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Nicolai Le Temps d'une Fete for women
Nicolai

Le Temps d'une Fete for women

green
yellow floral
woody
mossy
balsamic
earthy
aromatic
EDP · 2007 · women

Nicolai is a niche French fragrance house founded by perfumer Patricia de Nicolai in 1990. De Nicolai studied under the legendary Roure and Fragonard, bringing classical training to her independent brand. The house is known for refined, architectural compositions that prioritize ingredient quality and olfactory clarity over trend-chasing.

Le Temps d'une Fete opens with a bright green punch of galbanum and opoponax, immediately establishing a fresh, slightly herbaceous character. The heart develops around narcissus and jasmine, adding a delicate floral dimension that's more refined than sweet. The composition settles into a woody-mossy base built on oakmoss, sandalwood, and patchouli, which anchors the fragrance with earthiness and subtle warmth. The overall DNA reads as a sophisticated green floral with genuine structural depth, moving away from the purely decorative.

This fragrance works best for someone seeking a contemplative floral rather than a crowd-pleaser, particularly in cooler seasons or daytime settings where its subtlety shines. It's the kind of fragrance that reveals itself gradually rather than commanding immediate attention. If you appreciate classical florals with a botanical edge, Le Temps d'une Fete belongs in your collection. The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.

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Main Accordsreported by community
green
100%
yellow floral
100%
woody
75%
mossy
75%
balsamic
75%
earthy
50%
aromatic
50%
white floral
50%
amber
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Opoponax
Opoponax
The 'sweet myrrh' of ancient perfumery, opoponax has a warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like quality that is softer and more approachable than regular myrrh. It has a honeyed sweetness with a faint herbal edge, creating a rich, complex base note. A pillar of classic oriental perfumery, it adds warmth and tenacity.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Narcissus
Narcissus
Green, honeyed, and slightly rubbery, narcissus (daffodil) is one of perfumery's most complex and difficult white florals. It has an almost animalic indolic quality alongside its sweetness, giving it a raw, living-flower character that synthetic white musks can't match. Used carefully it adds extraordinary depth.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Sandalwood
Sandalwood
Creamy, smooth, and milky with a soft, skin-like warmth that clings beautifully. True Mysore sandalwood is one of perfumery's most precious ingredients, simultaneously wood and skin, never cold or sharp. It rounds off sharp edges in any composition and makes the wearer smell subtly, irresistibly warmer.
Woody Notes
Woody Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match87% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist87% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Tactician84% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.
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green100%yellow floral100%woody75%mossy75%balsamic75%

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What does Nicolai Le Temps d'une Fete for women smell like? +
Nicolai is a niche French fragrance house founded by perfumer Patricia de Nicolai in 1990. De Nicolai studied under the legendary Roure and Fragonard, bringing classical training to her independent brand. The house is known for refined, architectural compositions that prioritize ingredient quality and olfactory clarity over trend-chasing. Le Temps d'une Fete opens with a bright green punch of galbanum and opoponax, immediately establishing a fresh, slightly herbaceous character. The heart develops around narcissus and jasmine, adding a delicate floral dimension that's more refined than sweet. The composition settles into a woody-mossy base built on oakmoss, sandalwood, and patchouli, which anchors the fragrance with earthiness and subtle warmth. The overall DNA reads as a sophisticated green floral with genuine structural depth, moving away from the purely decorative. This fragrance works best for someone seeking a contemplative floral rather than a crowd-pleaser, particularly in cooler seasons or daytime settings where its subtlety shines. It's the kind of fragrance that reveals itself gradually rather than commanding immediate attention. If you appreciate classical florals with a botanical edge, Le Temps d'une Fete belongs in your collection. The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.
What are the notes in Nicolai Le Temps d'une Fete for women? +
Top: Galbanum, Opoponax. Heart: Narcissus, Jasmine. Base: Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Woody Notes, Patchouli.
What other fragrances smell like Nicolai Le Temps d'une Fete for women? +
Based on shared notes, Nicolai Parfumeur Createur Le Temps d'une Fete for women (Oakmoss, Sandalwood, Narcissus, Jasmine), Givenchy Les Parfums Mythiques - Givenchy III for women (Oakmoss, Patchouli, Jasmine, Galbanum), frederic-malle Frederic Malle Synthetic Jungle (Oakmoss, Patchouli, Jasmine, Galbanum), Nishane Boszporusz unisex (Oakmoss, Patchouli, Jasmine, Galbanum), Al Haramain Gold Crystal Sapphire (Sandalwood, Patchouli, Jasmine, Galbanum) may smell similar to Le Temps d'une Fete for women.
What is a grey market fragrance retailer? +
Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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