Sacrebleu

Sacrebleu Intense is my signature fragrance, as in it's the first fragrance EVER that I wanted to wear more than one day in a row, and the first fragrance where I used up a whole bottle. I loved it so much that I scoured the internet looking for a bottle of the original Sacrebleu, so I could know the difference between these two fragrances. There is not much difference. Ha. Sacrebleu is a hint fresher, and Sacrebleu Intense is perhaps a hint spicier. Both are just amazing incredible fragrances. Spicy carnation, orange, tuberose, incense, and cinnamon. Spicy, sweet, and fresh. Happiness in a bottle.

When first sprayed on the arm, Sacrebleu is quite sharp. But it quickly settles, and what comes to mind is ripping open a new bag of "Big League Chew" bubble gum! This fills me with joy as that is such a terrific smell to me. An adult bubble gum that soon exudes some lovely jasmine and juicy fruit (hehe not the brand of gum). I pick up faint incense, and a teeny bit of rubber (believe it or not). This is not a foghorn blast type of scent. It weaves in and out like a wispy sprite around me. Very pretty, delicate, a bit nostalgic.

Gosh I LOVE this scent and I wish I had a massive bottle so I could 'drench' myself in it lol. Opening notes are almost identical to a yummy big pink bubblegum, there is a massive blast of this at the beginning and tends to linger throughout. The scent is just so delicious I want to keep sniffing myself all the time. It is deliciously fruity and gently spicy yet feminine. Really quite a crafty scent and one that makes me feel very happy. Now, where CAN I find a bottle of this???

For me the opening is real apple pie smell. You know, that kind of apple pie that has just been taken out of the oven. It does not smell like apple much, but it smells warm, inviting and loaded with cinnamon, very mouthwatering indeed. I haven't had any GOOD experience with perfumes with clove note in it, but this just might be exception. Very, very inviting, very, very tasty. With slight touch of incense now and then.

Parfums de Nicolaï offerings have a cheerful, relaxed sophistication. They remind me in esthetic to the film Pride and Prejudice (the gorgeous Keira Knightley version). Sacrebleu is a spicy oriental in the style of the house, which makes it lighter, more languid, than others in this genre. I love it for warmer weather and am sad that has been discontinued. I have not tried its replacement yet, Sacrebleu Intense.