Frédéric Malle · 2014 · Dominique Ropion

The Night

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Saffron and Turkish rose over smoky oud, settling into frankincense, sandalwood and amber.

Frédéric Malle says

You’ll smell rose, saffron, 100% natural oud, frankincense and sandalwood.

More from Frédéric Malle’s description

It also mentions Turkish rose, Incense, Oud sourced from India and Amber.

The house’s page

The drawn The Night bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

The Night’s scent picture, a draft: rose, saffron, oud, frankincense, sandalwood, amber drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

The Night, top notes: Rose, Saffron

Heartas it settles

The Night, heart: Oud

Dry-downwhat stays

The Night, dry-down: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Amber

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals2 spices1 powder

5 more lines on the label: 1 not yet in Ingredients, 4 not there for the smell

Not in Ingredients yet1

Aquilaria agallocha oil, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

PurposeAmouage · shares rose, saffron, agarwood, frankincense and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about a fifth of The Night’s $1,990
GuidanceAmouage · shares rose, saffron, agarwood, frankincense and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about a fifth of The Night’s $1,990
Purpose 50Amouage · shares rose, saffron, agarwood, frankincense and 1 more$550 for 100 ml · about a quarter of The Night’s $1,990
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.