Description
Inspired by the world as a source of beauty, The Body Shop has launched a captivating collection of immersive eau de parfum inspired by some of the planet’s most precious natural scents. Fragrances are created using non destructive “Headspace technology”. There are five fragrances in ELIXIRS OF NATURE collection launched in 2016: Bowhanti, Nigritella, Kahaia, Swietenia and Widdringtonia.
Nigritella is luxuriant floral fusion of Red Vanilla Orchid, enhanced with a hint of tuberose and vanilla for fiery sensuality. The fragrance instantly transports you high in the Swiss Alps where this plant blooms. The profusion of hot floral exhalations, nectar and pollen makes for an opulent oriental fragrance that seduces with every breath.
dmitrij1077 – :
It is too sweet for me and is not longlasting at all.
dreed – :
This is an extremely weather dependent perfume. It blooms only in certain conditions, I am not sure about the exact parametres, but it seems like 15-22 degrees. It has become one my my favorite comfort scent, like a rare fresh alpine flower wrapped in box full of vanilla and tuberose pot-purri. Occasionally the orchid is so fresh and realistic it transports me to the Alps. But for the price I think its really too soft and the silage is not that great either. So I have to use up a lot of the juice. But the fragrance is beautiful.
cowboy39 – :
Съвсем случайно се запознах с марката, но напълно целенасочено обърнах внимание на парфюмните води.
Уау! Този аромат ме впечатли. Не знам защо е определен във флорална група-
по- скоро бих казала ориентал- флорал. Много ми напомня на Black orchid. Усещам шоколад,трюфели, дървесина, подправки и базова ванилия. Харесва ми.
busus – :
I’ve been having very bad luck with TBS perfumes.This goes on similar to Vanille Noire by Yves Rocher and dries down to soap and orchid,boring,definitely not worth anywhere near the price tag it has,such a shame.
Arhan – :
This was a bargain purchase at Marshall’s 8.99 but with an Extra $2 off because the box was really torn up. It does share some notes with HP and have some similarities. It has that wonderful root beer vibe I so love. It does not have the same power or heaviness but with a hot Arizona summer coming on, that’s probably a good thing. I consider this be a “light” version of HP or a summer flanker. I adore HP but it can get cloying in heat, this is a great solution for HP lovers for warmer weather. I love it!
arondurdy – :
On me the most prominent smell is vanilla, then an orchid peeks out, giving the perfume an almost foodlike gourmandness, then tuberose comes out to play( on my skin at least) never dominating the scent,( vanilla and a waxy blooming orchid reign supreme here) and a mellow creamy sandalwood and musk rounds out the scent.On my skin I get about 2 hrs, on my clothing about 4 hrs of intimate sillage.I was complimented twice today wearing this blind buy.A familiar scent to me maybe Dior Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle as iamnoir has said.I will be visiting this alpine orchid again.
gorodnutsja – :
On me this smells like root beer. Oddly, I don’t get any floral, particularly not white floral, just overly sweet root beer. This scent did not develop on me, but was very long lasting.
irka3107 – :
In the store today I was immediately captivated by the beautiful bottle with dark wooden top, the exotic name and a smell which transported me to a beautiful African paradise full of lush flowers mixed with spices carried on the wind… only to be rudely awakened from my daydream reading here that it is in fact trying to imitate the scent of the Swiss Alps… oops! Not a scent I associate with the Alps at all, but they must know what they’re talking about. Also no spices… funny how your nose and mind work.
Like the reviewer below I also get a Tom Ford feeling with this, mostly Velvet Orchid, but this is less cloying. Very natural smelling, very creamy and relaxing… I’m going back to my African daydream now.
bizonoff – :
Gorgeous. Soft, romantic, white floral. I get orchids aa well as a touch of tuberose and vanilla orchids. It’s so cloying and soft yet classy. It honestly smells expensive reminiscent of something Tom Ford or Chanel would concoct. Beautiful. Reminds me, personally, of the exotic florals in Estee Lauders Beyond Paradise. Demure, refined, lovely and classy.
krec91 – :
This is GORGEOUS. This is almost an exact copy of Hypnotic Poison…on my skin and in the bottle. It has that beautiful creamy vanilla/root beer aroma that HP also has. I only faintly pick up on the cocoa note, which I’m happy about because I don’t particularly like cocoa scents. This isn’t offensive and it’s extremely wearable. If you like HP and sweet creamy orientals, you’ll love this. I can’t believe I got this for $8.99 at Marshalls! If you can find it, grab it!
