Ombré Noir

I love this juice. It smells like an exact clone of La Nuit Frozen on my skin. Frozen is discontinued so I bought this to supplement my Froze usage. Now I find myself never reaching for the Frozen. I only wear this wonderful juice. It has moderate to long performance & sillage. It has the original La Nuit DNA so it works in cold weather, but being slightly fresher (the Frozen dna) it also works on warm days too. It's good for work, play, day or night. Hany hit a home run with this juice. UPDATE 1/5/17: So I am wearing this again today as well as La Nuit original formulation. I wanted to wear them side by side. I need to change my review just a little. Today (at least) this is 95% identical to La Nuit 1st formulation on my skin. The opening was slightly more "in your face & loud" but the drydown is IDENTICAL to LNDH. The opening scent was similar, but just louder. This is such a great scent from Hany.

Ombre Noir 2.0 is a fantastic fragrance. This is after over a year of macerating. Of course you don't have to do it for this long, because for me, when I first smelled it out of the box a year ago, it's smelled very harsh and just garbage so I left it on the side and forgot about it. This holiday when I was organizing my collection I smelled it again and it surprised me a lot. It's now very natural, very beautiful, sophisticated and well blended. I would say it's an easy buy since it's pretty affordable and you can just buy it and see how it goes. But I can tell you that what I have right now is something gorgeous. It's fantastic on its own, but compare to YSL, it's 85%. It's actually a little fresher, brighter, and easier to wear. It's still spicy and lavender dominant but it's not as nutty as YSL. Slightly less complex, without those dark notes in the YSL.

So La Nuit is a really amazing fragrence, its opening is rich and spicy and mouthwatering. I don't get this really with the Alexandria impression, but the drydown is dead on to my skin. Most importantly though, is with La Nuit, there is something going on with a note that comes off extremely sour from my skin that ruins the whole experience. That is thankfully not present in the Alexandria version. Ombre Noir is a fantastic fragrence wether its a clone or not, I have 2 bottles now and see this as my late winter early spring evening scent. I would say its long lasting and projects moderate. Its going to be on your clothes for awhile so be thoughtful of that. This is great stuff, easily a signature scent, I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Ombre Noir 2.0 Another great scent from Alexandria Fragrances! I haven't smelled the earlier batches of La Nuit so I cannot compare it to those but I have smelled current formulations and I can say that this is 95% similar. Noir 2.0 has a slightly messy opening but after about 10 minutes this fragrance starts to shine. I prefer this over the La Nuit and so does my girlfriend. Noir 20. has that classic La Nuit DNA but it amps up the performance. I find that Noir 2.0 has a much stronger smell as well without becoming too overpowering. Just like La Nuit this is a year round night time scent in my opinion. I agree with @KingMigi below, he stated that the fragrance improves over time, I found this to be true. 9/10

Ignore all the negative reviews about this clone, I haven't smelled the original but this smells like sex in a bottle. I couldn't stop sniffing it when I sprayed myself with it for the first time. Before buying I checked all the notes side by side of the original and this one and they are identical. Long lasting version of the original. I'm not sure if some people got a bad or freshly made batch but this is worth the money imho. There's a reason this averaged 4.25 stars, don't let the negative reviews discourage you. Edit: This took 2 months of maceration in a dark closet to start shining, wow I should have wait longer to review this!

I am currently wearing Ombre Noir 2.o tonight for the first time in several months. I sprayed it when I first received the fragrance and it was a hot mess, I knew that I needed to let it sit for a bit and tonight it REALLY SHINES. I've had La Nuit (not vintage) and this is so close to my nose. Totally worth waiting on the juice to mature. Alexandria does a great job, I have about 10 full size bottles and several samples. Royal Equestrian is my favorite as well as 1981x. Well done Mr. Hafez. Guys, let those bottles sit before judging, Ombre Noir 2.0 is AMAZING, went from a 4 to 9.5 in 3 months or so.

I had a decant la nuit from scentbird sprayed on my left arm and ombre on my right. Opening is different. LA nuit is richer/warmer. Ombre has a nutty opening that's not present in La nuit. A few more minutes pass.. middle is still different with la nuit still being more rich and warm. After twenty minutes, ombre is about 80-85% Imo. LA nuit projects a lot more for me and seems heavier. Ombre is not bad, but in my opinion, not exact clone. I'd say it's a lighter copy. I'll report back when I use it more to confirm.

This fragrance is so frickin amazing that I had to buy the OG. Now, I just got the OG yesterday so I need some time before I can say this one is better. HOWEVER, I had 10ml of this and 5 ml of the OG and until I found an amazing deal for the OG I was convinced this was going to be a 60ml bottle. Right now after my decant battle I do believe this is better than the OG and more than likely will go with the 30ml because of the sillage and longevity which are both way better than the OG. More to come.

