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.

To me it smells like: 80% lychee + 10% some sour fruit (not sure if it's black currant) + 10% rose and patchouli (to make it more feminine and sophisticated) It's a fruity fragrance, but not your 18yo girl next door kind of fruity. It smalle clean and natural, and the resemblance to real lychee is astonishing! The lychee here is fresh and on the green/sour side, not completely ripe yet so there's no overbearing sweetness. Great longevity, and leaves a beautiful classy fruity patchouli at the end. The development of all three notes are just amazing throughout!

This smells. So amazing. Just so so good. Fresh, fruity, a bit sharp and green. It starts off with a super sharp green note. But I get some soft musky almost water like/powdery in the dry down. I feel it’s got a softness to it that makes it really wearable. The longevity is insane. 8+ hours, and it still lasts on my skin! This is also a MASSIVE compliment getter. I get compliments a lot. But this. This was an attention whore haha. Wonderful fragrance.

This is a gorgeous musky litchi fragrance perfect for hot and humid days! At first spray I thought it was a little odd - it had a blackcurrant/dark berry vibe with a green note. But I kept smelling my wrist as I walked around the boutique I was in, becoming more captivated with how sexy it was turning. I ended up buying After Sunset and find it quite addicting. It lasts for 10+ hours on my skin as well.

I chose it as a free sample to my purchase. I would never buy it knowing the notes and what a suprise! I fell in love and my passion increases day by day. I would describe it as a smell of courage. It gives you power and confidence. I love myself wearing this scent, I am so happy I discovered such a genuine treasure. Give it a try! Peculiar but beautiful.

As a child I made cigaretss out of horse mint leaves (Mentha longifolia). I detect it here + BIG dose of nettle + black currant leaves + nice shy sweetness. It's a very wild, "weedy" and original perfume. Try it if you search for black currant leaves/ new nettle leaves note in perfumes.

This is not so ordinary as i read and thought.It is classy and kinda sexy and little bold.I am very happy that i diidnt listen to other people and bought it blind.It is little green with fruity exotic kick and dry powderiness.Very good for warm months

It's summer in a bottle. Summer in Los Angeles when the sun goes down and the party is starting. Litchi is the queen in this fragrance. Fruity/fresh. Very energizing and addictive.

Thank you Kilian, thank you Calice Becker. You’re amazing 😉. I made an order and I choose this sample. I didn’t thought I would love it so much. Ok, let’s buy a big bottle now 🥰

Love this perfume so much 🥰🥰🥰

This seems to me like a bad name for an otherwise good perfume. I was expecting this to be a younger-leaning, evening time women's perfume based on the marketing, the name, the bottle, etc and this was definitely not the case. I'm a 20-something woman and on me this smells just like men's cologne. I don't think it's unisex at all. However, I sprayed it on my dad's hand and he thought it was a women's scent, and on him it smelled like women's perfume! Goes to show how it is very important to test on your skin first, especially with high quality brands that use natural oils. On me, I get a good punch of musk, a lot of patchouli, all the green notes (hence my interpretation as men's cologne) and only if I really sit here and search for the fruitier, sweeter notes do I get the rose, lychee and black currant. I typically hate rose in scents but this one is as natural smelling as rose gets and doesn't screech on my skin. The reverse was true for my dad--it truly smelled like a women's perfume, really fruity and fun and reminded me of what Good Girl by CH wished it were. It was really more of a day-time, soft sillage, every-day scent though. Either way (whether it smells like men's cologne or not), it's a good scent, just not for me as I personally don't want to smell like men's cologne (even if it is high quality). Try it on your skin first before buying because it smells different from person to person. Edit: Sprayed this in my hair and it's really grown on me. It's still unisex, leaning a bit more masculine but I'm really in love with the scent. I don't think it's "After Sunset" though, more like late afternoon at best. The person I imagine wearing this is wearing a grey T shirt, ripped jeans, loafers and a really expensive watch, drinking a top-shelf dark liquor (rum, scotch, whiskey you name it) in a bar with some really nice wood-work. Not me, but can definitely appreciate it when I smell it.