MagEnlaplyWap – :
Found this for $9 at TJs today and bought it based on reviews here. It is pretty nice, I really like the lush white floral opening. I get plenty of tuberose on my skin. A heady, sensual blend, exotic even. It stays for quite a while but gradually the heady floral dissipates and after a few hours the scent has completely changed to a very clear vanilla. Just vanilla. Not bad, mind you, but a totally different scent than earlier. It was certainly worth the price I paid for it and I do like the general idea of the company and how these fragrances are eco-friendly. I’m not so sure I would be thrilled with it for $60 or whatever it was going for originally though.
mortal – :
When bought this, felt for many days, that this goes among 3 best. Put 5 squirts on. Then my sister, who didn’t wear any perfume herself (and prefers fresh light ones), gave me a ride. She almost suffered & said it’s bad. Applied too many squirts… It’s not bad to me.
The perfume feels mysterious, get “from India” -feeling. Old mystery-box from India. Dark. Warm. Vanilla is noticable.
On some day some flower pushes itself through as a bit unpleasantly sweetly way. The over-sweet flower doesn’t usually bloom on irritating level. But such may be there. On the other hand, that sweet flower is lovely, too. What am I saying; it’s lovely and sweet, and the perfume is such a warm friend.
The perfume is sweet & a bit heavier kind, but not very heavy, perfect heavy.
“- and for men”. I avoid such. When I don’t remember the “for men”, it feels just “from India for women”.
Not fresh. Not bright, Old Indian mystery box. P.S. Someone commented it to remind Y.Rocher’s Monoi. I hadn’t noticed that. It does, a little, but reminding doesn’t mean exact match.
Grifon1207 – :
Oh wow this is the little flower that grows in the mountains where I come from (Austrian Alps – not only Swiss like the description makes believe. We even have the ‘Blutige Alm’ which probably has its name from the fact that this dark red little flower is blooming there in massive carpets making the fields look blood-red).
I never knew it is called Nigritella! We call it ‘Blutstropfen’ or ‘Schwarzes Kohlröschen. It’s a very fragrant little flower, all the bees go nuts for it.
The perfume does it justice indeed. I love the elegant sweetness of it, not heavy but also not the sickly type of sweet. This holds very well on clothes. I kept sniffing my scarf the entire day. I got a few compliments on the scent, too, so it must radiate well.
For me this is a romantic scent, maybe because of childhood memories of picking these flowers for my mom.
uran.novouz – :
I really liked this on the blotter, along with Bowhanti (a bit like Jo Malone’s Whisky & Cedarwood) and Kahaia (vacation-y, sunny, light, might get this one for the summer if it behaves wellnough e on my skin).
So I got a tester of Nigritella to go, and sprayed it onto my wrist immediately. Sadly, on the skin it’s kind of “meh” – linear sweet vanilla and tuberose, quite artificial-smelling, and also 2 hours later this scent was absolutely gone from my skin, which happens very rarely.
I have Black Orchid and I don’t think it smells similar.. BO is much more.. faceted?
23021972 – :
I have been so lucky to have smelled more than once the real nigritella orchid, this perfume goes quite close to it, but misses the cocoa powder note of the real thing, a smell a bit like salted chocolate cookie dough, or a chocolaty pipe tobacco. This is just too vanilla/tunerose laden, but still getting there.
I almost bought a bottle, out of homesickness, but I spritzed a bit on my wrist and 3 hours later I still smell cloying vanilla, similar to the vanilla in hypnotic poison, that is not my favourite…
Too sweet for my taste.
ghw131Bessinepome – :
Vanilla and orchid softly whispers across your skin when you spray it on. Doesn’t last too long but it’s a delicious scent, so comforting and sensual at the same time. Warms up a cold day I’d say
lereionimalia – :
I think this whole collection is quite good, but Nigritella was my number one choice.
