Is Orchidée de Minuit a groundbreaking new fragrance? No.
Will it appeal to many? Unlikely.
For me, it is the bolder Black Opium, it dares more. The patchouli plays a dominant role here and gives it more grounding or depth. For me, it’s not musty; in combination with the clove and styrax, it evokes more of a licorice association, in the best sense.
Equally intense is the jasmine note, and it is not overshadowed; rather, it becomes “darker” through the rum and patchouli.
This makes it mystical, sexy, bold, and seductive for me. An absolute fragrance for nights and evenings when women are fully aware of their feminine allure and want to play with it (while Black Opium is “let’s see what happens,” Orchidée de Minuit is “it will happen, and I have chosen you to be a part of it”).
Over time, it becomes “quieter,” “closer to the body,” which for me completes the allure of the fragrance.
The vanilla is, of course, a key note from the very first second, but it does not overshadow everything in this perfume. It connects the individual parts into a velvety sound.
From the new blue line, my favorite. Longevity is above average for me.
