Minuit à New York

Thank you Dora Baghriche for creating this whimsical timeless fragrance. I absolutely L♥V E! L ♥VE ! L♥VE ! I love white flowers so much and having peony in it makes it so delicate!. ....What a incredible experience I had with this one... opening the shiny fuchsia box that is absolutely breathtaking was just one perk. It's beautiful 🌸🌷🌸 with the beautiful swan logo with Gloria Vanderbilt's gorgeous handwriting" signature". It is so very soft and feminine. This is not a toilette like the original yellow juice Vanderbilt though, this one is a parfum but the other one is stronger??!!. This is easily my new signature scent and it is really magical. The bottle is just absolutely stunning. I always loved swans. Its heavy clear glass with the signature swan design engraved in it like the original but it's the 🌷fuchsia magenta colour of this juice that has me captivated.This is my favorite bottle out of my entire collection. I'm surprised it took me this long to find it. Now let's talk about the warm but fruity, white flower bubble gummy soft but also lush scent of this perfume. It is airy and dewy and smells a tad like 💄 lipstick, its a little waxy. It is an exquisite perfume. It is youthful and fun but there is something very mature about it I think it's probably the flowers💐 that make this sent well-rounded. It is uplifting fragrance. It's a Powerhouse too and lasts a long time on my skin. I sprayed it 7 hours ago and it smells like I just sprayed it. The suede is probably what gives this scent a powdery "feel" to it. The sandalwood giving it warmth. I cannot believe that I got this off of eBay for less than $15. It a so pretty I will order another bottle right now before its discontinued. A great year round scent day or night it's very versatile even though the name means "Midnight" in French, this can be worn anytime day or night anytime of the year. If you haven't got this try it I think you'll really like it. Its so feminine and sexy too. I will always have a bottle in my collection. ♥ At first this reminds me of a a more "fruitier"? version of Kim Kardashian original perfume or even a tad like a fruity flowery Sand and Sable or FRACAS... Its the white flowers... so BUBBLEGUM timeless and clean.

Really pleased with this blind buy. The first time I sprayed it (in late winter), I thought it was nice, but maybe smelled a little cheap. Like just a hint. I let it sit several weeks and tried it again (in late spring); it’s lovely, and whatever had given the impression of cheapness was no longer there! It comes to life in warmer weather. It was reminding me of another fragrance: Wonderlust by Michael Kors. I smelled the nozzles of both bottles and they’re very similar; I’ll have to do a spray-and-drydown test, then update this review. But for now, I’d say if you like Wonderlust, you’re likely to enjoy Minuit à New York. One difference between the two that I can point to now, though, is the longevity. Wonderlust has exceptional longevity, while Minuit à New York is pretty fleeting on skin. On clothes, however, it performs pretty well, and projection is actually pretty impressive. It’s a fairly complex (but also fairly linear) floral composition. The hint of patchouli, which doesn’t stand out as a prominent note, gives it that bubblegummy rich sweetness, rounding off any sharp edges and steering it cleanly away from sour notes. But this is not a sweet perfume, per se (nothing like La Vie Est Belle or any of the celebrity/designer gourmands); it sits among the more mature, base-y florals like Wonderlust, L’Interdit, My Way, Dior Joy Intense, etc. For the price, this is such good value. I have pricier perfumes that smell cheaper, and/or have similar performance issues. It’s a safe blind buy at its price point, and is pretty enough both in appearance and fragrance that it’s easily re/giftable, too.

What a fantastic cheap find! Honestly, this smells way more expensive than it is, and it is very modern of the current sweet/floral styles of now, even though it launched in 2015. I get the subtly spicey lily and pink peony, so much so that I wonder if there is a pink pepper note, along with the pink bubble gummy tuberose and creamy gardenia in the floral part. There's then an adoringly sweet amberwoods that comes through in the base, along with what I belive is the hyacinth note, which turns the pink scent to purple. This floral note is light and airy, dewy and, at times, jammy (as it mingles with the bubblegum note in the background). It really works and I wish this stage lasted a bit longer. I finally get a little bit of patchouli on the dry down, but mainly this stays pretty pink/purple florals and all sweetness to my nose. I think as it dries down even more it goes a bit flat on my skin, losing its initial sparkle and body somewhat. However, it continues to be very wearable and beautiful. Really, with the cheap price, I have no issues reapplying it when needed and I get a real sense of joy every time I do. This is a very happy scent that I'm glad I took a gamble on. Highly recomend it to anyone who likes these notes and a pink girly style perfume. Easily a safe blind buy!