Vanilla is definitely not the first thing that comes to mind. I think the pyramid depicts the fragrance quite well. The core of the perfume is flowers with the orchid being most prominent, and the citruses as the top notes. After it settles a bit, it gets warmed up by vanilla, but i think it creates more of a background without going overly sweet.
I would say it is a feminine fragrance with a character. There is smth in it that keeps it from being too “nice” and sweet. I think it’s perfect for autumn, when it starts to get colder and rainy.
Глам007 – :
Similar to Dior Hypnotic poison Eau Sensuelle…for the first 5 minutes! then it becomes a very soft vanilla-musk-jasmin combo with very poor sillage and longevity. Skin scent after 30 minutes. Very nice fragrance but the performance is so disapointing…
miron2 – :
I’ve sampled this twice and I quite like it.
It opens with a BIG blast of white florals (I do get a bit of tuberose to be fair) and then it’s ALL about vanilla for a few hours. I agree with other reviews in that it’s a very “Body Shop” vanilla, and as a consequence gives me quite a nostalgic sense as I wore it in my teens.
After a while it really feels to my nose quite a lot like Clinique Aromatics in Black (jasmine, I suspect?). This isn’t a bad thing either. It’s warm and feminine and the longevity on me is great for the price. Well done.
(Alex73) – :
Tried it today. To my nose this is a replica of Hypnotic poison. Immediately after I sampled it, I went to find Dior counter in the mall and applied Hypnotic poison on the other had. I honestly was not able to find the difference. Obviously, there was some very tiny, tiny difference,almost undetectable, though.
Loinefok – :
No, not at all like Dior’s HP ( which I cant wear, I’d notice immediately) But it is to mee a exact dupe of BlackOrchid and/or ( something in between) of Tuberose Criminelle. Dryer, slightly fresher and softer , lasting shorter, but VERY much like BlackOrchid. If u love THAT, u’ll love this too.
chesnakovdv – :
A developing perfume. They who like an interesting fragrance with stages should try Nigritella.
A small citrusy opening, inoffensive and not there, definitely doesn’t settle, but that isn’t bothering at all.
What does develop fast is the orchid; a hypnotising, sultry, sensual orchid, almost edible. Now, it could be the blend of the vanilla that is making it so yummy, but you can definitely tell that it’s a floral with delicious nuances and not food, at least yet. Enough sweet. A far better orchid than Flowerbomb’s.
After the orchid, you have a fleshy, fuzzy, sexy and definitely animalic note developing. People are complaining for no tuberose. Truly, no piercing tuberose in here, that is true. But the result is a fleshy orchid. So womanly.
The perfume does turn sweeter, because of the vanilla. I wouldn’t say that it turns gourmand, it’s just a tad sweeter. The drydown consists of all the aforementioned notes. Also, I don’t see any connection to Hypnotic Poison Dior. Maybe people mean the Eau Sensuelle version? That truly has a considerable amount of notes in common and even though I haven’t given it a sniff yet, it seems to be the duped perfume.
A yes from me
Tigra1989 – :
The beginning is very promising, maybe i feel a bit of cocoa and earthy notes, then vanilla is taking over and You get a smell similar to hyptotic poison, which i like but was expecting something more special
yaroslavfox – :
One of the best low cost approximations of Hypnotic Poison. A Hypnotic Poison for men if you will.
siwigubr – :
Beautiful vanilla. A little like the original vanilla oil from long ago. Some hints of it in this.
an57 – :
Ok, the opening is good but then it’s all about vanilla. It is just a more interesting way to wear vanilla if you are into it.
But don’t expect any, repeat, any tuberose. It is nowhere to be found.
Nope, not one of the best in this BS perfume line.
LoLa – :
I tried this today, because it said “orchid” on it which I love; sadly, nothing special, although it surprised me the scent was not as linear as I guessed it would be. The whole impression is too sweet and this reminds me very much of Black Musk by Body Shop (probably because it’s the same style vanilla). For 43 Eur (that was the price in store) you can definitely get something better! Where’s that NEUTRAL button?