Nuit de Cellophane Serge Lutens for women

I had a very interesting testing experience of Serge Lutens NUIT DE CELLOPHANE because one of my two tester vials apparently was not properly sealed, so nearly all of the liquid had evaporated. What remained was a very thick, perfume oil-like elixir. I applied it to my skin in the manner of parfum, and discovered a beautiful osmanthus-jasmine scent with a slightly soapy drydown.

Next, I added water to the empty "parfum" vial, covered the top with my finger, shook it up and poured the contents all over me. It smelled really beautiful: a resinous, clear jasmine vaguely reminiscent of my memory of Calvin Klein BEAUTY, though I'll have to try that perfume again to be sure.

Finally, I applied the edp liquid from my properly sealed vial and discovered at last the cellophane aspect of this composition. The jasmine now clearly dominated over the osmanthus and even seemed ever so slightly indolic.

I enjoyed this creation in every concentration I tried! If I acquire a bottle, I may siphon some off and let the solvents evaporate to produce a small volume of the "parfum" in my unsealed vial.

I can smell lots of jasmine, pleasant but not like the other Serge Lutens fragrances. This to me smells more common,floral like many others, nice but not special. Good if you love Yasmin!

It may smell synthetic, it may even smell cheap, but it`s GORGEOUS! Fresh opening of sheer and immaculate white flowers with a subtle trace of musk in the dry down.
It`s like a Photoshoped cover of a beauty magazine: you know it is not real, but you admire it anyway. Lutens have created the perfect synthetic bouquet, and the result is great! For all who love clean smelling perfumes, this is a must try.

I used to like this very much but I can't take the jasmine now. Before, it was really fruity and floral without the jasmine standing out so much.

Expensive and disgusting!!!

When I read about this one, I felt the need to buy it, but am now cured after trying it on and wearing it for a few hours. It's a fairly straightforward white floral, with a slightly harsh note that I don't really like, maybe this is the pretend cellophane aspect. Comes into the category of "would wear it if given a free or at least very cheap bottle, but wouldn't actually spend my own money".

A full, brash, sharp floral fragrance. This is almost identical to Michael Kors' Very Hollywood. There are cheaper perfumes that smell similar to this.

Another perfume of Serge Lutens i fell in love with. So lovely, feminine and floral! Mmmmm ... brings me in a romantic mood ;-) It stayed a whole day on my skin becoming more delicious with an hour. I am glad with this discovery.

Oooh. So light and clean. The definition of lovely.

OK, this is sooo different from other Lutens creations you may think it's not a child of his. Anyway, this is as special as the rest of the offspring, in its own peculiar way. The tangerine-osmanthus combo is just captivating to me and it gets brighter by the minute, exuding light and happiness on its sillage. I love the very idea of cellophane wrapped flowers in a charming flower boutique on a spring Paris morning, I can almost see the scene. I consider this my weekend Lutens, it makes me cheerful.

I just tested this fragrance and it's a very pretty floral. At first I thought it had freesia in it; I love freesia, but it doesn't. I must be a mixture of citrus and jasmine. I think it's a great soft floral!

This was my first whiff of any SL scent. *Thanks Weegee, for the sample!* I was intruiged by the name, more than the notes: Night of Cellophane (plastic), and actually wore it for the first time to ring in 2011 at Midnight! I expected something synthetic and sheer with some dark shadowy feeling, but this is anything but...

This opens sweetly but brightly, like cellophane; but is nowhere near synthetic or "plasticy". As it evolves, the heady rich osmanthus and the light but sexy jasmine come strolling through without a care in the world! I guess considering how rich these flowers actually are; here they are sort of sheer, but they are very, very well-blended with the bright and refreshing mandarin orange keeping it sweet, but light and playful. No heartnotes or base is listed; but there just have to be more in this, than only these three. It is rather linear after the flowers arrive, but I detect something lightly musky and somewhat earthy here...it did not last all that long, but while it did: it is enticing and absolutely wonderful! Very sultry, she is and also quite elegant. Despite the name, I think it would be a good scent for the spring or even early to mid-autumn. It is not just an evening scent either, would set a very nice tone for a dinner out in a nice dress. Perhaps, with some light patchouli or a woody scent layered with it: more masculine, something nice for a guy. Just by itself, though; it is very feminine. Even dreamy...

Sillage: average
Longevity: fair
Overall: 3.25/5

I never know what to make of SL perfumes! They are niche and luxe, without a doubt. For those prices though, I expect a little more sillage and lifespan! Part of me thinks: "He is only in it for the money!". Then (usually after sniffing one) I think: "Man, he IS good!". I am dying to try Muscs de Kublai Khan, and think if any of them is worth a FB purchase; it will be THAT one!! I have a small spray of 5 O'Clock Eau Gingembre, and a large sample of Mandarin Mandarine already, besides this one; but think I will reserve any further judgement on this House until I sniff a few more of its scents....

I think it is a nice citrussy fragrance with a little hint of white flowers. But... It is not a Lutens fragrance!

