Ellis Brooklyn
Vanilla Milk
Lactonic · Vanilla · Powdery.
parfumbible.comVanilla · Sweet · Powdery.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Maison Margiela / About · Checked 2026-09-21
The house explicitly states that it was founded in Paris in 1988. The catalog retains its earlier Maison Martin Margiela name.
Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.
Collection: Replica Collection
The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Afternoon Delight by Maison Martin Margiela has a listed vanilla, sweet, powdery profile, with notes of Vanilla, Whipped Cream, Madeleine, Sandalwood, Musk.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.
Inside the bottle.
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
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
2.86 / 5
1,040 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
1.66 / 4
1,025 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
2.62 / 5
998 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
3,180Own it
617Previously owned
5,251Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Tom Ford
Vanilla
Vanilla · Powdery · Woody.
Philosophy
Fresh Cream
Lactonic · Sweet · Vanilla.
Phlur
Heavy Cream
Sweet · Vanilla · Coconut.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Gypsy WaterBoth list Sandalwood and Vanilla. Explore Afternoon Delight’s vanilla direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
DelinaBoth list Musk and Vanilla. Explore Afternoon Delight’s vanilla direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Afternoon Delight smell like?
Afternoon Delight by Maison Martin Margiela has a listed vanilla, sweet, powdery profile, with notes of Vanilla, Whipped Cream, Madeleine, Sandalwood, Musk.
Who created it?
The listed perfumer is Carlos Benaïm.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 2.86 out of 5, from 1,040 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Afternoon Delight?
Its listed notes include vanilla, whipped cream, madeleine, sandalwood, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Afternoon Delight
Maison Martin Margiela · Eau de toilette
Leading accords
vanilla
sweet
powdery
woody
musky
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Vanilla · Whipped Cream · Madeleine · Sandalwood · Musk
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