Prodigieux Le Parfum by Nuxe

It smells like summer, sunshine, and days outdoors, just like the oil and the sunscreen.

Simple and crystal clear, with white florals and monoi, it smells like an eau de cologne and that comfortable jumper you’d wear to the supermarket. It has no fuss; it’s a pharmacy perfume that lasts a breath but refreshes the skin. It has those affordable molecules that make it familiar, like Hedione or neroli. Up close, it smells like scented stationery and a hint of fruit, like a warm lip balm. Ideal for quick errands.

I’ve had it for a long time. I bought it because this house’s oil never fails in the heat and its scent always seems summery and glamorous to me. The perfume multiplies the intensity of the oil; it’s very potent. It starts with a floral bomb that on my skin becomes sweet and powdery, ideal for summer nights. It can be hostile in intense heat, but I think it suits my pH perfectly, as I’ve always received many compliments. The longevity and sillage are correct, the bottle is minimalist in gold, and the price is very affordable for this elegance.

I bought it blindly and it disappointed me. I adore the summer scent (just like the oil), but on my skin it lasts nothing, zero fixation and no projection. I picked it up from an online pharmacy at a good price and perhaps it was a bit off, as I had seen good reviews. For me, it’s a NO. I’ll keep it only for use at home after a shower.

Beautiful, a stylish and creamy summery perfume.

My summer scent for years now. After a day at the beach, a shower, getting ready, and putting this on to go out for dinner or a walk: pure happiness. I also wear it in spring. It has great longevity and sillage; more than once people have told me: ‘you smell wonderful’.

I don’t know which came first, but it smells exactly like Estée Lauder’s Pleasures Intense. Total beach scent. I like it and it works brilliantly on my skin for summer nights. It projects a lot and is intense; you have to be careful with the amount as it can become overwhelming. The coconut and vanilla sweetness makes it gourmand and some people find it cloying, but the gardenia is the absolute star. I’ve discovered that perfumes with gardenia last forever on my skin. I recommend it wholeheartedly for summer.

I adore many Nuxe products, such as their Very Rose makeup remover or the Reve de miel shower gel which I always restock. However, their oils have always seemed too expensive for what they are, even though I love the smell. Today I tried this perfume and it surprised me for the better: I did not expect such longevity or projection. It smells exactly like the oil: summery, warm, and perfect for the heat (I would use it more during the day). It has such a French air that it is difficult to explain; living near France, I think this eau de parfum fits the spirit of French women, just as I associate Álvarez Gómez’s cologne with Spain. I hope that makes sense. In summary, I liked it very much and perhaps I will replace my Cabotine with this Prodigieux.

I bought it for the scent of the Nuxe products, especially the oil. Along with Insolence and Eden, it is the longest-lasting perfume I’ve tried. I sprayed three times at 8 am and at 6 pm, when I got home, it was still emitting its intense fragrance. Even after showering, I could detect bursts of scent. If you like these notes, I recommend it one hundred per cent.

I wanted to buy a beach oil perfume, tropical with white flowers, tiare or pikake. I have good memories of the pikake from an oil in Hawaii: sublime and incredibly potent. What a pity when I finished it. I also had a tiare oil in Spain without a famous brand that carried coconut. Seeing this Nuxe Prodigieux in the pharmacy, I tried it and what a disappointment! I don’t understand these scents. It smells synthetic, like an ode to petrochemicals and paraffin. It sets off my alarms. I wanted to find my beach oil but it didn’t work. It’s a sour and strong scent; my partner frowned. It’s aggressive and invasive, suitable for territorial uses. The white flowers last half an hour and fade, but the turpentine smell lasts longer. Vanilla? Yes, the typical synthetic kind. Coconut? Not the kind you eat in ice cream. Rose? I sense turpentine; perhaps it’s the pebbles, but it smells more like asphalt. Maybe pebbles reheated by the sun, I want to imagine. I sprayed four times because with two you almost always fall short, although it has sillage. In summary: interesting but disqualified for me. I also tried Nuxe Sun Eau Delicieuse Parfumante and Nuxe Body Relaxing Fragrance Water; they are softer but with the same beach-tanning-synthetic-sweet-petrochemical vibe. I don’t find them pleasant. I’ll have to look for my dream tropical scent elsewhere.

Lovely combination of vanilla, rose, coconut and more coconut. It’s a summer scent, but on very hot days it can feel heavy; perhaps it’s more suited to those cool nights typical of coastal cities.

Summer sensuality without mystery. It smells of coconut tanning lotion, tiare and vanilla, with a touch of orange blossom and rose floral notes. It is more refined and inspiring than the typical tanning lotion smell, but it remains the same fragrance as the brand’s wonderful dry oil, which I prefer in warm months for being multifunctional. With the oil, you are wrapped in an olfactory aura that doesn’t allow another perfume, which limits its use to the right setting. Although it has summer and typical reminiscences, it has a more refined and glamorous factor than the rest, as it softens sweet notes with citrus, orange blossom that blurs the beach context a bit, and a touch of salt or sand that absorbs excess sugar, matting and astringing what would otherwise be too voluptuous, greasy and cloying. USE: Suitable for smelling of summer in moments without occasion to show skin, such as cold months, as in summer I prefer the oil to satinise the skin, repair it from the sun or be wrapped in its perfume for informal nights.

It’s the same scent as the brand’s oil. Exquisite, long-lasting and not a single note changed; it’s the perfume version. Ideal for summer nights.