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Cierge De Lune

Unisex2016Oriental Vanilla
8.2
(516 ratings)

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What You'll Smell

Note Pyramid

Top Notes

First 15-30 minutes

2 notes

Heart Notes

The signature • 2-4 hours

5 notes

Base Notes

The dry down • 4+ hours

3 notes

Cierge De Lune by Aedes de Venustas is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. Cierge De Lune was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Fabrice Pellegrin. Top notes are Powdery Notes and Musk; middle notes are Madagascar Vanilla, Ylang-Ylang, Black and Pink Pepper and Hedione; base notes are Suede, Amber, Incense and Musk. Cool and limpid as moonlit desert air. Velvety and sensuous as the midnight sky… Like the flower’s namesake – the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute – Cierge de Lune spans a thrilling range, from crystalline high notes to a deep nocturnal purr.Inspired by the fragrance of the night-blooming cereus – spicy vanilla laced with wisps of incense -- Fabrice Pellegrin unveils the dark side of vanilla with an outstanding Madagascan absolute. Woodier and more ambery than its Tahitian counterpart with a tinge of tawny leather, it forms the heart of the composition. An airy waft of hedione transmutes the delectable pod into a cactus blossom, its pristine petals fleshed out by ylang-ylang.To add vibrancy and brightness, twinkling pink pepper shoots glints of moonlight into the velvety blend, while black pepper runs an intriguing thread, from mineral, incense-like effects – a nod to the olfactory theme of AEDES DE VENUSTAS’ first offerings – to resinous, smoky, dark chocolate notes… Then, in a final metamorphosis, musky Ambrox, underscored by a downy suede accord, turns the nocturnal bloom into a dusky second skin… at midnight to capture its poignantly fleeting beauty.

Best For

Seasonality
Spring
45
Summer
40
Fall
61
Winter
63

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Main Accords

PowderyVanillaAmberMuskyLeather

Performance

Longevity

Good (6-8h)

Sillage

Strong