Datura Noir

Had to try this after falling in love with vanilla florals - Keiko Mecheri’s Datura Blanche and Isles Lontaines. I’m more of a white floral lover but I do get this perfume . It’s a slight coconut( indistinct on me) no coconut sunscreen vibes , there is buttery vanilla and heavenly almonds . On first spray it was such a gorgeous white floral blast that lasted way too short . Tuberose to me is a strong note so I actually thought it was more a gardenia/ lemon blossom. Then the Osmanthus took centre stage until dry down . The florals became quiet in the background duplicating the datura scent . I wish they were more prominent. I had Keiko Mecheri’s Fleur d’Osmanthus and I see the resemblance with the Osmanthus / vanilla notes but I had to get rid of the bottle . Not sure if the bottle was off , but I got an unusual rotting stems scent for 3/4 of the scent’s journey nothing like SL Datura Noir which is a softer , creamer scent and much more agreeable to the nose . Not brazen or cloying , it’s very light on my skin . But I do say. This is pretty linear despite a few reviewers comments . It stays a sweet vanilla , Osmanthus scent from opening notes . I get the almond notes after the floral opening notes and the undertones of a slight musk but I don’t get any fruity notes from the apricot or the mandarin ( though I believe this creates the sweetness with the vanilla ) and no powdery notes ( happy about that ) just creaminess with the vanilla . I own KM Datura Blanche and originally preferred Datura Blanche over Datura Noir because of the predominant Myrrh/ Tonka Bean combination ( more of a special occasion/ evening scent ) . This combination is also evident in DN but is more subdued . It lingers in 2/3 of the scent’s journey creating a slight spice to the Osmanthus . Regardless , I decided to purchase a bottle of Datura Noir because I find this is more wearable. A day time / non offensive office scent . There is a place for both in my collection . Also finding out that DN could possibly be discontinued , made me desire this elusive fragrance even more. Very hard to get in Australia . As for the similarities with KM Isles Lontaines, this is my signature scent and is very different to Datura Noir. It hits all the right happy spots with me with the florals, almond and vanilla notes. No spicy notes . I would of thought a better name for this fragrance would be “Osmanthus Blanche” as Dakura notes are not included though maybe replicated from the Tuberose and Osmanthus notes. This is a soft creamy scent so I don’t see any correlation to “Noir”. Overall a very unique scent , worthy of a bottle .

I had a 5 mil decant of datura noir long ago and I had mixed feelings.sometimes I liked it but sometimes not much.recently I decided to buy a full bottle.I couldn't remember it's scent but it's notes were so tempting and I know myself.I die for vanilla,almond,heliotrope,tonka and myrrh and I usually like tuberose,coconut, osmanthus,musk&...so I decided to take the shot My first test was,well,not bad.but not that good either.it felt weird and kind of a mess.but that day I had tried dozen of other perfumes too and my nose was really tired so I didn't give up on it Since my second test and so on,datura noir is a big,BIG love for me (definitely among my all time top 50s).actually it's the best tuberose scent I can imagine Tuberose is a great smelling flower.everyday hubby buys two tuberoses when he comes back home from work,our room is always full of it's gorgeous scent but in perfumes it bores me soon,sometimes I feel it overpowers all the other notes and sometimes makes me feel old but not here This is a super delicious tuberose with lots of different dimensions.not a green tuberose.it's milky here, and doesn't cover almond,coconut,vanilla and heliotrope.it has a gourmand deliciousness and flowery freshness at the same time and the drydown is to die for. this creamy,milky,powdery confection is a true heaven for my senses. I can't get enough of it. It has really big sillage when first sprayed and tuberose and almond and coconut cream are very prominent but after an hour it becomes much softer and I began to notice osmanthus and a touch of my beloved myrrh too.though it's not invasive in most of it's life span,I can smell it on myself all through it's life.8 hours after application it's still there on my skin,more like a heavenly smelling body lotion For me,this is wearable year round (but I prefer it for spring and summer).both day and nights,depends on how much you spray I highly recommend layering it with un bois vanilla to add vanilla-honey and make it even more yummy Edit: Datura Noir Reminds me of discontinued Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle but it's even better داتورا نویر محشره و تو درای داون محشرتر هم میشه. ترکیبی از یه آکورد خامه ای، پودری گورمند و خوشمزه و رایحه فرش گلها(عمدتا مریم اما اسمانتوس با ته بوی میوه ای/زردآلو طورش رو هم میشه حس کرد) هست. رد پایی از تمام نتها رو میشه پیدا کرد اما مریم،بادوم، نارگیل، وانیل و هلیوتروپ غالبتر هستن اگه نتهاش براتون جالب بنظر میرسه حتما امتحانش کنید و حتما چندبار بهش زمان بدید. واسه من یادآور دیور هیپنوتیک پویزن او سنسوئل هست که متاسفانه مدتهاست دیسکانتینیو شده اما این حتی از اونم بهتره

