserves recognition and applause; sentence has been discontinued. Who can do stock!
Word of the Day: success… (day 06)
fruti – :
Something in this reminds me of Shafali by Yves Rocher
bigkarman – :
On first impressions and without looking at the notes on Fragrantica, I smell a sweet and spicy perfume. I like the fact that it doesn’t remind me of any other perfume. It smells like a modern perfume trying to be classy. Modern fragrances aren’t very good at being classy because they are too sweet. This is the case with this perfume. But I like it anyway. Sillage seems okay but I won’t know until I’ve let the fragrance settle on my skin.
UPDATE: Actually, when this settles, it smells similar to Armani Code. Sillage is moderate. Longevity is very good.
KypMaH – :
a very good perfume.smells delicious well.i sell avon and since i lready had tried christian lacroix I decided try it again.definitly worths all the money
avemiabeams – :
This is quite awesome for an Avon.The nose behind it created a nice floral woody fragrance.It smells jasmine on a woody and musky base.
It is not as dark as it suggests but it is a nice and balanced blend of flowers and woods.
Don_BASS – :
Received some samples of this today, was eager to try it.
Generic ‘modern white floral’, totally unremarkable, can’t smell any incense at all at any point. Or grape bubblegum – would have loved to smell either!
Scrubber for me.
Charity shop.
Nwatchmoviese47 – :
To me it smells like christmas spices all the way through. It always smells pleasant even after hours, but to me it feels a bit too seasonal for everyday!
DuecegesFum – :
I received a sample vial of this with an Avon catalogue few years ago and forgot about it. Such a lovely Jasmine White Floral perfect for springtime. Sad to hear it’s since been discontinued. I wish I had bought it back then with the whole body care set *cries* Same with the Absynthe one.
LAZERFORS – :
Very nice perfume from Lacroix and Avon. Can easily compete with other known Orientals since is very long lasting, excellent packaging and afordable price. I have a wonderful experience with all of the Lacroix perfumes. This is an incensy/jasmin perfume with real depth and at the same time very aromatic without being at all heady. I use it even in summer. Please try and will not be dissapointed!!
CheVoron – :
I wanted to like this as I am a big fan of Rouge, and I bought the full box set. I tried the perfume once and it made me nauseous. I thought it was me or the weather (it was a warm day) so I used it last night and I felt exactly the same. It is a pity because it smells good – and I have the full set! – but I can not use it. Also the silage and longevity are extremely poor. My friend said she smelled it when I got into the car but she couldn’t smell it 10 minutes after. I love the bottle though!
Edit: So this fragrance has sat on my (dark) drawer for over a year and I took it out to give to a colleague. Well today it started cold and rainy so I sprayed Fancy nights on. But by midday the sun has come out from behind the clouds, I feel warm in my car so I though, I might try Nuit now since I remembered it was light and floral (I felt too warm for respraying FN). I don’t know if FN underneath makes a difference, to my nose it had disappeared when I sprayed Nuit, but what a surprise! I love Nuit! I don’t get nauseous and I can see the slight similarity with Alien. But I can smell a fine woody floral that I am liking so much that on the next traffic light I apply some more on my neck and hair.
I might not give this away after all!
КлЕпАтРа – :
Wow… this is an Avon winner… !
When i first smell this one i was not surprised from the scent i find it boring.
Some days later i find my samples of this one and give it a try and wooooow…. this one is really good smoky night flowers blended with a touch of patchouli and elegant musk…
The bottle is very nice and gives color in your collection !
I have a big problem with lognevity…. unfortunately my body mist (also by avon) lasts longer…
this one after a few minutes has dissapeared.. 🙁
As i said this one is a winner but it has no lasting.
Август Фаталь – :
I get a mixture of Versace Crystal Noir, Herve Leger Femme by avon and grape bubble gum from this scent. It is rather lovely but not quite for me. Definitely smells more expensive than I expected, unfortunately the grape bubblegum note ruins it for me but this smells lovely on one of my friends and she loved it.
eser – :
pr mim é semelhante ao Beauty…eu tenho os dois
kanibud – :
Definately a Dior Pure Poison copy!
My Gran wears it and when i first opened my sample, it was like she’d walked in the room 🙂 A very strong scent, great for girls with a big personality.
tyre – :
After putting this perfume on, it’s strong and powdery- reminds me of Givenchy Amarige (not by smell, but by strength and aura), but on my skin it only lasts 2-3 hours so I’m bit disappointed. But still, it’s cheap and interesting perfume and worth it’s price.
