Nouveau Monde Louis Vuitton 2018
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A New World
Nouveau monde - (French for: New World)
When I first heard about this fragrance, I was immediately captivated.
It was his name that did it to me.
When you read the name of a fragrance and its composition, you have quite a few ideas (in French, by the way: imagination) - but with this one, I kept asking myself what it could possibly mean.
Does the good Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud mean his idea of a new world?
His new world?
What does it look like, this world?
And above all: what does it smell like there? Questions upon questions.
Studying the notes: Oud, patchouli, incense, cocoa, saffron and blackcurrant, I try to imagine what the fragrance might smell like without ever having smelled it.
Many here speak of a leather accord that is not specified in the notes, but must be present.
Comparisons with Ombre Nomade are often mentioned.
You read leather again and again.
Leather here, leather there.
And to be honest, leather and me: it's complicated.
Nevertheless, the questions wouldn't let me go.
Because I was simply too obsessed with finally getting answers, I finally bought the Nouveau Monde blindly against all reason.
Arrived, sprayed it on, closed my eyes and lo and behold:
Answers!
First impression: Nouveau Monde is definitely not an ombre from Ombre Nomade.
It doesn't even have to begin to stand in its shadow, as it embodies a strong and independent character.
And all the other comparisons are also difficult for me to understand.
I only briefly had to think of Oud Maracujá - but only because of the slightly tart, fruity passion fruit.
The blackcurrant in Nouveau Monde does a very similar job to the passion fruit in Oud Maracujá.
The rest is very far away.
With the launch of nouveau monde, the perfumer himself created a new world - in my opinion, in terms of the perception of oud.
The way the composition with Indian oud in combination with cocoa and the other players creates a world in which oud is not perceived as a "typical" oud note (as known, for example, from Oud Wood Eau de Parfum or similar), but as a very realistic leather.
In combination with the other components, you get the impression of very luxurious leather.
For my understanding of this craft, this is true art.
Although the fragrance itself may not appeal to everyone, especially as it is very striking and clearly out of line, it is an extremely artistic interpretation of this new world.
As the wearer of this fragrance, you are transported directly into this world every time you catch a whiff of its precious scent.
It is like an enjoyable, slow car ride with the windows open, through a warm world in the Orient.
In my imagination, it's a black, brand new Mercedes G63 AMG.
Perforated leather seats.
Embroidered leather on the headliner.
Fittings clad in precious woods.
Noble incense smells from afar.
The scent of cocoa beans, saffron and currants wafts from the glove compartment.
In summary, Nouveau Monde has a multi-faceted depth, slightly brightened by the energy of blackcurrant.
The star of the show is definitely oud.
The antagonist, who also wins in the end, is cocoa.
The opening: loud, a blast of leathery oud, incense (for my perception the not yet burnt resins - only subtly smoky) and slightly fruity due to the blackcurrant.
The progression: slow, spicier (saffron mixes in) and the cocoa increasingly forms the balancing counterpoint to the oud.
The drydown: gentle, slightly spicy, chocolaty.
The fragrance has an excellent longevity of at least 14-16 hours on my skin. The sillage is also right up there.
For the first 6 hours, it takes over rooms, then everything within a radius of 2 meters for another 4 hours, and only after about 10 hours does it slowly recede, but it only really wants to be close to the skin after about 14 hours.
Despite its extremely strong performance, it surprisingly never becomes tiring for the wearer (with 2-3 sprays on the skin).
All in all, a beautiful (new) world that I always enjoy being enchanted by.
Thanks for reading!
When I first heard about this fragrance, I was immediately captivated.
It was his name that did it to me.
When you read the name of a fragrance and its composition, you have quite a few ideas (in French, by the way: imagination) - but with this one, I kept asking myself what it could possibly mean.
Does the good Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud mean his idea of a new world?
His new world?
What does it look like, this world?
And above all: what does it smell like there? Questions upon questions.
Studying the notes: Oud, patchouli, incense, cocoa, saffron and blackcurrant, I try to imagine what the fragrance might smell like without ever having smelled it.
Many here speak of a leather accord that is not specified in the notes, but must be present.
Comparisons with Ombre Nomade are often mentioned.
You read leather again and again.
Leather here, leather there.
And to be honest, leather and me: it's complicated.
Nevertheless, the questions wouldn't let me go.
Because I was simply too obsessed with finally getting answers, I finally bought the Nouveau Monde blindly against all reason.
Arrived, sprayed it on, closed my eyes and lo and behold:
Answers!
First impression: Nouveau Monde is definitely not an ombre from Ombre Nomade.
It doesn't even have to begin to stand in its shadow, as it embodies a strong and independent character.
And all the other comparisons are also difficult for me to understand.
I only briefly had to think of Oud Maracujá - but only because of the slightly tart, fruity passion fruit.
The blackcurrant in Nouveau Monde does a very similar job to the passion fruit in Oud Maracujá.
The rest is very far away.
With the launch of nouveau monde, the perfumer himself created a new world - in my opinion, in terms of the perception of oud.
The way the composition with Indian oud in combination with cocoa and the other players creates a world in which oud is not perceived as a "typical" oud note (as known, for example, from Oud Wood Eau de Parfum or similar), but as a very realistic leather.
In combination with the other components, you get the impression of very luxurious leather.
For my understanding of this craft, this is true art.
Although the fragrance itself may not appeal to everyone, especially as it is very striking and clearly out of line, it is an extremely artistic interpretation of this new world.
As the wearer of this fragrance, you are transported directly into this world every time you catch a whiff of its precious scent.
It is like an enjoyable, slow car ride with the windows open, through a warm world in the Orient.
In my imagination, it's a black, brand new Mercedes G63 AMG.
Perforated leather seats.
Embroidered leather on the headliner.
Fittings clad in precious woods.
Noble incense smells from afar.
The scent of cocoa beans, saffron and currants wafts from the glove compartment.
In summary, Nouveau Monde has a multi-faceted depth, slightly brightened by the energy of blackcurrant.
The star of the show is definitely oud.
The antagonist, who also wins in the end, is cocoa.
The opening: loud, a blast of leathery oud, incense (for my perception the not yet burnt resins - only subtly smoky) and slightly fruity due to the blackcurrant.
The progression: slow, spicier (saffron mixes in) and the cocoa increasingly forms the balancing counterpoint to the oud.
The drydown: gentle, slightly spicy, chocolaty.
The fragrance has an excellent longevity of at least 14-16 hours on my skin. The sillage is also right up there.
For the first 6 hours, it takes over rooms, then everything within a radius of 2 meters for another 4 hours, and only after about 10 hours does it slowly recede, but it only really wants to be close to the skin after about 14 hours.
Despite its extremely strong performance, it surprisingly never becomes tiring for the wearer (with 2-3 sprays on the skin).
All in all, a beautiful (new) world that I always enjoy being enchanted by.
Thanks for reading!