No.13 - Nouvelle Vague 2023 Eau de Parfum

No.13 - Nouvelle Vague (Eau de Parfum) by Maison Louis Marie
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6.2 / 10 28 Ratings
A perfume by Maison Louis Marie for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is fruity-creamy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Fruity
Creamy
Green
Sweet
Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Coconut waterCoconut water LemonLemon Lily of the valleyLily of the valley
Heart Notes Heart Notes
AgaveAgave Tonka beanTonka bean Tuscan figTuscan fig
Base Notes Base Notes
AmberAmber SandalwoodSandalwood VetiverVetiver
Ratings
Scent
6.228 Ratings
Longevity
6.522 Ratings
Sillage
6.220 Ratings
Bottle
6.719 Ratings
Value for money
5.915 Ratings
Submitted by RainGarden, last update on 02/04/2025.

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Soleil Blanc Eau de Parfum

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Rmforrest

4 Reviews
Rmforrest
Rmforrest
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A Love Letter to Maison Louis Marie No.13 Nouvelle Vague
This fragrance evokes the effortless charm of the French New Wave and the sunlit beaches of the Côte d’Azur. Inspired by the rebellious creativity of la nouvelle vague cinema, this scent is a modern classic, capturing both the freshness of a sea breeze and the sophistication of a minimalist aesthetic.

It opens with a crisp brightness. Lemon and muguet mingle lightly, and watery coconut sits just below the lemon. These airy notes are soon joined by a sharp, green fig, cutting through the sweetness like the clean lines of a Jean-Luc Godard film. The fig is unmistakably fresh, bitter - rather than the possible earthy ripeness.

At its heart, tonka and agave lend a subtle warmth and complexity, softening the sharp edges while never overpowering the fragrance’s breezy quality. The dry-down of vetiver, amber, and sandalwood grounds the scent. The notes linger with a soft, skin-close warmth, leaving an understated trail.

Nouvelle Vague doesn’t overwhelm; it invites. It’s the olfactory equivalent of a Godard heroine strolling the streets of Nice. She is cool, effortless, and utterly captivating, like Jean Serberg or Anna Karina. The green sharpness of the fig and watery coconut keep the fragrance fresh and modern, balancing the bright citrus and warmer woody base.

For those who love fragrances that feel like a Mediterranean escape, with a touch of cinematic nostalgia. It’s a fragrance for dreamers, sun-seekers, and anyone who finds beauty in the interplay of light and shadow, of sharpness and warmth.

It won’t break the bank either!
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7
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4
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Raluko111

196 Reviews
Raluko111
Raluko111
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Disappointing fragrance with a pompous name.
With a name as pompous as Marie du Petit Thouars, a name that would suggest old school fancy French perfume roots, I was expecting to like at least one of the scents from this house. Unfortunately, everything I have tried from Maison Louis Marie has been disappointing to say the least. Nouvelle Vague was right down disgusting to me. Maybe the coconut on its own wouldn't be so bad. The same could be said for the fig. But together with the amber is a smell so nauseating that it literally makes my stomach turn. To me, it smells like a pair of house cleaning rubber gloves coated with expired coconut oil. To say that it was horrible, it wouldn't be doing it justice.

Cu un nume atât de pompos ca Marie du Petit Thouars, un nume care nu poate fi mai francez decât ăsta, m-aș fi așteptat să îmi placă măcar unul dintre parfumurile ei, dar unul e mai dezamăgitor ca celălalt. Nouvelle Vague e chiar dezgustător. Poate că nuca de cocos singură nu ar fi atât de rea. La fel și cu smochina. Dar împreună cu ambra e un miros atât de grețos, de-mi întoarce stomacul pe dos. Miroase a mănuși de cauciuc unse cu ulei de cocos rânced. Să spun că-i groaznic, nu i-aș face dreptate.
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Telekinec

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Telekinec
Telekinec
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Another coconut scent
Maison Louis Marie passed under my radar since they make perfumes from a familly I don't have any affinity with (mainly woods and spices). When this one arrived with a Sephora order, I was intrigued. Having been lately on a coconut oriented hunt to add coconut scents to my collection, this one could very well fit the bill!

I already have two coconut-oriented scents in my collection: a floral coconut fragrance and a creamy almost lactonic coconut perfume. Both do not have the sunscreen vibe. The day before I tried this one, I had tested Soleil Blanc Eau de Parfum at Sephora so when I sprayed MLM's interpretation, my mind immediately went to Tom Ford's perfume. Both are quite similar. They have the same sunscreen, creamy and lactonic coconut vibe, like a walk on the beach as the sun is setting while the sunscreen fades lightly on your skin. It's a calm, soothing fragrance, one that is light and airy, perfect for summer... It's a lovely interpretation of coconut and a less-expensive alternative to Tom Ford's.

To be honest, even though coconut water is listed as a top note, it stays throughout the duration of the perfume. It's quite obviously the star and the other notes tend to disappear beneath it. Never smelled the lemon or the lily of the valley. Agave and tuscan fig does lend a non-descript fruity aspect at one point, but the tonka bean is the strongest in the middle notes, giving everything a more powdery, vanilla-like aspect to the omnipresent coconut accord. The base notes round everything off with a woody, warm accord.

Overall it's a nice fragrance and, like I previously mentioned, a nice non-expensive alternative to Tom Ford's interpretation. I brought my wirst to my nose quite often, but it still won't make the cut: the sunscreen vibe is just too obvious to me. A lovely perfume nonetheless for those who don't mind this!
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Statements

5 short views on the fragrance
TelekinecTelekinec 2 years ago
7
Bottle
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A walk on the beach, sunscreen fading on the skin, a cool breeze bringing in accords of coconut and setting sun
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KatiemeansKatiemeans 6 days ago
Moldy rubber glove
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Specialist30Specialist30 5 months ago
This is a grownups cocktail. Coconut without giving pins colada.
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Moemoe6661Moemoe6661 5 months ago
5
Bottle
7
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7
Longevity
4
Scent
Smells like lemon cleaner and windex when first sprayed it, and it does sweeten up after it starts drying down but can’t get rid of the cleaner scent
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KridingsKridings 5 months ago
10
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5
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5
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2
Scent
This smelled ok on a test strip, but on my skin smelled like latex gloves from the top notes through the drydown.
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