AloneAgislisy – :
Extraordinary perfume….Just love it <3
qol409bedyWelty – :
I didn’t like this as much as ‘Rouge’ but it is a decent frag for the money. Bought in miniature but I wouldn’t buy a full bottle.
siam77 – :
I surprised myself with this perfume. I used it yesterday for the first time and soon identified the nerole and jasmine notes. at the beginning it has a sweet smells with bergamot. as and then goes becoming a fragrance of woods, incense and amber.
the most striking floral notes of this perfume are the Nelore and tuberose. musk, honeysuckle and narciso are in harmony in this fragrance. I really loved this perfume recommend using it anytime. the fixation is excellent too. <3
goloda – :
I like this. It is a pleasant everyday fragrance, best suited to fresh Autumn evenings. I have and will wear during other seasons though. The white flowers are prominent, but balanced.
Sergey_ – :
Had a sample of this laying around and it was screaming “long time overdue review!”… lol – so i gave it a shot
My first thoughts of this were masculine and sorta 80s powerhouse womens perfumes – a strange combination of both.
The more time passes and the deeper into the scent pyramid we go, the more this scent makes me picture old ladies in a beauty salon getting their perms done and gossiping about their next door neighbors niece… lol sorry, back to reality =)
But yes, in all honesty the smokiness of this reminds me of old school waxing (the one where they used a dirty burnt pot on a an electric range and spackled it on u with a wooden handle), layering that with retirement home old lady powder smell topped with a sweet cheap hairspray… what more can i say…i just got catapulted back to being 4 years old and hanging out with my grandma lol.
I don’t hate Avon and this is not me bashing this perfume its just very old lady like and not something that is remotely palatable for me personally. Sorry =(
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FuennaDause – :
I have 5 samples from an avon rep here is my honest opinion:
I wasn’t impressed at all
just jasmin and musk almost nothing special I really don’t belive that it’s a christian lacroix perfume
it reminds me of amariage from givenchy somehow I don’t know why if you like amariage this is for you
in my country it’s kinda costy (about 100 egyptian pound) it’s not worth it actually
Accocaexcenue – :
Remember Dior Adict, hot and sweet.
Great.
witos74 – :
i don’t like this fragrane at all. is just a nauseating and unsavoury chemistry. I do not recomand it. I bought this perfume by accident but now I think it throws cos I do not want to offend anyone by making gift.
JoityJempem – :
When I tried a sample of this, the first thing that came to mind was “L’Interdit!” But, of course, “L’Interdit” is toujours “L’Interdit!!!!”
firsones – :
I can sense the sweet jasmine scent first, then some tones of honeysuckle and bergamot all enshrouded in the hypnotic fumes of incense…it wears off quite quickly on my skin but the the sweetness lingers reminding me of mastiha resin cookies!!!it is pleasurable and feminine and the bottle is beautiful.Avon recently launched a gift box of all three christian lacroix perfumes for women in miniature size and this is how i tried ”NUIT”.
jekkan222 – :
this purple bottle just suppressed my expectation..really gorgeous and nice in quality..i am not fond of some Avon perfumes with plastic lids or packaging
the scent is very clean, musky and simple..i enjoy the woody and amber notes it it..it’s not my fav..but it is really not bad
vicmih – :
O melhor perfume que o avon já criou, sem dúvidas!
kolos66 – :
Very powdery frag, with strong iris note. In my broschure is information, that is iris in
ттт – :
i love everything about this scent even the bottle design & color, if only the frag would last longer & had a stronger sillage, it would’ve been the perfect catch but it doesn’t take away the wonderful sensation i felt after the first spritz, it really smells great, classy and feels like it’s from a famous designer house
ALF_Kott – :
I believe that, when Avon uses such enormous designers for its creations, its fragrances should last longer. So, Nuit is a great for-an-evening-out fragrance, but its longevity is moderate. By the way, Nuit could be worn even a cold winter day, as its sillage is moderate, which, in this case, is a good thing. Imagine yourself in black cashmere dress, luxurius coat, vintage 80s jewellery and smokey eyes, wearing a Lacroix fragrance…Nice picture, isn’t it?
truth_np – :
Nuit Eau de parfum from AVON, is an unusual heady mix, with intoxicating florals, it is fairly strong. Although longevity is maximum 3 hours, which is average and as it is quite heady I would not want to offend too many people with this strong fragrance.
This is quite a strong fragrance from AVON and I would not say it is my favorite from AVON though. This fragrance does not provoke an immediate feeling or response, to me it is a decent fragrance that is average.
I would rate this a 3/5 and points are deducted for longevity and price, but overall it is not bad.
