Vilhelm Parfumerie · Eau de Parfum
Morning Chess
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Morning Chess by Vilhelm Parfumerie is an eau de parfum built on green leather. Bright bergamot opens it, sharp and citrus-clean, before galbanum and Tuscan leather take over, sappy and a touch bitter at first. Black amber and patchouli close it out, giving the leather a warm, quiet depth. Released in 2015, it suits anyone who likes leather worn green rather than sweet. Voters reach for it across spring, summer and fall, by day, in the evening and at the office alike. Wearers mostly vote its longevity long lasting. The sillage vote leans toward strong. A 3ml decant is enough to wear it through the working week and decide if it belongs in your rotation.
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The community verdict
Bergamot and sharp galbanum give Morning Chess a green start before leather, black amber and patchouli settle in. Most find it long-lasting, while projection divides opinion between strong and moderate. It suits a polished daytime mood in spring; summer and the office work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Vilhelm Parfumerie
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2015
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Leather chairs beside a chessboard, bergamot on the morning air.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity128 votes
Most voted: 53%Long lasting
27%Moderate
Sillage140 votes
Most voted: 41%Strong
39%Moderate
Season245 votes
Most voted: 35%Spring
31%Summer
Time of day220 votes
Most voted: 36%Daytime
30%Office
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Longevity128 votes
- Very weak2%3 votes
- Weak9%12 votes
- Moderate27%35 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)53%68 votes
- Eternal8%10 votes
Sillage140 votes
- Intimate11%15 votes
- Moderate39%55 votes
- Strong (Most voted)41%58 votes
- Enormous9%12 votes
Season245 votes
- Spring (Most voted)35%85 votes
- Summer31%75 votes
- Autumn22%55 votes
- Winter12%30 votes
Time of day220 votes
- Daytime (Most voted)36%80 votes
- Office30%65 votes
- Evening23%50 votes
- Night out11%25 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
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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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The house
More from Vilhelm Parfumerie
Vilhelm Parfumerie is a Swedish niche house that launched its first perfumes in 2015. Its style leans fruity and sweet, often with a floral heart, but the base goes darker than you might expect: patchouli, black amber, leather and a touch of oud. Pink pepper and saffron add spark along the way. Mango Skin is the easy entry, ripe mango and blackberries with a sugared floral glow. Morning Chess and Smoke Show both come from that first 2015 set and show the house in a moodier light. Nearly the whole range is unisex, so wear whichever pulls you.
Frequently asked questions
What does Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess smell like?
Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess opens with Bergamot. The heart brings Galbanum and Tuscan Leather. It dries down to Black Amber and Patchouli.
Is Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (53% of votes), and 61% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (41% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it a summer scent: spring and summer are its most-voted seasons, and summer takes 31% of season votes.
Is Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for winter: only 12% of season votes go to winter.
Is Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it by day: 66% of time-of-day votes are for daytime or the office, 34% for evenings and nights out.
Can I wear Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it well for the office: the office takes 30% of time-of-day votes, close behind its most-voted time.
Who makes Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess?
Morning Chess is made by Vilhelm Parfumerie. It was launched in 2015. The concentration is Eau de Parfum.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess?
A 10ml decant of Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess 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 Vilhelm Parfumerie perfumes can I try?
Besides Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess, 10ML has Mango Skin and Smoke Show from Vilhelm Parfumerie, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Vilhelm Parfumerie Morning Chess decant is filled by hand from an original Vilhelm Parfumerie 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.