Minuit et Demi – Extrait de Parfum

FRAGRANCE DU BOIS – a Paris-born niche house that takes oud out of its heavy, serious corner and pairs it with unexpected partners like coffee or caramel.

Minuit et Demi smells warm-spicy, sweet and caramelised, finally creamy with vanilla. Cardamom, pimento and bergamot open sharp and spicy, caramel and coffee meet at the heart, before vetiver, cedarwood, cashmeran, vanilla, musk and the exclusive Symrise material Bourbon de Laire settle into a dense, enveloping gourmand base.

Minuit et Demi works best in the evening and in the colder months – a unisex fragrance for anyone who likes their gourmand scents spicy rather than sweet and well-behaved, ideal as an intense signature scent.

What makes Minuit et Demi special for us is its coffee-caramel heart, which reads more like a late night at a bar than a visit to a pâtisserie – spicy instead of cute, grown-up instead of saccharine. A gourmand fragrance that dares to be a little bitter.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

What does Minuit et Demi smell like?

Sharp and spicy at first through cardamom and pimento, a coffee-caramel heart, finally creamy with vanilla through cedarwood, musk and the exclusive Bourbon de Laire note.

How does Minuit et Demi feel on skin?

Dense and enveloping rather than light – a true statement fragrance with real sillage that smells like midnight, not breakfast. Warm, grown-up, faintly smoky in character.

When do you wear Minuit et Demi?

Best in the evening and in the colder months – for long nights, bars rather than offices, and anyone who likes their gourmand with depth rather than sugar.

What else might I like if I love Minuit et Demi?

If you love that coffee heart, try Hatir by Regalien Istanbul – a fragrance built entirely around freshly ground Turkish coffee.

Still unsure? Discover Minuit et Demi as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.