Nuit De Cellophane

I just received my order of this, blind bought based on notes & reviews & familiarity with a few other SL. I love it … I read a lot of the reviews prior. It smell’s exactly like I imagined & wanted. It’s prob my new signature for day at least. I think it will work well for fall actually. It just smells youthful but sophisticated to me, like this will complete most daily fashion looks, smells like: high fashion, well blended, not too strong or sweet or fruity … & I think that was the overall vibe SL was going for. It works. Like as I’m wearing it in my pjs, no makeup, it makes me feel like I have my makeup on & my hair is shampooed & styled & I’m wearing the best lotion & skincare products … It’s more youthful to me than Narciso Ambree which I’ve been wearing lately since got that a few days ago. That’s pretyy mature on me. & I’m 35 … This is just very easy to wear with anything, & that’s what I wanted in a signature that I will constantly grab. I wanted something that made me feel like a pretty, mature but youthful woman who is styled & put together. I think it will be pretty lightly misted all over in my hair also. It makes me feel sexy just because it’s giving a strong, stylish vibe. I might even consider wearing it on a first date because it’s also kind of playful & pretty so far. I think it can be for evening. I might be the only one who sorta detects an evening formal feeling also. Fun & cute for a date, I think men would love it. This is prob the only perfume out of my growing collection, I wanna wear with everything now. Hooray! It seems to work really well with my chemistry right now, super chic … & can go day to evening. I will update when learn how long it lasts. Sillage seems good so far …

On the first glance Nuit de Cellophane may seem boring, pedestrian and juvenile. But the more I smell it, the more nuances I get, the more nostalgia, memories it brings in, the more it envelops into a truly feminine, poetic piece. Adorable, demure, archetypical, nostalgic, even softly melancholic. On one side it's a beautiful summer night, soft scent of a body cream, wavy hair just washed, a long silk skirt...on the other side it's poetry, a mystical tale of womanhood told in the softest way. In its core it reminds me of those perfumes that somehow stick to a person, reminding of him, they smell slightly weird, unique, sometimes even unpleasant, but captivating. Smelling this, I feel like a young girl watching my mother doing all those beautiful, relaxed rituals of beauty and thinking to myself I want to be like her someday. To me it also embodies that all beauty is ephemeral, finite, which evokes a certain melancholia, and for this reason must be appreciated while it lasts.

This is such a fun fragrance! The opening reminds me right away of those fruity, pink bubblegums. And honestly, this is the most realistic bubblegum note that I have smelled in a perfume so far (looking at you, Moschino Toy 2 Bubblegum). Anyhow, the bubblegum note disappears after a few minutes and a lovely symphony of sweet white flowers emerges. The flowers never get indolic and they keep their playful sweetness until the end. The jasmine note is not comparable to the indolic one in A la Nuit. I think this is a fragrance that could be appreciated by many and it just shows how versatile the Serge Lutens fragrance range is.

I have a mini vial (5 mL) of this scent, and this is one of a few Serge Lutens fragrances that I have no desire to obtain a full bottle of. I do like it, but the scent to my nose is forgettable. If you told me that was older Chanel or Dior, I would have believed it. There is nothing about it that makes it distinctly unique. I agree with many people here, it does have J'adore DNA. It is quite soapy, especially in the beginning. I do not get any honey. Does not last long, and the dry down in not particularly memorable. It is definitely one of the more wearable, every day Lutens.

Okay, I was not impressed when I had this. This is because I found it boring and less characterful compared to other fragrances by Serge Lutens. But now I understand how this is beautiful and elegant. Yes, it is quite a bright scent compared to other fragrances by Serge Lutens, but it is not too cheerful. This is like a lonely star sparkling alone in the night sky, not belonging to any nebula nor having any satellites. Gold, black, beige, lace, lame, chiffon...fit this scent. Nevertheless, it can be a versatile scent to use on any occasion: casual dating or a gala party.