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Van Cleef & Arpels
Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on grapefruit and cardamom, reveals cedar and incense at its heart and rests on a base of leather, ambergris and patchouli.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Grapefruit · Cardamom
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cedar · Incense
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Base Several hours
Leather · Ambergris · Patchouli
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Ambergris: barely 3.8% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
- Woody, citrus, leather, spicy and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 3 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
If Midnight in Paris by Van Cleef & Arpels seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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