Collection Noire

Nuit de cellophane 2009

Nuit de cellophane by Serge Lutens
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7.1 / 10 352 Ratings
A perfume by Serge Lutens for women and men, released in 2009. The scent is floral-sweet. It is being marketed by Shiseido Group / Beauté Prestige International.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Fruity
Green
Fresh

Fragrance Notes

JasmineJasmine Chinese osmanthusChinese osmanthus Mandarin orangeMandarin orange

Perfumers

Ratings
Scent
7.1352 Ratings
Longevity
7.1264 Ratings
Sillage
6.3257 Ratings
Bottle
7.5247 Ratings
Value for money
6.555 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 11/02/2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Collection Noire" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
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6 short views on the fragrance
Try89Try89 4 months ago
6
Bottle
6
Sillage
7
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Very pleasant osmanthus fragrance perfectly blended with mandarin, reminds me of the Chinese dessert, osmanthus jelly
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PerfumeBorePerfumeBore 8 months ago
8
Bottle
6
Sillage
4
Longevity
7
Scent
Soapy white florals, slightly sweet. Beautiful, especially the opening. Cozy. Not too long lasting.
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RessikanRessikan 9 months ago
6
Bottle
8
Sillage
7
Longevity
3
Scent
Huge, aggressive lily and sweet fruits with a lurking bitter undercurrent of carnation and almond. A spiteful woman with big hair.
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HolscentbarHolscentbar 10 months ago
7.5
Scent
Very feminine and elegant. It reflects the classic floral and dense structure
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NicheOnlyNicheOnly 7 months ago
6
Bottle
3
Sillage
6
Longevity
6
Scent
Shocked this has no rose: I get clean woody-rose in the open. Dries white florals, musk & green notes. Reminds me a bit of Accento Overdose.
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GavarrusGavarrus 9 months ago
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
3
Scent
Bright, fruity, very shampoo-y jasmine scent. Mighty boring and uninspired
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Scent
Ysbrand

84 Reviews
Ysbrand
Ysbrand
Helpful Review 11  
The gentleness
I like a lot Nuit de Cellophane. Among the whole range of Serge Lutens, Nuit de Cellophane is a young, naïve spirit that probably feels a bit out of place surrounded by so many adult, mundande, exotic characters. The scent of this fragance transports me to my childhood itself: in our school´s playground there were some ornamental bushes that in spring bloomed with little, waxy, yellow-green flowers. This flowers had a strong sweet-green scent, and dripped a sticky nectar and after a couple weeks, the scent was even more intoxicating as they over-ripen. This shrubs were not chinese osmanthus (i checked) but Nuit de cellophane recalls that plant and its glossy hard leaves.

I understand the associations with shampoo, maybe due to a very clean musk? I didn´t think of it immediately, though, but it makes sense. Newness and neatness are qualities that i can associate to this perfume.

So,how does Nuit de Cellophane smells if you didn´t go to my school or use that shampoo? To me, like moist apricot pulp, enhanced with heady honeyed flowers and lush green accents , a touch of orange and mandarin too. It is a happy, young, gentle scent. The clean musk/woody base keeps it from being too cloying. and after the juiciness of the opening calms down, it becomes a bit more sophisticated and adult version of itself, more floral and indolic, where lily glows over the apricot/osmanthus botanical sap sweetness. Now and then nuances of bitter almond milk. After such a long, fun sleepless night, it will dry down to a dizzy honeysuckle-like floralcy and musk. Definitely interesting and enjoyable, although not extraordinarily complex.
4 Comments
7.5
Sillage
7.5
Longevity
6
Scent
Sherapop

1239 Reviews
Sherapop
Sherapop
Helpful Review 5  
Shimmery Jasmine Cellophane--or is that shampoo?
I had a very interesting testing experience of Serge Lutens NUIT DE CELLOPHANE because one of my two tester vials apparently was not properly sealed, so nearly all of the liquid had evaporated. What remained was a very thick, perfume oil-like elixir. I applied it to my skin in the manner of parfum, and discovered a beautiful osmanthus-jasmine scent with a slightly soapy drydown.

