Creed Millésime Impérial, hour by hour

How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.

Sea salt and lemon drying on skin along a harbour wall.

Main accordsmarine, citrus, salty, fruity, aromatic

Millésime Impérial by Creed, bottle pictured with its key notes: Sea Salt, Fruity Notes and Sicilian Lemon
  1. First spray0–15 min

    • Fruity Notes
    • Sea Salt
  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

  3. Dry-down2 h – 3–6 h

    • Musk
    • Sea Notes
    • Woody Notes
Lasts
3–6 h
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate, 2 of 4
When to wear

SeasonSummer

Time of dayDaytime

Best forWork

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity

    Most voted: 58%Moderate

  • Sillage

    Most voted: 53%Moderate

  • Season

    Most voted: 55%Summer

  • Time of day

    Most voted: 58%Daytime

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Longevity, 2,828 votes

  • Very weak7%200 votes
  • Weak11%324 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)58%1,653 votes
  • Long lasting19%526 votes
  • Eternal4%125 votes

Sillage, 3,376 votes

  • Intimate27%905 votes
  • Moderate (Most voted)53%1,797 votes
  • Strong12%408 votes
  • Enormous8%266 votes

Season, 2,828 votes

  • Spring30%848 votes
  • Summer (Most voted)55%1,555 votes
  • Autumn10%283 votes
  • Winter5%142 votes

Time of day, 2,828 votes

  • Daytime (Most voted)58%1,640 votes
  • Office27%764 votes
  • Evening10%283 votes
  • Night out5%141 votes

Which size is right for you?

Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €12.24Was €18.90SAVE 35%
    • Per ml: €4.08/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • 30ml

    To keep it

    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear
10 ml decant of Millésime Impérial by Creed next to the original bottle

Your 10 ml decant, next to the original bottle

Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle.

Key notes
Decant sizes

We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself.

Choose 10ml

Loved by 50,000+

Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.

10ML decants in glass vials and a travel atomiser

10ML vs a blind buy

What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.

Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
Yes
No

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Creed Millésime Impérial in plain words

What it smells like, how it wears and who it suits.

What it smells like

Opens salty and sea-fresh, with a fruity brightness. Sicilian lemon and bergamot keep the heart crisp and sparkling, and it dries to a clean musk with a marine feel.

How it wears

The perfume community finds wear and projection moderate, with projection staying close to the skin for some.

When to wear it

Wearers favour summer days, and say spring and the office also work well.

Who it suits

Suits men and women who like crisp, marine citrus scents that feel clean and polished, and wearers report compliments. It is a quiet scent, so it will not suit anyone who wants a big trail.

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Sizes and price per ml

At 10ML, Creed Millésime Impérial comes as 3ml for €12.24 (€4.08/ml), 10ml for €34.20 (€3.42/ml) and 30ml for €85.50 (€2.85/ml).

Frequently asked questions

What does Creed Millésime Impérial smell like?

Creed Millésime Impérial opens with Fruity Notes and Sea Salt. The heart brings Bergamot, Iris, Mandarin Orange and Sicilian Lemon. It dries down to Musk, Sea Notes and Woody Notes. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as marine, citrus, salty, fruity and aromatic.

Is Creed Millésime Impérial long lasting?

Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as moderate (58% of votes), and 23% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (53% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.

Is Creed Millésime Impérial good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: summer is its most-voted season, and summer takes 55% of season votes.

Is Creed Millésime Impérial good for winter?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 5% of season votes go to winter.

Is Creed Millésime Impérial for day or night?

Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 85% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 15% for evenings and nights out.

Can I wear Creed Millésime Impérial to the office?

Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other times of day, but the office still takes 27% of time-of-day votes.

Who makes Creed Millésime Impérial?

Millésime Impérial is made by Creed. It was launched in 1995. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Creed Millésime Impérial?

A 10ml decant of Creed Millésime Impérial holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.

Which other Creed perfumes can I try?

Besides Creed Millésime Impérial, 10ML has Aventus, Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water from Creed, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Creed Millésime Impérial decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Creed Millésime Impérial decant is filled by hand from an original Creed 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.

Is Creed Millésime Impérial fresh or warm?

Fresh. Sea salt, lemon and bergamot lead, and the musk base stays light and clean, so it suits warm days.

What do people like most about Creed Millésime Impérial?

Wearers praise the refreshing citrus and marine scent, how well put together it is, and the compliments it gets.

Where can I buy Creed Millésime Impérial as a decant?

At 10ML: Creed Millésime Impérial comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €34.20 (€3.42/ml), and 10ML ships across the EU.

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.