2.0 First 2 Hours: stronger, louder LNDH. 90% similar. A little too much cedar. 7/10 Next 3 Hours: Enjoy smelling like cedarwood. 5/10. Next 7+ Hours: 99% LNDH clone, skin scent. First perfume I've experienced where the top notes come back in the dry down after disappearing. Lasts 12+ hours on skin. 10/10.

Comparable to YSL's La Nuit de l'Homme with a warmer, spicier, and soapier opening. The key is to let the bottle macerate for a few weeks (cap off) to allow the scent to bloom. Perfect for cool/cold weather, lasts all day on clothes, not a major projector, you have to lean in to get a good whiff.

The only Alexandria Fragrance of all i own which has poor performance & projection . But still last longer than current batches of YSL . But perfume is exact clone of YSL 3/5 for me

It's LNDH at a fraction with the same beautiful spice. Longer lasting and people cannot tell the difference! Get it blindly!

Stronger and louder than La Nuit de L'homme and 90-95% the same. I reach for this more than I reach for my real bottle!

Better and longer lasting than it’s inspiration. Love it

Note: this is preliminary. First impression of Ombre noir 2.0, smells great but doesn't smell like LNDH. Is it in the same family, sure but I' say it's around 70% the same as of this moment. In fact I would say it's closer to smell with Luxor summer (which I also like) than LNDH. I just got it and tested it side by side with LNDH (which I own) and yeah they are close but not close enough to call it a direct clone (at this moment). I can't comment on longevity but it is projecting pretty well for an extrait. Now granted it's known that alexandria fragrances are best when they mature a little bit, so I will come back to give an updated review in 2-3 weeks or so. Overall I got a good price on this fragrance, I think it's around 45 dollars for 60ml which is cheaper than their usual prices and I got the 33% off black friday sale, and I actually like this fragrance on it's own, so no regrets. I will update soon after maceration. Edit: when I placed the order, I got a 60 ml of ombre noir 2.0 and I got a travel set of 4 different scents. One of those 10ml scents was Ovation which is suppose to be a dupe of D&C The One. Now I never tried the original only Royal Night, so I can't say how it smells. But what's flipping me out is now that I tried ovation, it's basically 90% similar to LNDH. So I'm wondering if they somehow got the bottles wrong?

LNDH is my signature scent since more than a year ago, so I know it quite well. I usually spray on clothes, 12+ sprays, and it lasts for 8+ hours with decent projection. Because I spray it on my sweaters and I try not to wash them, my entire wardrobe already smells a bit like this, which is quite nice. When this fragrance arrived, it didn't smell like LNDH at all. I had to let it sit for a year until I ended up recognizing its DNA. Right now it smells very close to the current formulation, maybe a bit more spicy and less sweet/green, but I would say 95% identical. The performance is certainly much better, but the price is not justified for me. In my local store I get LNDH 200ml for 60 eur, so having this perfume at the same price for 50ml is too expensive. Perhaps I will use it in the days of extreme cold or when I go clubbing because it certainly projects better than LNDH, but I don't think I'll buy a second bottle.

I sprayed on some La Nuit on my right arm and Ombre Noir (2.0) on my left arm, here's my thoughts: There's so much cardamom and caraway and lavender in Ombre Noir that it becomes a fresh spicy aromatic bomb, made possible by its extrait concentration. The problem I have is that it's a bit harsh. It's a blessing and curse, really depends on what you like. I prefer more smooth and nuanced formulations, so this misses the mark for me. La Nuit has a gentle, comforting scent to me - which I'd say is perfect for an intimate encounter or workplace wear. LN comes across sweeter, woodier, and more bright thanks to the more pronounced cedar & bergamot & vetiver. I'd say they're fairly different, but still 70% close.

This scent is not quite La Nuit de l’Homme but it’s a good clone. It lasts hours and has great projection. It is close to the original formulation. Very smooth and perfect for dates/close encounters. Best suited for fall/winter...

I got a sample of this one, and couldn't even place what it was trying to copy without looking it up. The opening is nothing like La Nuit. Some similarities show up after a while, but it's still a bit off. 3/10 opening 6/10 dry down I'm not a huge fan of La Nuit, though, and would give it an 8/10 for comparison.

Ombre Noir is a poor impression of La Nuit. Performance of La Nuit is really weak, but this one is too. One thing La Nuit does have, is some type of magic that makes it work. This seems like extra watered down cardamom and not much else. Sad to say, it's a scrubber for me.