d'Annam Moonlight Samurai EDP

Description

Moonlight Samurai is part of d'Annam's Chapter 2: Memories of Japan collection, built by Anh Ngo and released in 2024. It's framed around the image of a samurai warrior under moonlight: strength and quiet discipline rendered as a leathery, woody scent.

It opens with a striking sake note, boozy and rice-forward, that fades within the first stretch of wear, giving way to smoky leather and an aromatic cedar heart softened by wildflowers. Reviewers call it one of the house's more traditionally masculine-leaning compositions.

Scent Character

• Woody: 80%
• Leather & Smoky: 20% (the fragrance has no agarwood note. Reviewers describe this facet as smoky leather)

Translation: a leather-forward woody scent, cedar-heavy, with a brief boozy sake opening rather than any sweetness.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Sake, Steel

Heart: Leather, Wild Flowers

Base: Cedarwood

Performance

• Longevity: Strong, commonly 7–9 hours.
• Sillage: Moderate-to-strong, noticeable across a small room, especially in the leather-cedar dry-down.

Best Occasions & Season

• Fall and winter. The leather and cedar suit cooler weather
• Night out and evening wear
• Unisex, leaning traditionally masculine

Concentration & Provenance

Eau de Parfum, 1.7 oz / 50 ml.
Perfumer: Anh Ngo.
d'Annam, Vietnamese niche house: part of the Chapter 2: Memories of Japan collection.
Released 2024.

Try Before You Commit

1 mL decants start at $5.99, a low-cost way to test the sake opening and leather dry-down before buying a full bottle.

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FAQ

Is it men's or women's?
Marketed unisex, though the leather-cedar-sake profile leans traditionally masculine.

What's the longevity?
Strong: expect roughly 7–9 hours on skin.

Does it have real oud/agarwood?
No. Despite a smoky, resinous facet, this is a leather-and-cedar composition, not an agarwood-based one.

What collection is it part of?
Chapter 2: Memories of Japan, alongside Arashiyama and Tokyo Nights.