I can't decide. It's bubble gum sweet and syntetich at the opening, but I somehow enjoy it enough to keep waiting for something better to happen. I'm very trying to like this, actually, as I've been trying to find Luten's that would work on me.
I can feel loads of mandarine and osmanthus, but no jasmin....weird. The osmanthus is somehow very syrupy and a bit heady.

I think i'll pass. Was expecting more.

I finally figured out what this smells like. Juicy Couture. Heavy, sticky flowers, giving me a headache. Jasmine is too strong, citruses are non exsisting. I feel suffocated by the strong flowery scent. No spring in it, though. The flowers are more like a greenhouse production - very overbearing

First thoughts:
Do I just have bad taste? This is awful! Opening is not so much overly sweet-Nuit de Cellophane is not a heavy fragrance...but there is a harsh sort of synthetic overtone-jarring!

The opening notes soften slowly but surely. Within 15 minutes the composition passes through the nuances that must be the rotting lower leaves mellbybee mentions, or perhaps the "aqueous" tendency on Mals86...In 15 minutes they don't pass completely-but they weaken, at least.

In a few hours the scent dries down to a beautiful osthmanthus-jasmine fragrance, with osmanthus dominating, making it somewhat airy and fresh-and the musk becomes smooth. Whatever role the citruses had in the beginning wasn't so pleasant, but I think a bit of the zest remains constant, keeping the perfume in line with the name. What a relief that Nuit de Cellophane wouldn't be Nuit de Plastique....

I'm sure I would love this for nightwear if I spray it on a few hours before arriving at my chosen event-but I would be hard-pressed to want to wear this when I dislike the top notes so much.....I can't even vote whether I like or dislike this one...hate the top, quite like the drydown!

Finally, a fruity-floral I can wear! I love candies and desserts, but I don't want my fragrances to be overly sweet.

Nuit de Cellophane starts really deliciously cute, with fresh fruity candy-like but non-cloying scent and some uplifting citrusy sizzling. Very interesting start, which reminds me of orange flavored jelly.

Soon comes the floral, even though the notes don't include rose, I smelt something like luxary rose essential oil soap with jasmine hint. So far it's a well blended floral scent. Every now and then, it gives off some orange/Fanta/softdrink-like bubbly vibe.

The dry down goes a little bit muskier/softer but still with the sweet nectar essence (osmathus + jasmine combo?).

I find the Nuit de Cellophane is like a much luxary and less synthetic version of Happy Spirit by Chopard. If you like Happy Spirit, don't miss out Nuit de Cellophane.

I was so prepared to dislike this fragrance...

however ....it's very "SPRING"

first words that came to mind ..
CHANEL CRISTALLE

CRISP CLEAN SPRING-CUT FLOWERS!!!
with a hint of Swiss Alpine Air...
go figure

Imagine someone handed you a bouquet of lovely white flowers and one small orange and said "I hope you have a wonderful day." This is what this fragrance is like for me. It has surprising longevity too, despite how light and delicate it is. Periodically throughout the day I will get just the hint of it and then my day is wonderful. Truly one of my favs.

This is absolutely Lovely. It does remind me of a floral shop. The notes are blended together in this perfectly. This stuff is amazing, heavenly and I can't get enough. My sample vial is almost completely empty. Must order a decant of this. I can't stop sniffing myself..

Of course...jasmine again. BUT...this time I don't find it wreaking havoc in my nose. The orange balances the jasmine nicely. It's a pretty day-time in the spring perfume. Sweet, but not sugar sweet like many perfumes of today. Thanks to the juicy orange, I find it quite enjoyable.

I also like this fragrance very much... maybe it is labeled 'for women' here but I enjoy it on my skin. Opening comes with fruits, citruses but after top notes it lasts long time on my skin and gives nice floral aura. All floral fragrances should be applied very careful because if you overdose they might be too strong.

A remarkably wearable Lutens for a change! I enjoyed the faintly-aqueous beginning, with its veil of light citrus and apricot. It segues into a lovely presentation of osmanthus, with its apricot-milk-suede notes, along with some other light florals, and then subsides into a pale, peachy musk that lasts for a pleasantly long time.

I have to admit that I don't see much relationship between the name and the fragrance. Although the scent is quite light enough to be described as a wrapping or veil, it's not the shiny, transparent plasticky glitter of cellophane. "Nuit" makes no sense to me, either: this fragrance seems very much preferable for daytime use as opposed to a night scent, in my opinion. But never mind that, plenty of glorious fragrances have idiotic names. And this one is, indeed, very lovely - one of the few Lutens fragrances that I consider to be easily worn, and not simply for the bravest among us.

This fragrance is exactly that what you can smell when you enter the florist's shop.
Freshly cutted flowers soaking in water, the lower leaves of the flowers are a bit rotting. The flowers give off a strong sweet scent but then the shop assistant takes them out of the water and the scent's getting pale as she wraps cellophane around the bouquet.

The beginning is way too syrupy but once the scent settles down, one can enjoy the subtle smell of flowers blended with white musk.

Totally unexpected from Lutens, indeed.