Advantages: Unusual blend of an aquatic floral Disadvantages: Has a bitter edge, not as captivating as Nilang
Launched: 1997
Group: floral
INTRODUCTION
I've come across Nilang when my friend accidentally ordered Claire Nilang Eaude Toilette from Amazon instead of the now discontinued Nilang Eaude Toilette she fell in love with. When the fragrance arrived, we both liked Claire Eaude Toilette so I decided to order one for myself.
THE PACKAGING
Following the tradition the founder of the perfume house, Jules Lalique, a renowned jeweller and glass-maker at the turn of the century, Lalique's line of perfumes are showcases of Lalique's dictintive artistic and decorative design. The Nilang bottles, both Nilang and Claire Nilang Eaude Toilettes are representations of a flower. The bottle itself is clear glass with a ribbed motive twisted on its axis and is adorned by a semi-open lotus blossom top, made from plastic. The perfume itself ...
Advantages: Unique composition, collectible bottle Disadvantages: Discontinued, only available online, may smell aged
Launched: 1995
Group: aquatic floral oriental
Introduction
I've come across Nilang unknowingly when I became interested in vintage perfume and bought a small collection of perfume bottles from a lady in the US whose mother had died and left a great collection of rare and collectible - mostly full - perfume bottles to her which she was selling on Ebay. Into my possession came a full, 100ml size Nilang Eaude Toilette which I bought because it was housed in a bottle made by Lalique and because it was exceptionally well priced at $19.99.
I never intended to wear the perfume because vintage bottles are more valuable when unopened, but one day, just out of curiosity, I dabbed a dot on my wrist and forgot about it. I met up with my friend that day in the evening and she said: there's a very nice sweet smell about you, what ...
Advantages: smells nice,was cheap Disadvantages: hard to find
****Lalique: Claire de Nilang, Eaude Toilette ****
I love buying perfumes so when i was on holiday last week i bought several and this was one of them.
**brand**
Not a brand i have ever heard of before but looking online they have made several different perfumes.
**Packaging/bottle**
The first thing that drew me to this perfume was the lovely bottle that it came in.It comes in a lovely round-ish green shape . The lid which is a slightly darker green looks like a flower to me and i think that this is what it is supposed to look like.
**Scent**
My first impressions of this perfume is that this is a daytime perfume. It just doesn't have that night time smell to it and i wouldn't wear it at night. That doesn't mean that it isn't nice because it is. This has a very nice flower smell to it, very like freshly cut flowers. It also has ...
