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Pedosmile – :
This reminds me of the Phantom of the Opera. Deep, dark, and haunting. There’s something scary lurking in the background of this velvety rose, something sad. I’m all alone on this big stage in a dark old theater, wondering what went on here. Hearing echos, feeling drafts, sensing sorrow. A dangerous Gothic romance. A truly outstanding fragrance and I’m in love with it!!!
JonnyFlight – :
The only Lutens so far I had to wash off instantly, and soap barely dented it. A preserved rose buried under stale and sour notes. This what I thought Muscs Khoublai Kahn was going to smell like based on the reviews, except I actually found Muscs pretty inoffensive. Rose de Nuit is the dirty Lutens, but morbid, far more morbid than De Profundis, which I enjoy. The hint of decay in De Profundis comes from the scent of soil. Rose de Nuit smells like the decay of a person who’s still alive, not an old person’s perfume, but their dying body itself. I’ll stick to Une Rose.
PRIREFREXIA – :
I couldn’t tell you why I dislike this. There’s nothing wrong with it; it’s just too soft or smoky or something for me. It’s definitely not a crisp honeyed floral like Zoologist Hummingbird (although that’s not a rose).
primera77 – :
Those fabulous bell jars..
I do blind scent tests with perfume samples. I do one scent a day for 5 days and then I take 2 days off with no perfume (After five days my sense of smell has really decreased…) I had three rose perfume samples from STC left in my grab bag on day eight-Tom Ford Private Blend Noir de Noir, Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit and Sophia Grojsman 100 % Love. Pretty exciting right? I reached into my grab bag and opened one of the three samples carefully keeping the label hidden from view. I gave myself a liberal amount of the first sample, closed my eyes and hoped for that first wonderful rush you sometimes get when you try a really fine perfume. I was not disappointed. The first words that came to mind were exquisite, subtle and quiet. I got a wonderful rose top note perfectly blended with other notes that I really could not describe (I am a perfume newbie). I went shopping without revealing the name of the perfume. The scent was intoxicating and a real wrist bender. I arrived at the grocery store an hour after I applied the perfume and I braced myself for the arrival of the heart notes. I have learned that my skin has a mind of its own and it can turn some heart and base notes very ugly. Not his time-my skin seemed to embrace and warm this scent to a full blown rose with not one unpleasant note. Exquisite. By this time I was trying to figure out which perfume I was smelling. I’m a Tom Ford woman but I did not think the perfume was Tom Ford. The fragrance I had on was too subtle to be one of those unique Tom Ford fragrances. I next considered Sophia Grojsman’s 100% Love. I was familiar with the great Sophia Grojsman because she is the nose of Ysl Paris. Paris is a rose fragrance that will take your breathe away but it is loud not quiet and discreet. By the time I got through the checkout lane I was almost sure this rose fragrance was not Sophia Grojsman 100% Love. That left Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit. I have tried a few Serge Lutens fragrances but it was not until I pulled into my driveway that I remembered Serge Lutens subtle and achingly beautiful lily Un Lys. The unknown fragrance was also subtle and achingly beautiful. I decided that I was going to take a chance and say that the unknown fragrance was Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit. I couldn’t wait to get inside and check out the name on that perfume sample. And yes, for once I got it right. I’m happy to report that the perfume sample was indeed Serge Lutens Rose de Nuit. Top notes are Turkish rose and yellow jasmine. The heart notes are apricot and beeswax and the base notes are amber and sandalwood. The nose is Gilles Romey. Serge Lutins Rose de Nuit is from the Les Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido line. The perfume is in one of those distinctive bell jars (Serge Lutens Un Lys is also in a bell jar). If you ever see perfume in one of those fabulous bell jars you might give the perfume a try. There are at least two fragrances in those bell jars that are indeed achingly beautiful. I now have a new gold standard for rose perfumes. I will keep hunting but for now my signature rose fragrance is definitely Serge Lutens Rose De Nuit. Happy hunting everyone. Enjoy the journey.
halyava_37 – :
the best soapy rose ever sniffed. I got the headaches though !!!!!! great scent no doubt !!!!
dacks – :
The only part of this rose that I like is the drydown, because then it reminds me of the beautiful SL rose of La Fille de Berlin – sweet, fresh, realistic. Rose de Nuit unfortunately is much too old smelling, like a cheap bowl of potpourri. Very 80s and early 90s in heaviness, spice and powder. The apricot and sandalwood meshes with my skin chemistry in a way that turns sour and moldy. The musky realistic rose drydown is beautiful but the rest, headache inducing.
