Moon Phase (29.5) The 15th Night
A full-moon smoky citrus floral where juicy citrus and glossy, cassis-tinged flowers are veiled by powdery iris, sandalwood and amber.
"Inescapable moonlight" is the theme of The 15th Night, the full-moon scent in the Moon Phase (29.5) line. Its idea is that a distant light stirs a maddening longing before it offers any gentleness, and AHRES describes sensuality seeping through transparency. Like each AHRES fragrance, it has its own artist-made original soundtrack.
The brand classifies it as a smoky citrus floral. Bergamot, lemon and orange at the top supply juicy citrus brightness, while tart-sweet cassis in the middle overlaps rose and jasmine and gives the flowers a glossy sheen.
What sets it apart is iris in the base. Its powdery, faintly smoky texture is joined by the soft wood of sandalwood and the warmth of amber, a pairing AHRES likens to moonlight through thin cloud. The bright citrus ends up slightly veiled by iris and woods.
Where The 1st Night renders darkness with green and ozone, this scent takes light as its subject. The series poem closes on feelings that still breathe quietly before dawn, and this composition reads as the side of the cycle that stays with that afterglow.
