Towards the Levant: the desert adventure begins. A link between several lands, Caravansérail Intense is a stopover at the crossing of the coffee and spice roads. A historic site of hospitality not far from arid deserts, pioneer explorers and traveling souls are welcomed by a hot, addictive traditional coffee whose swirls reveal the fresh facets of cardamom seeds. Fruity, sweet notes enhance this divine mixture delicately sprinkled with cinnamon and cloves, while a duo of patchouli heart and sandalwood provides a woody intensity. Finally the powerful sandstorm of dry amber notes highlights immortelle, vanilla and tonka bean.

Top Notes Coffee absolute, Plum, Raspberry

Heart Notes Cardamon essence, Clove essence, Cinnamon essence, Patchouli heart essence, Sandalwood essence

Base Notes Dry Amber chord, Vanilla absolute, Tonka bean absolute, Immortelle absolute

Olfactive Family Woody Gourmand

Like putting your nose into a bouquet of freshly cut roses and peonies surrounded by a few green leaves. Turkish rose, Bourbon pelargonium and fruity inflections of ambrette seeds give it added lift.

Top Notes Ambrette seeds essence, Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Bergamot essence

Heart Notes Rose absolute and essence, Violet, Peony, Iris butter, Black Pepper essence

Base Notes Sandalwood essence, Musk

Olfactive Family Soliflore Rose

Head to the French Riviera for a stroll in the lush gardens of the Mediterranean on the first sunny days of spring. In the shade of palm trees, the dazzling freshness of lemon mingles with fresh mint leaves and lemongrass. It is in this colourful picture that a green and slightly acidic verbena emerges. The sea spray, joined by the scent of thyme from the scrub and a delicate fragrance of jasmine, splashes it at the water’s edge. Riviera Verbena is a radiant, luminous and invigorating breeze whose natural elegance is faithful to the NICOLAÏ signature

Top Notes Petit-grain Citronnier essence, Lemon essence, Mint essence, Thyme essence, Cut grass, Blackcurrant

Heart Notes Verbena, Calone, Jasmin absolute, Rose

Base Notes Vetiver, Patchouli essence, White Musk

Olfactive Family Citrus Aromatic

An original interpretation of the fruity fig dry delicately infused by a jasmine tea. An airy refined and subtile fragrance.

Top Notes Osmanthus absolute, Orange essence

Heart Notes Jasmine, Coriander essence, Davana essence

Base Notes Mate absolute, Guaiac wood essence, Amber

Olfactive Family Floral Fruity

Cap Néroli ‘on the French Riviera’ is a tribute to the bitter-orange cultivation of the Côte d’Azur. I imagined the scent of a point of land running into the sea and having the sweet name of Cap Néroli!’ Patricia de Nicolaï.

Top Notes Petit-grain Bigarade essence, Orange essence, Mandarin essence, Rosemary essence, Mint essence

Heart Notes Neroli essence, Ylang essence, Jasmin absolute, Orange flower absolute

Base Notes Oakmoss, Musk

Olfactive Family Floral

Poudre de Musc Intense is a bouquet of muscs on a floral heart of rose, hawthorn and orange blossom dressed in sandalwood. A cocktail of aldehydes stirs up the musky tones to make them more vibrant. Soft as a caress, enveloping as silk and with a bewitching trail, Poudre de Musc Intense is an elegant and comforting Eau de Parfum.

Top Notes Mandarin essence, Petit-grain bigarade essence, Raspberry

Heart Notes Rose essence, Orange flower absolute, Hawthorn Aldehydes

Base Notes Musk, Sandalwood essence, Amber

Olfactive Family Floral Musk

Patricia de Nicolaï conveys her fascination with ‘the city that never sleeps’ with her intoxicating oriental signature: after a start of citrus bursts, pepper and clove spice up the patchouli bordered with vanilla, incense and balm. This spicy oriental was endorsed by Luca Turin, one of the top perfume critics in 1992 in the cult book Perfume, The Guide. It also haunts the San-Antonio crime novels, whose author, Frédéric Dard, was one of the first aficionados.

