Brooklyn Nights
Perfumer: Mark Buxton
13 ratings
From your scent profile
Karl Kani Brooklyn Nights is a fresh, spicy men's fragrance that opens with coriander, ginger and vodka, with elemi resin, rose and cardamom in the heart.
Skunky's take: Like opening a window: the room feels lighter at once.
How does it perform?
From 14 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Looks good without trying too hard.
Blind buy risk
85% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Floral
- Aquatic
- Synthetic
- Spicy
- Woody
- Resinous
- Smoky
Fresh
Floral
Aquatic
Synthetic
Spicy
Woody
Resinous
SmokyWhat does Brooklyn Nights smell like?
It wears with moderate longevity, and voters find its sillage good, so it carries around you without lasting very long. Season and occasion data is thin, so it is best not tied to one time of year; it reads clearly masculine.
The opening is cool and sharp with coriander, ginger and vodka. The heart turns floral, resinous and spicy through elemi resin, rose and cardamom. The base of tonka bean, oakmoss, sandalwood and aquatic notes settles into a woody, slightly smoky, watery finish.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Coriander
- Ginger
- Vodka
First hours
- Elemi resin
- Rose
- Cardamom
Towards evening
- Tonka bean
- Oakmoss
- Sandalwood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 27%Autumn
- 27%Summer
- 27%Spring
- 18%Winter
Autumn
Summer
Spring
Winter- Daytime18%
- Casual18%
- Nighttime18%
- Office18%
- Evening18%
- Sport12%
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Last updated: October 26, 2026