Tres Nuit

Tres Nuit, if we're being totally honest, is a history lesson in a bottle. Its opening accord is nearly identical to vintage Green Irish Tweed, going back 29, 30 years. In the late '90s, GIT had a sharper, "spikier" characteristic on top, closer to vintage Cool Water, but it wasn't aquatic or sweet. It was fizzy, fresh, and well done. So Tres Nuit nails the first five minutes of vintage GIT. But then it dries down to what GIT became in 2017, 2018, 2019 . . . say goodbye to the amazingly smooth and rich sandalwood and ambergris of old, and say hello to a thicker violet/violet leaf/iris accord that drones in linear fashion until a lighter and slightly cheaper sandalwood and a bit of Ambroxan round it out. That more recent formula of late-stage Millésime GIT still smelled great, but it was modernized and not quite as dimensional or jaw-droppingly gorgeous. That's the version of GIT that Tres Nuit captures from mid-stage on through to its base. It compensates for its budget by cribbing (wisely) from Cool Water's ozonic lavender nuances, filling in with little dashes of "blue" and Galaxolide musk to prevent Armaf's composition from becoming fuzzy and flat like Aspen. Tres Nuit is the best GIT clone ever made, and nothing else comes close.

I'm glad you didn't have to experience that! And I never have with any other fragrance before in nearly 40 years. But when it happens twice--purchased with two of the most trusted online fragrance retailers in the U.S.--I thought the community should know about it. Because it seems like more than just extremely "bad luck", especially since an unusual number of people in the past year on the Tres Nuit thread here have complained and shared their comments related to it. My hope is that the post might offer an understanding "that all is not lost" to those who may unfortunately encounter the same issue..... rather than silently/unknowingly thinking they got a "bad batch" and never taking the chance to rebuy it, OR coming on here, slamming Tres Nuit for being nothing but "bug spray", and throwing it away.

Tés Nuit was one of THEE FIRST fragrances in my crazy collection. I purchased this scent nearly 4 years ago, but havent worn it in over a year now so I decided to pull it out and give myself a few spritzes... FREAKIN' GORGEOUS! Wow! Very very beautiful, bright, clean, crisp and lasts FOREVER on my skin and nevermind my clothes! When Id first recieved Trés Nuit I was a tad dissapointed bc it did remind me of Cool Water (never smelled Green Irish Tweed) So I did a side by side with my brother's bottle of Cool Water and there's just no comparison! Trés Nuit blows Cool Water "Out the water!" LOL. They do have a similar core fna, but they wear SOO differently that they are easy to tell apart as Trés Nuit is much stronger, more crisp and WAAAAY greener! Amazing!

So this is supposedly a dupe of coolwater or GIT. I have GIT and its one of my favorites. And this does not smell like GIT. What it smells like is maybe a mix between GIT and coolwater. This is aquatic and it smells like aftershave, and Id say its closer to coolwater than GIT. Its a nice scent and for the price I cant complain. I wouldnt wear it for anything special. I use it for the gym or to spray in my bathroom like an air freshener. Its longevity is not good, its gone by like an hour. But during that hour it does perform. I do not see how people say it is similar to GIT, doesnt smell green or grassy here. The only thing that they share in common is Iris. Tres nuit is definitely fresher with the lemon.

Creed Green Irish Tweed dna has become one of my favorites, from the OG to Cool Water to Coty Aspen to all the various twists and interpretations. For a warm day like today it's a lighter interpretation in Tres Nuit. It does have the Armaf lemon (iykyk) which quickly fades into the verbana and iris then to the violet, spices and lavender before the sandalwood and ambergris take over. It's really well done. It's easy to like and as I understand it with deeper maturity the one month I've had it, it'll really start to imbue the overall profile better and better. As it is lighter and almost fresher take I think this is actually more wearable in somewhat unbearable Arizona Summer heat.