Ghost Eclipse & Ghost Deep Night EDT Perfume Review

*This post was first published in August 2014 but has been updated to include a review on Ghost's Deep Night fragrance as well as Ghost Eclipse.

Ghost Eclipse EDT Fragrance

Ghost Eclipse was released in 2014. The crescent shaped bottle follows previous incarnations of the series (Ghost Deep Night 2001, Ghost Deepest Night 2002, Ghost Summer Moon 2003, Ghost Summer Dream 2004, Ghost Summer Flirt 2006.)  The warm colours of Ghosts Eclipse bottle remind me of sunsets, exotic holidays to Morocco and bright Indian saris. Ghost Eclipse smells like the original ghost fragrance with an orange, fruity twist. Immediately after applying it smells very citrusy and then settles down into a more musk and freesia combination. The top notes that create the first impression are very fruity, containing  bergamot, lemon, mandarin orange, blackcurrants, peach, apple and marigold. The middle notes or core scents are lotus, freesia and rose while the base notes that you can smell later on are amber and musk. This is a fresh scent and because the perfume is light it doesn't set off my asthma which can be triggered by heavier scents.

This perfume would be appropriate to wear for any occasion, especially for summer days and  early summer evenings but for night outs though you may want to take it up a few notches and opt for a heavier, sexier scent. Unfortunately the perfume doesn't last a whole day more like 4 or 5 hours so will require another spritz or two during the day. The perfume cloud or silage is moderate. A full sized 30ml is around £21 so compared to pricier perfumes this won't break the bank. This perfume is similar to Moschino's I Love Love and D&G's Light Blue so if you prefer a chicer bottle to Moschino's I Love Love or want to fork out less money than Dolce and Gabbana's Light Blue this is a good alternative.

Ghost Deep Night EDT Fragrance

Ghost Deep Night was released in 2001, it contains the flower Belle de Nuit which translates as beauty of the night which probably inspired the name. The dark purple crescent bottle almost looks black signaling this as a night time fragrance with an air of mystery. Ghost Deep Night is a more muskier version of the original Ghost perfume, it's more sensual and suited to evenings out rather than daytime wear. The top notes are floral with Indian rose and Belle de Nuit, the heart notes are peach, apricot and white wood and the base notes are amber, musk and vanilla. Although it contains floral and fruit ingredients this is not your typical rose, vanilla or fruity scent. It settles down and ends up smelling very sweet and musky, although there's a hint of wood to it. I'd describe this as a grown up, sophisticated vanilla- musk fragrance. Although the next day I could still smell the scent on the cuffs of my jumper it smelt a lot fruitier and I could smell the peach and apricot too. It's both feminine and masculine at the same time. I'm not generally a fan of vanilla or musk but somehow I like this perfume, I think it's because it smells similar to a perfume my friend wore this at university and it reminds me of that time in my life and isn't that far off the original Ghost perfume which I like. If you're after a sophisticated vanilla-musk perfume I'd recommend it. I'd say that the perfume cloud or trail is on the slightly heavier side of moderate. The longevity is longer than Ghost Eclipse lasting a good 7-8 hours before becoming really close to the skin. I'm holding the 10ml version from a set of miniatures in the photo which is why it sits in the palm of my hand, unfortunately it lacks a spray nozzle so the larger bottles are better. Out of the two fragrances I prefer Ghost Eclipse for the mandarin, peach and freesia notes and it's actually one of my favourite perfumes.

Ghost Eclipse EDT Available at Escentual from for £21.25 30ml
Ghost Deep Night EDT Available at  Escentual from £21.25 for 30ml