Great branding strategy though with the designer which makes a first impression to buy and the bottle is lovely design.
sarapov – :
I have to agree with other reviewers here, this is a tamed version of TM Alien. The resemblance is quite noticeable, though its much softer and slightly more floral, its pleasant and easy to wear. The incense is a little heavy in the opening, but turns to white floral on wood as time progresses. Pretty nice wear time, nice sillage. If I didn’t already own Alien I’d buy it in a heartbeat, though once its gone this might well be the next best thing.
hfc296intitytek – :
When i first smelt this is purple peony, it’s so purple smell with a woody floral smell. It a little strong for my liking however my mum and grandmother really like this scent so maybe for an older or muture person might like this!
klays – :
Christian Lacroix Nuit – Saw it on offer and i couldn’t remember what my it smelled of , but i knew id put it on “like ” list here , so bought while it was going cheap.
Quite happy with this buy it has something of TM’s Alien about it , the jasmine/amber/wood in both frags. Nice bottle and packaging too. I say im only “quite” happy as the let down is the longevity , after only 30mins i couldn’t smell even a trace on clothes or skin , so i cannot comment on basenotes ect.
Disappointing , but they do say that the perfumes that suit you best are not detectable to the wearer after a short time….. if anyone knows if this is correct or an old wives tale , then please let us all know!! I shall wear it tomorrow and see if friends can notice it after 30mins , i hope they can as its a really sexy evening frag , and very much my cup of tea, as i love jasmine/amber/wood combos , orientals and big “dark” frags.
I just wish these “Modern” perfumes had the tenacity of the 80s powerhouses. So no more bloody avon for me! OK , it seems a cheap “treat” and a “fix” for a perfume habit , but like all cheap goods its a false economy in the long run.
( the only 2 avons that last on me are far away and FA Exotic – those i will repurchase)
Just totted up my avon expenditure for the past 3 months , 3 orders total £137 !! Eeek , i will be disciplined from now and save up for ONE btle of something quality , or a good vintage ebay splurge.
As from now i need a cheap quick fix it will be one of the many £3 arabic attars available. ( been reading up on those and keen to try)
If this scent lasted as long as “alien” “poison” “opium” “obsession” “chanel no5” ect , it would be a winner . I recall the vintage avon scents like “Jour De Kashbah” lasted really well , so its not like its out of avons budget restraints to make long lasting scents…hmm , food for thought. I suppose its all about profit over quality and repeat custom these days. I was going to buy Christian Lacroix “Absinthe” next but if its going to be as frustrating as this one , i wont bother.
Sorry for the moaning , complaining tone of this review , but this scent is a big let down so ive just typed up mu honest opinion . Hopefully i might save someone else wasting money as most people are having to really watch the pennys at the moment. 🙂
PS – Ouch’s review is spot on “could be poisons younger sister” ..yes it could , and it would be so PERFECT if its lasting power was even a fraction of the legendary Poisons.
samgb – :
Sorry, but this perfume is not me at all, it’s not even just ok, to me it is unwearable! Smells awful, like burnt rubber!!!!!
dmb2010 – :
I have been given a sample of this and have since purchased the full sized bottle and lotion/body wash, now from first glance I thought they were trying to go down the estee Sensuous noir/Dior Midnight poison/Versace Crystal Noir route, and to be honest they have but have come up with something slightly different. Smells quite alot like Avon Herve Leger but a bit darker, definitely some daffidol like notes in there, something vaguely ‘grapey’ and I get some patchouli. Theres alot of gardenia.The Narciscuss really makes it something a bit different to today’s candy syrup releases. I love this scent but sadly it has no lasting power. The lotion is to die for it smells alot of Estee Beautiful love for some reason and the shower gel is quite potent also, shame the same doesn’t go for the edp but it does make for a good work scent as it dies down pretty quickly and I don’t fear offending anyone. If they intesified the strength of this one it would be an amazing night scent.
xBogdan – :
Whenever I see tuberose in the note pyramid, I proceed with caution. Tuberose is one of those notes that can overtake all the others in a fragrance, at least on my skin. What a relief when I sampled this one. This tuberose is fresh and cool, and part of the overall floral composition of this scent, rather than the domineering note. The tuberose is about equal to the other floral notes, and I think I smell the jasmine the most. I also smell some subtle incense which is always a lovely touch. There is a bit of a sweet powder scent in the drydown as well. With the combination of florals, incense, and sweet powder, I find this to be quite pretty and wearable for day or night.
