Civet de Nuit

I'll admit that the online reviews had me intimidated. But, I'm happy to report that this is a very wearable fragrance. When I hear the words "civet" and "musk", I naturally associate them with ribald and corporeal pungency. Can I wear this around my kids? Can I wear this in a restaurant? Will I scare the cat? But curiosity prods the mind, sometimes, and you find yourself browsing the Areej Le Dore website and saying "oh, what the hell--let's do this." Next thing you know, the blind buy is complete. The package is on the countertop. You're showered and ready to test this concoction, regardless of whatever zoological or scatological fate may befall you. You look up uncertainly at the humming bathroom exhaust fan and utter a plea--"if this goes sideways, I'll be counting on you..." You step into the shower stall and pull the curtain--gotta keep this beast from getting out--and you issue a tentative spritz to your wrist... and it's fine. It's fine! There's no wild animal here. I mean, the civet is definitely present but it plays a steady supporting role, tying the disparate notes together into a unified fragrance that is pleasant, captivating, warm, and (shockingly) unoffensive. There are two distinct phases to this olfactory experience, roughly four hours apiece (on my skin, ymmv). The opening phase reminds me of a gently spiced gingerbread dough that is informed by pushy heliotrope and nuanced by gentler florals (jasmine and ylang-ylang). As the scent profile transitions to its closing phase, the spices and florals recede gradually as the sandalwood inches forward. There are two constants throughout the entire duration: a natural honey-beeswax note and the warm musk of the aged civet tincture employed by the perfumers. About that musk: it's not urinous or feculent in the slightest. It is fairly "mousy" which will likely be the make-or-break aspect of this otherwise uncontroversial fragrance. (Supposedly there are contributory elements of ambergris and oakmoss, as well, but I couldn't parse these out as distinct elements.) Civet de Nuit is *not* an assault on the senses. In fact, I wore three sprays (wrist, wrist, between the pecs) to the family dinner table and nobody mentioned a thing. Same for when we cuddled on the couch for family movie night. (And my family is far from anosmic--they never fail to call me out when I overspray.) I'll try wearing this to work, just to gauge the response, and will report back. But make no mistake, this is not a suitable fragrance for the gym or restaurant. I'd go so far as to say that Civet de Nuit is decidedly not a "bedroom" musk either--this ain't artisanal Kouros. This is an insular fragrance that cocoons you in a warm bubble of scent. This is for a lazy day of reading; maybe it's raining outside, maybe there's a cozy fireplace; maybe your cat is curled in your lap (and, like my cat, is completely unbothered by your subtle animalistic aura); maybe you've got a hot cup of savory tea; and maybe you have a day's worth of Tolstoy ahead of you. Sounds nice, doesn't it? Well, in the right application and with the right mindset, there's nothing better than this. 9/10.

My last fragrantic Eid celebration ended up with beautiful Civet de nuit from the house of Areej Le Dore I have sprayed this perfume before but today on this special day it acted very special. I thought I will pair it with Diwaniya by Sultan Pasha Attars but at the last moment I have changed my mind decided to give it a full wearing alone. I know it’s crazy wearing 3/4 master perfumes in a day and even pairing these with world best attars but trust me it was one of the best fragrant day in my whole life. I was able to decipher way better than I used to be and I am even enjoying perfumes better than I used to be. This is my 5th time wearing Civet de nuit and omg aging above one month it has opened up magically. On my all the previous wear I think I was looking at different direction or time was not right. Now I want to jump into my take on civet de nuit. My take on Civet de nuit!!! We all know the smell of something can so immediately trigger a detailed memory or even intense emotion, immediately after the sprays it took me to my childhood when I was in school. me and my dad used to go for morning cycling after the Farj prayer. I had my trendy bicycle and he had one old school phoenix cycle. we had a night blooming jesmin flower tree in front of our gate we call it Shiuly ful tree. Civet de nuit took me to that place where me and dad preparing for our morning ride where all the Shiuly ful on the ground, a clam environment with harmony of birds singing and my dad. We used to take few flowers with us as we knew these flowers may not be available while we will return back home. We used to ride around 5/6miles, we used to sweat and enjoy the moment that I still carry with me. I can even relate our whole bicycle ride with civet de nuit. This floral aroma stays for over 30mins on my skin, then it start changing like a little green (definitely oakmoss) and powdery aspect. In this stage a mild animalic civet starts playing its role in the background. I was also surprised I was getting hint of a tone down sandalwood and honey like accord at some point. this part played atleast next 2/3 hours on my skin. Dry down is also very artistic more powdery and more musky civet. Oakmoss is no longer green and night blooming jesmin are no longer fresh. I can detect the presence of few other element but it was very hard to detect for my amateur nose. I would love if the heart stayed for few more hours 😅 and on my skin after 4/5 hours civet de nuit was almost skin scent. I could still feel the powdery florals, resins, and musky civet but just near my skin. This is definitely one of the best purchase of 2022. And I am glad I did choose this one to end my fragrantic Eid celebration. I wish I had better vocabulary to describe my feelings. Trust none but your nose! Thanks a lot to Russian Adam and Sultan Pasha for reviving such an magical moment of my life.

