Club de Nuit Armaf perfume – a fragrance for women

CDNW is some potent stuff! I like the scent, it is indeed very similar to Coco Mlle. I was looking for a “big girl” EDP for work so I got this. I don’t know why it’s classified as a fruity-floral. I think it’s a modern chypre – floral notes with a hint of fruitiness that the mix is tangy in the best way possible, anchored by a prominent patchouli note. The drydown is unisex. I am sensitive to musks generally, but the musk note seems to be present in a low concentration here because my nose can’t detect it. Nothing about CDNW screams “girly”, that’s for sure. It really smells like the drydowns of many higher-end fragrances.

Come to think of it, this is why I will never blind-buy high-end fragrances; they are complex, rich scents. I saw someone who blind-bought Guerlain’s Shalimar commented that it smelled like massala. I had a good laugh reading that! I really need to sample before committing to full bottles, but I digress! In the case of CDNW, I had to blind-buy because it was not available in my area.

When I first tested this on my skin, I treated it like other fragrances – I spritzed it very closely on my target area. If you don’t like a MASSIVE powdery patchouli drydown, don’t do this! I was weirded out by the strong drydown, but learnt to spray it about 30 cm away from my skin. The drydown became more acceptable for me then. With two sprays, the scent had inoffensive sillage, and lasted about five hours from the top to base before fading away. I like the packaging, nothing about it seems cheap. I received a bottle from the 2018 batch, made in France. I am very pleased with the atomiser.

Is CDNW a crowd-pleaser? No, I don’t think so. It is quiet sophistication. If you’re looking for compliments, look elsewhere. If you’re looking for a pleasant little sister to CDNW, I recommend Mon Evidence from Yves Rocher. I sometimes layer CDNW and ME together to boost the lovely floral-fruity jamminess that I just can’t get enough of!

Is it good for close, intimate encounters? If the other person likes patchouli a lot, maybe yes. You have to play around with the spraying to get the softest effect.

CDNW is very appropriate for work and other formal occasions, just go slow with the spraying! 😉