First smell right after I sprayed my wrist, and I immediately got a sharp green watery fresh cut grass smell. Hmm that's odd, I thought to myself. About a half hour later I smelled my wrist again. I was taken back to my High School. But why? I closed my eyes, took a deep breath taking in the smell. My brain found the memory archive and took me back to myself being a Sophomore in High School. In my mind it was now almost 7AM. I'm wearing my burgundy penny-loafers with white socks, a plaid mini green skirt, white button down short sleeve shirt, my hair half way up like Ariana Grande does now, and wearing that powdery 'Exclamation' Perfume. I was standing outside my front door waiting for my boyfriend who was a Senior to pick me up. Hoping he'd hurry up bc it had just rained and knowing Miami that it has sporadic rains then mega sunshine, I didn't want to get rained on. The 'grass was freshly cut', but the delicious 'petricore' scent of the rain hitting the soil was in the air. He arrived! I hurry in, and as I lean in to kiss him good morning, I can smell that he just showed and is wearing his 'Cool Water' cologne. He looks nice and smells clean. Yes, that's it! This perfume smells like my High School Sophomore year, lol. I asked my husband and he definitely agreed this is more a male scent, but a tad on the powdery side. So here it is (IMO): •Rain wet cut grass •Shower Soap •Faint Cool Water Cologne •90s powdery/rose-y Exclamation perfume It doesn't project much and lasts about 2hrs max. I'll keep the sample, but I don't believe I'll be buying the bottle.

Almost every fibre of my being wants to dismiss this fragrance as some more fruity BS, which is supposed to be all playful and daring but is actually just not a very good perfume. I did say ‘almost’ because the great big, gurgling, sweet toothed, child inside me, can’t help but embrace this perfume and want to give it a great big hug and take it home with me. Also... ‘not a very good perfume’ isn’t true either, I don’t recall smelling anything like this, I’m no expert on these fruity, femme marketed florals but I’ve not smelled anything like this. It’s exotic and fruity in a way usually reserved for tropical tropes and beats you’ve smelled before. If this is the lychee accord then it’s really lovely. In fact I hadn’t had a lychee for years until the pandemic came and we were all at home and that, I got some super exotic fruit basket delivered, with a mix of shit I couldn’t even pronounce and the lychee (and similar) were AMAZING!!! So tasty and fragrant. Anyway, this is a really well constructed scent, dries down to a gorgeous rounded, soft musk too. Not my style, but from an amateur perfumery point of view fascinating fruity accord and minimal, modern structure I like. I enjoyed it overall.

I just tested it in the perfumery shop. To me it smells like lots of fresh green grass, just being recently cut and plus lots of mango..I am feeling mango note here..(I know, mango is not listed, but something creates mango of it). Also, there is quite lots of musk here, unisex vibe. Could be on any side. To be honest, I do not detect pure litchi scent here. Very tropical feeling because of big amount of a fresh and bitterish grass and tropical fruits..(mango in my case, with its sweetness and a note of a fir tree, which I always feel about the mango..lol). Edit: Long-lasting. Even on the second day I can feel it, but mostly stays quite a masculine base and still some freshness of the grass. At the beginning and first hours this fragrance is more feminine. After some time- more masculine.

The first hour it is very similar to Purple Molecule 070 · 07 Zarkoperfume, here's the main note is lychee, and there's pitaya, but they smell almost the same. Nice, sweet tropical fruits on a background of green leaves. But if Purple Molecule turns into a sweet, vanilla cream at the dry down, Fun Things Always Happen After Sunset becomes greener and juicier. Tropical notes are very quickly transform into black currants, sour and a little unripe, but after a couple of hours all i can smell is patchouli and the finish of the perfume is not sweet at all, but rather green and fresh. I like that it is fresh and tropical scent, but not too cloying and not too overwhelming. Tropical fruits are well balanced with green notes and won't cause a headache.