Wancouver – :
I love this one .. It’s good for day and night
Нагорнов Сергей – :
I love it! It’s very floral, on me smells just like fresh tuberose, it has a great staying power and it’s very sensual as well! YOU should definitely try it!
hjujdbr – :
To me this starts off with a blast of quite bitter dark fruits; black currant, blackberry and plum…then it softens with a light muskiness and a hint of heady jasmine/ gardinia…don’t get me wrong, this is not a sparkling white scent, it has the very purple depth indicated by the bottle. I find it improves with time, and can still smell the residue on clothes even after a wash..it just gets more delicious with time. On the skin it lasts a good 12 hours and will dry down to a lovely warming woody scent in this time.
I don’t know what the winning formula is, but these Lacroix fragrances for Avon have nailed it, not a bad one yet….although I did used to love C’est La Vie in the early 90’s as well!
kefan-evra – :
Absolutely love this fragrance – and my customers do too… It will go down in Avon’s history as one of their best sellers I think. 🙂
bkd982speagoessenda – :
loved this!!! great christmas present off the sister!! mens one is just as great too!!! definatly a favorite of mine!!
ikar casillas – :
This was a blind buy for me. I was very sure I would like it as the combination of all notes were very inviting…I was right!!! It smelled a bit different from what I expected…I actually expected a deep, dark seductive scent, what I get is a sultry nice soft and sweet scent! I love how the opening notes; flowers transform into incense and then the woods come out…on my skin it smells a bit like Monoi oil…neroli, jasmine and incense give this scent the exotic flavour.
I wish it was more intense…It smells so nice just like a very watered down version of Alien as some one earlier mentioned here…
I am disappointed with the staying power and projection…Absynthe had better sillage.
Still I like it very much….will definately buy a second bottle if this one is finished, that will be soon as I use a lot of this now…its so light that one can use it during the day and even for work…
Nice one by Avon…hope they dont discontinue it soon…
Prick – :
The opening of this scent is amazing but unfortunately the dry down is awful
Dzhin – :
for me i think Avon as got a winner i just hope that they don’t discontinue it after a couple of years Avon is famous for the discontinue of their best line.
DWlad76 – :
I purchased 2 bottles of this perfume on Ebay without ever even trying it out (the reason being I loved Absynthe so much) and I was not disappointed,it smelled exactly how I had envisioned!! Mysterious..Sexy..a little sweet and incensy,and yes as has already been mentioned,I also get a purple fruit essence…Nuit could be Thierry Muglers Aliens’ younger sister.. giving off more of a Fantasy feel as oppossed to Aliens Sci-Fi Vibe!!
Brick – :
amazing i tray it 3 times notice that it lasts good
every one asked me what iam wearing .excellent
KREGONHEK – :
@gypsy parfumista
This is really strange because here in Brazil, Avon have a website called “perfumaria avon” (avon’s perfumery) and there, the male version has the same notes you said, unlike the female one. The address is perfumariaavon.com.br and everything is in portuguese but you can translate it in other place. Excuse me if I have provided wrong information but everything is from this page.
When you receive your sample, please, tell us about how it smells because I want to know if those elements exist here. I love narcissus, incense and would be a frustration not find them. Thanks and I love your reviews, btw.
borisSV – :
According to the Avon PR (in the UK online brochure for Campaign 17, 2011) the OFFICIAL NOTES ARE:
HERS
Top-bergamot, neroli and honeysuckle
Heart-jasmine, tuberose, narcissus
Base-amber, incense, musk and woods
*like it says above*
HIS (not yet added here) are…
Top-bergamot, lavender and intense FRESH tobacco
Heart-cypress, cardamom, black violet
Base-sensual iris, woods and resin
EDIT:
Carlos Benaim nosed the WOMEN’S version…
and Pascal Gaurin nosed the MEN’s
Still waiting on the AVON UK rep to send me my samples and it looks like (as of What’s New for Camapign 1) the US has no plans to release either. I hope I am wrong!!
tumony – :
I agree with vinisantosrs. How can a perfume be added to this site. It`s been a while Christian Lacroix Nuit for men is available on the market.
артём2000 – :
According avon’s website notes:
Top: peony, neroli and bergamot
Heart: jasmine, tuberose and wisteria
Base: wood, aromatic resins and musk
It doesn’t have incense, so, I think the “incensy” feeling is simulated by resins.
The men’s edition sounds good.
mongolkil – :
Time to put the male one on this site, I want to make a review!
masterserj – :
I just smelled the page of The new Avon Brochure and it is VERY faint but… does it smell a bit like Tresor Midnight Rose? Please do not grill me if this is not the case, just put me in the right if I am wrong. But it just reminded it to me.
Anyway, I am not overly impressed by this, I love Rouge and I was expecting to be a bit more surprised by Nuit.
