Rouge Nocturne

I really love Rouge Nocturne for cool winter months. I tried it during my quest for the perfect rose and although I settled for Portait of a Lady, IMHO, nothing can beat that, I would actually love to buy a bottle of this as well. I do not find much similarity between Rouge Nocturne and POL, if anything Rouge Nocturne is very comforting and resinous deep like Lipstick Rose but to me better than Lipstick Rose. I guess that depends on a person's tastes, Lipstick Rose is well true to its name and Rouge Nocturne is more alluring, more seductive and deeper with more sillage and longevity. Perhaps not the most unique as I guess some could call it a blend of Lipstick Rose and POL but it still is different and definitely not a copy of either or anything else. I try a myriad of perfumes, niche in particular and I rarely find anything I have to have or would be willing to buy. Portrait of a Lady was the one I had to have and Rouge Nocturne is one I would be happy to own a bottle of and be willing to buy. Definitely good enough and of quality. I also think it is very wearable even during the day in winter and would likely reach for it often. It would be my next purchase but with spring approaching perhaps not as this definitely is a fall/winter fragrance.

I've stumbled across bunch of TDG samples from this fragrance laying in my never ending pile of things yet to discover and it's so good. It's not a loud scent but the way it's constructed is just beautiful I get amber, sandalwood, raspberries none of which are listed in the notes. In the opening it's a cleaned patchouli and jammy rose combo with raspberry jam but it quickly shifts into more cozy and warm woody scent. I am thrilled to see how easy it is to wear in current cold wet weather. It reminds me of those vintage lipsticks with powdery touch in the background. Simple, clean and beautiful. No headachy rose here, no suffocation from heavy patchouli. Longevity is approximately 5 hours with soft sillage. It's a comfort scent for myself. Very intimate and alluring. Season : fall-winter; preferably for cool humid days. That's when it shows the ambery base with almost lactonic/creamy sandalwood vibe.

Really beautiful, I am in love with this one. As the previous reviewer said, it is kind of like a blend of lipstick rose and POAL, if you can imagine that-- but remains unique and worth owning, even if you have both of those scents already. Like a high quality lipstick w/ its dense waxiness but not as sweet as LR-- darker, more patchouli based and extremely feminine. It's a heady perfume and suitable for fall/winter, but possibly light enough for spring. It's actually the closest I've come to finding an everyday substitute for POAL that is more office/public "appropriate" than portrait. Also, watch out, the juice is dark and can stain stuff (like serge's sarrasins can). Also, the bottle is GORGEOUS! Packaging gets a 10/10 from me, I love the sprayer on the bottle - the finest mist I've ever seen, lol. Scent = 8.5/10 :) Recommended.

This is not a knockout rose/ patch combo like portrait of a lady, nor is it a old fashioned powdery rose, but there's something about it that I find very moreish. It's out and out rose but I get an almost buttery, comfy note and I love it. POAL I wouldn't dream of wearing to bed or for day wear at work, but this I can and do. The silage is not huge but the longevity is good on me. It reminds me of a less complex, lighter version of POAL and a fantastic scent for when you want rose/amber and a light patch to wear all day, any day and for that reason I love it.

My review is based on a sample. All I get is rich red rose and patch for a few hours after a bergamot opening. Very lovely but Ive smelt this before in much cheaper fragrances. Its lovely but certainly no where as fabulous as F Malle POAL which is still top of my list of divine complex rose fragrances. I can see why folk would find it easier to wear though as its not a beast like POAL. Thats easily solved by just wearing one spritz. Gorgeous bottle and hefty price tag. Moderate sillage and longevity.