Vol de Nuit by Guerlain

Guerlain

Vol de Nuit

Chypre Floral · 1933 · Jacques Guerlain

GalbanumBergamotPetitgrainNarcissusSpicesJasmineIrisVanillaWoody NotesAmberPatchouli

Notes checked against a published listing.

Reported longevity
Moderate
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Formal
Typical season
Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Modelled profile

Built around galbanum, bergamot and petitgrain, with amber and patchouli underneath. It reads cool, with a little weight underneath and dry throughout. It keeps within arm's reach.

Taste Profile

The Purist archetype

The Purist

The Signature

Unmistakable. Always has been.

You arrived with a signature and you've never needed to explain it. Consistency is its own kind of confidence. Some things become part of the room before you do.

How Vol de Nuit smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Vol de Nuit keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.

Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.

Warmthcool, open0.33

Vol de Nuit reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 24th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.41

Vol de Nuit sits mid-range on projection. That is 15th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskfamiliar0.24

Vol de Nuit is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 27th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.45

Vol de Nuit carries body without weight, present without filling a room. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.23

Vol de Nuit keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 25th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

How Zenyra measures these five axes →

More from Guerlain

See the whole Guerlain range mapped by taste →

Similar Profiles

Find out how Vol de Nuit fits your taste.

Find fragrances like this →