Manhattan Midnight

I've heard all the thing about City Rythm, the artificial hype, the mild controversy surrounding the original nose for the brand, the over the top presentation, with all that being said, I genuinely think this is a personal top 3 fragrance of all time for me, it's a bit nostalgic for me, as I smelled this on someone during the first ever trip to Pittsburgh in the beginning of 2026, I had to ask them what it was, and I was pointed this masterpiece, it's a nice smooth complex tea & spice blend that I can't get enough of. For what you pay for (roughly $180-$200 for full size) you get a beautiful, weighty bottle with a satisfying heavy cap and good pressurized atomizer, the scent, as others have said, does last a loooong time, not to mention the huge projection. For how good & lasting this is I think it's an excellent price, especially compared to designer frags. I personally don't like spending more than $200 for 100ml most of the time unless it's a small time niche brand with high oil concentration. (Shout-out Team Clean, VOYDE, and funny enough, Prisma Parfums, which is ran by the original nose behind City Rythm, who I recommend you check out & compare the fragrances that are the OG formulations of some City Rythm fragrances.) All in all, I can't get enough of Manhattan Midnight, it's sophisticated, addicting, great for dressing up or being casual while wanting to smell fresh. My ONLY complaint for this, and it goes for every full size bottle from City Rythm unfortunately, is the unnecessary glitter added to the juice.

This fragrance is loved by every single person that has ever smelled it on me. I don't know why Fragrantica and other places have such polarizing reviews because in real life, people love this stuff. I am no exception. I was honestly scared after seeing all the bad reviews because I blind bought it since my collection was lacking a unique winter scent. You probably shouldn't blind buy it like I did, but I definitely don't regret it. If I can apply an image to this fragrance it would be like walking in a park on a snowy winter night, with a nice warm tea in your hands and a guy standing roughly a football field away smoking a clove cigarette (but in the best way possible). Streetlights dimly lighting the path you are walking on, and whiffs of pine coming from the Christmas tree seller down the street. It gets plenty of compliments, and is absolutely amazing performance wise just like all the City Rhythm I have tried. If you want a unique Winter signature I couldn't personally recommend anything better.

This is genuinely my most favorite cologne I own (at this time) in my collection. Everything about it is perfect. The bottle is nice, really pressurized atomizer, cool bottle and the juice has sparkles in it, how cool is that! Sadly, I only have a 30ml at the moment, however I expect it to last me a long time. MM is fresh and clean but has this sophisticated dark and rich smell to it. It may remind some people of blue energy drinks, I get that but it slowly fades away, the sweetness tones down and makes it smoother. This stuff is a HEAVY hitter as well, has around 10-12 hours of projection and lasts around 17 hours!! Everything about this fragrance is perfect and I really recommend everyone to try it at least once. 9.6/10

This is a very nice scent - and I can understand the comparisons to gph 2. The opening is similar to gph 2 - but the dry down distances itself by having a bit more depth and is a bit darker and denser. In general, I find this to be a pretty calming, inoffensive scent without going the typical “blue” direction. As a lover of GPH 2, I’m so happy to have something in the same category. It’s truly an all occasion scent that can be dressed up or down - and seems to perform pretty well. I can generally understand the hype around it - although I don’t personally feel that it could ever live up to it, it’s definitely and undeniably quality scent that departs from the typical formula you’d find on a Macy’s counter. Nice stuff.

After months of constantly checking Fragrantica to see if this has finally been added, the day is here. I got midnight soon after it came out and have adored it since. It smells like if you mixed blue Powerade and raspberry tea together and added some nice spices to smooth it out. It's SUPER unique and also mass appealing at the same time. Will pull you many compliments and can be worn by someone no matter the age. I'd say it definitely leans masculine, but can easily be pulled off by women as well. One of the most beautifully blended tea fragrances I've ever smelled. Performance is amazing too. Highly suggest looking into this one! Smell 10/10 Longevity 8/10 Sillage 7/10 Compliments 10/10

This is seriously one of the TOP 3 i've ever smelled, a super wellblended masterpiece. Reminds me of a layton with tea and more fresh! First Bergamot kicks in together with cinnamon and violet, fresh and sweet. After 20 min comes tea and pepper together with recinous notes. Tobacco, Vanilla and vetiver stays in the backround! Manhattan Midnight reminds me of both Layton and lafayette street with a hint of tea and freshness. They are in the same sphere as Manhattan Midnight. Performance its seriously good, my co-workers could feel presence in rooms i've been in. And it projects like crazy! Winter,Fall,Night/Day scent!

