Hundred Silent Ways Nishane 2016 Extrait de Parfum

I don't generally venture into reviewing feminine perfumes, but I said I might give my thoughts on Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum anyways, as even though it is clearly feminine, I don't think it is much more feminine than the unisex-labeled Tuberóza Extrait de Parfum, which I have already reviewed.

In contrast to that one, however, which put most of its focus on the white floral notes and left the rest behind closed doors, Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum adds a pleasant peach fruitiness and a creamy-sweet base. The mandarin orange opens things up with a juicy-sweet tone, hardly citrusy. The peach soon joins in with its unmistakable velvety, fuzzy fruitiness, whilst being accompanied by rich tuberose sweetness. Just the peach and tuberose from the opening give the fragrance a clear feminine direction.

And the continuance at the heart just reinforces that, with jasmine and gardenia driving the scent to a white floral sweetness, without necessarily overpowering the peach, arguably the signature note of the blend. There is some orris present as well, although not much or any powderiness, really. Just a more distinct floral touch, which is easily overpowered by its peers.

At the base, things turn from creamy-floral to sandalwood and vanilla-creamy. Surely, the floral vibe carries the whole scent across the entire wearing, with the peach from the opening holding up very well, quite a few hours into my testing. But the vanilla smoothness, paired with the slightly warm, soft, and creamy sandalwood at the base definitely don't go unnoticed. The vetiver does, however, of which I barely got any. Pretty nice overall; some smoothness, decent blending, and frankly less-feminine than some other feminine-labeled scents I've tried.

I admit that performance surprised me here. Most Nishanes I have tested so far proved to be rather short-lasting on my skin. But Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum took a solid 8-9 hours before fading completely. Interesting how the feminine scent did better in terms of longevity than the other unisex/more masculine-leaning fumes. As for projection, it was okay, with about 2 feet of projection at most for the first hour, after which it would settle to a one foot bubble around me. The sillage was a little better than I expected, however.

In terms of versatility, I find Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum rather fitting for many occasions, all from leisure wear to the Met Gala. The only roadblock I could see stopping you from wearing this as a daily or at work is the spicy price tag.

Well, for me the only roadblock I obviously encounter is the clear feminine scent. And for me to wear this, I can't give it more than a 7/10 in terms of scent. It clearly doesn't fit. But on a woman, things would change. I would easily see myself giving this an 8.5/10 or even a 9/10 if I smelt it on a woman, probably just the same way I would give Tuberóza Extrait de Parfum an 8/10 on a woman, but a 6.5/10 on me - that one just seems to lean a little bit too feminine to be categorized as unisex. But that's just me.

So honestly, is this worth the price? It's still no pocket money, and I'm sure there are plenty of designers out there which offer the same recipe for less money. So while Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum definitely smells pleasant, you have to really love it to justify a bottle.

Overall Rating: 6.8/10

Loads of peach and tuberose in the initial spray; soft, warm, and inviting. As it settles it turns super creamy, mostly gardenia with sandalwood and plenty of vanilla. Hints of jasmine. It does remind me slightly of Black Opium, as others have said, but it’s more a similarity than a sameness. HSW is much better blended. Sweet and enveloping, very classy and feminine. I have a feeling this one may grow on me.

This is one of those smells that I wouldn't mind smelling every day, not on me necessarily but in the air, this is love at first
"seen", we barely feel it and we don't want to let go.
Sweet, with white flowers, vanilla and peach notes being the most predominant notes.
It's a fantastic olfactory experience, I remember always saying when I smell it, this is the best "smell" in the niche perfumery but this was like 5 years ago, now I change a lot but yeah
great performance, more than 4 sprays I think it will be too much

Why some scents become our favorites? There' so many factors but the basic truth goes something like this: they stirs emotions in us, struck a cord, resonate with our emotions, memories, dreams.

Notes and pyramid are just rationalizations and a fairly good guide when choosing, but every perfume is an alchemy. Final formula either does magic within us or doesn't.

Hundres silent ways is magic to me, just like Artimitia (Onyrico) and Madeleine (Parfumerie Particuliere). My favorite olfactory triptych when I don't want to experiment or think long and hard what to wear. So light, unproblematic and airy in it's sweetness.

I don't understand reviews that smell just another "shower gel" in them, but that's subjective perception, I guess.

Lovely fragrance(s), lovely packaging and a fairly good longevity. Not suffocating fragrances, not dominating type but a subtle and feminine.

Nishane Hundred Silent Ways opens with a moderate projection of sweet, fruity, and white floral accords. The peach and tuberose are the most noticeable opening notes, the peach is delectable, it feels delicious; the tuberose brings a white floral that combines well with the peach. The mandarin orange is just a soft touch. The jasmine, gardenia, and orris enhance even more the white floral accords and are side by side the tuberose and peach. As the fragrance commences to dry down, the vanilla enters the blend and climbs very fast enveloping all notes with a gourmand aromatic accord. The sandalwood and vetiver are just support notes, a faint touch. The fragrance is relatively linear, the vanilla is the note that makes a gradual and strong entrance, the mandarin orange is the note that is in the opening but fades almost entirely towards the dry-down. Once Nishane Hundred Silent Ways has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, white floral, vanilla, and peach fragrance with very soft woody accords. The fragrance feels comforting, delectable, delicate, delicious, elegant, exquisite, floral, feminine but not for much, gentle, inviting, mild, modern, nicely-blended, playful, refined, sweet, and very pleasant.