Duel

Explorer vs Midnight in Paris

The scent fingerprint

What brings them together, what sets them apart

How they evolve on the skin

Notes shared by both perfumes.

Heart notes the central character (1 to 4 h)
Base notes the trail that remains (4 h and more)

What are they for?

Explorer
Midnight in Paris
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Suitable
Suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Suitable
How is it calculated?

These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.

Why choose one… or the other?

Why choose Explorer

  • Eau de Parfum against eau de toilette: more material, and a longer expected longevity.
  • Its pyramid opens on vetiver, bergamot, woody notes, nowhere to be found opposite.
  • Markedly fresher, carried by citrus and fresh spicy.
  • Released in 2019, when the other dates from 2010.

Why choose Midnight in Paris

  • cedar, incense, cardamom: all materials absent from Explorer.
  • Launched in 2010, it has 16 years of life behind it.
  • We have no price recorded at our retailers yet.
  • Eau de Toilette: the formula is more diluted than its rival's.

The verdict

  • Most concentrated

    Explorer — an eau de parfum formula against an eau de toilette

  • Freshest

    Explorer — signature carried by citrus and fresh spicy

Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.

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