Nu Eau de Toilette

Just managed to buy this again from amazon.de (germany). Brand new and it is exactly the same as the discontinued "Nu". Same lovely and cool ultrablue bottle, same wonderful scent. Completely unisex and it still is very long lasting with great sillage. I just could not believe my luck finding it again after so many years. It is clearly a spin-off on Opium and has Tom Ford written all over it. Pity it did not emerge today. It would have been the perfect niche scent. Best of all - no sugar or vanilla. Just an incense and cardamom bomb. Extremely oriental but rather in a cool way. No warmth to speak of. It suits a strong woman - one that wears more jeans and t-shirt, since I dont find it even close to being feminin. It could also suit a ditto man ( in Europe those blue ambroxan stinkers are not that popular). It is almost 1 to 1 identical to the unfortunately now discontinued, but much cheaper "Accord chic" from Yves Rochers. I am so happy that I found it again.

Soft, alluring, sensuous incense This was released way before it’s time and it wasn’t a big hit. I was originally looking for the EDP but found an unused 50 ml of this instead for a steal. Soft spicy, accessible floral modern-day interpretation of Opium. It was released almost 20 years ago but it could’ve been released today. I find Opium a bit hard to pull off but this is a dream. Never heavy or suffocating, original, no synthetic base. A beautiful mysterious and alluring perfume, in which cardamom, incense, florals and soft vanilla shine. Unisex, but feminine leaning due to its floral aspect. It’s supposed to be a more intimate perfume (‘Nu’ means naked in French) I just wished it lasted longer, I get about 6 hours after which it becomes very soft. Compared to a currently popular incense dominant scent, Encens Suave, this is more feminine, more alluring and a tad warmer, I find Nu therefore more beautiful. Performance-wise Encens Suave wins though.

Nu EDT is more feminine version of its more androgynous predecessor EDP, and it smells more floral because of the addition of neroly to the head and iris to the heart of the perfume. I love both of them for their warmth, smoothness, smokiness, sharpness and sensuality. The scent is for a strong woman:sexy and yet spiritual , vulnerable and yet open to new adventures; generous and yet discerning.... If I either want to have power over somebody or want somebody to have the power over me, I use my black magic, my Nu.....that is my cosmic Lilith And I know too well that if she is returning back to my orbit, I'm definitely having a turbulent time.... But I ask myself, isn't that what you secretly long for? Is it? My obsession...

Love it !!! I’m not a fan of unisex fragrances but boy, this is a hidden gem 💎 I consider it ahead of its time. This is one of YSLs most forgotten scents , definitely underrated and unspeakable in the frag community. It might be as women perfume but I found it really wearable in a man; if you ever smelled Black Orchid then this goes in the same vein sharing the Orchid note. Long lasting with moderate silage , it can easily be a signature scent for winter and spring . Awesome bottle (the blue one )

I love this gorgeous perfume!!! It's so divine. Such a gorgeous mix of spices, beautiful flowers and citrus, with a beautiful incense, musk and rich smooth sweet vanilla melding it all together, and it has the most divine dry down, which really lasts a long time. It's wonderful! It's exquisite. I truly adore it!!! It's one of my most favourite perfumes of all time.

le note di testa a base di pepe nero e cardamomo lasciano il posto ad un accordo floreale/legnoso in cui si distinguono chiaramente iris e orchidea. purtroppo non riesco a sentire l'incenso che compare nella piramide olfattiva. nel complesso, benchè sostanzialmente floreale, è molto gradevole. peccato sia fuori produzione da un po'.

I got a sample of this one, the first time I tested it I thought I could't wear it because it's too "old" and it's not my type at all. After I try it on my skin, I guess the miracle happen (lol) seems like it's a great mixture between NU and my chemistry, it smells so good, so sexy and not as "old" as I thought. I suddenly love it.

