Nitchevo

At last i managed to find it! It's been around 3 years since i saw this blend here but i couldn't find away to try it! not anymore... i found a sample and here it goes. To be honest, if i knew that it's identical "La Nuit" by Paco Rabanne i wouldn't have thought of it or even try to find it. Now i know that "La Nuit" is an exact copy of "Nitchevo", just an amazingly animalic vintage blend with that civet, honey, leather, oakmoss, bergamot, aldehyde, narcissus, orris, and carnation. The only difference is that "Nitchevo" is a much amazing bottle than "La Nuit". And since i love "La Nuit" then "Nitchevo" is just a kiss from heaven.

Omg my mom had this, but seldom wore it so I used it up in my early teens. I was and still am in love with it, just could not get enough of this gorgeous scent. It seemed to seamlessly become part of my skin so organically. But still delicately floral, almost whimsical. A legendary perfume in my female family 🥰

Nitchevo has a special meaning for me - created in 1973. it was the first perfume I remember ever seeing/smelling as a child and later the most significant one for forming and directing my future (adult) taste in perfumes towards mostly leather/animalic group. From today's point of view this isn't a masterpiece - far from it - it smells rather outdated. On the other hand, it's quite complex and offers an interesting insight into some perfumery basics - it's a chypre floral with a very changeable mood. Worth trying. Opens briefly and bombastically with a loads of antique-ish aldehydes - yes, unnecessarily and excessively soapy and not very pretty, too - but shortly after, its' true nature starts showing; a butchy, rubbery leather soaked with castoreum and artemisia (Etro Gomma or Knize Ten style). This spicy herbal/animalic leather character lingers until the drydown, becoming gradually more and more soothed with soft amber sweetness... (Un)fortunately this powerhouse quickly looses most of its' muscles; abundandly applied EdT lasts 3-4 hours max. with first strong, then after 2 hours poor sillage (possibly due its' age). There's a rare parfum (as well as PdT) concentration wandering through the wilderness of the internet-auctions, I bet it's gorgeous! Meanwhile, my EdT? Old-fashioned, with some flaws and I have it for sentimental reasons mostly... but nonetheless it's one of very serious leather fumes in my collection.

Earthy, dusty leather with herbs, oakmoss, aldehydes and animalic sweetness. There's a touch of juicy bergamot, florals and spice. I agree there are some similarities to "La Nuit" by Paco Rabanne but to me Nitchevo is different and more dry than La Nuit which is very civet forward with honey and pimento. They're both aldehydic, animalic and herbal but Nitchevo is more modest; it's softer, cooler and earthier. Although a strong performer, Nitchevo is lighter in character than La Nuit and also well suitable for daytime/casual wear even though it has the animalic sweetness.

I'm actually using up my mum's vintage EdT bottle, and it still smells like it did in the 80ies, though slightly weakened.Its lasting power is close to zero due to its age. It must have suffered a bit, as it is a dab-on, not a spray. Still very elegant, typical for that era, well balanced. I don't know if it's me, I don't really get animalic notes, rather the floral chypre side. According to me, it's a classic late 70ies scent, that would have deserved greater popularity.