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Clandestine Édition Noire

7.1 / 10 66 Ratings
A perfume by Guy Laroche for women. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-fresh. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Fresh
Citrus
Powdery
Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
NeroliNeroli LemonLemon Lime leafLime leaf Red mandarin orangeRed mandarin orange GronthelwixGronthelwix
Heart Notes Heart Notes
MyrtleMyrtle Lily of the valleyLily of the valley HyacinthHyacinth LilyLily RoseRose Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang Orbital OrrisOrbital Orris
Base Notes Base Notes
White muskWhite musk IrisIris VanillaVanilla

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.166 Ratings
Longevity
6.347 Ratings
Sillage
5.442 Ratings
Bottle
7.842 Ratings
Submitted by Andi136 · last update on 04/21/2024.
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Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Rue Rancé collection.

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Jour d'Hermès (Eau de Parfum) by Hermès
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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Michelangela

89 Reviews
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Michelangela
Michelangela
Top Review 11  
Well Spiced for Spring
Spring really played tricks on us last week. It winked and flirted, and we all might have fallen for its charm if.... those thick, fat snowflakes hadn't come in at the beginning of the week.
Now I wonder, which fragrance do I wear in such an unstable season? I already feel like spring, yet I hesitate to apply a delicate, fresh floral scent and then bundle up thick and warm.
That just doesn't fit! Likewise, I am over the warm caressers that simply don't want winter to end.

In my search for the right crossover, I also stumbled upon "Eau Sublime." This little gem had to be fished out from the back corner of the cupboard, and I admit I couldn't remember at all how it smelled!

Well, a few hours after applying it, I am quite tempted to talk about this beautiful scent!

Right from the start, I am greeted by a royal-English and very floral note that might please the old nobility, but doesn't exactly exude modernity. I don't mean this in a derogatory way; it rather suggests the kind of floral we are dealing with here. Serious, absolutely not sweet, and a bit virginal, I would call it, but not necessarily outdated.
The top note and the bottle fit together in perfect harmony. I immediately think of Edwardian Bouquet by Floris and want to close the topic when a very interesting spiciness sets in. Ginger?? Not in the pyramid! It must be the myrtle that tickles my nose pleasantly.
Now the fine notes of early bloomers and spring guardians open up. Lilac and lily of the valley join the scent concert, and surprisingly, the fragrance takes on a pleasant powderiness, even though I find neither violet root nor iris in the pyramid. The whole composition evolves into a spicy-floral-powdery experience that fits nowhere better than in a season that can't quite decide between yay or nay. The musk-laden base acts like a sunbeam piercing through the gray sky, warming the face so wonderfully for a moment....

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Conclusion:
Eau Sublime presents itself as an elegant and high-quality fragrance with a pleasant presence and unobtrusive aura.
Actually a scent for every day, one that always works, ....but it shows its best side on days like this, when the weather doesn't know what it wants and we don't either.

A beautiful floral-powdery traditional scent with fine spiciness and of exceptionally good quality for middle-aged women. I do not recommend it for young ladies, as it is by no means playful and absolutely "not sweet," and could therefore come across as too serious.
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Florblanca

1166 Reviews
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Florblanca
Florblanca
Top Review 16  
C'est très élégante.
I am sitting in front of the television watching a royal wedding. The doorbell rings - it's the post. A delivery from England is here - my Rue Rancé Eau Sublime from the Private Collection by Rancé.

Impatiently, I tear open the envelope and hold something very well wrapped in bubble wrap in my hand. Damn, I can't get through this tape, so I have to use force. Tsts, a bit more composure! The bubble wrap gives way, finally!

I hold a beautiful, simple bottle in my hand, square but slightly rounded. At the top, a cap shaped like a pillbox hat with a golden rim. It somehow fits very well with the wedding watching.

I immediately spray some on my wrist (I haven't worn any fragrance today, very good!). It starts off very fresh. I smell lemon - very subtle - and mandarin, also flowers, neroli, and hyacinth are supposed to be there, and - although there isn’t any - green tea!

Then I perceive chamomile (strange, it's not in there either), lilac, and myrtle. The lily of the valley stays subtly in the background and adds a bit of spice to the scent.

It then becomes rounder and more elegant, thanks to white musk, vanilla, and Florentine iris. None of these three push themselves to the forefront, adhering to the elegance. I smell chamomile flowers again (those who know fresh chamomile flowers know what I'm talking about and how wonderfully they smell) and green tea.

For me, a perfect composition that perfectly reflects elegance, style, and understatement.

A fragrance for every day for the woman who knows what she wants. Definitely not a girl’s scent, even if it is stylishly subtle.
4 Comments
Ingepetra

232 Reviews
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Ingepetra
Ingepetra
Top Review 6  
exquisite
a warm, exclusive, floral scent.

delicate flowers, like lilac, lilies, iris..... on a soft musk cream bed

The fruits are not prominent here; the flowers take the lead.

It is very subtle and unfortunately fades away too quickly.
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Green-spicy-powdery floral scent. Like days of the first gentle breeze. Between winter and spring, when the nights still have frost (musk?)
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""Tell me where the flowers are, where have they gone" sang Marlene D....they are trapped here, in the scent & somehow I connect it with her.
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5
A women's fragrance in classic tradition, endless flowers. Lacked excitement for me.
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