Just got this blind buy ($10 US) and so far I quite like it. I've realized here on fragrantica (and IRL) that "cheap" is often a word ppl reach for when they simply don't like something. Well, there are budget paints and brushes and expensive paints and brushes, and in the end it's really the painter/artist that matters the most...same with perfumes in my opinion, at least the majority of the time. All that was to say that this perfume does *not* smell "cheap" and I bet if you put this sweet woody floral in a niche brand bottle that a lot of snoots would sing its praises. Beautiful and creamy soft tuberose/gardenia with wafts of suede and violet in the heart. Woody and amber drydown. Patchouli is not prominent IMO. Elusive whispers of Fracas and something else I can't put my finger on. Sweet. Not tropical. Longevity is medium to medium-low but not dismal. If you like tuberose perfumes you'll probably like this.

A blind buy based on the reviews here, and a good one! Initial impression: very flowery, creamy, warm, sultry, sweet but not to sweet. No fruit, which is good. Patchouli is not noticeable for me, sandalwood is. Friendly and certainly not girly, rather very feminine. A scent for mature women of all ages. Use in moderation, it is potent and long lasting. Seems right for Dutch autumn and winter, it is perhaps too heavy for summer. I have always disliked the original yellow Gloria Vanderbilt fragrance, fortunately this scent is nothing like it. I have the 100 ml, with a transparent bottle. The swan is nicely old-fashioned, but the spray cap looks cheapish and not very solid. Anyway, it is the juice that counts. And it does not smell like any other perfume I know of, which is a huge plus for me. Might be my new signature scent!

As soon as you spray, you smell the beautiful florals. it smells so much more expensive than it is. my roommates loved it so so so much that they couldn't stop smelling me. IT HAS FANTASTIC LONGEVITY TOO!!! skin: beautiful sillage of around 3 feet or so for a minimum of 4-5 hours and then dries down to a skin scent clothes: one spray on the clothes will stay for more than 8 hours. an excellent purchase for the price.

Wow this is a very nice parfume for a good price! If feel very chic when I wear this. It could be overwelming... But certainly NOT old fashioned like the basic Vanderbilt which one granny likes. I don't smell the (white) flowers nor something powdery... I smell sweet,warm woody vanilla and it's so good! I am very happy with my blind bought bargain ;)

Bought this for my mom. I expected to a bad scent. But it is actually pretty good. Projects very nicely and the scent in the air is very soft and smooth. Strong alcohol smell when you first spray it, but the dry down is very nice and sweet. It does smell very expensive. No cheap piercing smells, its very pleasing.

This starts strong in patchouli, suede and resins, then flowers starts to bloom, especially tuberose and peony and becomes more and more floral. I don't get any fruit and I like that, for me it's a woody-floral. Good sillage and longevity, so I'm pretty happy with this. And the bottle I think it's realy cute.

I'm surprised at the amount of negative comments on it! Honestly a lovely scent that I get many compliments on; indeed a cheap costing perfume and yet has such a long lasting rich scent. Makes me think a lot of the kind of smell that sleeping beauty would hold lulling, soft, expensive.

Beautiful like the original which is there ar the base however this is slightly spicy with a sort of sherbet smell or its a fizzy sweet drink but not sickly sweet. It is effervescent and long lasting with moderate sillage. If you like the original you may like this more.

WOW!! On me, this is full of violets!!! Gorgeous and powdery-sweet scent. Very good sillage and longevity (9 hours or more!!). A treasure for this price! 18€ 30ml bottle!!

There is another new fragrance from Gloria Vanderbilt called:' Flower Elixir' .......try to put it in the data base please ;thanks.

Really reminds me of night time in Paris during my trip there in my university. It's mysterious and sensual - love it.

