In the Dark by Floraïku
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7.3 / 10 48 Ratings
A perfume by Floraïku for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is fresh-green. It is being marketed by Memo International.
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Main accords

Fresh
Green
Floral
Woody
Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
PeppermintPeppermint BergamotBergamot OrangeOrange LemonLemon
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Turkish roseTurkish rose Turkish rose absoluteTurkish rose absolute Clove leafClove leaf
Base Notes Base Notes
PatchouliPatchouli FrankincenseFrankincense Texas cedarTexas cedar
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Scent
7.348 Ratings
Longevity
6.935 Ratings
Sillage
6.836 Ratings
Bottle
8.657 Ratings
Value for money
5.226 Ratings
Submitted by KingLui, last update on 09/15/2025.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the Forbidden Incense collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to
Gris Dior / Gris Montaigne (Eau de Parfum) by Dior
Gris Dior Eau de Parfum

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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10
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8
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8
Longevity
5.5
Scent
xtermn8

79 Reviews
xtermn8
xtermn8
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Memo signature blending, but not my thing.
Personal: 5.5/10 – I respect the quality and depth, but it’s not my kind of fragrance. Way too dark, herbal, and earthy for me to enjoy. And the rose isn't for me.
Mass appeal: 5.5/10 – This isn’t trying to be likable. It’s moody, brooding, and polarizing, with depth that only a specific set of noses will appreciate.
Performance: 8/10 – Strong longevity and projection, as expected from something so resinous and earthy, despite its floral qualities.
Value: 4/10 – The pricing is insane, even if the blending is exquisite. Not worth it unless you LOVE this DNA.
Uniqueness: 9/10 – Very unique execution of dark woods, herbs, and florals. Feels like walking through a ritualistic incense chamber. Nothing compares.

SCORE: 64/100

Full bottle buy? NO, I can’t stand wearing it, but I like occasional whiffs.
Blind buy? NO, it’s way too expensive and polarizing to gamble on. Sample.
Recommend? YES, but only for collectors who want something dark, niche, and VERY moody. Not for everyone.
Date night? NO, unless your date is a vampire.
Office safe? NO, way too heavy and weird for a professional setting.

Pros: Incredibly well blended, high quality, dark, mysterious, artistic. Extremely unique expression of bright notes turned dark.
Cons: Crazy expensive, overly dark and brooding, very niche taste. Worth smelling, not owning.

This is one of those fragrances that’s more about respect than love. I don’t want to wear it, but I understand what it’s doing. The blending is unmatched, and is clearly the quality you would expect from Memo, but it's just too dark and floral and... weird... for me to wear. It almost makes sense as a fragrance, but it has deep twists and turns like a long-lost tunnel that's somehow still filled with ritualistic incense.

A high-art dark niche fragrance. I respect it, but I’ll never wear it.

Review #75 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a decant
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Pommalada

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Pommalada
Pommalada
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Underrated Hidden gem of Floraiku
You cannot afford to miss it!!

It is an underrated hidden gem of Floraiku!

I have plenty collections of Floraiku in hand but found out this one is the most charming and adorable scent.

The bottle color is black just fit into the dark but the cap is amazing lovely designed for fireworks in the dark.
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Scent
Weichkeks

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Weichkeks
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Where is the darkness?
Before I write anything about "in the dark", I have to express my general displeasure with this brand. Floraiku is a brand that I would actually like to love. The bottles are beautiful and I also find the packaging and poems super interesting. I always get lots of samples and even 10ml travel sprays with the fragrances I order.

The prices scream luxury, but so does the presentation of the fragrances. The names tell a story, the enclosed poems intensify the suspense. However, the fragrances themselves often fail to deliver on this promise.

Now to In The Dark: I'm sure we all have different associations when we think of dark or darkness. Perhaps something mysterious, something wicked or animalistic. The possibilities are of course endless. I was hoping for something bolder. Something more honest. Many people are more daring when the lights are off.

But very few people think of rose soap when they hear the word. I can also wear rosy soap in the light. So for me, the theme of mystery was clearly missed.

The fragrance opens nicely. Peppermint and citrus greet us and stay for a few minutes.

Then comes the Turkish rose, which plays the leading role in the fragrance from now on. It is a very clean rose, which is why it evokes associations with soap or detergent for me

Patchouli also joins in, but unfortunately no longer saves this uninspired rose fragrance

The longevity and sillage was halfway okay for me with 4 sprays. Lasts maybe 5 hours and a person standing next to me was still smelling the fragrance after 3 hours. It's not a beastmode fragrance, of course, but that's one of the few things I don't hold against "in the dark".

Let's just say - I really want to like you Floraiku. Your packaging is the bomb. But the fragrances I've tested so far can't keep up with it and the price is really cheeky for this fragrance.
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xtermn8xtermn8 13 hours ago
10
Bottle
8
Sillage
8
Longevity
5.5
Scent
Sweet, floral, dark, and extremely moody. VERY niche, VERY individual. Sample first!
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TimpazoTimpazo 8 months ago
10
Bottle
5
Sillage
5
Longevity
8
Scent
Delicious minty-rose scent. Delicate and refined. Performance is a joke.
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SayreBeaSayreBea 2 years ago
9
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7
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8
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9.5
Scent
You never hear about this one, but it's amazing. These notes look like they wouldn't mesh, but they do - oh so well. This is something else.
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KuraiKurai 2 years ago
7
Sillage
7
Longevity
6
Scent
A delicate rose-patchouli, bits of frankincense and a mentholated shower gel sensation. Gris Dior's weird little sibling
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