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.

Very sharp first 20 minutes -then Sacrebleu turns into something beautiful, warm, supercatwomanish, gorgeous scent. Not for a young girl to wear - but for the woman who knows what she wants - yep! =) Väldigt skarp de första 20 minuterna - sen blir Sacrebleu någonting fantastiskt, varm, superpumakvinnlig, underbar doft. Inget för en tjej att bära - men för kvinnan som vet vad hon vill - jepp! =)

Dear God! I L-O-V-E this perfume! Starts out with peach, peony, black currant, a hint of clove, and raspberry. Then it turns into a creamy, raspberry nuanced jasmine on my skin. The dry down is pure heaven. I've never smelled anything like it. I'd like to say raspberry jam, but it is too deep and complex for that. Also projects very well and lasts 12+ hours on my skin, Just beautiful...

Raspberry... Currants a hint of Cinnamon....with the depth and warmth that Vanilla and Clove ...usually bring. the Incense is there barely hidden ... giving it a smoky allure. On me this is a very "FRENCH" fragrance.. Much in the same manner "BOUCHERON" bring me olfactory memories of the Antique Shops along the Quai Voltaire in Paris...

i too think its a beautiful perfume.. its so complicated, and it transforms as the time passes..really like the vanilla aftertaste..i think its brilliant on skin too, as the top fruity notes dry out sweet and powdery notes step in with a hint of flowers and a fruity aftertaste..love it:)

This perfume is light, lovely, and smells like a modernized version of the salty-vanillic-powdery Guerlainade. Like a little black dress or blazer, you could wear this one with anything, and for just about any occasion. No fruity notes detectable on my skin.

This is a great fragrance. I don't have too much too add to woogyjones50's wonderful description except to note that this perfume is very long-lasting. The quality of the clove note reminded me of Guerlain L'Heure Bleue, one of my favorite perfumes.

Try-as an experiment- to make a little decant and than DAB it. It makes a HUGE diffrence about how it smells. it becomes a lot more fruity and mellow, incense acts insignificant, unlike when spraying.

Sacrebleu is my first Nicolaï, and it's a good one! I got it as an extra somewhere and tested it without any particular expectations, but I really like it. The scent itself is great, and it's not a shy one: it's an extravagant banquet of a scent, full of ripe fruits at first, warm spices later on, and sweet flowers all the way through. At the same time, it actually manages to smell a lot like bubblegum without smelling cheap, which is something I'm apparently really into. This must be the tuberose, a note I'm not very familiar with, but which it now seems I've been avoiding unjustly. It's strong as well: I've used just two sprays this morning, and it's still going strong now, thirteen hours later. I'm not sure whether this is because my sample is vintage and they used to make perfumes a lot stronger than they do now, or whether I'm actually testing the extrait without realizing it, or whether I just left my sample too long and it's evaporated itself into a sort of extrait, but it's impressing at any rate. Now I just want to test the version that is available today, to see if I like it as much as this one.

This is not normally something I would seek out to try but the eminently wise Ash H suggested that this perfume recalls a brilliantly colourful twilight. Thereafter, testing this fragrance became inevitable. It is certainly dreamy and requires quiet meditation to appreciate its true nature. The opening is quite bright and cheerful. Well blended clove is a star here maturing the bloom of fruity blossoms. Incense creeps around the edges shyly. It is refined and restrained but bursting with joie de vivre. A bit later, the peppery clove gets noisy at times like the shout of children scurrying home before dark. I never do get a jammy sensation, this remains very much a floral for me. But ultimately, just like the fading night the drydown becomes milky and sweet with vanilla. Quieter but no less rewarding.

This one is a really happy scent, always makes me smile when I'm wearing my sample. Lots of sun-ripened raspberry and a little cinnamon-touch on the top (I feel this luxury bubble-gum scent for 1-2 hours) then the 'typical Nicolai-base', soft, creamy, elegant, unmistakable. I don't feel the tuberose and the flowers, only the well-rounded whole composition. I think this makes it different from 'common' vanilla scents. I see the similarity with Vanille Tonka but I like this one better, I feel it more 'friendly', like a dash of childhood. Sillage is average and longevity is very good on my skin (at least 10 hours). Like it very much, it's a cozy winter-scent.

It opens almost with an uncanny realistic organic note of raspberry that is a bit reminiscent to dried fruit in preservatives with an freshness that is barely common in mainstream perfumery. Then in a few minutes dries to an underpinning note of succulent black current then with faint and elusive note of peony makes it hardly noticeable like all of the other floral notes in Sacrebleu then deep resiny texture of incense dominates the fragrance not letting jasmine that is seem to be pushed in the fragrant background to shine and ends with powdery vanilla.

This fragrance is beautiful. I think this is a very nice mix of incense and fruity-floral goodness and that is the appeal of this perfume. I do have to acknowledge that I absolutely adore the scent of clove in any perfume. Sacrebleu contains a lovely clove note. I see that it is classified as a floral, but I honestly found it to be more 'deep' than a floral especially given the earthiness of the clove. If you enjoy scents with a dash of incense and lightly sweet flowers and fruit, this is a great one to try.

Think of Guerlain L'Heure Bleue, but happy and glowing instead of moody and melancholy. What I mostly smell here is jasmine, apricot, vanilla, and incense. It glows like the stained-glass windows in a Gothic cathedral. Or maybe I just think that because I wore this during my visit to Cologne. It's rich, but not overbearing. Perfect for colder weather.

This perfume is big boozy and retro this perfume is about a decade late, it feels like it should have been made in the 80s. Reminds me of a more polite version of giorgio with out the weird petrol undertones. Lots of sweet syrupy fruit, carnation, jasmine, vanilla and spice. Great sillage and lasting power. This one is an absolute pleasure to wear!

I was excited to try this after reading such interesting reviews. Unfortunately all I got was a big blast of Hubba Bubba and a dry down to Old Spice. Sigh....... Think I'll try it again another day...... .....I did. I bought it. It has a compelling charm I still cant put my finger on but theres definately something there....you have to try it.