Fun Things Always Happen After Sunset

I loved the opening of this - the lychee hits hard and then the black current follows up very soon after. The opening alone was so bright and juicy that it tempted me to immediately put it on my "want" list. However, as the fragrance dried down, I start getting a fresh and clean vibe - almost like fresh out of the shower. I think this will be a hit for many people who love the fresh and clean vibe during the summer, but it's not my go-to profile. It must be the green notes that give off this vibe. In addition to the opening, I LOVE the amount of musk in this fragrance. I'm starting to realize that I absolutely love musk in warm weather (especially with the combination of black or red currant to make it tangy and musky... I guess what some would call "skanky"). I despise dirty patchouli (like Theirry Mugler Angel), but that is not it here. Patchouli is not an animalic note, but that's how I perceive it in this fragrance - it simply makes the musk more realistic smelling. This is the patchouli I had hoped to get out of Tom Ford Rose Prick after the first couple of minutes into the opening, but it turns dirty instead. This is a true sweaty musk! I repeat... if this fragrance kept that fruity burst from the opening along with the musk and left out those shower clean notes... After Sunset would be an absolute winner for me! I'm destroyed that the lychee disappears in the first couple of minutes and that the black current disappears after about an hour. Honestly, I may still consider getting this as I know my partner enjoys fresh and clean scents and I enjoy the musk. Who knew musky fresh out the shower would be such an intriguing combo. UPDATE: Someone just described it as "deodorant smelling" and I would have to agree. It smells like the rose-scented Dove deodorant under your armpit after a workout... ... ... ... ... and I like it. Don't get me wrong, I don't pick up any of the actual rose in this fragrance but instead (hours later into the dry down), I get whatever Dove THINKS is a rose scent (haha) as my favorite musky part begins to fade away. LAYERING UPDATE: this with Parfums de Marly Delina Exclusif (my signature scent) is the most amazing combo I’ve smelled to date! Wowwowwow!

Opens with a lovely realistic lychee note. Lychees smell a bit soapy naturally, as they are related to soapnuts, but to me there is not a separate soap note here. It is juicy, pungently tart with a hint of sweetness. Lychee is "trending" more lately but I find a lot of fragrances tend to stifle it or are afraid to lean into the more complex aspects of it. Not this one, it is a bold top note and lingers for a couple hours in combination with the rose, which is present but understated. The drydown is a pleasant patchouli, followed by a soft, creamy musk. It reminds me of Marc Jacobs Lola's drydown, though they do not share a lot of notes, I would wear Sunset and Lola for similar occasions. Sunset is not a light, fresh splashy pop art, it is a layered, still-life oil painting of a lychee. There's something classic and familiar about its framing, even if the object itself is not traditional. If you have never eaten a real, fresh lychee and don't know the more pungent aspects of it (some even compare it to urine, though I don't agree), then I wouldn't say this is a safe blind buy. But I personally love it and am on the hunt for another bottle as I'm nearing the end of my first one. It's a pity it's not sold anymore. Also, to compare it to Killing Me Slowly, there are definitely similarities, but Killing Me Slowly does lean into a fully soapy note in the opening, while Sunset is juicy and fruit-heavy. I could see them as flankers for each other. If you liked Killing Me Slowly, give this a try as it's more readily available secondhand. If you like to layer, I found Sunset worked amazingly with Thé Matcha body mist from Le Monde Gourmande, to add some fresh aspects.

Love this one , completely unexpected. Bought full bottle after first spritz which doesn’t happen all that often. I have never smelled anything like this before. Sunset is a very energizing fresh fruity rose scent with a big doze of herbal green clean patchouli & musk accompanied by black current and lychee. A somewhat tropical feel from the lychee is present throughout the scent. Sunset is super fresh and green fruity unisex . It’s slightly soapy and very clean and juicy but not sweet. This perfume is sort of more adult as the other ones in this fun line. The name I don’t get as an after hours perfume evokes sexy warm thoughts to me and this is more sour , tropical ,clean , fresh with notes of an energizing bubble( rose) bath. I am mad about it !! So different , love it ! Along with the the rather sweet “Princess “,this is the favourite one out of this Kilian line. This is very office and all day appropriate yet for a fun night out or a dinner I would choose Kilians Love don’t be shy or Princess ,,,something more seductive!!

I'd been noodling around with which By Kilian 'My Kind of Love' scent to purchase when I smelled 'After Sunset' and purchased it that day... not a safe bet but one I'm happy with. This one is very unique, at least within my collection. The scent is watery and warm, very heavy on the litchi scent. I always describe this scent as a sweaty summer night. It makes me nostalgic for those humid evenings, running around, skinny dipping and fruity cocktails. The longevity and sillage are not the best, but is manageable when applied strategically. 3-4 sprays total: wrists, hair, chest/shirt, walkthrough for good measure.

Gorgeous, powdery makeup bag. Juicy. For a moment I thought of it as unisex, but it leans feminine. I think a man could pull it off. Something about this scent links to memories of the adult men's discarded leather jackets at a gathering with family friends. I find it incredibly comforting, beautiful, soft and strong, and I want to take a bite. It did not occur to me to describe this fragrance as fruity until I came to this page, so let me warn you, this is a synthetic smelling perfume. What little fruit there supposedly is, it's not fresh fruit so much as tropical cocktail.