Two self-assured noses were presented with the same ingredients and were to create their own interpretation in the form of a fragrance. One, a "still freshly in love" perfumer named Juliette, came up with Changing Constance, while the other, Stéphane, a moody bachelor who enjoys mingling in British manors until midnight, presented Minuit et Demi. Both follow their own philosophy. One expresses it diplomatically, the other directly and bluntly, but both mean well for us.
Note: the above passage contains fictional character traits and lifestyles
Fairly speaking, both fragrances are "overpriced," especially considering what they ultimately offer us. When calculated per 100 ml, both cost the same. With CC, I can overlook this due to its outstandingly beautiful bottle. In my subjective and irrelevant opinion, Minuit et Demi would have been more appropriately priced at 80-100€ less, or at least if a 50 ml variant were offered for 150€. If you factor in shipping and customs depending on where you reside, this fragrance leaves a bitter taste.
You pay - as always and everywhere - primarily for the name of the houses and their bottle creations, unless both houses have bred a "Tspinne" - a tobacco-weaving spider - in a joint laboratory that secretes a slightly salty, caramel-scented musk as pheromones.
Changing Constance is - to put it politely - an olfactory interruptus: hardly reaching the main character of the fragrance, the experience is already over.
With Minuit et Demi, I must say that when sprayed on clothing (!), it is indeed perceptible until the next day (by student time standards), and the more you push your nose into the fabric, the more you notice it.
The pimento is wonderfully detectable for a long time and gives the spicy composition a peppery note, which harmonizes pleasantly with the cardamom and subsequently with the caramel and vanilla. The coffee, on the other hand, is hardly noticeable, and you don’t miss it either.
Both are great fragrances with quirks and edges that don’t hold much in terms of sillage and projection.
CC is definitely a bit more feminine and softer than Minuit et Demi.
Those with a sensitive nose that easily gets itchy from "piercing" scents will be better served with Changing Constance or should avoid spraying Minuit et Demi directly on the décolletage.
Part of the disappointment some feel about the fragrance certainly stems from the expectations that were raised. On the other hand, the scarcity and limitation of this fragrance also tempt one to buy it.
At the end of the day, a fragrance that evokes positive emotions has definitely done something right.