Noir Epices by Frederic Malle

mosesbotbol

A little more daring in FM's line for a day time fragrance. Lasts well on me. Great for night time too.

tessture

As much as I hate to be the dissenting note on an obviously well-loved fragrance, I have to say this didn't work for me at all. I was very excited to try this interesting spicy scent but it failed on me. It was never a bad scent, starting strong on the florals and parading through to the base notes in good order, but overall it held a note that really reminded me of dog shampoo. Perhaps it's the geranium and orange together, but it came across as bright fake florals over chemistry, backed with rough wood and harsh spice. It’s not terrible, though it wasn't pleasant on me, but there’s also something here that reminds me strongly of the smell of dog hair and chemical perfume combined with flea repellent. Chemical, strong, pervasive and aggressivly 'floral', as if it's shouting at you how lovely and pleasant it is just in case you don't agree. Noir Epices and I don't agree. I had to scrub my wrist raw to get rid of it. Sorry.

rosesbecomeme

This is too much like a Christmas kitchen , or all the spices in your rack.

rebella

PS. When I waked up this morning I could still smell the perfume, and it smell delicate... This experience only made me want to test all the perfumes of Editions de Parfums/ Frederic Malle...

rebella

What a strange fragrance, strange but still nice. Or better than nice, really uniqe I think. The first thing I smell is the orange, but not orangejuice more like dried orangezest... and there comes the flowers as well. The orange remains almost to the end on me, but the flowers soon fades away and give place to some very clean, heady spices. Hard to describe, but some sort of cold, spiced steam if thats possible? I agree with jeca about that it is an oriental fragrance but in a way western. Dark, intriguing and at the same time light and easy.

It´s a unisex, but I must say that it smells much more, better and complex on my husband than on me. With that said, I still think it smells very good on me, but more than very good on my husband.

The drydown is very likeable. Soft, a hint of powder, sweetness and warmth. Longlasting.

jeca

Another beautiful scent, oriental, but light, an oriental scent from a western creator. Warm and spicy, with a hint of orange, that brings airy, "western" note to the composition. I even smell orangeade among oriental spices ;o)

Sandal, precious oils and woods, musks ;o)