Patchouli Nosy Be (Eau de Parfum) by Perris Monte Carlo

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Black Collection

Patchouli Nosy Be Perris Monte Carlo 2014 Eau de Parfum

7.7 / 10 272 Ratings

A popular perfume by Perris Monte Carlo for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is earthy-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Earthy

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lemon

Heart Notes

Pink pepper

Base Notes

Patchouli

Cocoa

Amber

Labdanum

Musk

Sandalwood

Vanilla absolute

Cedarwood

Perfumer

Jacques Flori

Ratings

Scent

7.7272 Ratings

Longevity

8.1229 Ratings

Sillage

7.5229 Ratings

Bottle

8.0213 Ratings

Value for money

7.489 Ratings

Submitted by Berna25, last update on 10/20/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Black Collection collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Patchouli Nosy Be Extrait de Parfum

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/06/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

2

Traditional PMC base + patchouli = lovely but not new

Perris Monte Carlo fragrances all seems to riff off a common base accord, an opulently rich, padded welt of labdanum resin, vanilla tonka bean, sandalwood, and a smattering of spices that oozes across rooms like an overripe Brie. And honestly, if you don’t love this kind of thing, then there is something seriously wrong with you. Always tremendously warm and likeable, in Patchouly Nosy Be, this thicc double-cream base comes dressed with enough iris to give it a sharp, dove-grey powderiness, and of course, there is a bit of shading from the bitter cocoa and patchouli up top.

But if you love Absolue d’Osmanthe, as I do, and you are willing to invest in only one bottle of Perris Monte Carlo, then know that the same generously upholstered amber mood is guaranteed in both, so you only need to decide which of the top dressing notes – osmanthus, patchouli – you want grafted onto that. This is lazy, paint-by-numbers niche perfumery at its best and for once, I couldn't care less. Give the people what they want.

04/06/2025

Reddawks
80 Reviews

Reddawks

2

Soaked, dreamy pillow

Patchouli. Earth. That strange kind of clean dirt — that's what we love about it.
Here, Perris Monte Carlo gives us a classy, fresh, evocative patchouli.
A walk through a forest after the rain — but an imaginary one, filled with lemon trees, pepper plants, cedarwood, and, deep in the background, cacao trees.
A damp wind stirs the air from time to time, blending everything together.
At one point, you think you smell vanilla.
Then you wake up on a soaked pillow.
That earthy scent surprises you again.
At the foot of the bed, your muddy boots are watching you.

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10/20/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

SmellGoodGuy
78 Reviews

SmellGoodGuy

1

As good as it can get!?

I’ve had this from FOREVER. I’m wearing this today and am just now getting to write a review for it.

This is one of them when i smelled it in store and purchased it, it was phenomenal. But somehow i fell out of love with it and it just sat.

Wearing this today helps me to regain a new found appreciation for it. This has an, unaccountable, iris and cumin note(s) that adds to its intrigue.

Maybe I’m wrong because i haven’t smelled ALL things patch, but this is as good i can imagine patch to get.

06/14/2022

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Serenissima
1219 Reviews

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Top Review 27

with my nose almost in the earth

Everyone probably has their own fragrance notes alongside perfumes throughout their lives.
They change, because people do not remain the same forever: So why smell like you did at thirty when you're forty, or like a bee-attracting rose garden at sixty, when every pollination is pointless?
Fortunately, there is now a companion for every stage of life that you can change at will: one could call it "fragrance partner exchange."
If I continue this thought, we find ourselves here at "Parfumo" in a fragrance partner exchange market - oh!

In my younger years, I surrounded myself with scents that I was actually far too young for.
This is also reflected in my fragrance biography in the form of comments.
I simply wanted to appear older and more experienced and knew nothing of the fleeting yet enchanting charm of youth.
And so it continued: through rose gardens, designer fragrances during the "golden fragrance era" of the eighties and nineties, until finally into the sometimes rather dirty horse and camel stables, where rose oud thrives near heavy leather saddles and manure heaps, and the starry sky of the nocturnal Orient stretches above me!
But one thing has remained constant in recent years: my preference for the "big three," as I call them: patchouli, sandalwood, and ylang ylang.