Wow, this fragrance really surprised me in the best way. I saw the mixed reviews on Fragrantica and decided to blind buy Manhattan Midnight. Honestly, I’ve blind bought my entire City Rhythm collection so far, and I’ve loved every single one. With Manhattan Midnight, I do get that blue Powerade vibe in the opening, but to me, it comes across way more sophisticated and refined. My nose picks up on the tea and myrrh right away, creating this fresh yet deep and intriguing scent profile. It performs beautifully on my skin, and I can’t wait to wear it more often. I rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5).

I just got a sample of this and I’m buying a full bottle as we speak. This is very mass appealing yet light and subtle. I can’t even describe this fragrance just know it’s Christmas. I get the blue Powerade aspect to it but also not rlly lol. It smells very candle like at first then the tea shines through and then has a cinnamon tobacco aspect to it that makes it very beautiful. Most cm fragrances I’ve tried are very poorly blended or overly sweet but this one hits the spot. It’s almost bubble gummy but it’s gorgeous. Indie niche continues to be the best

I tested this fragrance in a shop and left home without buying it, I felt a little to much spice in the beginning of the perfume. At the evening I keept smelling to my arm, where I sprayed this, because it was so attractive. The next day I went down and bought it. I still think that the start of the fragrance is a little to strong, but the drydown is so good, i ignore the beginning. And just to clarify, the beginning is not bad at all, but can feel to spicy, especially if you aren’t good with spicy notes. But overall this fragrance is very good

Wearing it right now and funnily enough, it really does have that blue Powerade vibe people mention! It’s surprisingly accurate. The scent itself feels quite light, but the sillage is definitely strong so far, as my colleagues told me they can smell it in the office. Just sprayed a couple of times, so I’m still testing the longevity, but first impressions are really positive. I’m enjoying it a lot at the moment. Will update after a few more wears once I get a better sense of how it performs throughout the day.

Its stunning in every sense of the word. For those confused on when/where to wear it you can wear it most settings besides the summer. It shines in crisp weather, think your cold fall/winter days. Especially in the night time, it cuts through the air you smell the unique pimiento pepper note often, tobacco and tea also shine in this one. Put it simply it is an acquired taste. It also smells nothing like blue gatorade. It performs like a beast and to me smells amazing. One of City Rhythms best ever.

The blue powerade is only in the first 10 mins of the opening. After that you get a green woody, manly scent. That has a solid tabac base. Very mature and different from most of the CR line. I like it, a solid date night scent, green spicy with incense. Almost middle eastern but not over the top. UPDATE the dry down improves as the day goes on. was still on my shirt in the morning. Moving this to LOVE instead of LIKE

This is Gucci PH 2 Extrait in it's rawest form. Very unhinged and insanely vulgar. No cinnamon like the other but plenty of other spices that set the tone. IDK how but the tea note is super strong and last the duration of the scent. IDK about Blue Powerade as I'm a Pepsi guy but if you want a beast mode spicy tea scent with a hint of sweetness then at least pick up a sample.

I made a mistake only buying a 50ml this is such a gas tea fragrance and it really does have that blue powerade type of vibe everyone talks about but maybe not to the degree that people say it is it really is more tea forward but nonetheless this is gonna stay on my shelf and im getting that 100ml as SOON as my bottle is out

Extremely unique, but also mass appealing. Extremely oil heavy long lasting, but it’s not an insanely piercing scent like a Dior sauvage elixir would be. Smells like a Christmas tree in a sense, but with many other layers added, I think you could wear this year round maybe stick to temperatures under 70 degrees for this.

Blind bought this and I am not disappointed. starts like everyone is saying: with a blue Powerade smell, and dries down to a cinnamon ginger like scent. can't put my nose on what it is. W fragrance but I wouldn't blind buy this, sample it first.

There’s not much for me to add to the first review below. Manhattan Midnight is fantastic and unique. Every time I wear it, I promise myself that I’ll move it up higher in my rotation. It’s classy, elegant, and masculine. Simply beautiful.

smells like a spicy citrusy cigarette with a touch of smoke but in a good way I highly recommend. performance is kind of buns though which is surprising since its extrait de parfum :/ 8.5/10

It is masculine, it does not smell like layton, it is unique but mass appealing, it is long lasting, it is blended very well. Overall very strong 9.4 one of my favorites all time

The best from the house there is a lot of love gone in to this And it complex and projects well past the 3 hour mark finally one that doesn't smell like high end air freshener