119 community ratings

Dancing on the Moon

Name: Dancing on the Moon
Brand: Maison Margiela

Perfumer: Fanny Bal

2016UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

6.7/ 10

Community score
119 ratings

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Maison Margiela Dancing on the Moon is a fresh, floral unisex scent that opens with datura and aldehydes and moves into iris, frangipani and jasmine sambac.

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How does it perform?

From 116 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.4 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.3 /10

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

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

53% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Datura

Aldehydes

Heart notesfirst few hours

Iris Frangipani Jasmine sambac

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Musk Cashmeran Vanilla Ambergris

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Floral
Sweet
Synthetic
Spicy
Creamy

What does Dancing on the Moon smell like?

Datura and aldehydes give the opening a cool, bright edge. In the heart, iris, frangipani and jasmine sambac build the floral side. The base of musk, cashmeran, vanilla and ambergris settles it into a creamy, sweet footing, with a synthetic and lightly spicy tone in the background.

Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Voters spread across all four seasons almost evenly, with autumn a little ahead. It leans towards leisure, evening and night out. Most voters read it as feminine, followed by modern. Guerlain Patchouli Paris and Nishane Muskane share a close profile.