Nocturne

I found Nocturne to be just as moody and somber as advertised. I absolutely love this scent from BPAL and it's been far too long since I have used my bottle. It's time for another! I don't think it smells cheap at all. This is probably the only BPAL scent I've ever considered full bottles of. The only other contender I can think of is possibly Ophelia. Both are gorgeous. If Nocturne were a color, it would be a dark, blue-leaning purple. It is definitely floral, boasting only three noticeable notes, all of which are flowers! So if you don't like in-your-face floral notes, I would avoid this one; there is NO getting around the violet, lilac or tuberose in here. It's soft - not in terms of sillage, but in terms of its feel; if you could touch it, it would feel like a chenille sweater. Nocturne is beautiful, especially for being a scent with so few components. It is not complex, it is straightforward lilac/violet/tuberose in equal parts on my skin, but in a sleepy way as opposed to a searing floral screech. I love it.

Based on all the other BPAL oils I have tried, I assumed this would be dark, edgy, or hard to wear, but it turns out this is a soft (but still rather strong!) powdery floral all the way through. Opens with lilac and tuberose, very pretty. Surprisingly the tuberose fades pretty quickly. Lilac remains, but in the background, and the violet really starts to amp up. Reminiscent of Insolence EDT to me but a little brighter from the lilac, whereas Insolence feels almost oppressively heavy. I gave this an ok, but I kind of like it actually... just don't feel like I would ever want to wear it.

Nocturne is a lovely, light floral scent. For me, even after the dry down the lilac note was very intense and about the only note I could smell. Out of the bottle and initially, I could smell tuberose but that quickly faded. I couldn't smell the violet at all. I would say this perfume is great if you want a soft, floral scent that's not overpowering. And it is a good scent for women whose body chemistry melds well with light floral scents.

Sharp, perfume-y florals. I was looking for a moody, dark floral scent but this was nothing like that. Just screaming flowers that smelled like a cheaply manufactured drug-store scent. Disappointed.