Wanted by Night

Night changes everything, and Azzaro Wanted by Night Eau de Parfum, released in 2018 as the darker flanker of the original Wanted, leans straight into that shift. Where the original was sharp and bright, this one runs warmer, heavier, and considerably more daring. Aromatica carries the Azzaro Wanted by Night decant in Bangladesh in all available sizes, so you can try it and decide whether it suits you.

Fragrance Notes

Top: Cinnamon, Mandarin

Heart: Red Cedar, Incense, Cumin

Base: Tobacco, Cypress, Cedar

The Scent

Cinnamon and mandarin open together, a pairing that could easily tip into a bakery if handled carelessly. Azzaro keeps it grounded. The cinnamon reads as dry, almost astringent spice rather than something sweet, and the mandarin adds brightness without fruit-punch loudness. Within the first ten minutes, you are already aware of something smokier building underneath. The incense moves in earlier than you expect. It is not a church-incense note, not solemn or thick with resin. It feels more like woodsmoke, dry and a little distant, threading through the spice layer and pulling the opening toward something darker before the heart has fully arrived.

Cumin is the note that divides impressions most sharply here. It can read animalic and skin-close in an appealing, intimate way, or it can push the fragrance into something almost sweaty. Cumin reads differently depending on skin chemistry, and that unpredictability is part of what makes Wanted by Night interesting rather than predictable. Red cedar bridges the two phases of the fragrance well, adding a resinous, slightly sweet wood facet that softens the sharper spice edges and eases the transition from the spiced heart toward the drier base below.

As the dry-down settles, tobacco and cedar take the wheel. The tobacco here is not sugared or vanillic. It is closer to raw leaf: slightly bitter, dry, and genuinely smoky. Cypress lends a cool, almost medicinal green quality that keeps the base from becoming too heavy or syrupy, giving the composition a little air even at its deepest point. The cedar in the base plays differently from the red cedar above it, leaning drier and more structural, holding the tobacco and cypress together rather than contributing sweetness. The overall effect in the dry-down is a warm, resinous, woody-tobacco base that sits close to the skin. It is less of a room-filler and more of a scent you catch when you lean in close. That intimacy is precisely the point.

When to Wear

Wanted by Night is built for autumn and winter evenings, specifically for dinners, low-lit bars, or late-night gatherings where the temperature drops and you want something with weight and warmth. It is not a fragrance for open-air summer events or office wear. Browse the Dates and Nights collection at Aromatica for more evening-leaning options in the same register.

Who Is It For

Someone who gravitates toward dry, tobacco-forward orientals and wants a designer-house option that feels edgier and less mainstream than the usual safe choices will find a lot to like here. It rewards wearers who are comfortable with cumin and smoke rather than those who prefer clean or fresh profiles.

If you enjoy Azzaro Wanted EDP, the original from which this flanker descends, it is a natural side-by-side comparison. Browse the full Azzaro collection at Aromatica for the complete lineup.

Available as an authentic decant in Bangladesh at Aromatica in 3ml, 5ml, 9ml, and 15ml.