3,407 community ratings

Afternoon Swim

2019UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

8.6/ 10

Community score
3,407 ratings

Louis Vuitton Afternoon Swim is a fresh, citrusy and aquatic unisex scent with a soft fruity-sweet touch, and it leans clearly towards warm weather.

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How does it perform?

From 3,220 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.0 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.3 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

8.7 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money

5.4 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

95% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Mandarin orange Sicilian orange Ginger Ambergris Bergamot

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Aquatic
Fruity
Sweet

What does Afternoon Swim smell like?

Mandarin orange, Sicilian orange and bergamot set the citrus character, ginger adds a faint bite to that brightness, and ambergris keeps the watery feel going. The notes read as one whole rather than in stages, with the sweetness staying in the background beneath the citrus.

Longevity and sillage are moderate, so it stays close without overwhelming. Most voters pick summer, followed by spring, and it suits leisure and daily wear best, with sport and work also getting votes. Most voters read it as masculine or modern. The Dua Brand Gone Swimming and Monkoku Midnight Splash have a close profile.