Fragrance comparison

Midnight vs The Matcha 26

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 5 Nov 2026 3,351 ratings analysed

Midnight

Lucia Piloto

—0 votes

Rank #68,423 CitrusFloral

Full profile Similar & dupes

56%scent match

Closely related

The Matcha 26

Le Labo

4.123,351 votes

Rank #3,831 WoodyFruity

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

No clear winner: the 2 categories split 1–1.

Midnight
Choose it for a citrus and floral character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
The Matcha 26
Choose it for a woody and fruity character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, daytime wear.

Midnight1/2

The Matcha 261/2

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Midnight
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: The Matcha 26

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

MidnightLucia Piloto

The Matcha 26Le Labo

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

4.12/ 5 · 3,351 votes

Have 38%Had 7%Want 55%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

46%Love

31%Like

15%Ok

6%Dislike

2%Hate

3,351 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity65

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageMidnight

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value28

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

floral92%

woody84%

aromatic77%

fruity69%

musky61%

woody100%

fruity90%

citrus80%

aromatic70%

green60%

powdery50%

Scent match56%Closely related · both woody, citrus and fruity

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

BergamotMandarin OrangeGrapefruit

Heart

FreesiaPeonyFig

Base

CedarVetiverWhite Musk

Notes

FigCedarBitter OrangeMatcha TeaVetiver

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesFig, Cedar and Vetiver. Durations are only published for The Matcha 26, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer75

Fall77

Winter37

Day100

Night33

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men6

Unisex71

Women23

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#68,423

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#3,831

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews207

Category winnerThe Matcha 26Higher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Midnight by Lucia Piloto offers a crisp, citrus-forward opening that settles into a soft, floral heart of freesia and peony. This fragrance balances bright fruit notes against a sturdy foundation of cedar and white musk. It sits comfortably on the skin for daily wear, providing a refreshing, clean profile suitable for…

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The Matcha 26 by Le Labo is a gentle woody and fruity skin fragrance built around a creamy fig accord, dry cedar, and soft matcha tea. It opens with an understated splash of bitter orange that quickly yields to earthy vetiver and smooth green tea leaves. Rather than a bold, grassy matcha drink, it wears like a calming…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which projects more, Midnight or The Matcha 26?

Midnight projects furthest (Midnight 75/100, The Matcha 26 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Midnight and The Matcha 26 smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, citrus and fruity accords. Common notes include Fig, Cedar and Vetiver.

Is Midnight or The Matcha 26 better for summer or winter?

Midnight suits day or night wear; The Matcha 26 suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Midnight and The Matcha 26?

Midnight has top notes of Bergamot, Mandarin Orange and Grapefruit, heart notes of Freesia, Peony and Fig, a base of Cedar, Vetiver and White Musk. The Matcha 26 features Fig, Cedar, Bitter Orange, Matcha Tea and Vetiver.