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Perfumes like Nightingale

Zoologist Nightingale is unisex, about €150–250 for a full bottle. Cherry blossom and plum in a Japanese garden. Notes: cherry blossom, plum, rose, sandalwood, violet, amber. Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring · office-safe.

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1. XerjoffNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Uden

   Plum, rose and pepper with ambergris, dark and bold. Shares plum, rose with Nightingale.

   Notes: plum, rose, black pepper, ambergris, vanilla, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
2. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   Féminité du Bois

   Cedar with plum, cinnamon and beeswax, warm and autumnal. Shares plum, violet with Nightingale.

   Notes: cedar, plum, cinnamon, clove, beeswax, violet · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
3. Floris LondonNicheFor women€€€
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   Night Scented Jasmine

   Jasmine and rose at dusk in an English garden. Shares rose, sandalwood with Nightingale.

   Notes: jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, sandalwood · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
4. Maison Francis KurkdjianNicheFor women€€€
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   À la Rose

   Two hundred fresh roses with a touch of citrus, bright and romantic. Shares rose, violet with Nightingale.

   Notes: rose, bergamot, cedar, musk, violet, orange · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
5. Frédéric MalleNicheFor women€€€€
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   Le Parfum de Thérèse

   Plum, melon and rose over leather, a perfume written for a wife. Shares plum, rose with Nightingale.

   Notes: plum, melon, rose, leather, vetiver · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, spring · office-safe
6. ByredoNicheUnisex€€€
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   Bibliothèque

   An old library seen through fruit: plum and peach over leather and vanilla. Shares plum, violet with Nightingale.

   Notes: plum, peach, violet, peony, leather, vanilla · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe
7. CreedNicheFor women€€€€
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   Spring Flower

   Apple, peach and jasmine, a fresh spring garden in bloom. Shares rose with Nightingale.

   Notes: apple, peach, jasmine, rose, musk · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · spring, summer · office-safe
8. Ormonde JayneNicheFor women€€€€
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   Ormonde Woman

   Hemlock, violet and cardamom, a mysterious dark forest. Shares violet, sandalwood with Nightingale.

   Notes: hemlock, violet, cardamom, vetiver, jasmine, sandalwood · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter · office-safe

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.