Parfums de Nicolaï has introduced L’Eau Mixte, a new fragrance described as a “veil of citrus”. It is listed as a masculine on the Nicolaï website, but Beautyhabit notes that it is “Fresh, persistent and suitable for men and women alike”…
Parfums de Nicolai Le Temps d’Une Fete ~ fragrance review
When I say Parfums de Nicolaï Le Temps d’Une Fête centers on narcissus, some of you might decide right away it’s not for you. So often narcissus spells a crisp, virginal scent better suited to a girl taking her first communion than a full grown woman with a taste for gin. But take a few sniffs, and you might change your mind. Instead of a cloying, sexless flower, Le Temps d’Une Fête smells of warm narcissus cloaked in mossy, animalic notes. Any girl taking her first communion in it would raise suspicions of having spent more time in the hayloft with the stable boy than at home with her rosary.
The Parfums de Nicolaï website lists Le Temps d’Une Fête’s top notes as galbanum, opoponax, and tree moss; its heart as daffodil and narcissus; and its base as sandalwood, patchouli, and oak moss. The house’s perfumer and co-founder, Patricia de Nicolaï, created it in 2006. (Note: the website is as rinky dink as the house’s perfume packaging. I clicked on the link to the Parfums de Nicolaï home page only to find it blank. But if you root around in Google, you can find a link to something deeper in the website and access the site’s content that way.)
Le Temps d’Une Fête opens with a sweet, green, diffusive fragrance that might have a little neroli tucked in with its galbanum and sharp tree moss…
Parfums de Nicolai Jardin Secret ~ new perfume
Parfums de Nicolaï has introduced Jardin Secret, a possibly* new fragrance:
This fragrance is composed of floral top notes of Moroccan Atlas rose…
Top 10 Fall Fragrances 2009
As it is for many people, fall is my favorite time of year. Perhaps this is because around here it is the most fragrant season: the cool, damp leaves send up a sweet, cidery rot, I could swear there is always a tinge of woodsmoke in the air, and the evergreens seem sharper and straighter as the deciduous competition flames out. Early every morning, after bumping around and out of my pitch-dark apartment, I take a deep draw of cool air and wonder if this smell is a regular olfactory hallucination, since I live in an urban neighborhood with bylaws against bonfires and no apple orchards for miles. Whether I am susceptible to seasonal scent suggestion disorder or not, I love the colors and skies of autumn, and the weather is often invigorating enough for me to look fondly upon the hooting, rowdy herds of schoolkids that suddenly appear on every sidewalk. Even if fall doesn’t make you feel this disgustingly cheerful, you can still spend your season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in gorgeous perfumes. Please comment with your own fall favorites and let me know if you’ve sampled the new Serge Lutens Fille en Aiguilles. I haven’t tried it yet, and am wondering whether it will be added to my current autumn Lutens rotation of Chêne, Santal Blanc and El Attarine.
Etro Shaal Nur: Rather like a more contemplative, citrus-tinged Habanita, this is an airy, incense-smoke version of Molinard’s classic vetiver-vanilla. While not being particularly strong — it’s better sprayed than dabbed — Shaal Nur has impressive projection…
Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Homme / Patchouli Intense~ new fragrance
Parfums de Nicolaï has launched Patchouli Homme / Patchouli Intense:
“Patchouli is a material of great importance in the perfumer’s palette. It plays as first violin in the orchestra…”