Fulateplainue – :
A rose apricot combination with a strong dose of wax and powder. It was beautiful, but I felt it was too retro and mature for me. Maybe I’ll return to it another day.
zei418JeomiWogkig – :
This is such a beautiful fragrance with a retro quality. It’s mainly a mixture of tart apricot with very tart rose and a strong musk. A bold scent with good longevity and large projection. From the minute I applied the tester on my arm to contrast it with Guerlain Rose Barbare, it outshone the other perfume right away. Someone suggested that they’re similar, and to me they’re nothing alike. Barbare is a soft honey rose, very sweet. This is a sweet-sour beeswax rose with dark undertones making it a perfect evening fragrance.
I must really love this perfume, because I’ve put it on my want list, and my husband doesn’t like it. I think it’s that unusual tart musk that does it for me. So different from many other fragrances out there.
UPDATE: Now own this, and no regrets. It’s beautiful and so far from being musty or old-fashioned I wonder what planet some fellow Fragranticans inhabit. Dark and not a classic rose, yes. Fusty, no.
andrkit – :
This is not a rose perfume, this is a beeswax perfume with an undercurrant of rosy musk. Reminds me of the roses that I tried to dry as a teen, with their smell only hinting at what they once were. A great metaphor, come to think of it: preserved and never to decay, this rose will always be there, not with the well-mannered and sweet nostalgia of your dead grandma’s embroidered rose pillowcase, but with the grim reality that it has been young and beautiful once, just like yourself.
A fragrance I feel uncomfortable wearing in public yet can’t stop sniffing when on my own.
Geka972 – :
Musty, dusty rose. I love roses. The honey note almost killed it for me. Honey note usually turns urine on my skin but gladly it fades quickly enough.
lsn484speagoessenda – :
I had this picked up for me by someone in Paris without having ever sniffed it, and then had buyer’s remorse the entire time I waited for it after reading the reviews here. By the time it arrived I was ready to list it for sale at a greatly reduced price unopened. I’m happy that I did not.
I’m a vintage person -both in my perfume preferences and in my age – and I have lots of experience with and love for animalic rose chypres. La Nuit, Paloma, Knowing, Pierre Cardin, Magie Noire – those heavy hitters and others live in my perfume cabinet, most in parfum strength. Rose de Nuit is a perfectly deserving resident. It *is* fairly quiet, although spraying will increase sillage, as it does with all of the bell jars that I own. It’s certainly not the blow your hair back powerhouse that my 70s and 80s frags are – which means I can wear it in public unlike most of those. It holds it’s own with them in it’s beauty though. The beeswax notes make me swoon and set it apart as it’s own scent, and the musky amber-sandalwood dry down is lovely.
I’m not sure that you need this if you already have some example of a rose chypre. If it’s a category that you love as much as I do though, this will not be a disappointment.
alex1976 – :
This starts as an interesting, heavy, chypre-style rose with smokey overtones, and a distinctly retro note. Vintage fans will probably recognise that eighties vibe… 🙂
It’s dank and a little bees-waxy, but not particularly sweet at this stage.
However within a couple of hours it has become a pronounced sweetish powder.
Unconventional at every stage.
Innovative and distinctive, but sorry, this one is not for me.
nastya2410 – :
The most wonderful, tarted up, skanky rose I have ever smelled. It smells of sex in the best possible way. Love it!
vladned – :
After having done a lot of testing during the course of a few days in Paris Perfumeries, I bought a full bottle of SL Rose de Nuit in the Palais Royal Boutique, because I could not get that perfume out of my mind.
I am afraid, the real stuff is much different from the wax sample.
My impression, too, is that this is not a fresh rose like Annick Goutal’s Rose Absolue or Creed’s Fleur du Thé Rose Bulgare, for example, it is a dirty, dark rose. It does remind me, too, of Frederic Malle’s Une Rose, which I also own, like someone already mentioned above, but it is not a sharp green rose developing on an ambery musky base, but dark red and golden velvet. Much the same idea, though, and, in my honest opinion, an equal masterpiece.
