Aurore Nomade

I received this yesterday and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it.. On first spritz yesterday I literally recoiled in disgust. I was hit by an intense smell of baby puke and baby wipes mix. It was extremely off putting, but I eventually realised that it was probably not this scent alone. I was testing Jais on another spot on the same arm and as that’sa very weird and intense fragrance I’m guessing it impacted how I experienced that forest sniff. (But lord, was that gross!) Anyway once it dried down bit I found myself constantly sniffing my hand. After the first banana scent it gets kinda spicy and naughty sweet. I felt a strong desire to layer it with mitsouko for some reason, which is odd cause I’ve never layered mitsouko before and it’s not a scent I’d think of layering as it’s so unique and perfect. But there was something that I can’t pinpoint that connects the two in my mind. Sadly I find this scent to fade very quickly. After 2 hours it’s very faint and after 4 hours it’s gone if it’s not reapplied, which I think shouldn’t happen with scents at this price point. After reapplying I got the full banana scent without gross baby puke distractions and it’s glorious. It is truly 100% fresh banana. This scent is very summery and fresh, there’s an aquatic note that keeps popping up and fading and I would describe it as a skin scent. I don’t mind that it doesn’t have great silage though. This scent is most suitable for a hot summer day at the beach and that’s a situation where I’d like my fragrance to be subtle and smell like sun warmed banana sea skin. There’s some spicy element to it to that keeps me intrigued. I will probably need to test it in summer to fully appreciate it, cause the aquatic notes felt a bit too aquatic in the midst of winter. Since the urge to layer with mitsouko didn’t leave me I decided to try it out today and I’m in love. Combining the two fragrances turned mitsouko’s mossy autumn atmosphere into more of an august/September harvest scent. There’s ripe smell of fruit (bananas obviously), and a fresh sea breeze but it’s layered with the first signs of fall in a forest. It lightens up mitsouko and makes it less melancholic and in turn mitsouko gives the weight that Aurore Nomade needs (in the colder seasons) and balances it out. The two dance together. Now I smell a whiff of mitsouko, then the lightness of aurore overtakes again. It’s absolutely amazing! I’m sure this won’t work for everyone, but it’s absolutely worth a try if you own both fragrances. I will wear this combo when I want to wear mitsouko in summer but feel like it’s too autumny, or when I want to wear aurore in the colder months. Or just when I don’t feel confident enough to go full mitsouko, cause it does make mitsouko more.. approachable with the added sweetness and lightness. I won’t do it often though because mitsouko is just sheer perfection as is 😇

This is such a silly but lovey exotic unique beauty! It makes me smile every time I stick my nose in it...If you wear it in a tropical location, you d rather not be able to NOT love it!! It s a beauty that has to be discovered, explored to adore it. First time, a rainy day in my bic city, I thought: Uääääh...what is this??? Kind of bananacocktail getting mixed up with some minty alcohol to make it less sweet... no way. I disliked it this very minute...but... I wanted to give the strange smell a second chance, take it to a beach on the Maldives...and wore it every day feeling more excited by it...the coconut banana feeling , the tiare, the green tanginess of it, the oceanic smell, all came out at its best... so I started to love it wondering if it were only for the hot , humid days.. but back home, some months later...tested it again; and kawummm, the same summer gorgeous beach feeling came back in an instant flash!! Now I got even melon and some flowers like Jasmine and Ylang , its weirdness came back a little but with all the great summer memories, I could even adore it in the middle of autumn.. so for its utter uniqueness in the perfume market I give it a straigth big ten!! some days I like it a lot, some I adore it and other days I m in love with its silly beauty! Never ever would sell it..wear it on special occasions now and then.. Try it at different places and make sure you ll try it in a hot tropical surrounding!:=)

Immediately reveals its freshness, with notes of banana combined with white rum, and aquatic notes .. it is something really special and unique opening! I never heard anything like this ... I was immediately impressed, and immediately gave the curiosity to find out .. The first 5-10 minutes are like a sunrise in the morning .. a gentle breeze touches you, read notes that caress you, you carry slightly ... making you dream, love ... this fragrance is unique .. carries your soul, and fills it with love and joy! complex parfume, which evolves slowly ... Suitable for the summer. I need a few days to assimilate it for good because it is complex .. but as a first impression is not bad .. differs a lot .. and is a quality perfume definitely !! B.Duchaufour great job! Sillage: 7/10 Longevity: 7.5/10 Scent: 9.5/10 Overall: 9.5/10

I think this is totally miscategorized as oriental woody. I would put it in the green-floral category. It's a traditional green perfume with a tropical twist. I guess that's what makes it "different". Instead of a Western forest, I am reminded of the giant green foliage and tropical flowers of the Philippine jungle. It opens with tangy, bitter, very green artemesia. I smell banana nectar and blooming ylang ylang. The base seems to have a slightly grassy sweetness to it. I can also smell a hint of spice, though it is smartly subtle and never overpowers the intense scent of tropical foliage. Can there be such a thing as a sexy green perfume? This would be the first one I've ever come across. I think this perfume is absolutely stunning, and such an unusual green floral.

Heavens! I think Ive found my perfect fruity gourmand. There is plenty of fruit with a bit of alcohol balanced with artemisia, spices and wood notes. I immediately get the smell of fresh banana skin. Its in no shape or form heavy and cloying. Yes, there is some sweetness with the fruit but otherwise its bright, almost tangy and a bit different. I can see both sexes pulling this off. The star fruit and artemisia take this fragrance into the category of exceptional. They impart a dry, almost tart quality that works so well with the other potentially heavy notes like banana and ylang. Id happily wear this in warm weather and not worry that I could overwhelm those around me with a sickly fruity overload. Moderate sillage and longevity.