I love both the edp and edt, they smell slightly different. The edt is a little brighter and more floral, while the epd is deep and spicy. On me the edt lasts all day, while the edp lasts a day, and a night, and then some. I picked both up a few years ago at r*ss, or T* max, my lucky day!

I made a ridiculously low offer on Ebay to someone selling from their personal collection because another bottle of perfume is the last thing on Earth that I need....and to my surprise it was accepted! My review is coming sometimes next week!

i tested it in a store and i fell in love with it right away,all i can say is that is the most feminine sexy fragrance, whith the most armonious incensce note ive ever smelled.definitely a must buy!!!

What a beauty.....dark,mysterious, elegant and sexy. Insence and cardamom add a lot of depth to it. Sillage and longevity are way above average on my skin. A real treasure in my collection!

I think this EDT is incredibly similar to obsession night by CK but NU has a lot more depth, the CK one is more screechy.

Amazing perfume that I wore for many years.. mysterious and smoky but never overpowering. Still in love with this smell.

Feminine and different. I hear orchid the most, then vanilla. It smells exactly like Moon incense from HEM.

I love the poster and the fragrance is stunning! modern, direct and luxurious.

I don't think "incense and cardamom" when I put this on. Instead, I smell a musky, gently bitter green-tea-and-rose-scented fantasy flower, floating in a bowl of faintly melon-scented water. Doing arithmetic on the notes confirms that the incense and cardamom are there -- they account for the flower's musky cooling and balsamic notes. But I think of this fragrance as an incense-inflected floral, not an incense fragrance. Iris is prominent throughout, reminding me of violet blossoms. The scent becomes powdery, but not unbearably so: the bitter notes keep the powder in check. I find the vanilla drydown pleasantly surprising. I wouldn't think vanilla could hide underneath such soft, water-scented flowers, but (perhaps thanks to the wonders of modern chemistry) it can.

I initially detected in Yves Saint Laurent's NU (edt) a tiny hint of vanilla, but the fragrance was then quickly overtaken by a dominant almost pepper-like cardamom note. Although this is definitely an oriental fragrance, NU has a clean spiciness--thanks in part to the bergamot--which brings it closer to a skin scent than to an enigmatic mystery, at least according to my nose... I concur with those who regard NU as a unisex fragrance, as the bergamot, neroli, and cardamom really tame the mid-note florals. The incense is not too strong here, serving to complement not mask the spicy opening. Neither sweet, nor inaccessibly dark, this fragrance could easily be worn by men and women alike for either day or night.

NU edt opens quite strong: a blast of freshness, but also spicy thanks to the cardemom. This opening lasts for about 20 minutes. The florals come into play not long after. It becomes quite sweet at this point: the sweetness comes from the tart jasmine and orchid, while the iris and vanilla provide a powdery backbone. It dries down to a sensual musk/vanilla/iris combination, slightly spiced and sweetened by the jasmine and cardemom, while still retaining a hint of freshness from the neroli/bergamot. I use it as my summer perfume :) Edit: I can't believe I forgot to mention the incense note... it just blends so well with the other basenotes that I forgot to mention it xd.

i bought a small bottle of the EDT at ebay without having it smelled before. but i really doesn't regret it at all! its such a perfect floral oriental: feminin and sexy. absolutely not sweet, more sexy like a black silk shirt and perfect cut jeans, understatement like... it's a pity that it isn't long lasting on my skin: after 10min it smells like a light skin scent, very very good, but also LIGHT. this makes the EDT a perfume for everyday, maybe i'll buy the EDP for going out at night, because it's such a modern, nice scent and even the bottle is so wonderful!!! have they really discontinued it?

I bought this recently unsniffed and was unaware of the incense in the base notes. I cannot bear incense and feel that I should be an ageing hippy when I am wearing this for the first time today. Also the fragrance itself only lasts 2-3hrs tops before you need to 'freshen up'. Needless to say my mother loves this fragrance and I will be giving this to her! update- This gave my mum a headache.. Further update- 4 yrs later got it back again and adore it! Its funny how ones tastes change!