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Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 2 August 2010 29 Comments

Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir

Estee Lauder has launched Sensuous Noir, a new flanker to 2008's Sensuous perfume for women:

Sensuous after dark.

The ultimate in sensuality. Intensely rich. Mysteriously seductive. A deep heart of Molten Woods, Creme Noir and Patchouli, surrounded by rich florals including Spiced Lily, Purple Rose and other night-blooming florals.

Like the soft seductive curves of a feminine silhouette, Estée Lauder Sensuous Noir embodies the warm, fluid sensuality of the woman who wears it.

Sensuous Noir is a woody floral chypre; the notes include purple rose, jasmine, black pepper, melted woods nature print, creme noir accord, patchouli prisma, spiced lily, benzoin, vanilla, honey and amber.

Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir is available now at Estee Lauder's UK website, in 30 ml Eau de Parfum for £32. In the US, it will be $48 for 30 ml and $60 for 50 ml. (via esteelauder.co.uk, additional information via happi)

Update: see a review of Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir.

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: estee lauder, flanker

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  1. Jill says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:16 pm

    There’s a lot of “noir” going on in the new releases today! I wouldn’t mind trying this — I liked Sensuous enough that I have a bottle.

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    • Robin says:
      2 August 2010 at 12:27 pm

      I bought a small bottle too, and glad to see they’ll have this in 30 ml.

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  2. Thanna says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:19 pm

    What exactly is melted woods nature print?

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    • Haunani says:
      2 August 2010 at 12:27 pm

      LOL! I’d like to know that, too.

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    • Robin says:
      2 August 2010 at 12:28 pm

      “Nature print” usually means headspace technology (capturing the actual aroma of something in nature) but since there’s no such thing as melted woods, who knows.

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      • miss kitty v. says:
        2 August 2010 at 12:51 pm

        Post-forest fire? That was all I could come up with for molten woods.

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        • Robin says:
          2 August 2010 at 1:04 pm

          Sensuous also had “molten woods”, and it sure didn’t smell like a forest fire! Smelled like sweet amber + nonspecific “wood smell”. “Wood smell” just doesn’t sound as enticing as “molten woods” or “melted woods”, LOL…

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        • hotlanta linda says:
          2 August 2010 at 6:33 pm

          AMEN!!!! :-)

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    • MatteoFromParis says:
      3 August 2010 at 7:27 am

      Hi, a Nature Print is basically the same thing as an headspace reconstitution

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      • MatteoFromParis says:
        3 August 2010 at 7:33 am

        When you heat wood up, it gives off a more powerful scent
        headspace technology allows you to capture this unusual fragrance

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  3. Chanterais says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:19 pm

    Yup. You can sign me up for this, “patchouli prisma” and all (and OH GOD I want to put a [sic] after that particular accord so badly). I really liked the original Sensuous–especially in frosty cold weather–but always wanted it to be smokier and more peppery. I’m not entirely sure how the scent of a purple rose differs from a white one, but what the hell. Bait me with lurid prose, and watch me bite.

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    • Robin says:
      2 August 2010 at 12:31 pm

      Patchouli prisma is undoubtedly another molecular fraction of patchouli (in other words, they take out the musty bits). Does sound silly, but I like it better than “patchouli orpur” — it’s more annoying to imply purity when in fact it’s not “pure” in any true sense of the word.

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    • LaMaroc says:
      2 August 2010 at 4:10 pm

      Nearly spit my coffee over that last line, Chanterais. lmao! Made me think of this thing my cousin used to say, “Beat me, whip me, make me write bad checks!” aka “no need to twist my arm”!

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    • 50_Roses says:
      2 August 2010 at 7:57 pm

      In general, purple roses tend to have very rich, intense scents. In fact, nearly every rose that is purple or lavender in color (the official color designation for these roses is “mauve”) is highly fragrant. In contrast, there are many white, pink, and red roses that are virtually scentless. Actually, roses exhibit many different scents, referred to as raspberry, citrus, clove, violet, myrrh, and rose (!), among others, and it is not really possible to designate a particular scent as “purple rose”, but specifying purple rose does suggest an intense scent.

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  4. Haunani says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:28 pm

    Pass. I didn’t like the original, either.

