Cap Neroli

As excellent a study in floral neroli notes as you could hope for. I think of neroli/orange blossom perfumes on a spectrum from the more bracing cologne e.g neroli portofino style to the more out an out soliflores (e.g serge lutens fleur d’oranger). This definitely leans to the sweeter, more floral side of orange blossom and neroli. Both the neroli and orange blossom are immediately apparent with a large but expertly judged dose of indoles also immediately recognisable. remains much the same (but not at all in a bad way) for most of its development and dries down to a sweet soapy orange blossom. It’s sort of lazy, hazy and easy-going as a lot of the best neroli perfumes are, and the presence of subtle mossy and herbal notes really help with that. Really gorgeous!

Very nice realistic neroli smell. Inoffensive, delicate and beautiful. For some reason I get more of a jungle/tropical forest vibe rather than Côte d’Azur. It seems to be a perfect scent for a hot sunny day when you can just go for a walk in the nature and relax. I wore Cap Neroli on my birthday and went for a hike and the vibe was a 100% match. A lot of greenery of mid-May and a mood for celebrations. It lasts decently long on skin and projects enough for me to smell it almost constantly but I still would call it an "intimate" scent. It's great, actually. I like that it's not "loud" but at the same time very feminine and pretty. I will be definitely looking to purchase a full size bottle in the future.

Oh. Oh, wow. This is a stunner. You get lured, at first, by the gentle essence of petitgrain, which I often find too overpowering in fragrance. But this one is clean, citrusy, direct, but not loud. Then the flowers roll in. A soft, narcotic tumble of jasmine and neroli, carrying with them the earthiness of oakmoss (another note I often don't love, but one that acts as the perfect foundation here). I am so thoroughly surprised. Yes, I am a certified orange (and orange-adjacent note) obsessive, but they actually seem to play more of a layered, subtle role in Cap Néroli. And I'm here for it. This is a really enchanting, lightly spiced, wholly addictive creation. I might've found the one. :D

I started to love orange scent with Kerosene Unknown Pleasures but it lacked complexity and spice. I searched for others and this is one that I overlooked at first because it opens very medicinal- but that only lasts 10 min. The orange comes in and other florals join, quickly followed by leather & cinnamon. I'm a Newby so my nose doesn't know what to call things. Those are my impressions. I love this scent and will buy more. Also looking for something similar in case I might love that too in a different way!

After getting my first bottle of this, I immediately ordered two more and then somehow ended up buying a lot more from the house after that 😭 I’m now at over 18 bottles from Nicolai and there are zero signs of me stopping anytime soon. The neroli here is just sooo beautiful. Not too green, not overly sharp or sour, everything feels perfectly balanced on my skin. Fresh, comforting, relaxing one of those scents that’s ridiculously easy to keep reaching for 🥹

A beautiful, quiet, chic, aromatic take on neroli/orangeblossom. It captures both the fresh and bright aspects of neroli and on the other hand the more full-bodied, sweeter, almost honeyed orange blossom. Its green/aromatic facets of rosemary, mint and petitgrain and a beautiful oakmoss base give it something extra to make it stand out from the usual neroli perfume crowd. This breathes French Riviera.

What a beauty! It makes me smile just writing about it. I am a big neroli fan and this is the best neroli perfume I have come across in years. I agree with those writing about "traditional cologne" feeling, but there is more than that: Cap Neroli have these wonderful citrus notes and perhaps ylang-ylang warmth that make it less sharp than many neroli colognes.

This is a grown up kick butt Neroli. Not the wishy washy little girl baby perfume but the full bodied oily experience of Neroli and heady summer flowers that I lived with in the South of France. Lasting power. A bargain of a quality scent from Patricia de Nicoli who shows her Guerlain birthright in every creation.

Damn ma'am this is my JAM! This is eyes roll back for me. So clean, sexy and elegant. A spicy, balsamic, brown floral soap. Very 90's to me. Bordering old lady, but a sexy old lady you respect and want to get to know. Full bottle worthy for me. 11/10 would bang again and again..