Thoughts on a sampling... * An Ylang-Ylang bomb. * Accompanied by Musk. * Smells like the incense section in an ethnic American/Asian or an American/Indian grocery market. * 100% feminine. But only if you're into Ylang-Ylang. * Long lasting with good sillage. * This is done insanely well. It is so realistically authentic . * The quality of the notes seem to abundantly ooze without shame. * That being said it is probably a little bold and daring to be a crowd pleaser or office friendly. * I almost blind bought this. Thou not for me I do recommend for anyone that thinks they might like this scent to give it a try. I consider it spectacular. * HOWEVER... upon trying several more times... * Seems my skin and/or nose have had an adaptive shift. * Now the Ylang-Ylang is tamed and gives way to the Civet. * Also detect a spicy Tobacco that outlasts the Musk many hours later. * All of this making it less feminine and more unisex. * It both, projects and lasts very well. ** Final thought... It is a different kind of scent. If I had to describe vintage I would include Civet de Nuit. Final verdict, I like this, it defiantly has grown on me. Time to splurge for a bottle. *** I was eventually able to get my hands on a full bottle. As time passes and it settles it seems to become more masculine. Sultan Pasha is so evident in this collaboration as it is similar to his Cuirlilas. It is however airier and not as dark as the aforementioned and does outperform it in both sillage and longevity. That being said it is near impossible to wear indoors. If it were not for that I might be tempted to place it in my "top five shelf".

Oh how I wish I could get any of the notes listed. But all I get is sweet, like smelling a sickeningly sweet honey. It’s a lot like Bee from Zoologist. In fact it could be a dupe. And it’s very linear, it’s just sweet all the way thru to the dry down. I’ve heard some ppl say their bottle has crystallized sugar at the opening. What did he do, put honey in this one?. I can’t take it. I should have never blind bought it. I have not liked any of Areej collabs. His own work is amazing, I’ve loved everything he’s released. But his collabs are just no good. Aquilaria Blossom is so bad that just smelling it makes me want to vomit. No joke, I’m not even exaggerating, the smell makes me sick to my stomach. I’m about to sell it and get rid of it. I’ll never ever wear it or even smell it again. I don’t get how anyone can like it. And yes i bought my bottle direct from Areej Le Dore . I always buy all of my Areej Le Dore from the website and not resellers. Even tho I do know of one reseller that I completely trust. I only go to him when Areej is all sold out.

This is very masculine. It smells like a tobacco and amber Oriental. This is quite complex. I have a decant. Each time I wear it, I like it more. Picking up more heliotrope now. It's very good, but for some reason I am not drawn to look for a bottle. I have smelled or have similar fragrances perhaps. The aldehydes are soft. The florals are in the background smoothing things out. There's no oud here. It reminds me of Tom Ford London or Jovoy Les Jeux, Les Indemodables Vanilla Havana. Of these 3 similar fragrances, I easily prefer Civet de Nuit. But it also cost much more. If this is the genre of fragrance you really like. It may very well be worth the purchase. I'm not sure I think collaborations are a good thing... Can you imagine 2 artists painting one painting together? It would look muddled. I know and trust Russian Adam's work. He knows best how to balance and blend his own fragrance. This is a well blended fragrance. But it doesn't smell like Russian Adam to me Rating: 8.5/10 God bless. John 3:16