French Avenue EDP

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The Night

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French Avenue The Night is an Eau de Parfum. The Night opens with Rose, settles into a heart of Oud, and dries down to a base of Amber and Oud. French Avenue's The Night carries an Acquired verdict, a woody-led wear.

Compiled from the retailer's own product notes: a rose opening moves straight into an oud heart and an oud-amber base - a compact, floral-oud composition that plays as The Fire's darker, rosier sibling.
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  • Mysterious
  • Warm
  • Confident
  • Romantic
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The Night Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Rose100%
Heartas listed
Oud100%
Baseas listed
Amber50%
Oud50%

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Moderate
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Winter
Also Works:
Fall

The sustained oud-amber structure is warm and dense, reading best in cooler weather rather than spring or summer heat.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Date

A rose-tinged oud EDP with real presence suits evening and date settings, where its dense, dry character can be appreciated, rather than office or daytime wear.

Ingredients and allergens

ALCOHOL DENAT, PARFUM (FRAGRANCE), WATER (AQUA), ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, BENZYL BENZOATE, BENZYL CINNAMATE, BENZYL SALICYLATE, CINNAMAL, CITRAL, CITRONELLOL, EUGENOL, FARNESOL, GERANIOL, LIMONENE, LINALOOL.

Named in this list, in standard patch-test panels

Other allergens named in this list

Lists change between batches and markets, so check the box of the bottle you have. "Parfum" covers substances the label does not name, and we highlight only the allergens we could match. If you have a diagnosed allergy, look for the name your clinic gave you on your own packaging.

About

The Night pairs down to just three listed notes across its structure - rose up top, then oud through both the heart and base, joined by amber in the drydown. Rose provides a brief, cool floral opening before the fragrance moves quickly into its real subject: oud. The note carries through the entire middle and base stages, giving the composition a sustained, dry, woody-medicinal character that dominates the wear. Amber joins in the base, adding a warm, resinous sweetness that softens the oud's austerity without erasing it. As a companion release to The Fire, The Night reads as the rosier, more floral-tinged half of the pair - still built on a dense oud foundation, but opening on rose rather than incense, making it a slightly softer entry point into French Avenue's oud-driven men's line.

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