Grand Soir (Eau de Parfum) by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

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Grand Soir Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2016 Eau de Parfum

Ranked 3 in Unisex Perfume

8.6 / 10 5931 Ratings

A popular perfume by Maison Francis Kurkdjian for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is sweet-resinous. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Sweet

Resinous

Spicy

Oriental

Gourmand

Fragrance Notes

Siam benzoin Vanilla

Vanilla

Spanish labdanum

Brazilian tonka bean

Ceylonese cinnamon leaf

Provençal lavender

Venezuelan tonka bean

Perfumer

Francis Kurkdjian

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Ratings

Scent

8.65931 Ratings

Longevity

8.75582 Ratings

Sillage

8.35569 Ratings

Bottle

8.65352 Ratings

Value for money

7.54504 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 11/08/2025.

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Reviews

294 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/08/2025

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Sanjo
12 Reviews

Sanjo

Top Review 14

Grand Soir - Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Für mich unglaublich schwer zu ertragender erster Eindruck, sehr streng, alkoholisch. Rasierwasser für Herren kommt mir als erstes in den Sinn. Ich war drauf und dran, das Parfum abzuwaschen, weil es mich so überwältigt hat. Und ich bin ein Fan einiger Düfte aus den 90ern... Egal, Nase zu und durch - ich will schließlich eine fundierte Meinung abgeben und manche Parfums brauchen halt ihre Zeit.
Ich bin froh, berichten zu können, dass Grand Soir sich nach einer beträchtlichen Weile - fast zwei Stunden später - in etwas verwandelt hat, was ich gerne trage. Vanille, Ambra, Tonka...es riecht ein wenig wie süßer Pfeifentabak, also ganz verloren geht die vielleicht als maskulin empfundene Note nicht, aber es ist auch nicht mehr Rasierwasser, keine herbe Frische mehr. Der Duft glüht jetzt warm und wohlig! Verstecke ich demnächst einfach unter einem dicken Pullover, bis die Stufe kommt, die ich mag. Für mich ohnehin ein Parfum für die kühle Jahreszeit.

02/07/2025

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Jones
22 Reviews

Jones

Top Review 9

Grand Soir by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

This is a projection monster. Fills up a house immediately with 1 spray, even if applied at very close range. The opening is actually to be avoided because of how strong it is. For me personally also because it's super classical at first. Reminds me a lot of a classic Lalique.

It has a predominant incense like note. I think it's the labdanum. Amber is the second most prevalent note. You would never expect vanilla to be able to still pop up but it does. Maybe it's added in the benzoin and it's because of that. As a whole, my initial thoughts were that the scent would just be out of place everywhere.

I should have paid more attention to the label though: Grand Soir. Indeed that's where it would fit in and could shine: A theatre, a packed classy restaurant or a classical concert. As the fragrance developed it grew on me.

Apply wisely.

09/05/2016

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Tar
261 Reviews

Tar

Very helpful Review 11

Bliss

So GRAND SOIR meant to be the next POUR LE SOIR... I feel a bit sad. Both of them are incredible and fantastic. POUR LE SOIR is (was?) woody, rather unisex and brown.
But... GRAND SOIR is also fantastic, and landed immediately on my wishlist. Right now the ratings say 8.8 / 10. Pretty realistic.

Unfolding itself with innocent, aquatic flowers, looking around, realizing, that the place is safety, GRAND SOIR grows to be a wonder! Depending on your skin, it can be more aquatic-flowery, or more honey-fruitty. It is a true bliss to wear this sweet, honeydew-melon like fragrance, that is strong, heavy and happy.

Kindred: Safanad (de Marly), Le Rivage des Syrtes (MDCI), Back to Black (Kilian)
Audience: unisex (a bit more feminine than the ancestor)
Strength: not extreme, but still pretty good
Type: yes, completely my type :D
Season: from the moment, when I already grabbed a bottle, all seasons included
Occasion: always, when I am awake

02/09/2025

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Moshikoko
84 Reviews

Moshikoko

Very helpful Review 7

It's impossible not to love him

A spectacular amber and labdanum perfume.
A comforting, amazing, and sensual perfume that is fun to wear every time.
Especially suitable for cold winter days.

A perfume that women cannot resist and almost always receives compliments.

I am personally fascinated by it.

Relatively fairly priced for the value.

9/10.

07/29/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

5

The triumph of marketing over substance

Grand Soir depresses the hell out of me. Not because it's a bad perfume (it's not), but because it's a Golden Retriever of a perfume and I had been hoping for another one of Kurkdijan's Rhodesian Ridgebacks like Eau Noire or Absolue Pour Le Soir. This, for me, marks the beginning of FK's slide into commercialism.

But let me be clear. I don't dislike Grand Soir because it's not Absolue Pour Le Soir or Eau Noire. I dislike it because not only is it not daring or original along the lines of those perfumes, but it's not even as pleasant-smelling or cushy as something like Ciel de Gum. It's just doesn't smell great. To my nose, it's yet amber stuffed with potent woody-ambers like Norlimbanol or Timbersilk. And I expect better - far better - from a house such as Maison Francis Kurkdijan. The rough synth edge on Grand Soir is unpleasant and harsh/burnt to my nose, pulling it surprisingly far away from the plush, velvety 'night in Paris' effect that MFK was going for. Admittedly, I may be more sensitive to the presence of synthy woody ambers than most people. But, honestly, it ruins the experience for me entirely.

Apart from the disappointingly, soullessly chemical side taste to Grand Soir, there is a fundamental lack of balance here. Playing to the trend for modern fougeres, there is a bright, resinous lavender in the topnotes that feels natural and refreshingly unsweetened, but once the aromatics melt away, there is nothing left for the nose to play with beyond a waxy, honeyed amber powered with the burnt, chemical smokiness of that woody amber. There's no counterpointing.

Both Absolute Pour Le Soir and Cologne Pour Le Soir have effective counterparts to the sweetness of the honey and amber; APLS has an almost bitter, smoky depth to it thanks to the incense, and CPLS has a touch of rosy sourness. Grand Soir has only the short-lived aromatic of the lavender, and that synthy woody-amber thing going on; without any other contrasting notes, it develops into a rather flat play-dough amber. Tonka, benzoin, and vanilla add body and sweetness, but with three materials that smell largely like, well, vanilla, there is no counterpointing ballast with which to balance the fragrance. Ultimately, Grand Soir is as painful for me to wear as Serge Lutens' L'Orpheline and Amouage's Opus VI, both of which come off as bare-boned chemical skeletons draped in something smoky and something unctuously sweet.

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