Rose Patchouli Nou
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Normie twin sister to Midnight Poison
This gem is definitely a consolation for people like me searching for a Midnight Poison replacement. These two are indeed very close, even though the pyramid looks quite different, while other perfumes with more similarity in ingredients (for example, Jeanne Arthes Balade á Paris Promenade a Montmartre or Love Generation Pin Up) smell very differently and are nothing even remotely reminiscent of MP.
Rose Patchouli NOU has the unmistakable alchemy that made me fall in love with MP, yet it’s not a copy. It is drier, spicier, and more reserved – not as dramatic as MP. It’s not that much of a dark patchouli bomb in the opening and it doesn’t become as sweet and opulent as it develops. It definitely has both these sides, but they are more balanced and centered.
It’s like NOU’s Rose Patchouli is the same Goth girl you knew as a teenager, only now she is in college, wears less eyeliner, pivoted into boho style, controls her wild mood swings, and writes her thesis about Edgar Allan Poe instead of reciting his poetry in the candle light.
Another analogy that keeps coming to my mind is Carolyn Jones from the 60s’ “The Addams Family.” Her dark Morticia is Midnight Poison. And then, there is her twin sister Ophelia, all in white and with a flower crown, also played by Carolyn Jones. Same face, same quirkiness, but different – Rose & Patchouli is definitely a twin to MP, but more sunlit, cheerful and "normal" – the daylight version.
Rose & Patchouli is the closest to MP so far from all I’ve been able to test. La Belle de Russie is just as close, but they are on different flanks. While NOU’s Rose Patchouli is on the drier and spicier side of Midnight Poison, LBDLR is on the sweeter and moister side – I should try wearing them together and see where it gets me.
Also, Rose Patchouli develops this strange green apple-skin note that I also find in generic dupes of MP – even the very basic ones that don’t really develop still tend to dry down to this note, while MP doesn’t have it in the first place. In Midnight Poison, rose and patchouli slowly dissolve in the amber and vanilla sweetness before they create this opaque apple-y note. That’s why MP is a masterpiece and I will always miss it – its simplicity is very calculated, it always stays clear and transparent.
All that aside, Rose Patchouli is definitely a beautiful fragrance and I feel lucky to have found it thanks to all the lovely suggestions here. I ordered it online and as soon as I opened the package, I recognized the familiar scent and knew I've found something very close to my favorite MP.
Despite the pink pepper in the pyramid, I don't detect much similarity to YSL Elle or Perles de Lalique. Rose Patchouli is much more clear and floral.
It is spring now and RP feels very in tune with the weather, maybe it will even work in the summer. Probably won’t be potent enough for the winter, though.
Rose Patchouli NOU has the unmistakable alchemy that made me fall in love with MP, yet it’s not a copy. It is drier, spicier, and more reserved – not as dramatic as MP. It’s not that much of a dark patchouli bomb in the opening and it doesn’t become as sweet and opulent as it develops. It definitely has both these sides, but they are more balanced and centered.
It’s like NOU’s Rose Patchouli is the same Goth girl you knew as a teenager, only now she is in college, wears less eyeliner, pivoted into boho style, controls her wild mood swings, and writes her thesis about Edgar Allan Poe instead of reciting his poetry in the candle light.
Another analogy that keeps coming to my mind is Carolyn Jones from the 60s’ “The Addams Family.” Her dark Morticia is Midnight Poison. And then, there is her twin sister Ophelia, all in white and with a flower crown, also played by Carolyn Jones. Same face, same quirkiness, but different – Rose & Patchouli is definitely a twin to MP, but more sunlit, cheerful and "normal" – the daylight version.
Rose & Patchouli is the closest to MP so far from all I’ve been able to test. La Belle de Russie is just as close, but they are on different flanks. While NOU’s Rose Patchouli is on the drier and spicier side of Midnight Poison, LBDLR is on the sweeter and moister side – I should try wearing them together and see where it gets me.
Also, Rose Patchouli develops this strange green apple-skin note that I also find in generic dupes of MP – even the very basic ones that don’t really develop still tend to dry down to this note, while MP doesn’t have it in the first place. In Midnight Poison, rose and patchouli slowly dissolve in the amber and vanilla sweetness before they create this opaque apple-y note. That’s why MP is a masterpiece and I will always miss it – its simplicity is very calculated, it always stays clear and transparent.
All that aside, Rose Patchouli is definitely a beautiful fragrance and I feel lucky to have found it thanks to all the lovely suggestions here. I ordered it online and as soon as I opened the package, I recognized the familiar scent and knew I've found something very close to my favorite MP.
Despite the pink pepper in the pyramid, I don't detect much similarity to YSL Elle or Perles de Lalique. Rose Patchouli is much more clear and floral.
It is spring now and RP feels very in tune with the weather, maybe it will even work in the summer. Probably won’t be potent enough for the winter, though.
Julipet