Incredible neroli, perhaps the only neroli based scent I can consider wearing without finding it's the same as 4711. It's multi-faceted and complex, and has this almost fishy, marine-like quality, though not too much. I've layered it with Silence the Sea today, spectacular!

Lovely fresh, green, bright, natural, soft, citrus opening with a white floral base. A quiet, contemplative summer citrus floral. The drydown does lean strongly towards feminine soft white florals, which I'm less crazy about. Scent: 7.5 / Sillage: 6 / Longevity: 6

I'm wearing this perfume in the office today and it's just a like. But it quickly turned back into a love when I walked outside into the heat of Bangkok at lunchtime. Can't wait to wear it to golf on the weekend.

It smells like real neroli absolute that why it's smells a bit more complex than other neroli fragrances. I think it has lots of natural ingredients. Soapy, interesting and strong. I love it.

Beautiful neroli cologne with depth. Unisex. Cap Neroli reminds me of Aqua Allegoria Pamplelune in that it is a citrus cologne turned full 3 stage perfume. Lovely for hot weather.

Very pleasant and definitely unisex, but too reminiscent of a cleaning product.

Very uplifting summary citrus scent❣️

Cap Neroli is an interesting one. On one hand it’s actually a misfire from Nicolai, but on the other hand the misfire stills hits the bullseye of another target. The perfume isn’t really a neroli perfume in so much as it’s a jasmine-forward, abstract white floral, soap musk perfume. It opens in a way that makes you think you’re in for a long haul of neroli thanks to herbal, metallic, minty green notes piled high on sour and citrusy petitgrain and oranges. It’s also very indolic with a throat scratching dryness. Neroli is a close relative of orange blossom; they both smell white floral, and they both smell of oranges, but while orange blossom is more soft and sweet neroli is sharper, edgier, indolic, green and a bit metallic. The opening is great in a sort of deconstructed presentation of neroli. These notes fade quite quickly to an abstract white floral sitting on a big, freshly laundered bed, of soapy white musks. To my nose it is very jasmine centric. The luminous citrusy sharp white flower looms large, but there are elements of neroli, namely the metallic edge and a bit of oily orange zest, also presented here. Neroli: no, not really. Jasmine: yes, but noticeably more to the flower than what’s typical. The soap musks are strong and keep Cap Neroli high in the air and very energetic for a good long while. There are thousands of perfumes that do this. Why did Nicolai, and does it set itself apart from that large pack? You’d have to ask Patricia de Nicolai why she made this; all I can say is that it’s an oddly generic thing for her brand to make, but perhaps that’s the reason: someone said the brand needs an option for people looking for a white floral musk perfume. As to setting itself apart, I can’t say that it truly does. It’s hardly unique in any aspects, but what it does do well is what we’d hope and expect from Nicolai: good materials handled well above average. For a genre full of sharp, scratching, screaming, abominable perfumes Cap Neroli at least makes sure everything is very pleasant and inviting. It’s sharp, but it’s the glint of glass or the blade of a knife; it’s not throwing you through a vehicle windshield like the majority in the genre. It doesn’t scratch you like a cat’s claws, but it does run its nails gently up your spine. It’s loud, but it’s not screaming at you; its voice is clear, true, and very pretty. It’s one of the best options available in a genre not known for quality, and one that I thoroughly enjoy wearing.

