Nicolai Parfumeur Createur
Patchouli Sublime

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The full profile.
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur Patchouli Sublime smells like smoky patchouli incense, green herbs, leathery warmth. It opens with peppermint, lavender and coriander, moves into incense, geranium and rose and settles on patchouli, amber and musk. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits nights out. Released in 2017.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room. Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and grounded for nights out.
- Sample first if: you prefer quiet scents; it projects.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $323.
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Best for
- Night out
Nicolai Parfumeur Createur is the Paris niche house founded by Patricia de Nicolaï, great-granddaughter of Pierre Guerlain, from the founding Guerlain family. The identity is French classical perfumery in an independent frame. Browse 41 Nicolai Parfumeur Createur perfumes on Scendira, from roughly $63 to $761. Start with Nicolai New York Intense, Nicolai Patchouli Intense or Nicolai Fig Tea if you want what people actually talk about.
Scent profiles of the picks
For Nicolai New York Intense (Eau de Parfum, 2014), expect zesty lemon tea with thyme, spicy and woody: lemon and bergamot up top, oakmoss, musk and styrax underneath. Nicolai Patchouli Intense (Eau de Parfum, 2009) comes across as earthy patchouli with lavender, rose and cinnamon warmth, with lavender and orange absolute at the start and patchouli, musk and amber at the base. Nicolai Fig Tea (Eau de Parfum, 2007) reads as sunny jasmine tea, minty citrus and soft woods, opening on osmanthus and orange oil and drying down to mate, guaiac wood and amber.
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Common questions.
It smells like smoky patchouli incense, green herbs, leathery warmth. It opens with peppermint, lavender and coriander, moves into incense, geranium and rose and settles on patchouli, amber and musk.
Wearers report that it lasts through a full day, and projects strongly and fills a room.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits nights out.
It reads unisex.
Wearers suggest letting a new bottle rest for a couple of weeks; it tends to smooth out.
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