Wearing a sample of this for the first time today, I will update as I go. The opening is very heavy on the litchi, and it smells kind of sweaty on me, if you've never smelled litchi, I think you might assume this smells like BO. As I wore it throughout the day, the sweaty note subsided and left a sweeter litchi note, slightly musky. I kept catching whiffs of it and quite enjoying it. Longevity was higher than what I expected.

Came for the litchi, black currant and patchouli, but those notes never came through. Heavy duty rosewater coupled with vague fruitiness, lovely enough to start with - but then it quickly morphed into a strangely familiar organic cleanser sort of smell - somehow aquatic but ozoney, not quite aldehyde - and not for me! :-( Your mileage may differ!

LYCHEE! omg the lychee is so distinct and upfront in this. Very unique and fun. This scent is a downtown tourist destination at night somewhere tropical when the streets are packed and the bars are full. Fruity cocktails, perfume sprayed over suntan lotion, and fresh ocean air filtered through the forest.

After Sunset is beautiful and unique, I don’t have anything like it in my collection. It has sort of a tropical vibe to it. I mainly get lychee and black currant with fresh rose and musk. It’s not a safe blind buy. Test it first by spraying it directly on your skin just to make sure it works for you.

Nice smelling fragrance for women. NOT unisex at all. Strong forward smell of litchy and rose. No guy should be wearing this, as there isn't anything masculine about this perfume, but for the ladies this could be even a signature level fragrance because it smells so good

The top notes smell primarily of smooth lychee. They quickly fade to a clean musk (think Sylvaine Delacourt) with hints of fabric softener fruit in the background. There is zero projection on me (I sprayed two sprays from the manufacturer's sample vial on my arm).

I LOOOVE the dry down of this! The opening is VERY green, so it might scare those off who don’t care for green notes, but the dry down is such a beautiful mixture of Lychee, green notes and musk and it lasts for hours on me as a skin scent.

Gorgeous scent! Unfortunately something here is giving me a headache. I agree with @wondersmith - it reminds me of discarded leather jackets at a party. Must be similar to a scent from my teen years.

Reminds me heavily of Hibiscus Mahajad by Maison Crivelli with a lychee note, very strong blackcurrant note that shines especially in the opening, very pleasant fruity and bright scent.

To me this smells like a creamy version of L'ombre dans l'eau by Diptyque. Or the IBAES candle with a dose of white musk.

really liked it in store, but not so impressed at home. I find it pleasant but be aware it is soapy smelling

This is a nice fresh spring scent. It reminds me if Dylan blue. I like it

This smells like syrupy lychees and roses - I just cannot get enough!

It smells very green. Reminds me of prickly pear flavoured green tea.

Over time: Starts out smelling like fruit (mostly lychee) and shampoo. It's immediately green verging on aquatic. After it dries down a bit I faintly get the cat pee smell from the black currants, which hasn't happened to me previously. After an hour or so it has settled down into more of a rose scent, with some lingering lychee. After two hours, it's a pretty standard rose/patch base; after three, more of the same, but the projection is gone. I don't really get this one. The opening smells like shampoo or liquid soap (nice ones), the heart smells like lychee and I guess a bit like cat urine, and the drydown is a pretty normal rose with musk and patchouli. Nothing to dislike, but nothing that stands out either. This is my first By Kilian and I can't say it's inspired me to spend several hundred dollars. I'm sure others have different experiences on their skin or different tastes.

The top notes are delicious. I love currant and lychee, probably my two favorite perfume notes. I absolutely adored the opening. The lychee is super sweet and natural smelling. But the dry down is weird... however still enjoyable. I almost get sandalwood, but with more sweetness? And some powder? It’s also somehow very green. It’s like the blackcurrant note became blackcurrant leaves on the dry down (if you’re Russian, you know what smell I mean.) I definitely agree with the poster that said this is a creamier l’ombre dans l’eau by diptyque. It also leans very unisex on me, almost a little masculine. I’m not big on green notes in perfume so this isn’t for me but I’m not offended by it. Projection seems weak for a Kilian tbh, I’m not impressed. Will update on longevity. ETA: like most green scents the longevity isn’t great, maybe 4 hours.

