La Selection Nocturnes

Achh some have only "seduction" in their heads, as if the only purpose of this life is to expose yourself like a piece of meat to the butcher and all the perfume out there "need" to be a frivolous exposition of this desire, well no. This one is a typical Caron signature as some below very well observed, it is a perfume designed for a sober but still fine woman, a perfume for a business-inspired outfit, an impeccable black double blazer and some straight black pants but with a turtle blouse in a powdery color, is the perfume that says power but retains a more childish aura, inspires me a young woman who knows how to speak business but she has not yet learned how to scream and punch the table. The perfume itself has a very pure chypre aura, with a predominant floral undertone especially neroli and tuberose and that childish part I think came from musk and ylang ylang, which together in a certain dosage smell like those scented mini baby wipes you give to the child in kindergarten to wipe the hands or nose. Together create a charming combination, if I think about it, it's the same image that you see and feel when a small and innocent child spray her clothes with her high career sober powerful mother perfume, it makes you feel anxious, you feel the weight of the perfume vibrating, but you still find it adorable.

This is good news to me. Caron have done an excellent job with this reinterpretation. I actually prefer it over the original formula, (same goes for the new Guerlain Jicky edp by the way). The new Nocturnes seems like a smoother, richer, more refined blend. I love the sandalwoody drydown. Don't dismiss this one just because it's a reformulation. Try it before you make judgement.

Nocturnes is a beautiful reinterpretation of a legendary and refined perfume, perhaps quite far from the original... but in its distance it still manages to be a very beautiful floral. Although modernized, this fragrance has a hyper feminine tuberose, ylang and jasmine. I can feel a neroli at the top suitable for spring and even summer, but I use it all year round. It's modern, but it's classic. It has the necessary attributes to dress smart and at the same time not be too stuffy. It is definitely one of the most crystalline and chic floral perfumes I have smelled, any moment is suitable for its fantastic smell. However, I do not recommend a purchase without trying it first, because its effervescent output (with aldehydes) can seem a bit vintage. But if you love the mix of modernity with the beauty of a clear, diaphanous, feminine and beautiful floral that was created in other decades, you will be in love. A bright and sunny morning in winter or spring is perfect for your soul, light clothes, loose and natural hair will be the star combination in this new jewel

Caron's Nocturnes EDP does an interesting number on my skin: for the first 5 minutes it starts off as a glamorous powdery, musky, and jasmine perfume of the 50ies and 60ies. In the next 5 minutes the rose appears and dominates. The dry down is actually very tropical and I swear I can sense pineapple in it as well. Worthy of consideration if you love older Parisian perfumes.

i wear the old version ,the bottle is more esthetic ,and the perfume is more interessant than the new one ,more deeper just like his name :nocturnes .....if you can ,keep the older!!

Totally different from the original! I didn ́t like it!

I love the original Nocturnes so much I'm truly afraid to try this one! I had a tiny bottle of Nocturnes parfum I used so sparingly it lasted throughout the '80's for me. It was a gift and I couldn't have dreamed of affording another bottle of it. It was one of the most exquisite, beautiful fragrances I could ever have imagined, and on very special occasions I would allow myself to wear a drop of it on my neck. I bought an EDP of Nocturnes about 10-12 years ago, and it smelled of longing and disturbance. I was so deeply disappointed. It was not the same...maybe this new formulation will better recall the glory of the original.

First impression was , hmmm not so original. I did to pick up orange but a lot of musky patchouli at first. It does seems to have the lovely undercurrent of a powdery same which I think is the signature Caron identity. On my skin after 30 min I can't say it is as good as Parfum Sacre. Glad I have it in the wardrobe but I wouldn't wear it to seduce, it's good for the boardroom it talks business. I consider this a mature scent for a strong woman. Which I am but it could be even too old for me. There is no frivolity in this aroma at all so maybe that why I can't enjoy it as much as some other Caron scents.

Never has a fragrance been so misnamed--Nocturnes is a day scent if there ever was one. I don't have the original to compare, but this Nocturnes still evokes 1981, which I mean as a compliment. It's elegant, sophisticated, and very polite--certainly no longing or disturbance, as Tovah found in an earlier reformulation. Longing and disturbance is a Caron specialty, but not here. Nocturnes' modus operandi is loveliness--I wish I'd bought it for my late, beyond-lovely grandmother.

Tried my sample just about 30 minutes ago and I am saddened. It is already disappearing on my skin. The first note was absolute citrus, then I sensed the rose/floral and a definate musk. This is such a soft perfume, so soft that its dissapearing...If it were to last longer I weould absolutely purchase. Perhaps its just the sample they sent me. Please dont be discuoraged by my review. Try it

The Perfume Society fragrance finder tell me I'll love this whatever perfume I put in. I finally got a tester from a posh scent shop (so I know it's the real thing). It starts out with a nice loose bouquet of white and yellow flowers but the dry down smells just like Sainsburys' nappy sacks. It's not bad , just not something i want to smell of.

I agree with ChristinaSegal. The first impression is wonderful, citrus, rose, musk, like an old parisian perfume style, but then it all quickly dies away, leaving a sort of sherbetty musty smell.

its longevity is poor on me. (i have a dry skin)and i get only woody notes with a hint of rose. i wish it would be more powerful because the scent is good and worths to buy.

In the 80's this was absolutely my favorite! I really want to try this new perfume.

I don't understand why they've changed the bottles ? The new one are so boring :-(