This is straight up bubblegum tuberose. This smells like a pink tuberose, which of course tuberoses are not pink, but it makes me ask. If tuberoses were pink, what would they smell like? They would smell like this. The dry down is a slight suede and amberwoods mixed w/ the bubblegum florals. Very pretty and what we call in the perfume world a great dumb reach year-round. Such a great value also, $10 and change for a 3.4 ounce. A steal! This is a nice perfume for any age. I'm 51 and feel comfortable wearing it and I think a teenager would like this as well. It has a timeless feel. And the bottles for the Vanderbilt perfumes are pretty. The Swan is such a classic symbol of femininity. Would look good on any vanity. Edit: 4/26/22 My baby sister flipped for this when I had her sample it so I gave my full bottle to her. I've been going through my collection and downsizing a bit. She will get to enjoy this a lot more than I could since I have to many perfumes now LOL. If you are looking for a pretty every day "pink" floral that is very economical Give Minuit a NY a try. Edit:5/18/22 Downsizing was a silly goal. I just added this back into my collection. It is super pretty and so inexpensive! Why not right?

This is a quite enjoyable, grounded floral. Sweet but not too sweet. A little earthy, but still a distinctly PINK scent. The color of the liquid is a good representation indeed! I like the fact that there is a feel of pink pepper here without the sharpness that the actual note of pink pepper can produce. Moderate projection and longevity. Smells expensive and appropriate for either work or pleasure - feminine yet complex enough to be of interest to those over 30. I think it would suit anyone from 18 to 80, however, provided they do not mind a little patchouli in their modern florals. Perhaps those who have worn or tested Far Away Infinity would be interested to know - despite the notes listed -Minuit smells to me a lighter, pink version of Infinity! I literally smell a touch of Marigold here, albeit lighter than in Infinity. I wore them side by side and there were distinct similarities - the same kind of sweet to earthy balance prevailed in each. Both are lovely bargains that smell far more expensive than they are. But if you like PINK scents, Minuit is your budget winner!

Bought this today, having dithered over it for some time. Glad I did. Absolutely terrific! More feminine than I usually wear (I lean closer to the middle of the male-female spectrum) but I like having this sort of thing on hand for girly moments. It will be especially fun to wear around the house when I'm by myself. For me the bubblegum accord is sliced through with something I can't identify but which is slightly - but pleasantly - sour. I like this effect very much because I'm not keen on the bubblegum facet of tuberose usually. I can't identify many of the individual notes, but the whole thing comes together as a very balanced and happy fragrance. A real mood lifter. You could easily adopt this as a signature and no-one would ever know you paid peanuts for it. If someone asks, keep it mysterious. 'Oh, just something I picked up somewhere, can't quite remember what it's called ...'. As if you put your hand on gorgeous little secret treasures like this all the time - that's how classy you are!

I really like this. It is a very wearable floral scent with an uppity vibe. Easygoing and content. On my skin it has a little spicy undertone in the drydown, which makes it interesting - I say it as somenone who does not like pink pepper in perfumes (cloves are ok). Even though I tried modern contemporary designer perfumes, they either do not appeal to me or if they do (Donna by Valentino, Bottega Veneta) they make me sick. Trust me, if I found something more expensive on the racks in perfume shops that I would love, I would buy it. There is beauty in simple things and no, I do not mind that people cant smell me from the other side of the hall :) If your skin cant deal with musk (especially in the drydown of perfumes) in a nice way, you are good to go with this one.

My body chemistry has changed this a bit from time to time. When I 1st smelled this, I liked the strong resinous note. It's kind of like a musk, but not the one that can turn funky. I got a bit of a powdery root beer scent out of it when it settled on my skin. It has gone from sorta sexy, to cheap strong old lady powdery musk, to blast of sweet peony. It's not that bad, but it doesn't wear as well as I thought it would on 1st smell. For the low price, if you're willing to see how it works on you, it's not a very high-risk buy. I'd just consider it a super casual fragrance when you low-key wanna smell fancy, but it's not really an occasion to wear your best stuff.

Smells like a peach Glade plug-in from the 90's. This is a regrettable blind-buy for me, after a huge success with Miss Vanderbilt. I'll hang onto this and test in warmer weather, but I'm not expecting that Glade odor to suddenly appeal to me. In high school 20 years ago, our library smelled like this. We called it Peaches-N'-Formeldahyde. I hope my feelings (or nose) change. Update: my feelings HAVE changed. Upgraded from dislike to a solid like. It can still be too much sometimes, but the white floral is perceptible to me now where it wasn't before. Has a vintage feel to me, a bit reminiscent of Red Door. Must love gardenia!