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egor1022 – :
A nyitó robbanás frissen éteresen csillogó ásványi aromákat lövell szanaszét bőrünkről, nem is fogjuk fel rögtön, mi is történik velünk, bizarr módon bár, de ez az illat sikoltozik!
Téli, zselésen megdermedt menta-jégkristályok hullanak szerteszét szegfűszeges, vodkás hópelyhek formájában, gyönyörűséges citrusok, különösen a zöld lime leve freccsen szét, rozmaringgal, bazsalikommal és rengeteg szegfűszeggel fűszerezve. A rengeteg csapadék eredményeképpen egy kifejezetten zöld, vizes élőhelyen vagyunk, érezzük a zöld nád illatát, fásan lédús naturalista a helyszín, mellyel a rengeteg szegfűszeg szinte összeegyeztethetetlennek tűnik, de csak egy pillanatra, mert az összkép egységes egésszé áll össze, bizarr, kóros, de lenyűgözően stimuláló az eredmény.
Ahogy elcsitul a támadás, olyan érzésem támad, mintha egy hűsítő mentolos almakompóttal teli kádban feredőznék. A mentolos zöld leveles közegben a szegfűszeg jelenléte kiemelkedő ebben a kezdeti intenzív szakaszban.
Miután a fejillatok, a lime, a menta, az ánizs és a szegfűszeg, illetve a zöld jegyzetek csitulva leülepednek, nos, ekkor kezdődik az igazi élmény, de micsudi élmény! Ebben a nyugvó fázisban az illat finoman átalakul egy fa-velúr-fűszernövény kombinációvá, egy káprázatos kopaiba balzsamos tiszta vászonágyon elterülve, tűlevelekkel megbolondítva, melyek segítik az orris (írisz gyöktörzse -enyhén púderes ibolya illat) beszivárgását a kompozícióba. A finom füves árnyalatok ismét érezhetők egy enyhe fűszeres ködben, amit a cédrus, a nyír fenomenálisan éteres jegye és a szantálfa foglal gyönyörűséges fás keretbe. Pazar, ragyogó csodában lehet részünk, ha túléltük a kezdeti jégkorszaki robbanást…
desia – :
This is genius. Luscious, gleaming synthetic greens like fake indoor plants in an Art Deco vase. Drunken 1920s glamour with all the queasy excesses and artificiality that brings to mind. The leather note that eventually crawls out from behind the plastic foliage is gorgeously sinister.
scorpion211 – :
I love this one. This is not a review, but just a venting of my displeasure about the price increase. The Naomi Goodsir perfumes had been 125 euros until two or three months ago. Now it’s 140 euros. 15 euros increase within a few months. I don’t believe at all that it suddenly costs 15 euros more to produce the fragrance. I can only attribute this to greed. Maybe after winning an award for Nuit de Bakélite they think it’s a good chance to capitalise on this success.
I’m just glad I got my bottle before the price increase, but this has certainly taken away any desire to buy another one of their products (I loved Iris Cendré and was indeed considering a bottle). Now I’ve lost all respect for Naomi Goodsir.
uran2009 – :
A gorgeous creation, excellent development and beautiful at all stages. Deserves to be paired with a confident, well groomed wearer that has an appreciation for fine fragrance. I get a bracing, pleasing opening of cut grass, leading into a follow-up green accord led by galbanum and supported by soft indolic tuberose and some other light unisex florals. The leather is actually a light dusting of labdanum that gives a light, fluffy, powdery smoothness. As a guy I am hesitant to wear it regularly, but I would love to smell this on a partner.
safic – :
Magnificent creature. Although tuberose is featured in the campaign, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be a pastoral theme, as in many other expensive-and-realistic-and-boring niche perfume. As all users below me described, NdB is a green floral scent, rather an astringent and almost pungent one, thanks to the unhealthy dose of galbanum-angelique-like Apiaceae notes, meanwhile to be airy and elegant.
For my taste, the most intriguing tuberose perfume launch in recent years has to be Andy Tauer’s Sotto La Luna Tuberose, but SLLT is too challenging even for me. As to NdB, it should be catagorised along with SLLT, just more amiable and transparent.
aka48 – :
Naomi Goodsir & Isabelle Doyen together have created the best green leather floral to be released in decades. NUIT DE BAKELITE could be a Germaine Cellier Balmain creation or a Henri Robert Chanel. For those who love this category of green florals you won’t be let down.
fhntv2103 – :
Who says that niche perfumery has arrived to some static dull station and has nothing interesting to offer any more is absolutely wrong. Tuberose is one of the most playd notes, fascinating as few, but, honestly, it’s not easy to innovate something using it as a main player.
