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Izia la Nuit
Where the original Izia is a daylight rose, Sisley Izia la Nuit Eau de Parfum takes the same flower into the evening and gives it something to stand on.
It opens darker. Blackcurrant supplies a tart, slightly green fruit, mandarin orange brightens it briefly, and cardamom cuts in with a dry, cool spice that sets the tone for everything after. The rose at the centre is fuller and less green than in the daytime bottle, softened by magnolia with its lemony cream and by freesia, which keeps a little cool air moving through the middle.
The base is where the difference really sits. Patchouli brings damp earth, labdanum a sticky, almost leathery resin, ambroxan that dry mineral quality modern perfumery uses to make things feel polished and slightly abstract, and vanilla a restrained sweetness underneath it all. Nothing here is heavy for its own sake, but there is far more weight than the original carries.
Amandine Clerc-Marie composed it, as she did the first one, and it was released in 2021. At eau de parfum strength it lasts well into a long evening, projecting properly for an hour and then holding close for several more. Two sprays is the right amount. Autumn and winter suit it, and so does anything happening after dark. It reads as feminine. If you own the original and want the night time counterpart rather than a replacement, that is exactly what this is, and the two are different enough to justify both.
Sisley is an independent French skincare, makeup and fragrance company founded by the d'Ornanos and still run by their family. Plant based skincare is what it is known for, and fragrance remains the quieter half of the business, built slowly and with long gaps between releases.
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