Dolce&Gabbana
Velvet Patchouli
Patchouli · Woody · Amber.
parfumbible.comWarm spicy · Patchouli · Cinnamon.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Our brands · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history identifies the original house as Carolina Herrera New York, launched in 1981; not the founder’s birthplace.
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Year2015
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerNot recorded
Collection: Herrera Confidential
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Nightfall Patchouli by Carolina Herrera has a listed warm spicy, patchouli, cinnamon profile, with notes of Labdanum, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Iris, Bulgarian Rose.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 mL bottle
Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water/eau), Hexamethylindanopyran, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon cablin oil, Vanillin, Coumarin, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Cinnamyl alcohol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Pinene, Rose ketones, Eugenol, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Rose flower oil/extract, Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geranyl acetate, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Geraniol, Terpinolene, Eugenyl acetate, Benzaldehyde, Alpha-terpinene, Terpineol, Benzyl alcohol, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2).
Source: Carolina Herrera official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
3.76 / 5
193 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
2.65 / 4
231 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.16 / 5
140 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
579Own it
152Previously owned
1,200Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Hermès
Hermessence Ambre Narguile
Eau de toilette
Sweet · Warm spicy · Vanilla.
Parfums de Marly
Oajan
Eau de parfum
Warm spicy · Amber · Vanilla.
Attar Collection
Khaltat Night
Cinnamon · Warm spicy · Cherry.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Un Jardin Sur Le NilBoth list Cinnamon and Iris. Explore Nightfall Patchouli’s warm spicy direction alongside Un Jardin Sur Le Nil’s citrus profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Lost CherryBoth list Benzoin and Cinnamon. Explore Nightfall Patchouli’s warm spicy direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Nightfall Patchouli smell like?
Nightfall Patchouli by Carolina Herrera has a listed warm spicy, patchouli, cinnamon profile, with notes of Labdanum, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Iris, Bulgarian Rose.
Who created it?
A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 3.76 out of 5, from 193 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Nightfall Patchouli?
Its listed notes include labdanum, bergamot, cinnamon, iris, bulgarian rose, patchouli, benzoin, siam. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Nightfall Patchouli
Carolina Herrera
Leading accords
warm spicy
patchouli
cinnamon
amber
woody
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Labdanum · Bergamot · Cinnamon · Iris · Bulgarian Rose · Patchouli
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