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Moonlight City For Men

Name: Moonlight City For Men Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Moonlight City For Men is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2010. Moonlight City For Men opens with Holly, Leather, Bergamot, and Lemon, settles into a heart of Lily of the Valley, Styrax, and Tea, and dries down to a base of Amber, Tonka Bean, Almond, and Benzoin. Perfume Parlour's Moonlight City For Men carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

Perfume Parlour's budget take on the discontinued Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris - a smooth, powdery leather over tea and styrax, settling into a sweet, balsamic almond-tonka-benzoin base. PP captures the cosy 'powdery leather' signature that made the original a cult favourite, though it reads a touch flatter and brighter, with the rich balsamic depth softened. A long-loved amber-oriental for a fraction of the (now hard-to-find) original's cost.

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Sophisticated
Cozy
Refined
Sensual

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Moonlight City For Men Eau de Parfum bottle

Inspired by

Midnight in Paris by Van Cleef & Arpels

92%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed

Leather24%

Bergamot22%

Lemon20%

Rosemary18%

Holly16%

Heartas listed

Tea38%

Styrax34%

Lily of the Valley28%

Baseas listed

Tonka Bean25%

Amber20%

Benzoin20%

Almond19%

Incense16%

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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Notes

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Heart

Base

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Fall Winter

The sweet, powdery amber-leather base makes it a cold-weather scent at heart, most at home in autumn and winter evenings.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Formal

Also Works:

Office Casual

Its smooth, refined warmth suits evenings, formal occasions and dates far more than sport, with enough polish for office wear in cooler months.

Ingredients and allergens

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About

Moonlight City is Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight in Paris, the cult 2010 amber-oriental now discontinued. It opens with a soft leather facet wrapped in bergamot, amalfi lemon and a green rosemary-holly lift, before a gentle heart of tea, styrax and lily of the valley adds a smoky-floral smoothness. The drydown is the heart of it - the original's celebrated 'powdery leather' melting into sweet benzoin, almond, tonka bean, soft incense and amber, warm and enveloping. The original is prized for excellent, all-day longevity and a quality well above its price; as a budget dupe this version keeps the powdery-leather-amber DNA but lands a little flatter and brighter, with the balsamic richness slightly thinner and projection more moderate. A smooth, sophisticated amber-oriental for autumn and winter evenings, formal wear and anyone chasing the discontinued Midnight in Paris.