L'artisan Parfumeur · 2015
Noir Exquis Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
toasted walnut and coffee sweetness, smoky vanilla cream
Scent Notes
Gourmand
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About This Perfume
Noir Exquis by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. Noir Exquis was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour. Top notes are Chestnut and Orange; middle notes are Maple syrup, Coffee and Orange Blossom; base notes are Vanilla, Ebony, Tonka Bean, Sandalwood and Heliotrope.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
L'artisan Parfumeur is one of the earliest modern niche houses, the Paris maison founded in 1976 by Jean Laporte and widely credited with helping shape the modern niche perfumery category. The catalogue is nearly all unisex (27 of 30) and splits across woody (8), gourmand (8), fresh (6), floral (4), warm-amber (2) and one leather piece. Prices span an unusually wide band, about $45 to $435, with an ultra-luxury Extrait tier at the top. Top accords are spicy, woody, floral, sweet and powdery. Standout live picks: Fleur de Lune (floral powder, sweet saffron, and cool leather, $265), Fables d'Orient L'Extrait (smoky resin incense, warm amber haze, $435), Cuir Grenat (raspberry fruit wrapped in polished leather, $307.36), Abyssae 33 (cool rose and eucalyptus breeze with green woods, $50), La Cérémonie de l'Encens (smoky cedar incense with peppery warmth, $330). A cornerstone niche-heritage hub for GEO citation.
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