I put it on last night before going to bed and fell asleep holding my wrists to my nose. What a warm, sexy rose that develops fairly linear, flanked by just hints of apricots, sandalwood, musks and beeswax. Very complex, comforting and exhilarating.
Now, 12 hours later, it is still very detectable, dried down to a rose on sandalwoody beeswax, hugging my skin like a cashmere shawl. Gorgeous.
I intend to wear it to dance Tango Argentino tonight. Rose de Nuit seems to be born for Tango. Or may be, Tango seems to be born for Rose de Nuit…
icd379speagoessenda – :
It is the opposite of a fresh rose, more of a musty (not, musky) rose, with a bit of sweet and woody notes thrown in.
It is interesting in the sense that this is a non-fresh rose but not a usual oud-rose or patchouli-rose combo. I kind of like it, but do not love it. It does not strike me as something I feel compelled to wear.
It is long lasting, but the projection is rather limited. Unisex.
kynonlinekino – :
Rose de Nuit is one of the weirdest rose perfumes I have tried. This is not a pretty rose, and I know it as soon as I catch the first whiff. In fact, it makes me think of lying on a deathbed before one’s time – very strange, I know – like it occasionally happened to those 18th or 19th century young upper class ladies who would just waste away from some unexplained grief after a prolonged bout of sullen apathy.
That’s very much the image Rose de Nuit evokes to me – of a listless young woman fully clothed in her splendid gown but with a dishevelled look of someone who’s been confined to bed for days, her eyes vacant, and with only a memory of a long lost love to keep her company in those last days of her life. The air is heavy with the scent of her melancholy, the muskiness of pallid skin and tousled fabrics, even the traces of her former passion. I wouldn’t call this aroma pleasant, but I find it oddly beckoning.
I get whiffs of sweetish apricot speckled with something metallic. This is set against the fuzziness of lived-in musk and corpse-y rose, while the deep base is made of unsettling chypre. It’s all kind of haunting and creepy.
The scent is beautiful in its own way, and very evocative. It only alludes to something from a long time ago, without actually smelling dated.
That said, even though I appreciate the odd beauty of Rose de Nuit, I just can’t see myself wearing something quite like this.
One more thing: when I dabbed it from the sample I had just opened for the first time, the scent had a very pronounced animalic profile. It was really going for it with the strong urine vibe. The scent is definitely on the dirty side, but I never got the same shocking blast of funk again, even though I sampled it a couple more times from the same vial.
Tyushkewich – :
I did not have any preconceived notions , even after reading the reviews.
At first it came off as dusty old rose, strong animalic, throw in a aldehydes, and incense.
Gave it a little more time, and it was almost shitty, as in smelled of poop and my attitude towards it, old wax . I was ready to scrub and go on to another scent.
But now, it`s a warm, smokey, almost incensey rose, the apricot and beeswax is not gourmand ,but yet I can sense honey and fruit.
As others have stated, this is not a fresh rose – no Chloe here!
If had civet as a note, this would be a definite no no and ruin this scent, I thank goodness it does not.
I think this blend is rich.
It smells of nostalgia- not of my own memories, but a story of someone else long ago and a past dark romance.
It`s a time that has past, a unique revival.
I would love to own this.
PogisseBemi – :
Opens up with roses pressed between books and apricot. About 15 minutes later I could smell the sandalwood, amber, musk, and beeswax. The latter creates a lotion-like effect, which ages this perfume. I can see myself wearing this in my mid-thirties, until then I will admire it from afar.
Amer_tox – :
this starts out smelling like roses and beeswax with something funky and honestly, a bit off-putting underneath that also has a bit of a decaying feel. i remember one time being seated on a plane next to a couple and the woman’s perfume was a bit suffocating and funereal. rose de nuit smells a lot like that at first. once that decaying note settles down, it smells like an animalic rose and then the amber, sandalwood and musks become more prominent and i am getting maybe a hint of jasmine. there remains an underlying sex/BO smell that isn’t my favorite, but perhaps i don’t really appreciate animalic notes as much as some. this is a very dark yet sexual rose, that is also very funereal. at least with my skin chemistry! very interesting scent and i’m glad i got to try it.
