Michel Germain · 2012

Sexual Noir EDP

Michel Germain Sexual Noir
Longevity Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection CloseArm's length
Polarising Mixed
fruity sweet playful skin-close

Fresh berries fading into creamy floral woods

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About This Perfume

Michel Germain Sexual Noir comes across as Fresh berries fading into creamy floral woods. It opens with lime, mandarin orange and strawberry, moves into patchouli, sweet pea and jasmine and settles on vanilla, amber and sandalwood. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2012.

In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something fruity and sweet for the office.
  • Sample first if: fruity is new territory for you.
  • Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.

Around $142.

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Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Office
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The Brand

Michel Germain

Michel Germain is a Canadian designer house whose range includes the Séxūal and Sugarful lines. Michel Germain on Scendira: 60 perfumes, about $15 at the low end and $180 at the top. Community talk that Scendira tracks centres on Michel Germain Sugarful, then Michel Germain Sugarful Sunshine and Michel Germain Sexual Noir.

Scent profiles of the picks

For Michel Germain Sugarful (Eau de Parfum, 2019), expect strawberry cotton candy with creamy sandalwood musk: woodland strawberry and mandarin orange up top, musk and sandalwood underneath. Michel Germain Sugarful Sunshine (Eau de Parfum, 2023) comes across as tropical fruit smoothie with cool coconut, with pineapple and lime at the start and agave, amber and tree moss at the base. Michel Germain Sexual Noir (Eau de Parfum, 2012) reads as fresh berries fading into creamy floral woods, opening on lime and mandarin orange and drying down to vanilla, amber and sandalwood.

Comparing houses? Start at the Scendira brands page, then look at gourmand perfumes and fruity perfumes.

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FAQ

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It smells like Fresh berries fading into creamy floral woods. It opens with lime, mandarin orange and strawberry, moves into patchouli, sweet pea and jasmine and settles on vanilla, amber and sandalwood.

In the community's experience it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.

It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits the office.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

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