Fleur Nocturne Isabey 2009

Hello, you fragrance enthusiasts, and welcome to my comment on Fleur Nocturne by Isabey. This scent I’m presenting today is the reissue of Isabey's "Bleu de Chine" from 1924, although the new fragrance could no longer be released under that name as another brand had trademarked it before the reissue. I believe this refers to the fashion/clothing brand Bleu de Chine, which you might know.

Well, I didn’t know it, so I had to look it up… I think I should brush up on my fashion knowledge, but on the other hand, I bet there are brands you’ve never heard of either. Or do you know that one shoe brand that is supposed to be very famous… this… Nike or whatever it’s called… mu ha ha ha :DDD

Okay, bad joke, let’s get back to the fragrance. So Fleur Nocturne is, as mentioned, the reissue or successor of Bleu de Chine and was primarily inspired by gemstones like amethysts, although I’m not exactly sure what gemstones have to do with the scent content, as I would expect more mineral notes from a gemstone inspiration (like in fragrances such as Terre d'Hermès), which are not present here. But that doesn’t matter, because first of all, it’s much more important how the scent smells, and secondly, there are many reasons to compose a fragrance that we don’t necessarily have to understand, right? Well then, let’s have a sniff!

**The Scent:**
The fragrance starts off floral and fruity. In the floral notes, I primarily smell white flowers, which I can’t quite identify. So I’m guessing it’s the listed gardenias (those are the white flowers, right? Let me quickly check Google Images… and yes! I was right, yes, I’m getting better at botany :D) and jasmine, with the jasmine smelling more natural here and not as sweet as in some mainstream scents like Alien (although those fragrances are great too, but no, you don’t like them, hmpf!). Anyway, in the fruity notes, I detect peaches or apricots. All together, it creates a nice scent that is not necessarily fresh, but also not heavy.
It remains fruity-sweet later on, but there seems to be a faint, herbaceous note in the background when sniffed closely.
In the base, it primarily smells soft-sweet with jasmine and generally light flowers, while the fruity aspect diminishes a bit. However, I must say that while the base smells good, it also comes across a little like a conventional, but well-made mainstream fragrance that hardly differs from the 1000 other scents that smell just like this one. Well, all in all, it’s still a quite nice fragrance, though it seems to lack a bit of individuality.

**The Sillage and Longevity:**
The sillage is quite good, and you’re enveloped in a nice scent cloud for a while, which, although not very enveloping (with normal application of the fragrance), is still quite noticeable without having to get too close. The longevity is also pretty good, lasting about ten hours.

**The Bottle:**
The rectangular or rather square bottle (although most seem to have the round version of the bottle) is dark blue and adorned with very beautiful white and black floral designs. On the front (or on the lid of the round bottle), the name of the fragrance is written in golden letters. Additionally, the neck is multi-faceted, resembling a gemstone, which unfortunately is missing in the round bottle. Both versions of the bottle, both the rectangular and the round, are very beautiful, but for me, the rectangular one looks the best.

**Conclusion:**
So, first of all: The fragrance has nothing to do with a gemstone like amethyst. Where the inspiration came from or why a floral-fruity scent was composed instead of one with notes like minerals is a mystery to me, but well, that’s just how it is.

The most important thing is that the fragrance smells quite wonderful. It may seem a bit simple since it essentially just smells fruity and sweet, but it’s simply well-made and pleasant to the nose! Since it’s neither really heavy nor really fresh, it could perhaps be used as an all-rounder, suitable for any season, except maybe during heatwaves. And in terms of scent, it fits especially well for the evening or going out.

Well, it becomes “more mainstream” later and smells like many other good fragrances too, but that doesn’t bother me, as it’s quite nice. However, for this reason, it doesn’t necessarily have a distinctive feature, at least not for all those who already know quite a few fragrances.
But still, it’s worth a try.

And yes, that’s it for today, and I wish you all a lovely evening :)
See you then!