ETA: i am trying this again, about a month later because i am intrigued by it and i have a love/hate thing with it but i am warming up to it more. i finally realized that the animalic scent reminds me of saliva on skin. i’ve seen a lot of reviews mentioning vampires and this definitely brings them to mind. the decay and the darkness but also the dark sensuality. it’s all here. i am so so curious to smell this on others and see the differences. oddly enough, after several hours, this smells like something vintage and masculine to me.
Якут – :
“There’s this top coat that you can only get from Switzerland and I love the smell of it. I’m running out of it and I don’t know what to do…The top coat, it’s like perfumey…but there’s also something rotten. I know it’s crazy but I can’t get enough of it. Historically, the best perfumes in the world…they’re all laced with something nasty. It’s true! Irving loves it. He can’t get enough of it. Sweet and sour…rotten and delicious. Flowers, but with garbage….He always comes back for it.”
~”Rosalyn” (Jennifer Lawrence) from American Hustle
I don’t think there is a better example of what she is describing than Rose de Nuit. Sweet and sour…rotten and delicious.
This is a dark, gothic, nighttime scent no doubt….it is big and opulent. Smells like the color of blood….if deep red velvet curtains in an old opera house could have a smell, it would be this.
The opening borders on unpleasant. I put this on at bedtime and was not moved. I woke up and sniffed my hand to see if it had improved and I could not stop sniffing. This turkish rose is black. It has a few drops of the dark fruit from Bois et Fruits. With just a touch of cypress and a bit of amber. And as Rosalyn described….something rotten. Beautifully rotten. Musky and completely unisex.
This is not a happy rose. This is a very somber rose. Peculiar. A deep, introspective, depressed rose. I imagine the library of an author of vampire novels would smell like this.
“Sweet and sour…rotten and delicious. Flowers, but with garbage…”. And like Rosalyn and Irving, I can’t seem to get enough.
xru844InsuffBooni – :
There are two rose fragrances that one must try at the house of Serge Luten; La fille de Berlin & this. Of the two, Rose de Nuit is the better fair. It has a very prominent rose that leans unmistakenly towards the feminine side. It is that same sharp and fresh rose featured in La fille Berlin. Yet as it develops, the nature of beewax and the warmth of amber starts to surface, giving it an unisex influence that transform the rose into a soft smokey finish. It is definately one of the best. Appropriate for spring and summer.
murzilkafan – :
We used to have a climbing rose in our garden. It had the most opulent flowers I have seen, deep red, almost black at the edges of the petals, thick and velvety. The petals were so dense you could not see the yellow centre of the flower but the scent emanating from it was so enticing that every time I was passing by I just had to burry my nose in one. I would suck the air insatiably and with every draw of breath the scent would change from fruity floral to a deep, almost animalic muskiness with hints of old liquor, like red turns into black on the petals. Unfortunately that rose tree is no more after a heavy storm brought down a nearby tree on it and crushed it. Rose de Nuit comes pretty close to recreating that unique scent experience for me. Don’t know about others, I just wish it lasted forever on me, becoming heavier and heavier until it stifled the whole world under the weight of heaps of black-red petals.
irorel – :
Reminds me of the way my grandfather smelled after a shower and shave. Its been 35 years since he died, but the drydown on this reminds me of him. Not my cup of tea for scenting myself, but is nice to spritz every now and then to travel down memory lane and smell granddad’s aftershave.
bahyi – :
Mounds of dried, dust-covered roses. That’s how Rose de Nuit starts out on me. When the first intense cloud settles down the beeswax makes an entrance, transforming this dusty rose to something even drier and more muted.
And I like it. It’s like being in a faded grand old house filled with the memories of a glorious yesterday. Rose de Nuit is by no means a fizzy or lively rose, quite the opposite. It’s heavy and dark and powdery, almost substantial and definitely regal.