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    • Joe says:
      2 August 2010 at 2:59 pm

      Tally another mark on our scent-twin scoreboard. It did nothing for me, though it wasn’t horrid by any means.

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    • Warum says:
      2 August 2010 at 7:35 pm

      Neither did I. The original didn’t work with my chemistry.

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  5. Tama says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:28 pm

    They did seem to make up a few aromas for this one (maybe the “melted” woods is just a meld of different wood accords to make an allover impression?) but it does sound interesting. I liked Sensuous but not enough to buy – I will see if this one makes a bigger impression.

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  6. miss kitty v. says:
    2 August 2010 at 12:53 pm

    I like the idea of Sensuous, but not the way it actually wears. This sounds like it might be a little more filled out, but I’m not going to lie: That spiced lily scares the bejeezus out of me.

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  7. AmyT says:
    2 August 2010 at 1:12 pm

    “creme noir”?

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  8. Absolute Scentualist says:
    2 August 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Is ‘creme noir’ what you’d have if you didn’t take your creme brulee out of the oven in time? I thought Pink Sugar cornered that market.

    I just got a decant of the original Sensuous and haven’t tried it today since it’s pretty warm out, but this looks really nice, too.

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  9. www.mybeautyblog.de says:
    2 August 2010 at 3:30 pm

    These days I was wondering where I could get a cheap bottle of the original, but now it seems to be worth to wait for the flanker.
    But for the times I long for something sweet I use L’Instant, wish the violet would be darker and stronger.

    Would love a scent that just smells like my LUSH massage bar made of cacao butter. Chocolate kick.

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  10. RusticDove says:
    2 August 2010 at 7:34 pm

    I like the original Sensuous [this should have gone on my guilty pleasure list over the weekend but I forgot that I have a small bottle] and I think this sounds great. I will definitely check it out.

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  11. 50_Roses says:
    2 August 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Just wondering–if this is a “noir”, shouldn’t the bottle be black? Maybe “Sensuous Pourpre” just didn’t sound good (and “Sensuous Violette” would imply that it smelled like violet, which is not among the listed notes)? I did get a kick out the “creme noir”, “patchouli prisma”, and “melted woods” as well, but I will admit this does sound as if it might be nice. Since it will probably show up at an EL counter near me (unlike many niche brands, which are not within 1000 miles of me), I will give it a sniff when I see it.

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  12. sweetonpink says:
    4 August 2010 at 12:29 am

    Why did you have to come to this soiree, jasmine? Party crasher.

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  13. eminere says:
    4 August 2010 at 7:28 am

    That’s an odd shade of purple, and it sort of clashes with the rose gold tone of the cap…

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  14. jonr951 says:
    20 August 2010 at 8:00 pm

    While it is far to hot to wear Noir at the moment, it was love at 1st whiff and I got me a bottle today at Macys. Love it! If you loved the original and wanted a little something more intense from it, well now you have Noir. It smells so great. It starts out more intense and rich than the original and then it smells just like it in the dry down. Which isn’t a bad thing at all seeing as how I love the original too. Oh I really hope you enjoy it Robin. I think you’ll enjoy it more than the original. I think. : )

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  15. alligins says:
    29 August 2010 at 9:53 am

    I’ve been reading this blog for a long time, and just recently signed on, but kept my mouth shut!

    I’m interested finding out about people’s feelings about fragrances, so that I can make informed decisions. Gone are the days when I just snatched things up on a whim….

    What makes the process even more difficult than it already is sorting through the drama, exagerations, snobbery, bottle and ad critiques. Then there is a crazy amount of judgements made on other women’s taste. It’s kind of tedious, especially when i’m not in the mood for it! I just want to cut to the chase about the frags! I know the nature of women is to be somewhat catty and such, but I think that aspect of ourselves should be toned down, not amplified!

    What do we think of this fragrance? I’ve smelled it and thought it was quite nice. I’m not a “perfumista” though, just a regular gal who loves her perfume!

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    • Robin says:
      29 August 2010 at 10:57 am

      Hi and welcome! I’ll be reviewing it on Tuesday, so hope you’ll forgive me if I ask that you come back then!

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