Naomi Goodsir, an eclectic Australian stilist, in collaboration with parfumier Isabelle Doyen managed with it.
Nuit de Bakèlite gave me a total knock off. First of all it’s so potent. You can detect it even if you don’t want to. My decant, gifted me by a dear friend of mine, screamed to be smelled even with a cap. It smells as some oily tincture obtained by squeezing stems, leaves, roots of this enchanting flower but also bark, moss, fallen leaves, moist soil and I wouldn’t surprise if some poisonous moushrooms as well. It’s medicinal, it’s cold, extremly green. It’s a breath of life Maleficent would inspire. Nuit de Bakèlite is eclectic as its maitress and it’s one of the most fabulous creations of last year.
Hanter – :
Wow! What an intense scent. My first thought was iris or orris root but it didn’t have that cool heavy quality. Uncanny. It starts to unfold before you and never once do I get anything green. It’s more starch rooty. I would never be able to guess at the notes in this. I know styrax does strange things on my skin so that might be responsible. It’s frankly quite linear. A strange musky creation. Not for me. Sabotaged by the styrax no doubt.
fenixs2 – :
I was expecting this to be a lot harder to wear, this neon green, acid tuberose that I’ve heard about on perfume blogs. But it’s a beautiful watery angelica scent with a white floral backbone. Nuit de Bakelite begins as carroty, somewhat nutty and green-watery scent. Over time the delicate floral notes rise to the surface. As for the florals, I can tell that tuberose is present, but this is not a forward, carnal tuberose. This is a very carroty fragrance on my skin –
I would not have been suprised to see orris on the list of notes, but I see that carrot seed is used here instead, maybe because orris has a bit of a white chalkiness and the perfumer was going for more clarity of scent. All of this is grounded by styrax, which has a somewhat fruity aspect to its earthy leathery resiny scent – it’s driving me crazy trying to figure out what it is. I’ve smelled it in a few styrax scents – dried lemons? Not quite right…hmm.
The scent overall reminds me of a garden pond with a small, burbling fountain. A cool and meditative scent. Unique yet very pleasant.
Volodin – :
One of those weird niche fragrances that are interesting in composition, can be unusual and even unique but appear to be almost unbearable. I hope it has some admirers though.
CapBroola – :
This smells very familiar to some of Bertrand Duchaufour works, and especially to Eau d’Italie Bois d’Ombrie. A boozy hay with a smoky/leathery woodiness. The green floral accord is also here, but not that strong on my skin, I can’t name Nuit de Bakelite a floral fragrance. The strength and longevity are high as usual for the brand.
kytovoy – :
“Nuit de Bakélite” the smell of greens & chalk.
White freshly picked flowers, as you can sense the texture of the flowers, it’s green fresh raw leaves, and it’s fertile soil or styrax but transformed to white soft sand. It feels like in a plant nursery where you can witness the cooling breeze, the freshly flowers, & the fertile soil around 6am as you feel that sunrise casting it’s rays on those relieving white flowers.
The tuberose in here is quite raw, and not the milky one that you can find almost everywhere, & it kept at it’s minimal. It’s quite raw and very fresh & dewy. It’s not leathery, and the conquered notes are the artemisia, ylang, styrax, green dewy grass, and cardamom.
To be honest, a while ago before writing this review i was about to bash Naomi for choosing “Isabelle Doyen”, as “Nuit de Bakélite” feels like belongs to Annick Goutal now more than Naomi, but thank GOD i waited 10 minutes and i witnessed what i have witnessed above. I can’t deny that i smell the stamp of Isabelle in here, and “Grand Amour” specifically, but It is very interesting and quite charming.
ramses84 – :
Big green notes, but the heart is a nicely balanced spicy, peppery leather.
The leather is high-quality and modern. While the leather note takes the main role, composition-wise, it’s a mild/modern leather. (I.e. not a sinus-destroying vintage/vintage-inspired monster… Sorry to hate on vintagey leather frags but fwiw).
Original and well-done. I definitely get the faint herbal tinge of the whole composition as well.
Not to my tastes (I’ve been off all leathers lately, even lovely ones like this). Again, a very unique and well-done frag nonetheless.