Midnight Espresso
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Midnight Espresso comes from By Kilian: a dark, boozy coffee gourmand composed by perfumer Mathieu Nardin. Strong roasted coffee opens it, sharpened by rum, before melted chocolate and toasted hazelnut soften the middle. Benzoin and vanilla hold the base, keeping the finish warm and faintly smoky rather than sharp. Unisex by design, it suits anyone who wants a scent that reads more dessert than flower. Voters reach for it through autumn and winter, almost always in the evening or after dark, which fits its dense, brooding character well. The longevity vote tilts toward long-lasting, edging into eternal for some, and sillage votes tilt strong as well, so it rarely needs topping up. A 3ml decant is plenty to live with it across a run of cold evenings before deciding on the full bottle.
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The community verdict
Coffee and rum give Midnight Espresso a dark opening before chocolate and toasted hazelnut settle into vanilla and benzoin. The largest group finds it long-lasting with strong projection, though neither view is a majority. It feels at home on winter evenings and autumn nights.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- By Kilian
- Perfumer
- Mathieu Nardin
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml
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By Kilian Midnight Espresso, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Coffee and rum poured over chocolate as the café shutters come down.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity294 votes
Most voted: 48%Long lasting
29%Eternal
Sillage292 votes
Most voted: 48%Strong
24%Moderate
Season210 votes
Most voted: 43%Winter
40%Autumn
Time of day190 votes
Most voted: 45%Evening
34%Night out
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Longevity294 votes
- Very weak1%4 votes
- Weak3%10 votes
- Moderate19%55 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)48%140 votes
- Eternal29%85 votes
Sillage292 votes
- Intimate4%12 votes
- Moderate24%70 votes
- Strong (Most voted)48%140 votes
- Enormous24%70 votes
Season210 votes
- Spring12%25 votes
- Summer5%10 votes
- Autumn40%85 votes
- Winter (Most voted)43%90 votes
Time of day190 votes
- Daytime13%25 votes
- Office8%15 votes
- Evening (Most voted)45%85 votes
- Night out34%65 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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More from By Kilian
By Kilian started in France in 2007 with a clear taste for boozy, sweet, after-dark perfume. Rum, caramel and vanilla run through much of the range, warmed by cinnamon and cardamom and set on patchouli, cedar or sandalwood. Angels' Share is the natural first try, warm spice and sweet woods with a glow like an old liqueur. Love Don't Be Shy is softer, sugary white flowers over vanilla. Back to Black brings honey and tobacco, and Black Phantom leans into caramel and spice. For a lighter mood, Moonlight in Heaven pairs citrus with tropical fruit.
Frequently asked questions
What does By Kilian Midnight Espresso smell like?
By Kilian Midnight Espresso opens with Coffee and Rum. The heart brings Chocolate and Toasted Hazelnut. It dries down to Benzoin and Vanilla.
Is By Kilian Midnight Espresso long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (48% of votes), and 77% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (48% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is By Kilian Midnight Espresso good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is By Kilian Midnight Espresso good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 43% of season votes.
Is By Kilian Midnight Espresso for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 79% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 21% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear By Kilian Midnight Espresso to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 8% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes By Kilian Midnight Espresso?
Midnight Espresso is made by By Kilian. Its perfumer is Mathieu Nardin.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of By Kilian Midnight Espresso?
A 10ml decant of By Kilian Midnight Espresso holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days.
Which other By Kilian perfumes can I try?
Besides By Kilian Midnight Espresso, 10ML has Angels' Share, Love Don't Be Shy and Black Phantom from By Kilian, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this By Kilian Midnight Espresso decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every By Kilian Midnight Espresso decant is filled by hand from an original By Kilian bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.