Close To Midnight

This fragrance make my eyes shiny. It actually moves me to tears (for that matter, it does not bring me any sad or happy memories). Yesterday, I have sprayed a small amount of Close to Midnight on a piece of tissue. Since, at home, it has been calling me throughout the day. Need to dip my nose into it. As much as I dislike Angel for its loudness and sweetness and the too-much-in-your-faceness, this fragrance crept up to me and there is no escaping. I happily surrender. After the first spray, you get kind of knocked down by the oriental scent of sweet coffee and jasmine, followed by ambergris, labdanum, tonka bean and musk - in fact, all notes that it claims to contain. After 12 hours or so, all notes are still easily distinguishable. It appears I am describing a heavy creation. However, it also has a light and fresh accent (jasmine). What I find superb with this eau de parfum is that close-by, the scent is attractive and warm, but also when you walk past, the scent is a different one, containing vanilla (or to be graphic: the smell of Tic Tac - for those who know this candy: it is what you smell when you put your nose in a Tic Tac box and you inhale very hard), equally interesting and attractive. I would consider this to be rather feminine. This is clearly a night fragrance, but I don't care, I will break the rules and I will wear it whenever I like. Probably often. Yummy. P.S. This must be a very recent product because the web page of Musicology still seems to be under construction.

It has a very balsamic, resinous opening that slowly dries down into a sweet amber with lots of vanilla and labdanum. Delicious and smooth. It’s my type of fragrance for fall and winter and it’s also different than the others in the same vein from my collection. It’s an amber with something unique. I’m intrigued... Opens with a coffee note, some reviews said they could smell the coffee, I personally cannot say I detected it very well. Actually, I don't get any coffee at all at any stage of development on my skin. If it’s in here, it’s very subtle. Jasmine is very well blended, but it is another note not very pronounced on me. But it pairs perfectly with the sweetness and the richness of amber and tonka beans, offering the scent a bit of complexity. It’s give you this warm feeling that would be perfect for a date night or just staying in bed with your partner. I love this! The price is not too bad and the bottle looks nice. I might get a bottle of Close to Midnight in the future if I can find it!

This is by far my favourite scent from this brand. It`s an intoxication juice in the best sense possible. The way coffee blends with tonka bean, jasmine and musk is heavenly. This is my new addiction that I cannot seam to get enough off. Interesting fact, did you know the creator of this scent based this perfume based on the Michael Jackson song Thriller, the name of the scent "Close to midnight" in fact are the first three words of lyrics for Thriller. And indeed this scent is exhilarating, I think this could be what "falling in love" smells like - absolutely addictive, soothing and exhilarating at the same time. Amazing stuff! Surprised there are so few reviews on this which makes me think people have not discovered this gem yet.

I love this perfume! Love at first sniff! I’m very much reminded of noir pour femme by tom ford, but a much more elevated and more elegant version. Much less sweet. I have a decant and will hunt down a bottle. I can’t really define the notes very well here. What I’m getting seems to be a bit more sweet than the notes would suggest. I don’t get flowers (Jasmin), I get a sort of cappuccino with a bit of chocolate syrup (it’s not dry so not the cacao powder). One of my favorite discoveries so far of 2022!!!!

This one is a really nice blend of coffee with sweet jasmine, warm notes of labdanum and sensual notes of ambergris and light musks. This is very well blended that no note stands in the way of each other and comes out as warm, comforting and slightly sweet. Very unique offering from musicology. Longevity is poor for a cold based fragrance. It lasts about 6 to 7 hours with 1st hour soft to moderate projection.