SERGE LUTENS Nuit de Cellophane Eau de Parfum

Nuit de Cellophane stands out from the Serge Lutens line, as it's a true fruity floral. No warm spicy notes, nothing really weird, it smells more like a designer fragrance. But that doesn't mean it's bad or generic, I think it's a good take on the fruity floral genre.
The main notes to me are lily and jasmine with a mix of sweet orange fruits like peaches and mandarines, must be the osmanthus that makes it smell like peach or apricot. I think the name is quite fitting, it does smell like the fruit and flower bouquet was just unwrapped from cellophane foil. There is something plasticy in it. Also it's very clean, a fresh-out-the-shower scent.
Yes, it's kind of a shampoo fragrance, but it has some mystery to it. A peppery note from the lily, a creamy note in the drydown... Safe and easy to wear (except for those who get a headache from lilies), but not too boring.

I personally like the fruity, plasticy opening a lot, but in the drydown the fragrance is too cold and soapy for me, it even gets a little sharp on my skin, which it doesn't do on the blotter.

On the first glance Nuit de Cellophane may seem boring, pedestrian and juvenile. But the more I smell it, the more nuances I get, the more nostalgia, memories it brings in, the more it envelops into a truly feminine, poetic piece. Adorable, demure, archetypical, nostalgic, even softly melancholic. On one side it's a beautiful summer night, soft scent of a body cream, wavy hair just washed, a long silk skirt...on the other side it's poetry, a mystical tale of womanhood told in the softest way. In its core it reminds me of those perfumes that somehow stick to a person, reminding of him, they smell slightly weird, unique, sometimes even unpleasant, but captivating. Smelling this, I feel like a young girl watching my mother doing all those beautiful, relaxed rituals of beauty and thinking to myself I want to be like her someday. To me it also embodies that all beauty is ephemeral, finite, which evokes a certain melancholia, and for this reason must be appreciated while it lasts.
Nuit de Cellophane smells quite different on the skin and on clothes. On clothes it is quite proper, shampoo-ish, on the skin - sensual. It is a very unique perfume, I can't compare it with anything else. The vastly compared J'Adore seems to be much more perfumey, I don't like it, it doesn't present that beautiful softness. Osmanthus, lily, jasmine and some fruity notes are the main characters here.

Lovely fragrance, daft name. It does indeed smell like a cellophane-wrapped bouquet of flowers, very fresh, very green, very glittering. Lovely for summer days - this isn't an evening or night scent, it's very matinal, clean-smelling and fresh - the sort of things I'd wear to choir. Not at all typical of the Serge Lutens line.

Hmm...I think that unfortunately Mr. Sheldrake has set his bar so high that when he decides to design a very pretty and lovely scent people will tend to find themselves "underwhelmed". I think it would be unfortunate to dismiss a very wearable and lovely fruity floral just because it isn't unique enough. Is it earth shattering??? No. Is this going to blow your mind??? No.

With all of that said, NdC is very pretty right out of the bottle. The osmanthus and jasmine sparkle and are very beautifully blended. There is a sweetness to the scent without smelling like candy. On me this sat very close to the skin and I wish it projected a bit more. Still very lovely!!!!

NdC is a cute kawaii harujuku japanese girl.
If you are new to Lutens, this is a great entry to try as its familliar, quirky, offbeat and easy to wear compared to his other florals found in a nightmare, or seduce you to your doom into a dungeon.

NdC is a slightly plastic fruity osmanthus and lilly floral. Its squeeky clean, just shampooed your hair and its still wet..and thats a good thing. Sillage is big and trailing. Its longlasting. This isnt a deep self examining scent but closest your going to get in the Lutens cannon of a carefree scent. Its great for a hit of sunshine in the spring or summer.