Nuit D'Issey Noir Argent by ISSEY MIYAKE Eau de Parfum Spray 100ml

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The fragrance was a Christmas gift to me. And thank God, alone I would probably not have come up with the idea to buy him. The start of the scent is at least as exciting as your first night in Bangkok and the beginning of a journey. As soon as you arrive at the hostel, it's straight onto Khaosan Road. Someone accidentally runs into you and you have your grapefruit juice now on your linen shirt. I'm not saying this because I'm a cost snob prissy fragrance fanatic. Some of my favorite frags are cheap cheap cheap CHEEEEAAAAAPPPPPPPIIIIIIIEEEEEEEESSSSS inexpensive. And I'm fine with certain frags with high levels of IsoE (Terre D'Hermes) or Ambroxan (Sauvage). Hell the entire genre of fougeres wouldn't exist without them.The problem is when high levels of these molecules are used as the base instead of bolstering other notes, I can't smell anything. Think of the difference between sprinkling salt on a steak and covering it with a pound of salt. He fits perfectly to the cold season and also to the short days - and as his name suggests - of course to the night :)

Issey Miyake aftershave has a reputation for having unique fragrances and a refreshing effect. 'Noir Argent' is no exception, this masculine scent was developed by Master Perfumer Dominique Ropion and is unlike any other. In terms of duration is fine, between 6 and 7 hours in skin, with a moderate projection from the beginning.

The first hour is absolutely lovely, impressive work for any fragrance, and if it stayed like that this would easily be one of my favorite fragrances of all time. On the plus side, it performs. Dear god does it perform. I smell it on my clothes 4 and 5 days later. Doesn't give a damn about heat or sweat either. I'm a big fan of the Miyake house in general. Their original fragrance was/is one of the better mainstream male aquatics on the market. It combined monstrous performance, a genuine unique and pleasing smell and competitive price, and despite over 2 decades on the market there are very few frags that I can say smell like it. Perry Ellis did a decent clone but other than that it's profile remains unique. I think it's due to the juxtaposition of sour citrus and strong florals, until Dior Homme came about mainstream men's frags had been adverse to floral notes for years. Night soul perfume and for cold or temperate climates. His dark heart of leather, spices and incense, which despite having that fresh vibe, is not a scent that I see diurnally, anyway, everyone will use it as they prefer, yes, I think that with the heat it would not be Very good ally. Late in the evening on the beach, you sit down with a group of Thais and Europeans at the campfire. All sorts of woods flame together and dance in the moonlight. You are deeply relaxed and holding on to every second, because you know everything is in motion and fleeting....

I think most of the flankers were well executed, Intense, Yuzu, Bleu, etc. Sure they went a little bat shit with the 500 hundred summer variations but they are far from alone in that travesty. I was thrilled when the Nuit line came out and marked a radical departure from the original's DNA, and as the years progress more Nuit flankers hit the market. They've branched out over the years and released several fragrances that straddle the imaginary line between designer accessibility and niche artistry like their Ambre and Encens releases. Noir Argent is a flanker of Nuit that builds on the sweet leather DNA of the original but takes it in a new direction.Smell: 6/10. It's near perfect at the opening but the drydown is generic and hard for me to even smell. The base notes are Myrrh, Patchouli, Labdanum and Vetiver which offer a classic foundation for a long lasting, yet not overpowering, fragrance that will help you express your individuality while feeling fresh all day. Because of my "Spleen's" monthly to increase my collection of flacons / scents, my wife is rather reticent with compliments what my scents concern. But here she came all by herself and said, "smells very good". That means something! Normally I focus on fresh, aquatic, or on Tonka fragrances. This one's different, it's different. I don't want to lift him up on a gallery, just to say he doesn't have to hide. It's night, still warm but more bearable. Shops and restaurants line up and countless spices hang in the air, rising to your nose. Your olfactory memory makes you smile. It smells somehow always the same but still a little bit different every time. You will also store this smell and keep it for the cold days at home.