After Midnight
After Midnight by The Different Company is an unisex eau de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with bergamot, angelica and neroli, moves into iris, mastic, jasmine and cinnamon and dries down to benzoin, labdanum, ambrette seed and white musk. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Angelica Musky, herbal root. Earthy and a bit strange.
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
Heart
- Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
- Mastic Resinous pine-and-lemon. The chew of Greek gum.
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
- Ambrette Seed The only natural musk. Pear-like, warm and slightly boozy.
- White Musk Clean, soft, laundry-like. The 'smells like nothing but better' note.
Smells like this
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