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I have been a fan of the “First Lady of Niche” Patricia de Nicolai of Parfums de Nicolai since the early 2000s. I was recently at Twisted Lily in Brooklyn with my boyfriend, who is new to fragrance and was experimenting with several niche perfumes to find one we would love. Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Intense was what we agreed on. What was interesting was that Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Intense is a “trompez le nez, (“fool the nose”) fragrance on him. It is based on a patchouli–rose-pelargonium accord, but somehow it smells like leather, perhaps it is the musk and amber, (Mme.'s signature) anyway this not a headshop patchouli.
Two Trees of Valinor by Patchak
I mentioned this to Sr. Contributor Sebastian Jara. He had a different, but no less exciting experience while at ZGO in San Francisco. For him, the top opens like a fougere, but again trompez le nez, as it unlike any patchouli fragrance he has smelt. His experience was how intensely green it became without any sharpness, as if you were walking into a forest. Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Intense is one of the house’s most popular fragrances and on Sebastian’s recommendation while in ZGO, he recommended it to a subscriber who bought this shapeshifter of scent immediately. –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
Thanks to Parfums de Nicolai we have a draw for a 100 ml bottle of Parfums de Nicolai Patchouli Intense for a registered CaFleureBon reader and Smelling Great subscriber ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (if you are not sure if you are registered click here (you must register on our site or your entry will be invalid).
To be eligible please leave a comment ON THIS SITE with what you enjoyed about Sebastian’s YouTube review and if you are a fan of Parfums de Nicolai or patchouli fragrances. Draw closes 12/17/2018.
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