Vol de Nuit

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1933

≈ $160 · 75ml · approx. retail

Named after Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novel 'Night Flight', Vol de Nuit is a 1933 Jacques Guerlain composition prized for its somber galbanum-oakmoss-iris blend. It remains a benchmark of the woody-chypre genre.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Jacques Guerlain

French · 5 in collection

Jacques Guerlain (1874-1963) was a French perfumer, the third and most celebrated nose of the Guerlain dynasty, and one of the most influential perfumers of the 20th century. His in-house creations for Guerlain include the archetypal oriental Shalimar and the legendary chypre Mitsouko.

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