Frédéric 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.

Main accordsfruity, sweet, oud, leather, amber

The Moon by Frédéric Malle, bottle pictured with its key notes: Raspberry, Litchi and Red Berries
  1. First spray0–15 min

  2. Heart15 min – 2 h

    • Olibanum
    • Red Berries
    • Red Currant
    • Turkish Rose
    • Violet
  3. Dry-down2 h – 12 h+

Lasts
12 h+
Eternal
Sillage
Enormous, 4 of 4
When to wear

SeasonWinter

Time of dayNight out

Best forGoing out

What wearers say

Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.

  • Longevity

    Most voted: 61%Eternal

  • Sillage

    Most voted: 51%Enormous

  • Season

    Most voted: 58%Winter

  • Time of day

    Most voted: 60%Night out

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Longevity, 918 votes

  • Very weak1%8 votes
  • Weak3%26 votes
  • Moderate6%55 votes
  • Long lasting29%268 votes
  • Eternal (Most voted)61%561 votes

Sillage, 999 votes

  • Intimate3%30 votes
  • Moderate12%123 votes
  • Strong34%336 votes
  • Enormous (Most voted)51%510 votes

Season, 918 votes

  • Spring10%92 votes
  • Summer2%18 votes
  • Autumn30%275 votes
  • Winter (Most voted)58%533 votes

Time of day, 918 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.

  • 3ml

    To discover it

    Price: Now €38.70Was €60.90SAVE 36%
    • Per ml: €12.90/ml
    • ≈60 sprays
    • 20 days of wear
  • 30ml

    To keep it

    • ≈600 sprays
    • 200 days of wear
10 ml decant of The Moon by Frédéric Malle 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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Frédéric Malle The Moon in plain words

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

What it smells like

It opens with a juicy, fruity burst of raspberry. A rose heart follows, then it sinks into a deep, dark base of oud and leather with a warm, spiced edge. The sweetness is rich rather than light.

How it wears

The perfume community reports exceptionally long-lasting wear and enormous, room-filling projection, with strong close behind.

When to wear it

Wearers favour winter nights, with autumn also working. Going out is the occasion the community names.

Who it suits

Suits someone who wants a bold, powerful evening scent and enjoys fruit set against oud and leather. It is very strong, so a light hand matters, and it may feel like a lot for anyone who prefers a quiet scent.

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Sizes and price per ml

At 10ML, Frédéric Malle The Moon comes as 3ml for €38.70 (€12.90/ml), 10ml for €116.73 (€11.67/ml) and 30ml for €320.94 (€10.70/ml).

Frequently asked questions

What does Frédéric Malle The Moon smell like?

Frédéric 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. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as fruity, sweet, oud, leather and amber.

Is Frédéric 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 Frédéric Malle The Moon good for summer?

Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 2% of season votes.

Is Frédéric Malle The Moon good for winter?

Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 58% of season votes.

Is Frédéric 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 Frédéric 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 Frédéric Malle The Moon?

The Moon is made by Frédéric Malle. It was launched in 2019. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.

How many wears is a 10ml decant of Frédéric Malle The Moon?

A 10ml decant of Frédéric Malle The Moon 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 Frédéric Malle perfumes can I try?

Besides Frédéric Malle The Moon, 10ML has Portrait of a Lady, Musc Ravageur and Carnal Flower from Frédéric Malle, each decanted from the original bottle.

Is this Frédéric Malle The Moon decant the original perfume?

Yes. Every Frédéric Malle The Moon decant is filled by hand from an original Frédéric 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.

Is Frédéric Malle The Moon sweet?

Yes, in a deep way: raspberry, litchi and red berries give fruity sweetness and amber warms it, while oud and leather keep it dark rather than candy-like.

What do people like most about Frédéric Malle The Moon?

Wearers praise its powerful raspberry scent, its mesmerising feel, its quality and its lasting power, and see it as a great pick for autumn and winter evenings.

Where can I buy Frédéric Malle The Moon as a decant?

At 10ML: Frédéric Malle The Moon comes as a 3ml, 10ml and 30ml decant, filled by hand from an original bottle. The 10ml decant costs €116.73 (€11.67/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.