Fragrance comparison

Midnight Hour vs V May

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 371 ratings analysed

1 wins

Midnight Hour

Banana Republic

4.26371 votes

Rank #2,874 Fresh SpicyTropical

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

V May

Crop · 2008

—0 votes

Rank #81,310 RoseFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Midnight Hour takes 1 of 1 categories.

Midnight Hour
Choose it for a fresh spicy and tropical character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
V May
Choose it for a rose and fresh spicy character.

Midnight Hour1/1

V May0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Midnight HourBanana Republic

V MayCrop

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.26/ 5 · 371 votes

Have 59%Had 7%Want 34%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

47%Love

38%Like

11%Ok

4%Dislike

1%Hate

371 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity58

〰 Sillage51

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value84

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

tropical92%

soft spicy84%

fruity77%

green69%

sweet61%

rose100%

fresh spicy90%

green80%

musky70%

woody60%

aromatic50%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both fresh spicy and green

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

MangoGingerGreen Leaves

Heart

Pink PepperStar AniseGeraniumHedione

Base

LeatherAgarwood (Oud)Indonesian Patchouli LeafMusk

Top

Green LeavesGeranium

Heart

Rose de MaiTea Rose

Base

White MuskWoody Notes

InformationalShared notesGreen Leaves and Geranium. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer94

Fall0

Winter41

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men82

Unisex15

Women2

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,874

PerfumerChristelle Laprade

Launched—

Reviews72

Overall rank#81,310

PerfumerNot listed

Launched2008

Reviews0

Category winnerMidnight HourHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Midnight Hour opens with a burst of tart green mango skin and hot ginger. As the juice warms on your skin, the initial tropical freshness yields to a dry undercurrent of black pepper and leather. It feels like a late summer evening in a dark bar, where sweet cocktails mix with wood smoke. The base settles into a quiet…

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Crop V May is a crisp, dewy green floral fragrance centered on natural garden roses and crushed foliage. It opens with an invigorating snap of green leaves and peppery geranium, recreating the sensation of walking through a damp greenhouse in early spring. The heart introduces French Rose de Mai and fresh tea rose, ca…

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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.

Do Midnight Hour and V May smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share fresh spicy and green accords. Common notes include Green Leaves and Geranium.

What are the notes in Midnight Hour and V May?

Midnight Hour has top notes of Mango, Ginger and Green Leaves, heart notes of Pink Pepper, Star Anise, Geranium and Hedione, a base of Leather, Agarwood (Oud), Indonesian Patchouli Leaf and Musk. V May has top notes of Green Leaves and Geranium, heart notes of Rose de Mai and Tea Rose, a base of White Musk and Woody Notes.