NECTARE Extradose

I had been looking for the perfect honey fragrance, and just when I thought that I had enough variations of the honey theme, this fragrance came into my orbit. Talking myself into the idea that I didn’t have a honey-white flowers combo in my collection yet, I decided to buy it anyway, even if it’s of course on the more expensive end as far as middle eastern fragrance go. Especially seeing as I also recently acquired Fierte Luna from the same brand, and I figured it would be different enough if the same brand had another honey forward scent. Luckily, I was right: this is a very different wearing experience compared to the Naxos DNA. Nectaré Overdose is a very, very sticky sweet honey, very smooth and bright. I get a lot of neroli from it, which works beautiful with the honey. It’s very long lasting, even on the skin. In the end, hours later, I feel like the honey has gone to the background and what is left is mostly white flowers. Which is still beautiful, but a very different wearing experience. So this fragrance definitely takes you for a ride: a long, long ride. The package might be a bit on the nose for the theme, but on the other hand, I really love the honeycomb theme, and I feel like, as expected as it is, it’s also really beautiful. If there’s any fragrance that would deserve a honeycomb, honey colored look, it would be a prominent honey fragrance. The box itself looks a little bit less amazing to me, but that’s because in my own personal view, very primary colors (like the primary yellow of this box) tend to look cheap. But it’s definitely a box that I might have kept if I wasn’t trying to save space.

Just got a sample and it’s blown me away, what a standout unique fragrance. At first the bitter orange, ginger and beginning notes of honey reminded me immediately of a bohemian/hippie shop, the ones with colourful natural materials and fibres, wafts of nag champa incense and wooden furniture from some foreign land. Really something special, you have to have a trained nose and good imagination to appreciate this scent. After you’ve entered said shop, the honey comes out in full swing, syrupy and thick, coating the white florals nearly entirely. The walnut milk adds a creaminess that definitely reminds me of some milk and honey body/hand wash, but come on people that smell is sooo delicious, at least for me. A very unique fragrance, not for everyone, but if you appreciate honey or creamy fragrances, worth spending at least half an hour with this scent. Love!

Stunning honey centered fragrance. And I mean it, she's beautiful, sunny, warm. Elegant and feminine, literally. No doubt a lovely every day scent, travelling etc Safe and beautiful, sweet but not crazy, there is a sense of measure and vintage class. If you love honey, this is a super safe blind buy and phenomenal gift 🐝🐝🐝 You will not sense some of the other notes at large but there is a minimal quantities of them to avoid keeping it flat, so it makes it enjoyable. I've purchased honey centered fragrances for 200$ ++ and been way less content. :)) it surprised me Great deal for the price!

This smells very similar to Thameens Bravi however it’s sweeter and the honey note is more pronounced. This is a very beautiful fragrance, very white floral heavy in the opening with the honey note coming out strongly in the dry down. It’s a realistic pure honey too - not synthetic, which at this price point is really impressive. Lasts ages and projects strongly.

Just got this. Lovely well made gorgeous bottle in a solid and beautiful box. After first spray, I get a blast of jasmine and some honey with neroli. This leans to the feminine side a lot. I need to let this mature and then I will do a final review. At the moment it reminds me of Full by Al Rehab. I like this though. A rich Summery and potent perfume.

Absolutely NUCLEAR mix of honey and white florals with hints of bergamot freshness. Despite its strength, the scent is oddly calming; it nearly feels like there is chamomile somewhere in here, it's that soothing. Btw, answering @S.nugaim's question, the honey in here is very realistic; it smells exactly like the honey jar in my kitchen.

To the reviewer who sees this perfume similar to JTC 400: how similar are the two fragrances and what differences do you detect? I am a huge fan of 400, but its price is still very high and I prefer to buy a more affordable alternative instead of a backup bottle (I have 3 bottles atm). Thank you!

After maturing, I can say this is a rich floral and honey perfume with an excellent performance. Towards the feminine side. The jasmine is prominent. I love the bottle. The silage is effective and is attention grabbing. It's a love from me.

Very high presence of honey and white flowers. Honey is realistic, very sweet but still has a refreshing floral touch. I would label it as unisex leaning feminine, but it’s great for men who like honey and jasmine.

Just got this today and WOW, this smells absolutely amazing. It smells like a luxurious honey body lotion you would get at a Spa or really expensive Hotel. Very long lasting 2 sprays go a long way.

The more that I wear this, the more I enjoy it. The drydown is so beautiful. I feel that this is going to be perfection in the warmer months.

