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Afternoon Delight
meets Vanilla Milk.

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

Shared ground

Sandalwood · Musk

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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Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Milk bottle
Ellis Brooklyn

Vanilla Milk

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 year20242022
Leading accordsvanilla · sweet · powderylactonic · vanilla · powdery
Notes unique to this recordVanilla, Whipped Cream, MadeleineMilk, Frangipani, Jasmine, Peony, Bourbon Vanilla, Madagascar Vanilla, Cacao Pod, Benzoin, Amyris
Longevity / 52.86 · 1,040 votes3.03 · 377 votes
Projection / 41.66 · 1,025 votes1.85 · 368 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.

Declared on both

  • Parfum / fragrance
  • Benzyl benzoate

Listed only on Afternoon Delight

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

Listed only on Vanilla Milk

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Vanillin

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

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

Vanilla Milk

Eau de parfum · US listing · 50 mL bottle

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum),Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Citronellol, Geranyl acetate, Hexadecanolactone, Hydroxycitronellal, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin

Source: Ellis Brooklyn official US ingredient panel · Checked 2026-09-22

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 vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.