The Moon
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
The Moon by Frederic Malle opens with a rush of dark berries, raspberry, blackberry and strawberry, sharpened by litchi and saffron. Turkish rose, violet and red currant carry the heart, backed by a resinous trace of olibanum. The base is where the drama sits: oud, leather, patchouli, sandalwood and cedar, all softened by warm amber. It arrived in 2019, and men and women reach for it in equal numbers, drawn to a fragrance with real presence rather than something polite. Voters save it for winter, almost always at night, which suits its dark, glowing character. The community vote for longevity settles clearly on eternal, and sillage clearly on enormous, so one spray does the job. A 3ml decant is plenty to find out if it belongs on a winter night out.
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The community verdict
The Moon brings raspberry and saffron into rose, oud and leather. Most report exceptionally long-lasting wear and enormous, room-filling projection; go light if you prefer a quieter scent. It suits going out on winter nights best, with autumn also working.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Olibanum
- Red Berries
- Red Currant
- Turkish Rose
- Violet
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Frederic Malle
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2019
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Frederic Malle The Moon, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Raspberries and rose spilled across black leather under a winter moon.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Olibanum
- Red Berries
- Red Currant
- Turkish Rose
- Violet
Dry-down2 h – 12 h+
- Lasts
- 12 h+
- Eternal
- Sillage
- Enormous, 4 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity918 votes
Most voted: 61%Eternal
29%Long lasting
Sillage999 votes
Most voted: 51%Enormous
34%Strong
Season918 votes
Most voted: 58%Winter
30%Autumn
Time of day918 votes
Most voted: 60%Night out
30%Evening
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Longevity918 votes
- Very weak1%8 votes
- Weak3%26 votes
- Moderate6%55 votes
- Long lasting29%268 votes
- Eternal (Most voted)61%561 votes
Sillage999 votes
- Intimate3%30 votes
- Moderate12%123 votes
- Strong34%336 votes
- Enormous (Most voted)51%510 votes
Season918 votes
- Spring10%92 votes
- Summer2%18 votes
- Autumn30%275 votes
- Winter (Most voted)58%533 votes
Time of day918 votes
- Daytime8%73 votes
- Office2%18 votes
- Evening30%275 votes
- Night out (Most voted)60%552 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
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
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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The house
More from Frederic Malle
Frederic Malle is a French niche house that began in 2000, and its perfumes favour depth and structure over passing trends. Rose, amber and musk run through the range, often warmed with cinnamon, cloves or saffron and grounded in patchouli and sandalwood. Portrait of a Lady is the one to try first: a dark, spiced rose resting on amber. Musc Ravageur, from the house's first year, is warm, powdery musk with vanilla. Promise turns rose earthy and woody, while The Moon sets sweet fruit against oud. Acne Studios goes the other way, fresh and aldehydic. Wear two or three for a week and the house style soon comes into focus.
Frequently asked questions
What does Frederic Malle The Moon smell like?
Frederic Malle The Moon opens with Blackberry, Litchi, Raspberry and Saffron. The heart brings Olibanum, Red Berries, Red Currant and Turkish Rose. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Amber, Cedar and Cypriol.
Is Frederic Malle The Moon long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as eternal (61% of votes), and 90% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as enormous (51% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Frederic Malle The Moon good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 2% of season votes.
Is Frederic Malle The Moon good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 58% of season votes.
Is Frederic Malle The Moon for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 90% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 10% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Frederic Malle The Moon to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 2% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Frederic Malle The Moon?
The Moon is made by Frederic Malle. It was launched in 2019.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Frederic Malle The Moon?
A 10ml decant of Frederic Malle The Moon holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Frederic Malle perfumes can I try?
Besides Frederic Malle The Moon, 10ML has Portrait of a Lady, Musc Ravageur and Promise from Frederic Malle, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Frederic Malle The Moon decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Frederic Malle The Moon decant is filled by hand from an original Frederic Malle 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.