Moonlight Samurai
Perfumer: Anh Ngo
63 ratings
From your scent profile
d'Annam Moonlight Samurai is a green, smoky men's fragrance built around leather and cedarwood, best suited to fall and winter evenings.
Skunky's take: Sleeps by day, goes out at night; very skunk of it.
How does it perform?
From 49 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
54% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Green
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Earthy
- Smoky
- Leathery
Green
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Earthy
Smoky
LeatheryWhat does Moonlight Samurai smell like?
Its longevity and sillage are rated as good. Half of the voters pick fall and a good share pick winter; it is mostly recommended for nights out and evenings, and it can also be worn at leisure. Most voters find it masculine, and some call it modern.
The scent leans on the smoky, earthy side of leather. Cedarwood lays a woody base, while metal adds a hard, synthetic edge. Sake and wild flowers pull that sharpness slightly toward green and soften it. The spicy side stays in the background.
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 50%Autumn
- 38%Winter
- 13%Spring
Autumn
Winter
Spring- Nighttime32%
- Evening32%
- Casual24%
- Office11%
Least picked for the office.
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