Nuit Noor

Now that I’ve had it for about a week I feel I can comment. This was a blind buy because I love the nose for this perfume and the notes seemed beautiful, and I also could not find it in the stores in Spain so I bought it online. The first day and the first 10 minutes were strange, but once I knew what to expect I am very much in love with this perfume. I wrote my reaction the first day, here it is in case you find it useful: “First impression, there is something at the bottom that makes me think of a beach or sun cream (ylang ylang plus honey?), with nice wood spice, and inciense. Not dry, rather sweet/balanced. Eventually after 20 minutes or so I get the rose. Then it really evolves into oriental rose, with spice. I even get cinnamon.” The remaining days I haven’t able to pick the notes so clearly although I still feel the evolution of the smell over time. For me it is “creamy woody” with beautiful spices and inciense. I find it balanced, not sweet and not dry. I like that it is not girly, I can totally see it unisex. It evokes a strong woman, she wears it to the office and smells like business in a confident (not loud) way. She wears it to go out and carries that strong confidence with her, because of the unconventional yet beautiful seductive smell. I like it for the day but the sequence of notes and transition clearly evokes the evening: starts warm sunny and a bit tropical as you sip a cocktail with friends before a date, then evolves into more rose and spice, that’s dinner with your partner, and then it sets into the darkest part with wood and spices as the night falls, never losing warmth as it sets into that “creamy woody” phase. This perfume evolves like an evening evolves into the night. It is very unique, I find it beautiful.

I totally get the Tom Fort Black Orchid comparison in this fragrance. They share such a similar opening in many respects that you may be wondering why you should choose this one. For a start, Nuit Noor quickly settles into a much more smoky feel, with resins and incense being distinguishable. It also doesn't project as much which I know sounds a bit counter-intuitive, but not everyone wants to perfume every room they walk into! With TF fragrances these days, everyone knows exactly what you are wearing because you can't help but notice their intensity. With this Elie Saab however there's a distinct presence - and it's a very grown up presence as well - but it strikes that all-important balance of being noticeable without being overwhelming. I like this a lot. I decided to wear the two side by side today and compare. TF has a much earthier, resinous dry down, whereas NN maintains the rose and incense qualities, leaning a bit more feminine. To the untrained nose, they are still quite similar and if you have one, you probably don't need the other. However, if you like NN, I understand it's been discontinued so grab a back-up bottle because they are a good price at the moment. Further on in this thread there is a comment about Agent Provocateur, which is another interpretation of rose. I own that as well and to me that's more a musky rose that resembles Narciso Rodriguez for Her, but with a woody dry-down. It's a beautiful fragrance as well, and normally is super affordable so grab a bottle if that's your vibe.

I’m so happy that I managed to get my hands on this discontinued gem from Francis Kurkdjian. This is without a doubt, a wow fragrance!! Alluring, captivating, enticing, multifaceted honeyed roses! While it doesn’t have any novelty or unusual notes, it does absolutely smells apart from the most designers releases focused around rose. This is a deep, smooth, ambery, warm, honeyed ylang ylang, rose, patchouli, incence, woods and solar notes. Nuit Noor is such a smooth, warm, incensy mix of sweet rose and ylang ylang with hints of spices, black pepper and heavy woods. I absolutely adore everything solar and incense. And Nuit Noor has them both! And leans gourmand... stunning blend! Has a bit of a holiday vibe and tropical twist from ylang ylang and solar notes that could make you believe that Nuit Noor is a summer scent. But then it has a green patchouli, a healthy dose of thick, extra gourmand honey, a deep, almost burgundy rose, a blend of pepper and other spices that take the composition into a fall-winter direction. It’s a strong, rich, long lasting scent that could work most of the seasons. I find it very versatile thanks to its masterfully crafted composition and I feel that Nuit Noor could be worn during all seasons except summertime, when it would be too much. Very feminine, seductive and intoxicating type of scent that lasts and projects amazingly. As the name implies, better suited for nighttime wear or activities...

I bought this to surprise my mom-she'd described her dream scent perfectly, and I knew this was it. Imagine if Tom Ford went full commercial with a Black Orchid elixir: ditching the earthiness for a smoother, more polished vibe. That's this fragrance nailed. It's amazingly unisex. On my mom and wife, it's ultra-feminine-honeyed florals that bloom sweetly. On me? Zero femininity; it's all woody depth and confidence. To me, it straight-up smells like paan-that post-dinner mouth freshener with gulkand (sugared rose petals), fennel seeds, chocolate bits, cloves, and more, wrapped in betel leaf. Add hints of honey, saffron, and catechu, then layer it over top-tier burning incense. The patchouli here is subtle and chocolaty, never overpowering. From non-fragrance folks, I heard: "Exotic, semi-dry, juicy-spicy red berry vibe!" "Like a premium incense stick." My dad (a scent lover, but not industry-obsessed) calls it "Hollywood iconic" and "intoxicating." I got more compliments on Tom Ford's Black Orchid-its earthiness amps up the masculinity but who cares? I pick Nuit Noor over BO every time. It's my go-to.

OOOOHHHH 🤩 This was a blind buy. The moment I smelled this I was amazed!! It is such a warm and cozy winter fragrance. Definitely woody with honey and patchouli. I can't wait for the colder days to come!! Lovely oriental fragrance, very unique. But then I read comments about how similar this is to Black Orchid... I smelled black orchid once in the store after reading glorious reviews about it and I absolutely HATED IT!! I was so shocked about the scent and disappointed. To me, this doesn't smell like BO at all!! If you could get your hands on this one you definitely should!! It is worth having in your collection and I am sure that -most of you- won't regret this! especially if you are familiar with Elie Saab/MFK fragrances and if you love oriental fragrances.