As daylight fades over the tropics, intoxicating white flowers become richer, warmer, and more mysterious. Rigaud Paris Reine de la Nuit Scented Candle captures that moment with an opulent composition of tuberose, ylang-ylang, jasmine, sandalwood, and musk.

Meaning “Queen of the Night,” Reine de la Nuit is one of Rigaud’s most sensual floral fragrances. Inspired by the tropics at dusk, it surrounds the room with the heady perfume of white flowers blooming against the warmth of the evening air.

Tuberose, ylang-ylang, and jasmine form the fragrance's lush floral heart. Tuberose contributes its unmistakably creamy and intoxicating character, while jasmine brings luminous floral depth and ylang-ylang adds an exotic, softly sweet richness. Beneath the flowers, sandalwood and musk provide a warm, smooth foundation that gives the composition its lingering nocturnal sensuality.

The result is floral without feeling delicate or fleeting. Reine de la Nuit is enveloping, sophisticated, and atmospheric, particularly beautiful in bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, and spaces where a richer floral home fragrance is desired.

Created by historic French fragrance house Rigaud Paris, Reine de la Nuit continues a remarkable tradition of fine home fragrance. Founded in Paris in 1852, Rigaud later pioneered the perfumed candle by combining fine fragrance with wax in the late 1950s. Rigaud candles continue to be handcrafted in France using the Maison's distinctive fragrances and proprietary soft wax.

Available in 230 g Large and 60 g Small sizes, Reine de la Nuit brings the seductive fragrance of tropical flowers after dark to spaces both large and intimate.

Why You’ll Love It

• Inspired by the intoxicating fragrance of the tropics at dusk
• Combines tuberose, ylang-ylang, and jasmine in a lush white-floral accord
• Sandalwood introduces smooth, creamy warmth beneath the flowers
• Musk adds softness and sensual depth to the composition
• Rich and enveloping without becoming excessively sweet
• An elegant choice for lovers of tuberose, jasmine, and sophisticated white florals
• Available in 230 g and 60 g sizes for different rooms and occasions
• Handcrafted in France by historic fragrance house Rigaud Paris

Fragrance Profile

Featured Notes: Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Musk

Scent Family: Floral, White Floral

Character: Sensual, Mysterious, Lush, Warm, Nocturnal

Reine de la Nuit opens into a profusion of tropical white flowers. Tuberose provides creamy floral intensity, joined by the exotic warmth of ylang-ylang and the unmistakable luminosity of jasmine.

As the fragrance fills the room, sandalwood creates a warm woody foundation beneath the flowers. Musk softens the composition further, lending the fragrance an intimate quality reminiscent of warm evening air.

Rather than a fresh daytime floral, Reine de la Nuit is deliberately deeper and more mysterious. It captures flowers after sunset, when their fragrance seems richer and more intoxicating against the darkness.

The Story Behind Reine de la Nuit

Reine de la Nuit, or Queen of the Night, is Rigaud's olfactory portrait of the tropics as dusk begins to fall.

The brilliant colors of daylight gradually disappear into the deep blue of the night sky, but the surrounding flowers seem to become even more fragrant.

Rigaud translates that transition through some of perfumery's most celebrated white flowers.

Tuberose provides intoxicating floral richness. Jasmine adds luminosity and sensuality. Ylang-ylang contributes an exotic warmth that reinforces the fragrance's tropical character.

Sandalwood and musk then provide the warmth of the evening itself, transforming the bouquet from a bright floral arrangement into something deeper, softer, and more mysterious.

It is a fragrance built around atmosphere as much as flowers: a tropical garden after sunset, warm air, darkness, and white blossoms releasing their perfume into the night.

The Rigaud Candle Tradition

The story of Maison Rigaud began in Paris in 1852, when Jean-Baptiste Rigaud established what would become one of France's historic fragrance houses.

More than a century later, Mario and Viviane Rigaud had the innovative idea of combining fine fragrance with wax. In the late 1950s, the Maison introduced what Rigaud describes as the world's first commercially produced scented candle.

That innovation helped transform fragrance for the home into the category we know today.

Rigaud continues to handcraft its candles in France using distinctive fragrance compositions and the Maison's proprietary soft wax, preserving a home-fragrance tradition extending back more than six decades.

Size & Burn Time

Large Candle – 230 g / 8.11 oz

• Approximately 90 hours of burn time
• Ideal for living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, studies, and larger spaces
• A beautiful choice for experiencing the full richness and diffusion of Reine de la Nuit

Small Candle – 60 g / 2.1 oz

• Approximately 28 hours of burn time
• Ideal for powder rooms, bedside tables, smaller spaces, travel, or discovering the fragrance
• Offers the same Reine de la Nuit fragrance in a compact format

Product Details

• Brand: Rigaud Paris
• Product Name: Reine de la Nuit
• Available Sizes: 230 g (8.11 oz) or 60 g (2.1 oz)
• Format: Scented Candle
• Featured Notes: Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Musk
• Scent Family: Floral, White Floral
• Scent Character: Sensual, Mysterious, Lush, Warm, Nocturnal
• 230 g Burn Time: Approximately 90 hours
• 60 g Burn Time: Approximately 28 hours
• Heritage: Maison founded in Paris in 1852
• Origin: Made in France
• Authenticity: Official Rigaud Paris product

Lush white flowers, creamy sandalwood, and soft musk make Rigaud Paris Reine de la Nuit a captivating fragrance for the home, capturing the mysterious beauty of a tropical garden as daylight fades into night.