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    Nuit Noire vs. Bal à Versailles

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    Is Nuit Noire better than Bal à Versailles?

    Bal à Versailles rates higher with the community.

    Why this score
    Performance proximity
    Accord profile overlap
    Mood overlap
    LeatherOrange BlossomMuskAmberCinnamonSandalwoodCedar
    warm spicywhite floralanimalicamberpowderymuskywoody

    This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.

    The essentials

    What's different between Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles?

    Key facts: Nuit Noire vs. Bal à Versailles
    Nuit NoireBal à Versailles
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumParfum
    Launched20041962
    GenderUnisexFemale
    PerfumerMona di OarioJean Desprez
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    How do Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles smell?

    Nuit Noire

    Warm Spicy
    White Floral
    Animalic
    Amber
    Tuberose
    Leather
    Powdery
    Musky

    Bal à Versailles

    Amber
    Powdery
    Woody
    Animalic
    Balsamic
    Musky
    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    What notes do Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles share?

    Top
    Orange BlossomGingerCardamom
    BergamotLemonCinnamonMandarin OrangeRoseOrange BlossomJasmineNeroliRose.RosemaryCassia
    Heart
    TuberoseCloveCinnamonSandalwoodCedarFrankincense
    LeatherYlang-YlangSandalwoodOrris RootPatchouliLilacVetiverLily of the Valley
    Base
    LeatherMuskAmberTonka Bean
    CivetTolu BalsamAmberBenzoinVanillaMuskCedarCedarwoodResinous Notes

    Notes both fragrances share

    Shared note families

    Floral Notes
    TuberoseOrange Blossom
    Ylang-YlangOrris RootRoseOrange BlossomJasmineLilacRose.Lily of the Valley
    Spicy Notes
    CloveGingerCardamomCinnamon
    CinnamonCassia
    Woody Notes
    SandalwoodCedar
    SandalwoodCedarCedarwood
    Animalic Notes
    Leather
    LeatherCivet
    Oriental Notes
    Tonka Bean
    BenzoinVanilla
    Amber
    Amber
    Amber
    Musk
    Musk
    Musk
    Resinous Notes
    Frankincense
    Resinous Notes

    Where they fit

    When and where do Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles work?

    Spring
    Summer
    Fall
    Winter

    Community taste

    Which performs better, Nuit Noire or Bal à Versailles?

    Community verdict: Nuit Noire vs. Bal à Versailles
    Nuit NoireBal à Versailles
    Score3.5/54.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    What do reviewers say about Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles?

    This is white florals without the apology. The tuberose gets skanky, the leather gets warm, and somewhere between the cloves and the musk, it becomes something you either love or need to wash off.Nuit Noire
    The civet is not subtle. Neither is the leather, the resin, or the fact that this was made in 1962 by someone who didn't ask permission. If the warm, golden, multilayered character calls to you.Bal à Versailles

    The hunt

    Where to buy Nuit Noire and Bal à Versailles

    Best price by size: Nuit Noire vs. Bal à Versailles
    Nuit NoireBal à Versailles
    0.9 oz—$290.13ecosmetics

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