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If the scent is successful, a parade of flankers new spins on the original scent typically follows.
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Elizabeth Taylor was one of the pioneers of the phenomenon with her White Diamonds scent that dropped in 1991.
J.Los Glow and its many iterations dominated the aughts.
Of course, the timing of this launch was very intentional, asBeyonces artalways is.
On October 25, to the delight of fans, sheposted an unboxingof the glimmering object of desire.
According to the site, the scent was made in France, but crafted and designed by Beyonce.
Im not crazy in love.
Remove it to reveal a white box with a silver mirror circle.
Open that up, and nestled in its own holder, youll find the bottle.
The color ofBeyoncesRenaissanceerais silver and Ce Noir is outfitted perfectly on theme.
The bottle is fully chrome, with Art Deco-style architecture topped off by a half-moon cap.
When I wore it, I sprayed it on my clothes and my skin.
The scent lasted almost a full work day for me, around seven hours.
When you wear Ce Noir, youll be smelling it all day long.
As the clementine mellowed, the honey note is what stood out to my nose.
Its sweet, but not cloying.
Its like actual honey in that it adds flavor as it would to your tea to the overall scent.
Its pleasant and familiar.
SomeAllureeditors likened Ce Noir to Maison Francis Kurkdjians TikTok-famousBaccarat Rouge 540in terms of sweetness.
That said, if you dont love rose orfloral scents, this isnt going to be for you.
Ce Noir has an enjoyable, inoffensive smell and thats my main issue with it.
There is nothing about this scent that gives me outsider.
Not in a nefarious way.
Shes a nice girl, shesmells good.
Shes friendly and polite, upbeat and inoffensive.
Shes always done what is expected of her and shes okay with that because thats what shewantsto do.
But shes never had to fight for anything, much less to be accepted.
Its the straight-laced, safe feel of this scent that throws me off.
Its bright and feminine but for a product called Ce Noir, I was expecting something more mysterious.
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