The Moon by Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
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The Moon is a popular perfume by Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is fruity-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Fruity
Woody
Oriental
Leathery
Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
RaspberryRaspberry LycheeLychee Red currantRed currant SaffronSaffron
Heart Notes Heart Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense Turkish roseTurkish rose
Base Notes Base Notes
OudOud LeatherLeather

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.4373 Ratings
Longevity
9.5363 Ratings
Sillage
9.2359 Ratings
Bottle
8.0330 Ratings
Value for money
5.7213 Ratings
Submitted by PanAroma0815, last update on 27.05.2023.
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Medianus76
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Medianus76
Medianus76
Top Review 46  
Two cc's...
...and time stood still for a moment. 2 ml was exactly the amount of The Moon which I bought during the last sharing here on Parfumo. Unfortunately only 2 ml, because if I had guessed what to expect...

The Moon sets a new marker for me on my olfactory timeline. Breaks certain chains, so to speak. There is a time before The Moon, and a time after The Moon.
Thus, many things are put into perspective, and fragrances that seemed impressive to me before suddenly slip into a completely different light.

After I took a look at the amber elixir, I thought, especially considering the small amount, I would test it on the skin. I don't want to waste it. And wow...in the moment of the meeting of scent molecules and olfactory cells it comes to a synaptic firework that is unparalleled. And time actually stood still for a moment
The Moon opens with an incredibly strong, fruity and sweet raspberry. Also supported by the other fruits, which I cannot perceive in isolation. I could never perceive the raspberry so intensively with Tuscan Leather or La Yuqawam. Rather than green, unripe fruit. But with The Moon... absolutely impressive This is joined by a very finely woven oud. The association to cow stable and horse romance may only be expressed at the beginning, then it quickly becomes blurred, leaving a fine veil that gives the fragrance this beguiling animalistic touch...strong! In addition, what seems likeable to me is a discreetly flashing rose. Only in between and only every now and then. Too much rose in the fragrances rarely reaches me, but here the subject seems to be solved very well As the fragrance progresses, very elegant and soft leather joins the composition, giving the fragrance a rounded finish and expressiveness. Through all these more than harmoniously coordinated components, the fragrance does not really let go of you.

It has such a strong presence and the radiance is similar to that of a neon tube. This makes the Sillage as well as the durability breathtaking, which means that it cannot be worn everywhere. In my professional life this would probably be too much. But what the heck...Everything has its time and everything has its time. There are enough other occasions to wear the moon.
The quality of the individual ingredients definitely seems to me to be high-grade and exclusive. This is probably also the reason for the enormously high price. However, to what extent the price is actually justified, I cannot judge. For this I lack the expertise in the end.

Finally, I would like to build a bridge to the real moon. Strictly speaking to the Blood Moon, which is created during a total eclipse of the full moon.
The moon shines mysteriously red, often close enough to touch, and, just like the fragrance, stands for the following properties:

mystical and legendary
powerful and expressive
intoxicating and possessive

Have fun with The Moon and thanks for reading
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Tomkleins
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Tomkleins
Tomkleins
Top Review 34  
Hate at first sight.
A few seconds after my first test, I had written off The Moon. Sensational, but not for me. Too loud, too overloaded, too sweet. The test strip ends up in the trash.
After a few months, I am repeatedly in a relevant luxury department store in Berlin to test fragrances. I want to give The Moon another chance. I keep the test strip with me for a while while I test other fragrances. The Moon gradually calms down and becomes quite exciting, but the squeaky raspberry note gets to me. The test strip lands repeatedly in the trash.
More months go by, I'm back in the aforementioned department store. The Moon. Shall I try again? All right, one last try.
My image of The Moon slowly began to change, the test strip appealed to me more and more. On the skin with it, let's give it a try.
I leave the department store, the sun is shining, mask can finally off, I smell my wrist. Damn, somehow it's good.
A short time later, The Moon was then allowed to move in with me.

The Moon opens with overdriven ambrox berries that seem slightly fermented sweet and sour. Not listed as a note, but definitely quickly perceived is cumin / cumin. Cumin was dosed great here, in my opinion, and is not too sweaty, but forms a great physical counterpoint to the synthetic berries.
In particular, in the heart note is for me when inhaling deeply a quite pleasant dirty-smoky oud to hear, again exquisitely dosed and embedded in the overall composition. Frankincense acts on me as a light lift of the already mentioned notes, rose rather background.
The berries are still present and literally dance on the underground of oud, each inhalation tingles. The Moon is especially uplifting at this stage and is a real experience. Julien Rasquinet shows here in my opinion skillfully how contrasts can playfully and yet harmoniously together.
The base of The Moon presents itself creamy, slightly leathery and almost powdery. An impression that lingers on the skin until the next day.

