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Afternoon Delight
meets Fresh Cream.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Whipped Cream

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Eau de toilette leads with vanilla; Concentration not recorded leads with lactonic. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Maison Martin Margiela Afternoon Delight bottle
Maison Martin Margiela

Afternoon Delight

Eau de toilette

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Philosophy Fresh Cream bottle
Philosophy

Fresh Cream

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de toiletteConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242013
Leading accordsvanilla · sweet · powderylactonic · sweet · vanilla
Notes unique to this recordVanilla, Madeleine, Sandalwood, MuskMilk, Powdery Notes, Sweet Notes, Floral Notes
Longevity / 52.86 · 1,040 votes2.47 · 735 votes
Projection / 41.66 · 1,025 votes1.63 · 764 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Afternoon Delight

Eau de toilette · US listing

Alcohol ● Parfum / fragrance ● Aqua / water / eau ● Benzyl salicylate ● Benzyl alcohol ● Ethylhexyl salicylate ● Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ● Hexyl cinnamal ● Anise alcohol ● Linalool ● Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate ● Coumarin ● Limonene ● Benzyl benzoate

Source: Maison Margiela official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Fresh Cream

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de toilette

Start here if the listed vanilla and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed lactonic and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.