This really smells like a typical Hermes fragrance. A grapefruit citrus opening that smells like your typical "eau de cologne" backed by peppery earthy grassy mineral notes. If you've smelled...
The eucalyptus, cedar and benzoin creates a cool, dry fragrance that doesn't have the medicinal qualities usually associated with that combination of notes. A great price, I'm glad YSL keeps...
I have actually done something of a full 180 on this - the first time I smelled it I thought it was absolutely horrid, just a harsh saltwater and little else. I did give it a few more tries, and...
The name Lys Fume is only half correct. The lily is there, the smoke is not. No complaint, though. This is a handsome and well composed floriental. Lily is the centerpiece but other elements...
Oud tends to be the gorilla in the room in a fragrance that uses it as the principle note. Oud being both potent and distinctive, the challenge is how to make an oud-centric perfume fundamentally...
The TV seems to completely overpower the NdN- I occasionally still get some NdN (layered one spray of each this morning), but mostly just the TV. Actually kind of went a little funky and sickly sweet (sweeter than TV).
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I've read that layering Noir de Noir with Tuscan Leather is a really good combo, though I've yet to try it.
I must be one of the very few, or perhaps the only BNoter who is not a fan of TV. To layer it with NdN would be a huge fizzer for me. BUT I have not tried it so maybe I'm missing out......
For TV the best layering combo would be with Tuscan Leather. NdN is extremely strong juice, perhaps in colder months to tame some of its powers perhaps.