"You Are My Honey Bunny" is a nursery rhyme/song well known to many of us. Its cute and sweet, and for whatever reason, this is what I expected when I ordered this perfume. Well, let me assure you that what French Avenue did with honey in their "Nectare Extradose" is so very grown up and doesn't have a single bunny rabbit in several miles' vicinity of it... The opening is of a bitter orange, ginger and bergamot glacé. Very accurate impression, giving great zest and sparkle in the opening. Honey and walnut milk come out almost immediately, flowing as a thick golden syrup with powdery and softly-spiced lactonic undercurrent. Honey shines golden, developing a cloud-like form, that is enveloping and airy in an unexpected manner. This is a stroke of genius as despite strong projection and sillage, the scent does not cloy or suffocate, but settles in comfortably while remaining prominent. All gourmand notes are brilliantly realistic and need no "introductions". Orange blossom and neroli create a gentle backdrop for the lead note, maintaining a citrus presence in the composition rather skilfully and elegantly. Vanilla paints a picture of bright sunshine flowing through the windows of morning patisserie where freshly baked pastries have just been laid out on the counter. Also woven into the scent are woods and tobacco, expanding and deepening honey note's facet, giving it multitude of hues, shifting between Songean golden and orange sapphires, Baltic amber and Mali garnets, with white musk deftly balancing out all the luscious sweetness of the honey. This perfume is incredibly reminiscent of a summer pollen-rich honey that bumblebees make (and yes, I tried bumblebee' honey in my childhood, only twice, for it is hard to come by and my grandfather taught me that as bumblebees do not live in large colonies like honey bees, taking their honey was only allowed to me when he said so). "Nectare Extradose" is also an incredibly warm and comforting (well, can honey be anything else?) and so layers incredibly well with cool/white musks (which I already tried and am in love with the result) as well as wood/tobacco compositions. So, it is quite a versatile creation and one does not have to worry about it being a strictly seasonal indulgence (I would be careful wearing it on its own, having lunch a la fresco in the middle of July if one is uneasy in the presence of wasps or bees). When thinking about the visual image in harmony with this scent I would suggest Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also known as The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold) 1907 by Gustav Klimt, for all the colours, shades and flow of the notes are already there.

I got a box of about 20 decants of newly released middle eastern fragrances from various houses. This one stood out like an elephant among ants and absolutely nothing in that box left such a strong impression. On my skin, this is nuclear honey. Yes, it does start with just a bit of citrus, but everything else is honey on steroids plus a touch of neroli. It doesn't last for more than 4-5 hours on my skin, but it projects like a beast, filling the entire house (not room) from the 1st spray. I do like honey scents and own a few, but I have never encountered one louder than this. However, this is not a complex scent at all. Apart from the initial sting, it is quite linear and has a bit of a vintage designer vibe. Seems like something an older (but chic) female teacher would wear. But it is not unpleasant in any way and I would probably buy a full bottle and layer it with something else. Just as a suggestion to other honey lovers, you might wanna try Giardini di Toscana's new release Oro e Miele. That is what I would call a complex, beautifully blended and realistic honey. Also, Nectare Extradose is definitely NOT a unisex fragrance, it is 100% feminine.

At first spray/smell, I got a really strong overwhelming woody, almost incense vibe and I was not a fan. Then after letting it dry down, the beautiful honey sweetness came through and saved the day! I really enjoy the citrus and orange blossom as well, it balances out the honey and makes this a super mature yet sweet scent. This is such a spring/summer fragrance to me personally, I see myself wearing this on a beautiful sunny day somewhere in Europe. I really enjoy its level of projection and can smell it on myself all day. Despite being labelled as unisex, I would definitely say this is a female leaning scent which I am glad to have in my collection. Smells expensive at a fraction of the price.

Honey comes off very thick in the opening with a citrus note coming from the bitter orange, which almost smells like lime on my skin but i still dig it. After about 10 min, it really starts to brighten up with more florals. It seems like a great spring fragrance and i thought it was going to be deeper. Not a bad thing, i like how bright it is. i have a bottle of JTC 400 and the honey is more pronounced and richer in the JTC. Follow my tiktok for fragrance content: nerolicannoli

Very warm, sweet, honey but floral first, I understand the incense that people mention, but it's very white floral just as described, followed by a intense deep warm honey scent, I feel like it's def more feminine leaning though. But it's nice, long lasting too, sprayed it before bed, woke up 8 hours later, and it still lingered around me.

Wow - this reminds me so much of Dior Poison (1985). The tuberose and jasmine in Nectare Extradose are like no white flowers I've ever smelled apart from Poison. I thought this was going to give pretty-girl spring/honey vibes but no...I would say this is better for cooler weather and night. This scent is STRONG! It's very in-your-face 1980's and 1990's. BOLD white floral in the same snobby clique as Givenchy Amarige or Victoria's Secret Rapture. It's giving big hair, shoulder pads and heels...Alexis Carrington having lunch at the country club while taking a break from world domination.

I get: Intense indolic nectar like white florals Lactonic body lotion & powder tuberose accord (leaning grandma) Subtle musky honey accord (like you took the base notes from real honey) Vanilla accord remeniscent of Lattafa Angham, which I dislike To me this is a nectar & honey twist on the Soleil blanc DNA. The honey is not as prominent as I would like here.

It had a lot of potential because of the name and the notes but this is too soapy, detergent, room spray like. Not a terrible scent but not one I would like to be associated with because it’s too generic to my nose. The bottle is lovely

On me the opening is very honey forward and it dries down into a sweet mess. It's nice but nothing I crave for.