La Nuit Trésor à la Folie

I am all about jammy gourmand rose fragrances and if you love jammy roses then this one is for you. I had been wanting to get this fragrance for a long time. La Nuit a la Folie is so beautiful. If you love Maison Lancome's Roses Berberanza or Parfait de Roses this is a must have because it feels like it's in the same family of fragrances. I got out my bottle of Parfait de Roses to be curious and it smells a bit like the DNA of Parfait de Roses without the powdery sugar but with more added vanilla. Lancome has a distinct rose accord they use that is always familiar in their rose based fragrances which I love. I feel more comfortable spraying this one more because the others are discontinued and are very expensive and special. This is a well blended bourbon vanilla like you smell in Dior Addict and it's mixed with red currant, rose with some spice from the nutmeg but its not overly spicy..definately has tonka to sweeten it up...it's so well blended and sweet and feels a bit creamy because of the bourbon vanilla. I am so happy I got this fragrance. A la Folie lasts and it's dense and the scent cloud envelopes you. The vanilla is so good. Highly recommend this fragrance and the bottle in person is so gorgeous. And I have to agree with others it will grow on you as it develops over time. I've come to really love Lancome fragrances for their quality. I feel like you always get what you pay for and I never feel like something is lacking because they focus on quality and the bottles are usually stunning. Well done on this one Lancome. I will definitely repurchase this. It's so good. Now I really want to try the original La Nuit. The sweetness in this makes me think a little bit of Tonka Imperial by Guerlain because it does have tonka. It's just so sweet like that one though that one is very smooth. Oh they are both nice in their own ways. Not the same scent at all but if you have tried Tonka Imperial then you know how sweet that is. Gorgeous! This one makes me smile. I'm so happy I got it. Update: I got the OG La Nuit and I can smell the DNA of it in A la Folie so it's a nice reminder as I like that fragrance as well, but they are both different enough fragrances that you can own both. A la folie is the best one out of the two but both are worth owning for sure and I would like to try Nude next just because I really enjoy the quality of Lancome fragrances as of lately.

La Nuit Trésor à la Folie is sacred to Gourmand-lovers for a reason. A real Goddess of seduction. She's elegant, lethal sensuality with an edible allure, nothing left to do but give in to the temptation and become a temptress yourself. Save it for special occasions - not an every day type of scent. I remember years ago smelling this fragrance for the first time, walking around in the airport in Amsterdam with my sister, wanting to kill some time like everyone else; entering the duty free shop and seeing this beauty on the shelf.... I tried it on my wrist.. And there I was : Instantly Hooked. Needless to say: I immediately sprayed it on my sister as well.. She was Hooked too. So we bought our first bottles of this weapon of mass seduction as the perfect souvenir-ending of our trip. Then we left the shop, sat at some restaurant and ordered champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries to spend our last money before boarding the plane.. and I still recall the small whiffs of this fragrance that ensnared me whenever I held the glass to my lips or took a bite of the stawberry...The boozy, luscious vanilla, the creamy woodsy notes and the lovely, savory rose .... were more intoxicating than the champagne and just as insatiably appetizing as the strawberries. .. and on the plane ride home we were feeling the effects as true devotees/addicts: I continuously had my nose fixated at my wrist and my sister was using the safety instruction card as a fan to better smell the perfume - because the rich, lush dry-down of this fragrance is Divine. .. We knew then, what we still know now: La Nuit Trésor à la Folie will always be one of our most treasured and undying fragrance-obsessions

BUY THIS LIMITED EDITION FLANKER WHILE YOU CAN! I blind bought 30ml based on reviews, just to see what the hype was about. And it’s really good. A stunning warm, fruity, vanilla. The florals are not identifiable, they just give complexity and roundness to the fragrance. As it dries, it develops a delicious soft spicy richness, you can smell a lot of benzoin on the skin (nose to skin!), it has a slightly medicinal edge to it. But all that projects is a warm, sweet yet spicy, amber vanilla. It has a lovely depth to it that is often missing from most fruity florals I try. I own that tropical looking skull (Police to be exotic jungle) and it smells NOTHING like this to my nose. Exotic jungle is a plain vanilla fruity floral and has NONE of the delicious softly spicy benzoin and tonka in this. A la folie is wonderful and I wish I’d bought a bigger bottle. Edit: I should say that I can’t really smell ambroxan properly, but this is still lovely as there’s plenty else her to smell. And maybe the ambroxan is what makes it project so well and last so long. Edit 2: same day, 9 hours later and I just bought 2 back up bottles. It’s that good. Edit 3: Directly compared to the original La Nuit using testers still available in the airport. A La Folie projected more, and lasted longer (it lasted through an 18 hour 2 flight trip, and was still present as a skin scent when I was trying to test new things in our final destination!).

Tresor La Nuit a la Folie is another example of the best scent in the line that gets discontinued. Why, nobody knows... As a lover of original Tresor, I have sampled through years all the flankers released. This, A la Folie, and the summery one, Nude, were my favourites. Discontinued both now! A la Folie is the most addictive, sweet, leaning gourmand of the line. Has a considerable amount of vanilla, tonka beans and benzoin mixed with some fruits, some spices, some flowers, some woods and patchouli leaves. The results of these beautiful blended notes was a scrumptious, delicious, mouthwatering rich vanilla scent with gourmand, powdery touches! Performance was great, like most of Lancome’s perfumes, A la Folie lasts well and has moderate sillage. I always appreciate a good lasting perfume and Lancome rarely disappoints. I don’t understand the logic of discontinuing A la Folie, when it was the most popular in the Tresor line! I see that’s the general sentiment in the comments section here, not just me thinking that. People seem to miss A la Folie, so I doubt Lancome did discontinued it because it wouldn’t sell well.. And personal opinion now, I think nowadays Tresor line is more loved than La Vie est Belle line. Sometimes these designers brands don’t seem to make sense with their decisions to axe the more popular ones from their catalog! I rest my case. You’ll be greatly missed when I am done with my bottle..

I think the big thing people want to know is: What is the difference between the original La Nuit Tresor and LNT a la Folie? (At least I did). To my nose, the simple difference comes down to this: chocolate vs. vanilla. Let me 'splain. First of all, these are the notes that the two frags share: Pear & bergamot up top, rose in the middle (albeit "different" roses), patchouli, vanilla and some tonka at the bottom. This must be the LNT DNA because upon first spray of LNT-ALF I get a blast of familiarity of the former. But then while LNT is more fruity and buttery, almost chocolate--to me this is from the praline-caramel-coffee-licorice combo (and what a decadent combo that is!)--ALF is, at it's heart, a true vanilla. I'm talking buttercream frosting white birthday cake vanilla. This is from the bourbon vanilla-tonka bean-benzoin explosion. At some point in the day, at least by hour 4 of wear, all previous notes seem to dissipate on me and this is just vanilla cupcake (reminds me a LOT of Laura Mercier Eau Gourmand Vanille). I love it. YUM. If you LOVE vanilla, and you love La Nuit Tresor, you should definitely own this. I love that a la Folie is very long lasting vanilla on me, which is pretty rare. By bedtime last night I could still smell it, and I sprayed conservatively in the morning. I'm not sure at this point which version I like better, but I'm definitely happy that I have both.