If this was poisonous then I’d be in real trouble because I want to eat it and roll around in it. It’s absolutely delicious! I love marzipan, coconut, vanilla, and white flowers so I’m a sucker for this. What struck me first is the smell of almonds and I immediately went to thoughts of marzipan. Marzipan is the only candy I could eat until I get sick. The coconut and vanilla are very subdued and not cloying at all but have the SL fresh touch. The tuberose goes so well with these other fleshy notes. The apricots, myrrh, and osmanthus give it a subtle blast of herbal menthol which surprisingly give it nice balance and weight for the more prominent floral and creamy sweet notes to sing. How does SL do these strange medicinal notes so well? SL seem to be the blackbelts of balance. It’s not too sweet or too medicinal or too loud or powdery, too fruity, or sharp or bright. It’s another Goldie Locks from SL in that it’s just right. The real stand outs are the almond, vanilla, osmanthus, myrrh, and the tuberose to me. If you love almond, tuberose, and don’t mind osmanthus (or like it) then buy it! Don’t hesitate you need this fragrance in your life. Other people have noted that the sillage is fantastic in this one. Unfortunately, for me it happens to be the opposite. My skin just devours some fragrances and this one is no exception. It’s almost like my body wants to eat and absorb everything I love. Lol This fragrance is friendly, gentle to the point of being baby like. Something about it reminds me of when my little boy was a baby in diapers. Very sun tan lotion, lactonic, smooth, and whispers of gourmand on me. I ddn’t even think that I liked gourmand fragrances. I can tell this is going to be one of those fragrances that pulls me into a new fragrance genre. Someone should make a marzipan dessert based on this fragrance. I’m falling in love with Serge Lutens. I wish I could own every single fragrance in this house. I feel like I have perfumes I love, but then there are perfumes that are incandescent soulmates. This and SL A La Nuit are both my soulmates. Update: I wore this again today and the longevity was about 5 hours so immediately bought a full bottle of this. I’ll just wear a lot of it when I apply it! I couldn’t resist this one. It’s just too beautiful not to own. My full bottle came today and it seems way stronger! It’s got way better sillage and longevity than the sample I got. I’m thrilled with this fragrance. It’s the most beautiful fragrance I’ve smelled in years.

"Sweet Heliotrope Cloud surrounding Angel's Trumpets" a long time ago when I was just getting obsessed with perfume I tried Datura Noir and thought it was too pedestrian, too pretty, too easy and "Un-Serge Lutens." I did, of course, like it, but thought it wasn't edgy enough. I did also wear it and finish a bottle all the while thinking it was just too pretty. I think some frag-nerds might recognize this stage where you want everything to be odd, unusual, complicated and edgy. I'm at the stage now when I simply want notes that are beautiful or sexy or easy to wear and will hold up for at least 4-6 hours. I recently purchased a new bottle of Datura Noir (black box and lettering) and must tell you I still like it (yes, I really do love it). Datura Noir is all about the datura flower (aka angel's trumpets) which are a very specific scent (I used to grow these in my garden so I know this scent well). I don't think this smells much at all like tuberose - it's Datura/Angel's Trumpets all the way. It's just this gorgeous combination of Datura + Almond + Heliotrope that is very sweet and sexy. The Datura is a green-laced scent and so is the almond note here. Really beautiful but I think it helps when you actually know what this flower smells like. The downside is that the black label bottles in the black boxes have been reformulated and the longevity is abysmal. This lasts under 90 minutes on me. I wish I had bought a back up bottle a long time ago when I could get the original formula. UPDATE: coming back to say I tracked down an original bottle (cream label & box) and am now finding it to be different than I remembered! The black label & box is more heliotrope/almond while the original cream label actually smells more like sweet tuberose-vanilla. Strangely not how I remembered it and thinking I might like the reformulation/new packaging better. Update: September 2021. Coming back to say this is one of the DREAMIEST scents I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. I don’t get coconut. This is mostly an almondy-Tuberose/Angel Trumpet on me. Very cloudlike, so floaty and gentle. Like gentle waves of a soft vanilla marzipan white floral. Delicate and feminine.

I agree with the other reviewer below who compared this to Yves Rocher Monoi. If I sniff, I smell tiare and coconut with a hint of yellow underneath (and as it develops, something darker--but not actually dark--in the depths...maybe that is the myrrh grounding it, but it doesn't smell like myrrh in this iteration). I don't get all the other notes listed in the pyramid. To me, this is a simple, warm, light, summery fragrance (although if I put my nose close to my wrist and inhale deeply, it is heady). In the spirit of this fragrance, I've decided to order more of YR's monoi body oil (of which they are doing BOGO today on it so that's a win). This parfum will smell beautiful layered with monoi oil, and it can certainly only help with the longevity. As with most fragrances I've had that contain some version of the word "noir" "night" "midnight" etc., Datura Noir isn't dark and deep and decadent, it is merely a soft version of the notes in the frag, which I suppose is now perfume speak for "wear this at night for bed." To me, this is the opposite of a night frag... this perfume belongs in the sun. While the color of the juice in the bottle absolutely matches my olfactory experience of it, the name is completely wrong. I love the name, it just doesn't suit this fragrance. I love this one. I'm not sure about longevity yet (still going strong after an hour) or if the development is going to be complex (I suspect not), but taken at face value this one is a winner for a beautifully uncomplicated daytime summer scent. EDIT: I did some reading about the Datura flower, and apparently at night the flowers unfurl and give off a honeysuckle-ish sweet scent that attracts moths and other bugs to pollinate it...and the flower is only open from dusk until noon. So yes, apparently the name Datura Noir is spot-on. My apologies to Serge for second-guessing his naming of this one. Now I like it even more.