Serge Lutens
Nuit de Cellophane
With Nuit de Cellophane, Serge Lutens composes a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on mandarin and aldehydes, reveals jasmine and orange blossom at its heart and rests on a base of honey, white musk and sandalwood.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Mandarin · Aldehydes
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Jasmine · Orange blossom
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Base Several hours
Honey · White musk · Sandalwood
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Aldehydes: barely 2.9% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, citrus, gourmand, musky and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
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