The Perfume Library

28 perfumes

Moonlight Samurai

d'Annam · 2024

Green · Synthetic · Spicy

d'Annam Moonlight Samurai is a green, smoky men's fragrance built around leather and cedarwood, best suited to fall and winter evenings. 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.

Deus Ex Machina

6.3

Alkemia

Sweet · Synthetic · Spicy

Alkemia Deus Ex Machina is a men's fragrance that blends sweet and synthetic accords into a cold, mechanical character. The scent is built from metal, lubricating oil, ambergris and cement. Sweet and synthetic accords lead, with spicy, resinous and earthy sides alongside them. The notes have no top, heart and base split, so it keeps the same cool, industrial line from start to finish. Voters rate both longevity and sillage as moderate, though the vote count is small, so this is only a rough guide. It is classed as a men's fragrance. Demeter Fragrance Library Tarnish and Avon Black Suede Intense have a close profile.

Cain Cologne

7.9

House of Orpheus · 2017

Spicy · Woody · Animal

House of Orpheus Cain Cologne is a smoky, earthy men's fragrance led by coal smoke, leather and metal. The notes aren't split into top, heart and base; the scent reads as a single whole from start to finish. Coal smoke, leather and metal set a dry, hard foundation, while soil and sweat add an animal warmth that feels close to skin. Fossilised amber brings a resinous, creamy softness, and the spicy and woody accords support the smoke and leather from behind. It isn't aimed at anyone wanting something sweet or fresh; it suits those who like a raw, dark, smoky character. Initio Divine Attraction and Lvnea Cuir Fétiche have a close profile.