Cap Néroli is, unsurprisingly, a citrus freshie for summertime. It is also a beautifully-composed, high-quality scent. The neroli of the name is fittingly dominant, imbuing this scent with luxurious freshness. Rounded out by herbal notes and clean white florals, it is all tied together beautifully by its chypre base. It is soapy in the best way, reminiscent of a fancy, vintage-style bar of soap. CN is citrusy from initial spray, with juicy, tart orange paving the way to the neroli. Green-tinged, orange-y and cleanly floral, it is evocative of Continental holidays. Orange blossom follows closely, rounding out the neroli. Its floral sweetness smells lightweight and natural - a far cry from the syrupy-sweet orange blossom that populates so many designer scents. There is a lovely green undertone here, led by bright, woody petitgrain, becoming more herbal as it develops. I get a mint note after a little while, an inspired addition - uncharacteristically restrained, it adds freshness to the citrus accord as well as greenness to the herbal accord. As it develops, the floral heart becomes more well-rounded, with clean, powdery jasmine adding a luxurious, polished quality to the neroli-orange blossom accord. I get the rosemary note here in particular, adding to the herbal accord. The ylang ylang follows, and is surprisingly subtle, adding some creamy sweetness after the jasmine has subsided somewhat. It becomes cleanly musky, with a soft oakmoss note following as it dries down, forming the chypre base. Here, it strongly resembles a fancy bar of soap in the very best way. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is a perfectly unisex spring/summer daytime scent. A beautifully-formed, effortlessly elegant summer chypre, CN is a cut above your average citrus freshie. Classic in style, this is breezy French chic in a bottle. 4/5.

I just purchased this as a semi-blind buy. By semi-blind, I mean I tried it on a tester strip over a year ago and loved it then, so I figured why not buy the small size with an Amazon gift card since I would like to have another neroli/orange blossom fragrance in my collection. I have to say, it’s not as I remember, or, as I should’ve expected, it develops much differently on my skin. I bought this for neroli, but instead got a huge bouquet of ylang ylang and jasmine. It’s certainly lovely, but it may take time to grow on me. It’s very floral, which as a male I am not at all afraid of, but ylang ylang is not my usual. At first spray it is very herbal and green, almost sharp, which doesn’t bother me. As that fades relatively quickly, Ms. Ylang Ylang shoves forward with her friend Jasmine to steal the show from poor little Miss Neroli. I can smell the neroli, but it ends up feeling like a buttress supporting ylang ylang by enhancing certain aspects of the tropical flower. As the whole scent settles down, it becomes creamy, sweet and musky. It’s quite nice and reminds me of a more natural, sophisticated and fortunately cheaper version of Sole di Postiano by Tom Ford (compare the notes they’re actually quite similar). For me it quickly became a soft skin scent, which quietly lingered all day.. perhaps it performs better in warmer temperatures. I bought tickets to the Neroli show but Ylang Ylang showed up instead. Instead of getting another neroli scent, perhaps I have ended up with my Ylang Ylang scent. I will have to try this more to see how it suits me and how it changes with weather. Overall a lovely scent, but don’t be seduced by the name.

Citrus cologne, little clump of moss. It's very Nicolai, very French but I think it's not the neroli form the name. People have different expectations of what a neroli (named) perfume is and I think people might tend toward thinking of soapy, waxy, white florals, (Tom Ford or Mugler cologne) or a edc type deal, I mean clearly this leans towards the latter and it is nice to see a departure from the former but neroli is a strange and wonderful material. Not least because it varies quite a bit but because it's usually combined with more orange, petitgrain, orange flower materials, all of which themselves are changeable and all from the same place ultimately, an orange tree. This is lovely and all that but it's just not very exciting and I say that as a lover of the brand and a fan of some of the other lighter weight citrus offerings in the line. Doesn't quite do it for me but Cap Neroli is fine. It's a fine perfume. Update: 02/04/25 Reading through my review from a few years ago it’s all fine and all that but doesn’t get to the core of what this perfume is all about and it’s predominantly jasmine.... But it’s still a neroli perfume. It’s clever, far more clever than I initially gave it credit. The citrus and moss are inspired, long lasting, bright and absurdly present. The jasmine is not too dominant considering it does have a pretty natural, indolic quality as well as a heady sweetness, perfectly intertwined with the almost delicate neroli. The musky drydown which is adhering it to my clothing just serves to close out what is a fantastic perfume, fresh and perfect for summer. I love it!