Love At First Sight Une Nuit Nomade 2023

Love at First Sight from Une nuit nomade is a nice, fresh floral with a heavy dose of lilac. It evokes the late spring lilac, a walk through the park just after the rain, when the sun shines again. You are young, it's spring and you are in love, what could go wrong? It's a very nice refreshing floral, perfect for spring or one of those early summer days where the breeze is nice and the sun not too harsh.

The lilac is the centrepiece through the life cycle of this scent. From the opening on my skin to the dry down (that unfortunately comes rather fast for my taste), the lilac notes really grab the attention. This is slightly old fashion, almost on the verge of "old lady" smell because of the ever-present lilac (be aware that my bias in this opinion might come from the fact that my grandmother loved lilac). I say on the verge, because in my opinion (or on my skin), the ambroxan and the passion fruit keeps it from falling in that category by giving it a fresh and almost ozonic edge. The opening is that fresh mix of lilac and passion fruit, mostly floral with a little sprinkle of fruitiness.The acacia note is almost undetectable, and it is a very linear fragrance, giving me almost only lilac on the dry down.

It resolutely leans feminine, but I can still picture a man who's comfortable in its skin wearing this. Mostly a day time fragrance, but not a bad choice for a spring or summer evening. The longevity is average (4 hours at best on my skin) and the sillage/projection is acceptable (arm’s length, maybe a bit farther).

My first blind buy, since I usually buy samples first, but there was no smaller samples available for this one, so I bought the 30 ml. Since I was really eager to smell those passion fruit notes, and liked most of Une nuit nomade offerings until then, I just took the risk, despite lilac not being a note I am particularly fond of. In the end, I do not regret, got a lot of wear from it.

Undeniably fits the brief (again), yet I have an hard time evaluating it considering my aversion for soapy florals.
Despite not being able to identify the culprit among the notes listed, this soapiness was all I was able to sniff on me, for a long enough time to put me off.
It luckily settles as a creamier, raw floral after a while; then, it feels exactly like taking a walk in the suburbs in early spring, after the rain, when all the blossomed bushes nearby unleash their fragrance. That being said, I only wish it was as animalic and indolic on my skin as others say they experienced it to be.

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Clear, powdery sweet almond opening with whiffs of citrus, which are not even listed in the notes.

This fades quickly, giving way to powdery florals with slight fruity and green facets. Very soapy clean, bubbly, and sparkly, but a very unique take on the olfactory trajectory.

A non-risky scent. Bright, cutre, pretty and cool, but definitely not the one you reach for to make a statement. Very linear and stable (not necessarily in a bad way), but nothing truly special.

I wouldn't keep it in my personal wardrobe, but I can see its appeal as an easy-grab everyday fragrance, especially for cooler spring and summer days. Though maybe it would work better as a space or ambience scent.

I’m always on the hunt for purple florals that don’t go too powdery on me. This is lilac that smells like putting your nose in the middle of the actual flower. It’s very fresh and green with a little bit of musk rounding it out. I do not get the passion fruit or any fruitiness at all. There is a little sweetness from the flower itself. Really lovely and perfect for spring!

You pluck a single leaf off the lilac bush, rubbing it roughly between your fingers. You didn't bring shears so you twist and tear at the stems until you have a large bushel of flowers in your hands. Not bothering to change the water, you replace the decaying bouquet in the vase with the delicate buds. Your hands are green and tacky from the stems but you don't wash them.