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Frederic Malle The Moon Eau de Parfum Sample
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Brand
- Frederic Malle
- Full bottle
- 50 ml
- Range
- Niche
Red berries, rose, incense and oud
The Moon is the fourth volume of Desert Gems from Frederic Malle, a tribute to Middle Eastern perfumery composed by Julien Rasquinet in 2019. Rose, oud and incense meet red berries for a sweet surprise. With oud and leather in the base it is a dark, dense Eau de Parfum, which makes a 10 ml decant the sensible way to meet it.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Raspberry
- Lychee
- Saffron
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Heart notes
- Frankincense (olibanum)
- Turkish rose
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Base notes
- Character
- Strong
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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Raspberry, lychee, saffron
The opening pairs raspberry and lychee with saffron. The fruit is the surprise the brand mentions: a juicy red sweetness, with saffron adding a dry thread. If you try the decant, notice that sweetness at the start is already shaded, not simple.
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Frankincense and Turkish rose
The heart joins frankincense, called olibanum, with Turkish rose, a resinous smoke beside a deep, rounded flower. It takes a moment to arrive, so be patient with the decant here. The fruit and the incense do not meet instantly.
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Oud and leather
Oud and leather make up the base; the brand names natural oud and a blended leather. They give a dark, dry finish that makes the earlier fruit and rose look like a contrast. This deepest stage is what stays, and what a decant helps you judge across a few days.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Use less than you think you need: with oud and leather in the base, a small amount on the chest or the back of the neck is enough to judge. Wear the decant on a cool evening and give it a few minutes, since the fruit comes first and the resinous heart follows. A second test in a formal setting shows how it behaves around others.
Who it is for
People who like Middle Eastern perfumery and enjoy rose, incense and oud with an unexpected fruity sweetness. A good match if you want a distinctive evening scent and can live with oud and leather underneath. It rewards patience, so a decant is the right size to learn if you enjoy that slow turn from fruit to dark.
Why try Frederic Malle The Moon as a sample first
Oud and leather are strong tastes, and the red fruit makes The Moon less predictable than most scents with those notes. A bottle of this dense Eau de Parfum is a big step if you are unsure. A 10 ml decant filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle lets you find out in a low-risk way.
At a glance
- Perfumer
- Julien Rasquinet
- Year
- 2019
- Family
- Fruity amber
- For
- Unisex
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
A decant is not an official brand sample: no box, no original bottle, and we are not affiliated with the brands.
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Frequently asked
What is in the decant?
The Moon Eau de Parfum, filled by FragranceGems from the original 50 ml bottle into a 10 ml glass spray vial and labelled by us. Frederic Malle does not supply it, and we are not affiliated with the house.
Does it contain oud?
Yes: oud shares the base with leather, and the brand names it as natural oud. Above it, the heart holds frankincense and Turkish rose. A decant lets you see how forward the oud feels on you.
Is The Moon fruity?
Partly. Raspberry and lychee open it, and the brand mentions red berries as the surprise in a blend of rose, oud and incense. The base is dark, so the fruit is a contrast, which is easier to judge over several wearings.
Which collection does it belong to?
Desert Gems, which the house describes as a tribute to Middle Eastern perfumery written by Western perfumers. This is its fourth volume, from 2019, with Julien Rasquinet.
The brand
About Frederic Malle
Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle opened in Paris in 2000 with nine perfumes and one idea: the perfumer is the author, so the name goes on the bottle like on a book. Dominique Ropion, Maurice Roucel, Olivia Giacobetti and Jean-Claude Ellena work here with complete freedom, time and materials. The results are generous, often extreme in one direction, a rose pushed to its limit, a tuberose in very high dose, which is exactly why a 10 ml decant beats a quick sniff in a boutique.
- Paris, 2000: Frédéric Malle opens the house with nine perfumes
- The perfumer's name is printed on every bottle, as on a book
- Perfumers get free rein, time and the raw materials they ask for, the brand says
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