This is so unique for it to be fruity. I have never encountered a fruity perfume that didn’t remind me of something else that’s already on the market. This is strong and you should prepare yourself for someone to notice you, because someone will! If you want this to be soft, be mindful with the sprays. Layer this with Libre EDT, separate they are beautiful and strong performers... but together they are a force! Did they discontinue this already?

Dried down to a not unpleasant powder with a hint of rose and fruit. I wish I was more familiar with straight up lychee and black current, I can't discern those or the green notes. The initial spray seemed musky/sour enough to almost turn my stomach but that dissipated quickly. I bought the My Kind of Love Kilian sample set as a budget friendly way to sample. Not one I would wear regularly.

This reminds me of a shampoo/deodorant/soap. Not great, but not terrible either. Certainly not worth the price. I'm going to try to finish my decant. If it's discontinued, don't worry, you're not missing much.

Again, from The children’s line I blind AND deaf sprayed this and immediately got offended Peach, and sharp piss at first then dries down to baby 👶 powder or laundry softener No projection no sillage 🧺

Resembles rose hubris by ex nihilo. A typical tropical scent. You can Love or hate it.

Absolutely loved the top notes , right away I smell litchi which to me is sweet but it also has those green notes to keep things fresh, I truly like it! However, the dry down is just... antique white soap that sits in the powder room of fancy houses that no one ever uses. Dry down is vintage rose soap. Don’t like it!! I’m also testing “kissing” which smells like a warm cup of milk with caramel, and though I’m not sure I like the opening I’m digging the dry down. Also Princess which is my very favorite one.

As my mother in law once said to me. “That perfume is gawd awful, don’t ever wear it again.” (At the time she was referring to JPG Classic). Anyway, the opening of after Sunset is sweet and fruity but within 2 -3 minutes as it dries down, it smells like an old rubber tire. Seriously, I have never smelled anything like it. I love litchis and it one of my favorite notes. But this is truly awef and I will never wear it again. Try before you buy and wait a few minutes.

This is original smelling but unfortunately didn’t work for me. I get a lot of tartness from this, and the lychee is pretty synthetic. I also get a slight urine smell from the black currant, which rarely happens to me with that note. Didn’t get much else. Performance wasn’t great—longevity was a few hours and projection was soft. Didn’t work on my skin but if it works on you, could be a great and unique option! It smelled better on the tester strip to my nose.

Not unpleasant, per se, just not impressive, especially not at the price. Very soapy opening, the litchi is there but overwhelmed by that soap accord, although nothing about this is overwhelming; it’s very light, basically zero sillage, and very little presence even right under the nose. Might not be bad as a daytime skin scent for some (it pulls a little too patchouli on my skin) but I can’t imagine paying so much for so little.

I concur with the below review. Decent enough opening of greenery and tea, but at times it did resemble a cleaning solution. That real kicker though was the drydown: pure rubber. This started maybe 3 hours into the evolution for me, and I have to say it was utterly repulsive. Don't buy based on how it smells on paper. There's something weird going on with the evolution of this fragrance that you have to smell before buying.

Once this perfume settles down to its heart, I smell mostly a musty musk and patchouli. It’s really similar to a fragrance I used to smell my grandmother wearing, though I don’t know what fragrance that was. I’m not a huge fan of patchouli so this one is a pass for me.

No. I don't like it. 😐 It's interesting and very strange. Unusual. Definitely. Try before purchase. It could give a headache. Maybe weather is not right for it at the moment. But in rainy day +15 degrees Celsius, it sounds weird.

When I looked at the perfume pyramid, I was so intrigued. I love lychee and I love Killian! But the perfume really dissapoints me. They tried but it is nothing special. Misses a lots of Killian allure. This one is not for me.

I wanted to love this because of the fresh green notes and lychee. It’s dry down is nauseatingly powdery. All the fresh went away. I think I’m going to go shower now.

OMG very very very GREEN and strong too. Glad I got the 15ml because this is NOT full bottle worthy. All I smell are the rose stems eww.