Now I have just selected these three scents from Perris Monte Carlo from Meggi's extensive sample collection for myself; a brand that I find appealing and whose fragrances I can enjoy more often on calmer days, avoiding excitement as much as possible.

But now to the beginning of this trilogy: "Patchouli Nosy Be":
(The other two will follow: promised or threatened!)
Time and again, I feel tempted by these rich, ripe patchouli nuances, tracing their traces in the lush, moist, and fertile earth, and burying my nose in my greed for earthy-spicy truffles deep among the roots of the trees, digging where these wonderfully fragrant "earth tubers" can be found.
I also enjoy being accompanied by spiced lemon freshness before I let myself glide into the moist, woody, and warm spiciness. Ah!
I feel as if I am in my very own "patchouli earth bath"; a nose pig that snuffles through scent for pleasure.
Noble woods and sensual, creamy white vanilla, nestled warmly against cozy musk, rest on the banks of the sluggish, flowing, dark golden-brown patchouli river, which stretches and yawns with delight.
A pleasantly resinous, smoky nuance of labdanum and amber hovers over this already round, rich fragrance weight, reminiscent of a polished brown, gold-veined tiger's eye gemstone in its radiance.

Languid, earthy, moist, creamy, and sensually warm, "Patchouli Nosy Be" comes across, clinging closely and richly to my skin like whipped chocolate truffle mass; for of course, I also perceive a cocoa note. Even if it doesn't lure me out of my fragrant earth hole.
Here I set clear priorities: The spicy-earthy tubers come before the most beautiful and refined work of a pastry chef or chocolatier for me!

Like all the fragrance compositions I have encountered from the house of Perris Monte Carlo, "Patchouli Nosy Be" was created without much fuss or frills.
This noble "truffle pig" is content to be what it is: a wonderfully spicy-earthy fragrance with great depth, but without any refinement.
That is not necessary, because who seeks refinement in the moist earth between tree roots?
It would be out of place here! Straightforward and dark-sensual, with a slight hint of animalic, "Patchouli Nosy Be" accompanies me with its profound sillage and long-lasting presence through the days when I would love to have moist, fertile soil between my fingers and my nose close to the spicy earth. (Oh, what a lovely mess that would be!)
Perhaps a special fragrance preference; but it is my very own!
And I spray "Patchouli Nosy Be" once more with pleasure and then disappear again among my tree roots.
Maybe today I will find my very special truffle tuber?
I wish you a lovely, fragrant day!

10/22/2014

8Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Seerose
775 Reviews

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Seerose

Top Review

trimmed Patchouli

My 87-year-old neighbor Jutta, a very quirky old lady, loves patchouli scents above all. An old lady who dresses in a hippie style and has many books by Carlos Castaneda in her bookshelf, and has actually read them, is allowed to love patchouli and smell like it.
So I ordered a sample of "Patchouli Nosy Be," so I can get to know the scent and then delight her with it.
"Patchouli Nosy Be" is, let's say, a trimmed patchouli scent. But it is a patchouli scent, strong, unmistakably patchouli.
"Patchouli Nosy Be" greets me with a robust, peppery patchouli furioso. But this patchouli is not as earthy, dirty, and intrusive as I remember from the past. Because immediately, woody vanilla flashes up, woody bitter cocoa, and a slight smokiness evoke scents of 85% dark chocolate. And then there is a fine, melissic amber sweetness.
After checking the notes, I see that labdanum is listed. Aha, hence this softening of the otherwise very harsh patchouli.
After a while, a fine, also bitter woody powderiness develops. This is likely attributed to good sandalwood. Now "Patchouli Nosy Be" is a somewhat trimmed yet still distinctly strong patchouli scent, but as aromatic as a very good dark chocolate with a high cocoa content.
"Patchouli Nosy Be" quickly evolves into a rounded, holistic scent, bitter-gourmand, and: patchouli scent wafting above all.
"Patchouli Nosy Be" is a fragrance not only for patchouli lovers but also for those who want to truly get to know patchouli. It is also for those who remember patchouli in its old, very earthy heavy form. One can be reconciled with patchouli again through "Patchouli Nosy Be."
Further interpretation and judgment I leave to others.
As a patchouli scent should be, "Patchouli Nosy Be" has a distinct sillage and very good longevity, and yes, it is a unisex fragrance.

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