Still a few final words.
The Moon should be dosed sparingly in my opinion, one spray is more than enough. The fragrance projects like crazy especially in the first few hours and lasts as mentioned until the next day.
Especially oud purists and critics of synthetic ingredients will probably find their worst nightmare here.
However, those who encounter The Moon without prejudice and with a little patience can definitely look forward to a playful, multi-layered fragrance that is more nuanced than one might think at first glance.
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MajorTom
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MajorTom
MajorTom
Top Review 8  
Something new
A mall scent and no comment yet? All right, here we go.

I was curious to see if this representative from the Frederic Malle series would also need a time trial in order to make a final judgement.

Fact is, the fragrance starts quite differently than many other Malle fragrances, in the smallest way too crass, no, this one is fruity, somehow berry (and yes, definitely bearish), before it then makes an interesting turn. The fruity element remains present, but weakens over time and is increasingly overlaid by a floral component. This in turn extends from the heart note to the end and is gradually accompanied by a very fine leather. At the end rose and leather get stuck, this combination makes the fragrance soft from my point of view. Too soft for me, which is why I'd rather put The Moon on the female track.

The performance is quite respectable, eight to nine hours are in it and so it's perfectly ok. The bottle, on the other hand, I just find boring, from my point of view a 08/15 part, but in its honour I'd like to say that the sprayer does an excellent job.

A finely arranged scent, undoubtedly, for friends of flowery genres a found food. Even if he won't move in with me, I respect the high-quality design
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Amadea70
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Once a month
He opens his phone list, Astarte, he calls her. I'll be there soon. Are you free? Yes! He's driving, Linkin Park blaring from the speakers, air conditioning running... He's past Inca. He's getting off at the next exit. A few more roundabouts, then left, the iron gate opens. The butler opens the door, leads him into the patio.

His heart is beating up to his throat, his hands are sweaty. The butler places a small tray on the gueridon, on it he places the Amex. Then the gong sounds, the signal to go up the stairs. The door is open, patent stilettos and a high-necked dress, her silhouette pure woman. Lowering his gaze, he walks to the leather sofa. Knowing what to do, he disrobes, breathing heavily, leaning over the back of the sofa. She reaches into his mop of hair, presses his face into the leather - again and again...........the fear of suffocating and that leather scent whip him up.

Then relief, but still she holds his mop of hair, murmurs in his ear: once a month, that's all my wife has agreed to. Her breath smells of raspberries.
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Mansoury
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Mansoury
Mansoury
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Once to the moon and then back again
This is not a normal scent, this scent catapults you once to the scent and then back again.

Frederic Malle always convinces me and this time he exceeded all expectations. The scent describes the moon landing in the cow barn, I have never smelled such a finely tuned cow barn oud note as in the Moon. The slightly fruity-tart note rounds off this fragrance.

More Orient does not go apart from the fact that the scent has a shelf life of over 24 hours, not to mention silage, everything around me smells like The Moon, regardless of whether a Br540 is buzzing around or an MFK OSM.
The Moon simply rolls over every scent. The only negative point about the fragrance is the bottle, as well as the packaging, which could be a little bit higher quality, at this price range you don't expect a cheap looking packaging
Nevertheless, this is my signature scent no matter if summer or winter
Lg Mansoury
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 1 year ago
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9
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9
Scent
Spicy and animalic opening with the sweetness of raspberries. In the drydown, a slightly smoky rose with a smooth leathery and oudy base.
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DrB1414DrB1414 3 years ago
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10
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10
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7.5
Scent
A scent blast from the Orient. Smoky, Fruity, Leathery, and Opulent. Perfect balance between the sweetness of the berries and oud facets.
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ShemsmellerShemsmeller 26 days ago
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0.5
Scent
Horrible affreux ça sent les excréments d animaux ,400€ pour ça ?a joke.very vert surrated
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HermeshHermesh 7 months ago
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Raspberry and lychee finely frame oud. Unfortunately, they become quitet later. Instead, saffron turns quite strong. Top longevity+sillage!
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ManCamManCam 8 months ago
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Speechless, a huge discover for my collection thanks to @Scentvibes. Spicy, rose, leather, smoke and oud.
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