On a girl Rose de Nuit would likely seem incongruous. It is a fragrance for women and men who can carry themselves and the weight of this defiantly opaque bouquet of blood red roses.
giomak – :
Well… when ‘indolic’ comes to my mind when smelling something ‘dirty’ then that will be the word I choose 🙂
To me it’s indolic, it’s my opinion and I’m just sharing it…
Might not be indolic to you, but it surely is to me…
Civet does not smell like poo to me,…. it smells more like catpee 😉
Or better: dried catpee residu in an overly full ashtrey…
markoff280568 – :
I tried wax sample. I could not tell what was in it besides rose without pyramid but it was really heavy, old and unpleasant.
Crasydogf – :
Unpleasant and oldish smell. Reminds me some kind of curative beeswax cream with herbs inside. Yack!
AndroiD_andrey – :
I just received 32 solid perfume samples of the Serge Lutens line. I just put this on my hand, it reminds me of civet again, or maybe it is indolic jasmine… with a faint hint of dusty rose coming through… Not something that pleases my nose.
spacegate – :
The opening in one word: weird.
Rose de Nuit seems about the abuse of a rose.
Whatever freshness a rose can give, is totally smothered in beeswax, jasmin and apricot, the result being a very strange fruity darkness (with occasional weak yet harsh shrieks from the ailing rose), ultimately refering to decay.
After about 15 minutes though, the delicate and fresh rose starts to fight back with help from tingling sandalwood. As sorry as I felt for this mistreated flower in the beginning, I now start to feel exhilarated for its successful comeback.
When you are prepared to endure the first agonizing minutes, a lovely, no, a real beauty enters the stand, not unlike the proverbial underdog finally getting the chance to be justly appreciated for its superb qualities: this is a classic!!
Standing ovation please.
(Review is about the solid perfume)
mug – :
This wore very old fashioned on me, with strong tart rose backed by marked aldehydes, powder and green notes. It definiitely called to mind old style perfumes, but it wasn’t strong enough or distinctive enough from them to recommend itself to me. Would definitely not purchase this one.
xyq083JeomiWogkig – :
For me, the beeswax is definitely the prominent note, a sort of soapy, earthy smell, smothering the faint light of the rose. The musk and jasmine are added after the initial dry down to further drown the rose to silence, leaving an earthy, musky jasmine with just a hint of sweetness fading in and out at later stages. Quite a dark perfume in my opinion, but the sillage and lasting power, on me anyway, definitely could be stronger. After 40 minutes, it’s barely there, having to bring my nose so close to the skin to smell it, it has to brush my wrist. Disappointing there, but otherwise this is a very interesting scent.
zeka42 – :
Tested this first almost a year now – one more thing to add – its honeyed sister, Balmain La Mome.
Also shows some similarities to Miller Harris Rose en Noir (no honey there the latter but similar in both being old-school gothic dark rose)
IgoRock – :
Let me start by saying that I’m not a rose fan. And I have to say that this perfume didn’t change my mind about it. It’s a sweet, heady perfume that somehow reminds me of an old cheap cologne of the 80’s: Latour Femme (at least I think that’s its name). But anyway, the comparison to a cheap, drugstore cologne is enough to kill the buzz for me, even if I liked rose and sweet florals to begin with:( Plus, despite its sweet and heady character, it doesn’t seem to last too long.
pez539elipseskism – :
This opens with some sweet fruity notes, spices (maybe coriander?), some odd dead-vegetation notes, and not much rose. The sillage is almost like cherry jello. As it dries down it assumes a sharp, perfume-y, almost ambergris-like note. I think it’s the same thing that is in Boxeuses.
I like it, but it’s not rose. Actually, I probably like it better than if it had been rose. After the initial hour or so there’s not a lot of sillage, but a veil-like fruity-ambergris scent remains on the skin for hours after that. I like R de N, but would like it better if it were not so thin and delicate during the final 80% of its development.
sergunia – :
Gorgeous!
I am not a particular fan of Rose and really dislike Jasmine but somehow, this turns two generally sharp notes into a soft velvety loveliness. I got a pack of the little solid samples and this was one I prepared not to like, I was really surprised. The honey/beeswax is quite evident in here, maybe that’s the note that softens the composition?
Florals for me never seem to quite hit the mark, it’s as if in the creation, the sensuality of the flower is lost to an overwhelming hit of abrasive ‘pow’. This is different, wearing it I am instantly transported back to the road I used to live on in Northern portugal. I could walk along in the early evening smelling the gardens wafting out their sexy sweatiness. This is just like it, not an individual flower, but an amalgamation of the greatness of nature. It’s even got the bees.
