La Nuit de Bohème

My views and thoughts: Sharp and zesty opening reminds you that this is a citrusy scent. Soon after the initial zing it calms down a little leaving a lovely lemon thrill. The floral rose begins to make her appearance holding onto the lemons hand - before pushing it off the stage and singing her aria to a stunned audience. Behind the scenes the villainous Woods scowls deeply at the Rose, smirking as he knows that she will soon be overcome by his seductive powers. The final act proves this with the marriage of floral and Woods battle each other for domination in a rousing, cometragic finale. If that was too dramatic for you here is another perspective: Close your eyes, deeply inhale and slowly exhale a few seconds after. Keep your eyes closed, imagine birdsong - lambs baaing - the sun is shining and you feel refreshed and energised. You decide to take your puppy out for a walk in the nearest woodland you can find. The woodland is Pine and the moment you step out of the car you take a sniff of the citrus scented air. It only adds your enthusiasm as you take your puppy out of the car and start walking. Only it is now 3pm and the weather changes - dark clouds gather - and you start feeling a few drops of rain on your head. Never mind, it is still a lovely 18 degrees but, somehow; it feels warmer, muggier and the ground beneath your feet somehow feels different ... alive ... waking up for the 'caffiene' about to come. You brush your hand on the pine leaves crushing them into your palm and your olfactory nerves are swamped by a comforting deep citrus scent that you can taste on your tongue. Rain continues beating down on you but you do not mind. In fact, you end up laughing as you become drenched. Your puppy whimpers so you decide to go home. The moment you arrive home the rain stops, the sun shines and the birds start singing again. Another scent wafts its way over to you, that of the pink and red roses in your front garden, the rain making their presence known to you. You realise you still have pine leaves in your jeans pocket. You decide to pluck some soaking wet petals into your hands and mix them with the pine leaves. In your front garden you stand there, nose buried in your cupped hands and, from somewhere unknown, you catch on the gentle breeze the zing of freshly cut grass. Roses definitely dominate the scent throughout and the longevity is quite impressive as I can still scent it on the back of my hand four hours after the initial spray. After washing your hand it does rub off a little but I re applied and it's stronger than ever.

I have been wanting to test out Anna Sui perfumes ever since I saw the bottle for Fantasia Mermaid. They look so whimsical and fun and the notes definitely caught my attention. I ended up buying a bundle of perfumes online that came with a bunch of Anna Sui perfumes and I received a dabber bottle for La Nuit de Bohème in it. Immediately, La Nuit de Bohème is much more interesting to my nose than La Vie de Bohème. I pick up on a strong woody, but clean note. Like many other reviewers, it does sort of smell like a clean unlit smokey lemon incense. It does dry down with less noticeable smokiness, but still fresh and woody. Personally I love it, I find it interesting and invigorating. This brings to mind images of reading in a clean, warm cabin in the PNW on a nice autumn day. I think the duality of this scent allows it to work for any occasion or season, whether it’s day or night. I have the dabber version of this EDP and look forward to purchasing a full size bottle of this one. As for the packaging, I do prefer the frosted glass bottle for La Vie de Bohème over the all gold look of La Nuit de Bohème. They’re both still cute, but La Vie looks much more elegant to me.

When I received the box alone, I could already smell it! It smells like ethereal soap. Like the kind angels bathe in. Now, to be more specific, you do get that aldehyde soapy lightness. But the scent itself is oud and floral something. It is such a penetrating and magnetic fragrance but isn't heavy at all because of its soapy quality. I am truly in love. Perhaps people were expecting a woody scent and weren't expecting the angelic, light quality in this. Bear in mind, it smells like something familiar with something foreign and exotic if you aren't familiar with oud or smell it in daily life. As a Filipino, this is a great marriage between familiar/popular scents of choice (fresh, clean, light) with something alien and interesting (oud) yet still comes across as completely inoffensive. I love perfumes that come across as an "aura", and I love how this is both irresistibly noticeable yet low-key.

I first smelled this perfume when I got a sample of it from a Sephora order. I had never heard of Anna Sui, so I had no idea what to expect. Once I sprayed this perfume, all I could think of was, "WOW! I NEED this perfume in my life." It smells so good. My first thought was that it reminded me of something a hippie would wear. I actually called this my "Hippie Perfume" for the longest time. For me, this perfume is unlike anything I've ever smelled. I definitely smell the oud more than any other note. I'm not sure what other notes I smell-- I'm not good at picking out specific notes-- all I know is that I like what I smell. Even my boyfriend who is extremely picky when it comes to smells likes this. Would I recommend? 100% YES

Very similar to Burberry Body at the first second on me. Though I really don't like Burberry Body, La Nuit de Boheme somehow pleasants me a lot. Maybe it's sweeter or more fruity than Burberry Body, so that it brings me a younger image. The oud or something woody brings an exotic atmosphere, which makes this perfume be unique and a little secret to me. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't like the amber in it, so I only wear it when his office time, ha!