Starpom007 – :
I like Christian Lacroix Nuit, but I don’t think it will replace C’est La Vie or Absynthe amongst my faves. I might even place it behind Rouge, which worked well for me but still seemed a little rough around the edges somehow.
Nuit seems to be aimed at a younger market than the previous Christian Lacroix/Avon collaborations. It was much sweeter than I expected. There is a definite purple fruity vibe–grape? plums? berries?–to this fragrance that I can’t quite pin down, based on the notes listed in the description. Lots of florals, too, rounded out by an overall sweetness that becomes a little woodier on the dry-down.
Nuit is a youthful sweet oriental, very typical for scents aimed at the younger consumer today. It is equally suitable for day or night, in spite of its name. Longevity is not bad but is on the lower end compared to the other Lacroix scents I have tried–about six hours. (Absynthe lasted a good 12+ hours on me.) The sillage is excellent and on par with all the Lacroix perfume I have tried.
It’s nice, and I love the purple packaging, but it is probably not one for which I will pursue a full bottle.
Evgeniu – :
According to Avon’s MALTA website Carlos Benaim “nosed” both this beauty…and also the men’s version.
According to the PR there is a men’s version, Nuit for Him (in a purple flacon similar to Noir and Absynthe for Him) and it has notes listed only as:
“A passionate potion of rich tobacco, black violets and seductive woods.”
Both scents from this pair are described as: provocative, uninhibited and passionate…
As of 10/13/11, no word of this is online nor in any of the What’s New representative brochures here in the US. I have it on good authority (my AvonUK rep) that this will be available for anyone to order in THEIR Campaign 17 or 18 brochures. When my advance samples get here…I will review them (his AND hers) in full.
WE might see the women’s version here in the US but if it is ANYTHING like Absynthe for Him; I will, no doubt, have to order this from London. If THIS is anything like the previous pair were/are it should be stunning!
chp660elipseskism – :
I find it very similar to another Avon fragrance on my skin after a while ‘becomes as far away…
ClewlyAddelia – :
i liked it , it is mysterious , for night of course , good lasting power , i don’t love most of oriental perfumes but it’s oriental in a gooood way
gugenotas – :
I would have sworn there were purple berries in Nuit, but apparently not. Purple berries and incense is what I get from this fragrance and I have to confess I do rather like it. I got a strip of samples from an Avon lady friend of mine but I’m still undecided whether to go for the full size bottle. I think its pretty sexy, but I need to test it on some guys first! lol
Mepor725JeomiWogkig – :
Double ditto to all that Ouch! said previously except for I’m not smelling any incense yet…This one reminds me of SJP’s Pure Bloom [at least on my skin]…The jury is still out on this one in my book…It’s beautiful, fruity, a tad powdery, youthful, and very sweet…
jennyqtb – :
Ok, this has just become THE SCENT for me. Absolutely gogeous, lush, sweet, tempting, mysterious…what else can I say?:-D
I got my DH smell it in the Avon brochure (NOT an easy task to make him do this, i can tell) and he instantly said that it smelled nice AND sexy…well, that did it.
I oredered it that day!:-DD
I’ve been wearing it for 7 hours now and I still can feel wafts of it as I move around.
I’ve become really, really interested in Absynthe and Rouge…
gvenevera – :
there is very intense honeysuckle essence like AVON Little Black Dress…I didnt like it.But i lke for men version.Almost Nuit for men is same Noir for men..
slavarik_29 – :
This perfume to me smells like tuberose and grapes. Kind of like dark purple berries and grape kool aid. It’s definitely a night scent and makes me think of dark velvet.
I would group it with Poison by Dior, I’m not saying it smells the same but, it could be it’s younger, frutier, slightly fresher sister. This perfume every now and then gives you wafts of incense which I find beautiful, this only happens every so often though like it’s teasing you!
Not sure it’s for me but I’m keeping the sample and may change my review after a few wears. 🙂
glazz09 – :
I’m not sure it works on my skin, and I’m not even sure if I like the smell of it…maybe it’s one of those fragrances that you start to love after some time…we’ll see. 🙂 And sure, I love the bottle!!! 🙂
Pipipir – :
I like the bottle but thats it. It makes me sneeze.
I find it sort of peppery. I dont know if it is the citrus top notes. Personally though I like warmer floral or green scents. I love Absynthe so I was really disappointed when I smelt this.
cgfdgab1ql99 – :
It reminds me of Nomadic for her (Oriflame). I loved that and also adore Christian Lacroix Nuit! Oriental fragrances are the best for me!
ubu307speagoessenda – :
I’ve been testing Nuit for couple of times now sniffing it on my wrist dozens of times. And it’s not speaking to me. In comparison I also tested another new Avon fragrance and it started spe