Nouveau Monde
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2018 | Year | 2025 |
| £££££ | Price Tier | ££ |
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Which Should You Buy?
Jacques Cavallier's 2018 cocoa-oud-leather - the brief was to pair raw cocoa bean with rare Assam oud, then offset both with a spicy saffron flicker. Frequently called Ombre Nomade's wearable sibling: darker than typical luxury oud, smoother, and unmistakably Louis Vuitton.
This one's a divisive dark horse. Some reckon it's a sophisticated, masculine amber oud for the grown-ups, while others find it surprisingly dull, like a damp, musky old boot. Definitely not for the 'young'uns'.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 1% | 0% |
| Floral | 8% | 7% |
| Fruity | 12% | 7% |
| Green | 4% | 3% |
| Sweet | 21% | 23% |
| Warm | 24% | 25% |
| Woody | 18% | 20% |
| Earthy | 22% | 21% |
| Animalic | 21% | 20% |
| Fresh | 4% | 6% |
Mood
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Dense oud-leather-cocoa with a patchouli-amberwood base is firmly cool-weather territory; community season votes overwhelmingly weight winter and fall. Summer amplifies the animalic facet uncomfortably; spring is wearable in cooler shoulder weeks only.
Occasions
An opulent oud-leather reads strongest for evening, date, formal and statement contexts. The polish makes daytime office wear plausible at conservative dosage but the projection and density crowd casual environments. Sport is a non-starter.
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its warm, amber-woody and boozy accords make it perfect for date nights and formal events, exuding a quiet confidence. The rich profile and moderate projection mean it's too much for the office and entirely unsuitable for sport, but could work casually in cooler weather.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Warm Spicy, Amber, Cacao accords and Oud, Blackcurrant notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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