Next, I added water to the empty "parfum" vial, covered the top with my finger, shook it up and poured the contents all over me. It smelled really beautiful: a resinous, clear jasmine.

Finally, I applied the edp liquid from my properly sealed vial and discovered at last the cellophane aspect of this composition. The jasmine now clearly dominated over the osmanthus and even seemed ever so slightly indolic.

I enjoyed this creation in every concentration I tried! If I acquire a bottle, I may siphon some off and let the solvents evaporate to produce a small volume of the "parfum" in my unsealed vial.

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UPDATE:

I received a fresh sample of NUIT DE CELLOPHANE with a recent order and discovered that it really is fundamentally a shampoo floral, just as Aromi and others have observed. I am reminded, in particular, very much of Bond no 9 CHELSEA FLOWERS. I'm not saying that Chris & Serge copied anyone but there does seem to be a shampoo floral movement underway.

I was considering the possibility of acquiring a bottle of this perfume, but now I am thinking that if the day arrives when I succumb to the temptation to add something from this twenty-first-century fragrance group to my collection, I'll probably opt for one of the big Bond no 9 bottles instead (it was not all that difficult to drain my CHELSEA FLOWERS purse spray)... For now, I'll continue to wash my hair.
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Rosymel

121 Reviews
Rosymel
Rosymel
2  
Shampoo-like, clean and sweet
This fragrance has light sweetness, a little honey/nectar, and shampoo-like fluffy clean scent. It’s weirdly “safe” for a Lutens, but I like it. I need to use a light hand with it, because it can be a bit headache inducing, but I do like a light application. It’s pretty—not super remarkable, but pretty.
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4
Pricing
7
Bottle
5
Sillage
4
Longevity
8
Scent
Stinkypenny

33 Reviews
Stinkypenny
Stinkypenny
2  
Nestle into yourself
This is a cosy fragrance. Very soft and velvety aroma surrounds this fragrance while maintaining a cleanness. It is incredibly well blended, a beautiful composition. I am just not in love with it. It’s performance is not worth the price. It’s airy and non-offensive. I imagine wearing this to coffee dates in spring, to work or during the summer. But it’s longevity would mean I would need to carry a decant of the fragrance. I sprayed this on my wrist at ~9:30am today (1st of July). It is now 2:40pm on the same day and there is no trace of it left on my wrist.
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6
Pricing
7
Bottle
7
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7
Longevity
7
Scent
Missk

1357 Reviews
Missk
Missk
1  
Expensive Fruity Shampoo Aroma
As an avid perfume collector, having spent thousands on building a decent wardrobe, you would think that my boyfriend would enjoy at least one of them on me. The only scent that drives him wild is the scent of my hair after using TRESemme's Moisture Rich Shampoo, for less than $10 a bottle. For the last six months I've searched high and low for a perfume that smelt similar to my shampoo. I have finally found it in the form of Nuit de Cellophane by Serge Lutens.

Whenever I smell this fragrance, I am in the shower, with my long hair lathered in shampoo. It's a crisp fruity smell, with clean osmanthus, jasmine and almond oil to nourish the hair.

It reminds me a lot of the Salvatore Ferragamo Incanto line. Nuit de Cellophane doesn't smell niche or unique to me at all. It's not something that I would normally like, however I'm giving it a chance because I know that my boyfriend adores it. Ah, the things we do for love!

Unfortunately I'm more of a fan of Serge Lutens' heavier, spicier offerings. As much as I hate to say it, Nuit de Cellophane is a loud, sometimes offensive fruity floral to my nose, with a dominant, slightly watery osmanthus note. The composition is also fairly linear, which shocked me a little. I feel that Nuit de Cellophane is trying too hard to be mainstream.

Like most Serge Lutens, Nuit de Cellophane lasts on the skin and has strong projection. I would recommend this fragrance to anyone that enjoys clean, sparkling fruity florals, especially those that love the scent of freshly washed hair. Nuit de Cellophane is best suited to Spring and Summer.

Original review written: February 2013.
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