La Couleur De La Nuit (Nocturnal visions)
Aromatic
Unconventional
Woody
Notesfirgeraniumlavenderpatchoulipetrichorrosevanilla
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Enigmatic lights in the alleyways, diffuse shadows of red lanterns reflected on damp and sparkling sidewalks. An exhilarating night walk in the dampness of an Asian night. Elegance in chiaroscuro, a scene from Wong Kar-Wai.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
The rain has stopped, but the narrow street still catches every red light. Lavender and geranium bring alertness to the damp, earthy backdrop, suggesting an unhurried night walk with someone whose conversation keeps you outside longer than planned. The mood is intimate without becoming soft or overtly sweet.
How to wear
Try it in mild spring or autumn weather, when the aromatic brightness and darker balsamic notes can sit in balance. Start with one or two sprays on skin, leaving room to assess the contrast before adding more. In warmer weather, a lighter application should keep the fresh aspect in focus.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to aromatic fragrances with an earthy, unconventional edge. It suits a taste for lavender and geranium beyond familiar cologne structures, especially when paired with patchouli, rain-damp textures and restrained balsamic sweetness.
Release year
2020
The nose
Isabelle Doyen, with Camille Goutal also credited as co-creator; sole and joint attributions coexist. Doyen’s work combines botanical clarity with unexpected contrasts, balancing delicacy against earthy or darker textures. Long associated with the Goutal house, she brings that sensibility here to the interplay of bright aromatics and balsamic depth.
Collaborators
Camille Goutal shares the fragrance’s creative credit with Isabelle Doyen. Their joint vision placed an exclusively natural palette at the centre of the project, using that constraint to explore ideas beyond their earlier work together. Goutal also shapes the house’s photographic identity and artistic direction.
Voyages Imaginaires’s story
Voyages Imaginaires treats scent as travel through memories, dreams and invented destinations. Founded by Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal, the house works with an entirely natural palette in organic wheat alcohol, approaching this limitation as a creative challenge rather than a rejection of synthetic perfumery. Photography and refillable bottles extend the idea beyond the fragrance itself.
La Couleur De La Nuit (Nocturnal visions)’s concept
La Couleur de la Nuit imagines a humid Asian city after dark: red lanterns, diffuse shadows and light reflected on wet pavements. Its cinematic reference is the chiaroscuro atmosphere of Wong Kar-wai’s films. Lavender and rose geranium illuminate a darker background of patchouli, fir balsam and vanilla.
Extra info
The bottle carries a photograph on the reverse of its label, visible through the glass. Refillable sprays and a separate refill with a funnel are available. “Nocturnal visions” is an English parenthetical used by a retailer, not a separate edition.
Notesfirgeraniumlavenderpatchoulipetrichorrosevanilla
Tags
#fresh
Style
unisex
Enigmatic lights in the alleyways, diffuse shadows of red lanterns reflected on damp and sparkling sidewalks. An exhilarating night walk in the dampness of an Asian night. Elegance in chiaroscuro, a scene from Wong Kar-Wai.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
The rain has stopped, but the narrow street still catches every red light. Lavender and geranium bring alertness to the damp, earthy backdrop, suggesting an unhurried night walk with someone whose conversation keeps you outside longer than planned. The mood is intimate without becoming soft or overtly sweet.
How to wear
Try it in mild spring or autumn weather, when the aromatic brightness and darker balsamic notes can sit in balance. Start with one or two sprays on skin, leaving room to assess the contrast before adding more. In warmer weather, a lighter application should keep the fresh aspect in focus.
Who it’s for
For those drawn to aromatic fragrances with an earthy, unconventional edge. It suits a taste for lavender and geranium beyond familiar cologne structures, especially when paired with patchouli, rain-damp textures and restrained balsamic sweetness.
Release year
2020
The nose
Isabelle Doyen, with Camille Goutal also credited as co-creator; sole and joint attributions coexist. Doyen’s work combines botanical clarity with unexpected contrasts, balancing delicacy against earthy or darker textures. Long associated with the Goutal house, she brings that sensibility here to the interplay of bright aromatics and balsamic depth.
Collaborators
Camille Goutal shares the fragrance’s creative credit with Isabelle Doyen. Their joint vision placed an exclusively natural palette at the centre of the project, using that constraint to explore ideas beyond their earlier work together. Goutal also shapes the house’s photographic identity and artistic direction.
Voyages Imaginaires’s story
Voyages Imaginaires treats scent as travel through memories, dreams and invented destinations. Founded by Isabelle Doyen and Camille Goutal, the house works with an entirely natural palette in organic wheat alcohol, approaching this limitation as a creative challenge rather than a rejection of synthetic perfumery. Photography and refillable bottles extend the idea beyond the fragrance itself.
La Couleur De La Nuit (Nocturnal visions)’s concept
La Couleur de la Nuit imagines a humid Asian city after dark: red lanterns, diffuse shadows and light reflected on wet pavements. Its cinematic reference is the chiaroscuro atmosphere of Wong Kar-wai’s films. Lavender and rose geranium illuminate a darker background of patchouli, fir balsam and vanilla.
Extra info
The bottle carries a photograph on the reverse of its label, visible through the glass. Refillable sprays and a separate refill with a funnel are available. “Nocturnal visions” is an English parenthetical used by a retailer, not a separate edition.