Noël au Balcon
Noël au Balcon by Etat Libre d'Orange is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot, cinnamon and black pepper, moves into rose, lily of the valley and honey and dries down to cedarwood, vanilla and musk. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
Heart
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Lily of the Valley Clean, green, dewy floral. Reads as 'fresh laundry' to most people.
- Honey Sweet, waxy and slightly animalic. Can smell dirty in large doses.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
Smells like this
- Serge Lutens Féminité du Bois
- Lattafa Teriaq
- Lattafa Musk Mood
- Montale Sweet Oriental Dream
- Kerosene Found in Light
- Kilian Forbidden Games
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