My Love Has the Colour of the Night

Was gifted a travel atomizer & @ first smell I initially thought of lemongrass & spicy incense. I had no idea of the notes since my mother who had given me the sample couldn't remember the brand & name of it. She just told me it was a new Japanese fragrance house that she really liked 'cause she loves patchouli. I really liked but @ that time she had given me Parfums de Marly Kalan as a birthday gift so I just put it away for later. I kept spraying it throughout that time sparingly since it projects strongly & lasts long on my skin & I couldn't help but start to appreciate it since it reminded me of a spiritual place with burnt incense, cold granite floors & dim lighted candles, a place of tranquility, elegance, sophistication & strength. Actually, its funny, that I asked my 12 yr old boy what came to mind when he smelled the fragrance & he replied that this is what a Samurais' scent must be! Price is steep but I'm happy to have this sample, not a mainstream scent, more of a delicacy in a way.

This is one of the most amazing vetiver perfumes I have smelt and currently have. Vetiver is so nice and perfect here, a true gem for a vetiver lover as I am. The low score in FR seems to come from the fact that this has been evaluated by those who don't like vetiver: I really don't see any other possible reason. If there is any patchouli, it's more of an imaginative part or I just have to wear it five more times to distinguish it, also wear it on my hand too (in addition to the shirt) to say the final word about it.

What is it with this house and confusing note break down descriptions? Yes, I get beautiful, peppery guaiac wood, and the bright, freshness of vetiver, but for me the 'warm spicy' part is WAY forward, and it is unisex and it is absolutely gorgeous! A really soft, Christmas time fruity hug - it is amazing! In spite of the, frankly, completely incomparable note breakdowns, this reminds me of Bond no. 9 Manhattan, but that is hardly a cheap swap. Definitely one of my favourites!

Bought this after trying on 3 different perfumes in a shop in Florence,Italy When she first sprayed it on me and told me the price, I had her show me a few others. After not loving what I sampled, I smelled my arm again and said "I really love this one" and it turned out to be My Love Has THe Color of Night. I bought it and amd extremely happy with the perfume. Although it was very expensive, I was on vacation and no one back home in the states will have it! Wonderful perfume

I’m in love, this one so good and unique, woods with patchouli oil, so relaxing and charismatic sexy scent. This house amazed me with the uniqueness while using simple notes, big love.

This is hands down the best fragrance from Floraiku collection! intoxocating and mysterious which is like forbidden satanic words ! works like a bomb in the winter. Love it!

Hmmmm; love this sexy smell; young Robert de Niro or any other dark mediterranean :) ! Not unisex imo. and no, not complex either, but who cares if it smells this good !

Addictive scent but not narcotic. It's slightly reminiscent of Chinese medicine but overall smells nice and masculine.

Smells like a walk in a really dry forest on a hot day. I love it! Review of discovery kit sample, number 2/11.

Warm oud, nice softy fresh vetiver, don't get patchouli at all

This sample had impressed me even back when I was still fighting my war with patchouli... because I couldn't erase from my mind something that stood this noble while smelling this dark and slightly morbid... Dry patchouli. A strong and dark fragrance. This time I can say it lives up to its name. Guaiac wood, vetiver and patchouli notes are very dominant. There's a bit of an herbal aroma. The fragrance opens with a pungent spice. I'd even call it warm, but then it hardens and turns into what I think of as dry woody patchouli and dark balsam with a hint of incense. Dark and sultry... It'll take its place among dramatic, dark, academic and gothic scents. Tag(s): dry patchouli, guaiac wood, vetiver, dark, balsamic, incense, gothic

This starts out w/ a spicy/grassy vetiver style but gets earthy and rich as the fragrance progresses. I find this to be a great masculine scent. It smells like the outdoors. Almost everything I have tried from this brand leans masculine. Only 2 leaned feminine and 1 was unisex. Out of the 2 that leaned feminine I only liked 1 and that was In the Dark which is not in the data base of this magazine yet. It is an interesting take on Rose, it combines it w/ peppermint and incense. If I was to buy one for myself it would be that one. If I was getting a fragrance for my husband from this line it would be this one, My Love Has The Color of The Night. It is a very sexy, earthy and hyper masculine scent.

I didn't hold out high hopes for this before trying it (I am not a fan of Palo Santo)......but I REALLY like this! It's lovely and deep and rich, with lots of earthy patchouli. I think this would smell amazing on almost every body. The vetiver is quiet in the background, and the guaiac is a nice balancing note. Longevity is good (it lasted nearly an entire work day, and I think it'd do better in humidity rather than my bone-dry office), and if not for the silly price, I would say it's full-bottle (but not blind-buy) worthy. If you enjoy deep/woody/earthy scents, I definitely recommend getting your nose on this.

I am not usually a patchouli fan but this one is nice and inoffensive. Patchouli, vetiver and gaiac wood together created a dry woody scent. I can see why some people think that it is a dry scent whereas others take it as a wet woody scent. It is not the common dry smoky desert-like woody scent but something in between and well balance with the slight hint of sweetness from gaiac wood. It takes some time for gaiac wood to appear and I enjoy it so much after 10 minutes from spray. In some sense it is a lighter version of Aesop hwyl.

Nice dry peppery cedar-centered frag, with support of guaicwood, resins, patchouli and smoky vetiver (in the base). Interesting? Yes. But it is like 80% Bentley Absolute (with the sweetness taken out), and 20% Montana Graphite which both cost 10X less. Clearly, it's better defined than BA, and BA does not have the refined vetiver in the base. Still, not worth the outrageous asking price imo. Fall/Winter days, 25+

A pleasant scent to my nose at least It’s woody to the max Vetiver is on the harsh side with earthy patchouli And the woods are present as well Performance was good Closest scent to it is incident diplomatic by jovoy I enjoyed it but it wasn’t something I’m eager to add to my collection

Guaiac Wood, vetiver, patchouli...... On me it smells wet woody with cherries. Subtle, dark, lovely. This has me thinking of a scent I wore decades ago: Jacamo. When it dries down it leaves behind a faint bitterness, not sweet anymore but astringent, dry and Listerine like.

a little cold november night 5 am and the sky is parliament blue. you've just left the club, you're tired and smoking on your car hood with your girlfriend, looking at a dark sea view. and i guess this is watered down. in 1 hour, sits close on the skin for long hours.

The notes votes on this one are interesting to me since my brain is reading this as predominantly vetiver, which is disappointing because I wanted to smell the patchouli. I think this is definitely worth checking out for vetiver fans though.

Cinnakitty is spot on imho. It's nice though if you like dark green earth bound scents. Very unisex. So simple. It makes the prices they are charging all the more ludicrous.