Kilian paris blue moon ginger dash eau de parfum

This is criminally underrated.. this scent is a masterpiece for a summer freshie, it does not have anything that resembles a deodorant.

People sometimes surprise me on Fragrantica.

Remember the old school designer aquatics that you had to respray every few hours? Specifically, Bvlgari Aqva and that seaweed note in profondo lights? Well, Blue Moon is an olfactory trip down that memory lane, but with longevity (two sprays on my wrist and its still prevalent 10 hours later.) You'll instantly recognize the watery watermelon and seaweed notes. Those eventually morph into a subtle ginger and some sparkling musks which are the star of this show. There isn't any fish or other funky notes, disregard the haters, theyre lying to you. And hour into the wear, this actually starts smelling fantastic in the air. In 2005, this would've been the Rolls Royce of those popular aquatics that never delivered any performance. In 2023, I can probably live without it at this price point.
Perfect for spring/summer
Unisex - drydown leans slightly male
Opening - boring throwback to aquatics
Drydown - amazing
Longevity - 12 hours swear to God
Projection - 3 hrs then personal scent bubble

Another win for Kilian. Was able to smell a small bit of this and WOW. This is a perfect scent for the upcoming weather.

I really enjoy this fragrance - what makes it unique for me is that calone ( i think ) note - it makes this sparkling spring summer fragrance a littlebit masculine. It feels like its adg profondo + little bit of creed green irish tweed and bois du portugal. Fragrantica users bash this pretty hard but i really enjoy it. I dont regret this buy - my cup of fragrance. Perfomance is really good, like some users have already pointed out. I sprayed 2 sprays on my wrist and worked behind computer, next day i went to my computer desk and i still could smell scent. Pleasent suprise! Pricepoint - 210 euros ... I leave this up to everyone decide.

So this is pretty much what I thought it would be but with less of a ginger note than I anticipated. The calone lends a slight aquatic feel. It’s a watery, lemon fragrance (imagine how water tastes after it’s had a slice of lemon in it - not that I’m drinking my fragrances), with a dose of musky ambroxin. A niche citrus aquatic that reminds me of some designer fragrances from the past but with just a bit more nuance and style. It’s on a par with the other Kilian fresh fragrances although I find the projection quite subtle.

It’s watery, lemony, a touch bitter, musky, and slightly dusky with, what seems like, a pinch of salt and some dry alcohol (vodka). I do actually think they’ve done quite a good job at replicating a drink although It’s not groundbreaking or challenging and I suspect many will lament its routine safeness. For someone who doesn’t mind the odd aquatic I do rather quite like it for what it is. It’s still cold here so I’d be interested to see what this is like on a hot day. It definitely would suit as a daytime fragrance on vacation in some hot destination.

It’s fairly straight down the line unisex. Performance wise, longevity is good (better than expected) but it seems very light to me, although I got occasional faint whiffs throughout the day but it’s not a projection fragrance and neither would I expect it to be. However, for the cost, I think it could be more powerful.

Whether you like this will depend on your expectations. It’s fairly simple, and it’s lack of complexity may well leave some feeling underwhelmed, but I do rather like it for its musky, citrus clean scent, however, as my experience has grown in this hobby so has my want for more complex scents - time will tell if I get bored of it. The presentation is stunning though.

Edit: this is weird that people are saying fish because I get no hint of that from this at all. I’m guessing the calone reacts differently to the user so definitely test before you buy.