There’s only really two hits in the sample so I will have to use my imagination next time I want to go back!
aster242 – :
ROSE DE NUIT is different but absolutely gorgeous interpretation of the rose. It is dark and opulent but also warm and sensual. It has silky and comforting feel but yet it is very attractive, modern and unique. If you are looking for natural and fresh rose, this will not be the one. If you are looking for bold and spicy one, this is also not the one. This rose is like a farewell summer’s kiss when the autumn slowly creeps in and touches the rose petals with its cold breath. The rose gives then this sweet final embrace mixing its divine aroma with the dried fruits and falling leaves. Perhaps it blooms near a cathedral where the comforting aroma of natural beeswax candles mingles with the divine aroma of the late rose and autumn scents. This is how ROSE DE NUIT smells to me.
The scent opens with the slightly oily and a bit sharp earthy rose note. It is like ROSE DE NUIT managed to capture the whole rose with the petals, stems and roots. Then the scent softens into a smooth and sensual rose and dry apricots scent mingling with the beeswax. The beeswax and amber are weaved together in the gorgeous dry down. I have to comment on beeswax note in this scent as it is absolutely divine here. This note is hard to do but ROSE DE NUIT managed to capture the glowing warm beauty of melting natural beeswax. The composition is masterfully blended and executed.
I definitely recommend this scent for rose lovers. (My overall score is 10/10). Why 10 out 10? The composition is unique and gorgeous. This scent left a long-lasting impression on me and while it is unique, I find that it is quite easy and pleasant to wear. The projection and longevity are medium and better than many other niche scents I have tried. I will definitely add it to my collection.
CooperDieDJ – :
kind of dark indeed, soaped-beeswaxed rose, very earthy, reminds me of Frederic Malle’s Une Rose in a way.
This is not for those who are looking for fresh, lively roses like Stella, Se Majeste de la Rose, Paul Smith, etc. Don’t feel mislead by the beeswax note, this is not a sweet or gourmand fragrance.
This one is quite daring, not a crowd pleaser for sure. Piece of advice, test before you buy.
14rss – :
Got a small decant which arrived today. Dabbed it on. Yuck! Really sickly, unpleasant, like something that’s gone bad in the drains somewhere. I’m so disappointed – I usually love all rose fragrances, but not this one. A real scrubber.
sla70va – :
It’s very famous perfume, many people love it.
What can I say, I tried it in a shop, it’s seemed too oily for me, I didn’t like this scent.
I prefer Stella Sheer for rose perfume.
nemon – :
I have such a small sample, a 1/2 mL, and it’s fading so fast, I suppose I must write my review now, because perhaps in one hour, there will be nothing left to write about.
Impressive and intoxicating, however still soft, delicate, and cloudy. The rose is forefront here, however not sickly overbearing. The jasmine can be felt when I notice something thick, but with a miniscule hint of green on the edge. The apricot is of a dried apricot, the kind that are bright, fleshy, (unsugared)and round. It’s not the pungent, singing apricot of Daim Blonde, it’s just a nuance here. The amber combines with the beesewax so effortlessly that I am reminded of those little carved stone jars of solid perfume. As the perfume dissapates, the beesewax can also be noticed individually, quite a treat, to have such a delicate scent- right there, so fine, and exact, as in nature. The musk is muted, but works wonders in the backdrop, mixing with everything, giving it all a bit of a boost. I am love the constant swirls of sandalwood too.
This is an excellent linear. I can sense the individual notes, and I can enjoy them mingling and playing amongst themselves, too. One standout quailty for this perfume, is that it seems to have texture, a live, active texture. The airyness it creates, has form and prescence, almost like incense in the air, but with no smoke. At moments I find it to be lightly resinous(ah how I enjoy that). At times, a sticky sweetnes seeps out, then quickly fades away. The heavy night heat in this room-improves the sillage and potency of the scent immensely as I sweat here now. The perfume itself could be the backdrop of a theater performance, the velvet robes and silk shoes of the actors, it’s all that is needed to stir up amazing scenes in one’s imagination.