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Afternoon Delight, Maison Martin Margiela Vanilla · 2024

Afternoon Delight

Rating3.5 ★ 2,842 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2024
Best for fallDaytime wearmoderate sillageModerate
Collection

The notes

5 notes
All notesnot split into top, heart and base

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
46
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
22
intimateenormous
Price value40
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean23
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 6
VanillaSweetPowderyWoodyMuskyLactonic
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 6
Vanilla
Sweet
Powdery
Woody
Musky
Lactonic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
7%
weak
21%
moderate
54%
long lasting
16%
eternal
2%
Sillage
intimate
41%
moderate
54%
strong
5%
enormous
1%
Season
spring
20%
summer
10%
fall
37%
winter
33%
Time of day
day
69%
night
31%
Gender
female
37%
more female
35%
unisex
25%
more male
2%
male
1%
Value
way overpriced
9%
overpriced
33%
ok
47%
good value
10%
great value
1%

What people say

What people love
cozycomfortingskinsweeterviberealisticmadeleinebuttercookiearomaperfectautumn
What people criticise
safeblindbuyoverpricedsimplefragranceprofileweakprojectionsitscloseskin

Smells similar

by scent profile

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

nearest by scent

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How its notes pair

MuskVanillaSandalwoodWhipped CreamMadeleine
unlayered

Signature pair: Vanilla and Whipped Cream

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In plain words

The main accords of Afternoon Delight are vanilla and sweet. Its key notes are Vanilla, Whipped Cream, Madeleine and Sandalwood. It lasts a moderate time and stays close to the skin; people reach for it in autumn and winter, mostly by day.

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