Night Time

Night Time opens on the dark, juicy plum that signs Swiss Arabian's Layali, threaded with musky black currant and the green-floral sparkle of orange blossom. The heart blooms into a rich oriental bouquet, creamy jasmine and ylang-ylang folded around a velvety rose. It settles onto a warm base of ambergris and agarwood, the oud spreading the sweet, resinous richness the original is loved for. Set beside Layali, the Perfume Parlour interpretation keeps that fruity-floral-oud character recognisable but pushes the sweetness louder and renders the oud thinner and more synthetic, so it lacks the seamless depth of the original. Layali is famous for enormous sillage, and here the projection is dialled back to a warmer, more intimate trail. Longevity is good for the price but short of the original's all-day staying power. For a few pounds it delivers that sensual, plum-and-oud nighttime signature faithfully, made for cool-weather evenings and dressed-up occasions.