Top Notes Petit-grain citronnier essence, Bergamot essence, Lemon essence, Artemisia essence

Heart Notes Black Pepper essence, Clove essence, Chamomile essence

Base Notes Oakmoss, Tonka bean absolute, Styrax essence, Incense resinoid, Musk

Olfactive Family Amber Citrus Spicy

Number One Intense is perfectly adapted to the atmosphere of its creation at the end of the 80s’: a generous bouquet of white flowers, tuberose top notes on a bed of sandalwood and animal base notes that bestow an exceptional diffusion.

Top Notes Sweet acacia absolute, Bergamot essence, Galbanum essence

Heart Notes Tuberose absolute, Jasmine absolute, Ylang essence, Rose essence and absolute, Neroli essence, Iris butter

Base Notes Sandalwood essence, Oakmoss, Musk

Olfactive Family Floral

A spellbinding start of Turkish rose essence sublimated by a pear liquor facet, which evolves towards a true musky heart. A rich composition for a fragrance firmly sensual and sophisticated.

Top Notes Pear

Heart Notes Rose absolute and essence, Violet, Carnation, Jasmine absolute

Base Notes Musk, Sandalwood essence, Amber

Olfactive Family Floral Musky

This interpretation of the scent of the dry tobacco leaf evokes the heart of a cigar box. Before leaving its warm and intense trace, it surprises us with a fresh liquorice start and the delicacy of magnolia petals.

Top Notes Anise, Licorice, Sicilian Lemon essence, Spearmint essence

Heart Notes Sage essence, Lavender essence, Pelargonium essence, Ylang essence, Magnolia, Coriander essence

Base Notes Tobacco absolute, Hay, Musk

Olfactive Family Leather Tobacco

The leather aspect of Baïkal Leather Intense is essentially created by blending two dry, woody notes: essence of guaiac wood and essence of smoked pine. This powerful duet is revealed by a fiery start of spicy citrus with yuzu, pepper and saffron, while the aromatic touch of spearmint completes the top note. The floral heart of rose and violet envelops the leather, softened by an iris butter, Tonka beans and white musk background.

Top Notes Yuzu essence, Black pepper essence, Saffron

Heart Notes Leather Birch, Violet, Rose, Iris butter

Base Notes Guaiac wood essence, Sandalwood, Smoked Pine, Vetiver essence, Tonka bean absolute, Musk

Olfactive Family Leather Spicy Woody

It’s the dream of every perfume creator to have her own great ‘oriental’. Mission accomplished for Patricia de Nicolaï with this veil of fragrant amber strengthened by iris and overflowing with patchouli and musk for a very warm cosy feeling. Like the caress of cashmere on skin. Its cheerful soaring of mandarin and pepper creates a very contemporary fragrance.

Top Notes Black Pepper essence, Mandarin essence, Lemon essence

Heart Notes Iris butter, Violet, Clove bud essence

Base Notes Vanilla absolute, Labdanum absolute, Benzoin resinoid, Tonka bean absolute, Patchouli essence, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber

Olfactive Family Amber

An amber rose, red and opulent with its fruity and spicy accents. With its animalic and woody facets, Rose Oud leaves an irrestible chypre effect.

Top Notes Coriander essence, Davana essence, Osmanthus absolute

Heart Notes Rose absolute and essence, Lily of the Valley

Base Notes Oud, Patchouli essence, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk, Amber

Olfactive Family Floral Woody

This is the fragrance of the Arabian Nights with its exceptional chord based on the most literal Oman incense, smoky and penetrating as if wafting through the churches of yesteryear, and Cambodian oud.

Top Notes Artemsia essence, Davana essence, Ambrette seeds essence

Heart Notes Cambodian Oud essence, Atlas cedar essence, Patchouli essence, Rose absolute and essence, Coriander essence

Base Notes Incense, Styrax resinoid, Amber, Musk

Olfactive Family Amber Woody

Mythic amber associating labdanum and vanilla, enriches itself with resin and hot spices in order to answer the voluptuous audacity of the oud note. Top notes of aromatic lavender, artemisia and thyme contrast with this warm and sensual long-lasting, lingering spell.

Top Notes Lavender essence, Artemsia essence, Davana essence

Heart Notes Oud, Patchouli essence, Cinnamon essence, Saffron

Base Notes Labdanum absolute, Tonka bean absolute, Styrax resinoid, Musk, Amber

Olfactive Family Amber Woody