With International Museum Day coming up on May 18th, what else could you do other than grab your partner and take them on one of the best dates of their lives? Museums across the UAE offer free entrance on this occasion. Some of the museums that offered this last year included the Louvre Abu Dhabi, Expo City Dubai, and all Sharjah museums.
If you’re single, worry not. You can still enjoy a day at the museum and immerse yourself in the arts and culture as well. You always have the option to take your friends to enjoy this experience with you. Better yet, you can go alone and enjoy what museums have to offer in solitude.
Whether you go solo, with a friend, or with your partner, choosing the right fragrance is essential for the museum experience. For you see, visiting the museum is an experience; to complete this experience, you must involve all your senses.
For Her:
1. Versace Crystal Noir Eau De Parfum
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Versace |
| Best for | Women |
| Notes | Top Notes: Pepper, Ginger, and Cardamom Middle Notes: Coconut, Gardenia, Orange Blossom, and Peony Base Notes: Sandalwood, Musk, and Amber |
| Release year | 2004 |
| Longevity | 8 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Antoine Lie |
For a date night perfume, specifically a date at the museum, you need a deep and complex scent. This fragrance opens with pleasant and bright notes and then fades into a warm, sensual scent with a lingering sweetness from the middle notes.
Versace Crystal Noir is ideal for an environment where you would like to smell as captivating and alluring as your surroundings. This scent will let your date know for sure that the only piece of art worth any attention is you.
Versace offers a wide collection of fragrances suitable for various days and occasions. For further options, check out this list of the best-selling Versace perfumes.
2. Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Eau De Parfum
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Elizabeth Arden |
| Best for | Women |
| Notes | Top Notes: Lemon, Bergamot, Mint, Orange Peel, and Rhubarb Middle Notes: Jasmine, Oakmoss, Musk, Fennel, Carnation, and White Amber Base Notes: Green Tea, Jasmine, Oakmoss, Musk, Celery Seeds, Caraway, Cloves, and Amber |
| Release year | 1999 |
| Longevity | 6 hours |
| Projection | Light |
| Perfumer | Francis Kurkdjian |
If you have no date and are on your own or with friends, hopping from one museum to the next on International Museum Day, Green Tea by Elizabeth Arden is your go-to perfume choice.
In this scenario, you are looking for something light, airy, and reliable that still carries an alluring element. While Green Tea opens with citrus notes, those notes fade and leave you with a prominent green tea scent with subtle warm and spicy notes. A perfect fragrance for a busy day filled with art.
For Him:
1. Guerlain L’Homme Ideal Eau De Toilette
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Guerlain |
| Best for | Men |
| Notes | Top Notes: Citruses, Orange Blossom, Rosemary, and Bitter Orange Middle Notes: Almond and Tonka Bean Base Notes: Leather, Cedar, and Vetiver |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Longevity | 6 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Thierry Wasser |
A museum date is a chance to showcase your knowledge of the arts and culture. Another way to show how sophisticated you can be is by your scent. L’Homme Ideal is a woody, aromatic fragrance that is ideal for such a date.
With an elegant scent, a refreshing opening, and a smooth, musky base, L’Homme will charm your date just as much as the arts surrounding the two of you, if not more. With moderate projection, this scent will engulf the bubble in which you and your date are in while you both experience the artistic vibes surrounding you.
2. Mont Blanc Starwalker Eau De Toilette
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Mont Blanc |
| Best for | Men |
| Notes | Top Notes: Bamboo, Bergamot, and Mandarin Orange Middle Notes: Sandalwood, White Musk, and Cedar Base Notes: Ginger, Fir Resin, Nutmeg, and Amber |
| Release year | 2005 |
| Longevity | 8 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Michel Almairac |
Another fragrance option for International Museum Day, for when you don’t have a date, is Starwalker by Mont Blanc. This scent will make you feel as if you are the museum’s star.
A long-lasting and refreshing scent that will carry you through this day, Starwalker is filled with citrusy notes balanced with spicy ones. So, if you’re looking forward to spending International Museum Day peacefully as you hop from one museum to the next, taking pictures and enjoying your own company, this fragrance is the one for you.
For more long-lasting perfumes, browse this list of the best long-lasting perfumes for men.
For Unisex:
1. Kilian Intoxicated Eau De Parfum
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Kilian |
| Best for | Unisex |
| Notes | Top Notes: Cardamom Middle Notes: Nutmeg and Cinnamon Base Notes: Coffee, Caramel, Vanilla, and Mocha |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Longevity | 10 hours |
| Projection | Strong |
| Perfumer | Calice Becker |
As addictive as caffeine, Intoxicated by Kilian smells like your favorite coffee drink at your local coffee shop. Your date would take one whiff of your scent, and that moment of you two standing in the museum surrounded by all that art will forever be engraved in their brain.
Intoxicated really is an intoxicating scent, with notes of coffee, caramel, vanilla, and mocha accompanied by spicy notes. It is very hard to forget and very hard to miss for whoever catches a slight scent of it.
What makes most Kilian fragrances date-night perfumes is the luxury element behind them. We carefully hand-picked a list of the best luxurious perfumes so you can pick out the perfect fragrance for any date night.
2. Faiz Niche Collection Citrus F5991 Extrait De Parfum
| Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Faiz Niche |
| Best for | Unisex |
| Notes | Top Notes: Orange, Mandarin orange, Orange blossom, and Bergamot Middle Notes: Mimosa, Jasmine, Turkish Rose, and Ylang-ylang Base Notes: Tonka bean, Patchouli, opoponax, Vanilla, Vetiver, and White musk |
| Release year | 2014 |
| Longevity | 8 hours |
| Projection | Moderate |
| Perfumer | Faizal CP |
On the other hand, we have the Collection Citrus F5991 Extrait by Faiz Niche, which is a fresh, citrusy fragrance that is no less intoxicating.
While the opening notes of this scent are citrusy, they dry down to a beautiful base of tonka bean, vanilla, and patchouli, alongside other equally captivating notes. This fragrance by Faiz Niche will impress everyone around you without being too invasive or offensive, making it perfect for your stroll in a museum.
Now that you have your list of fragrances set for International Museum Day don’t forget to mark your calendars and start making plans. Whether you decide to go on a date to the museum or go solo or with friends to do some museum hopping, we have picked out fragrances that would suit every situation. Just remember to have fun and enjoy the art.
Feel free to browse our website to find more fragrances suited for all your events.
