Long Week-End.

Long Week-End was launched in 2025 as part of Alex Simone’s Monaco Collection, a line that captures the light and colour of the French Riviera. The name evokes those lazy, indulgent Saturdays when the sea breeze mixes with café aromas, inviting a scent that feels both relaxed and vibrant. Drawing on the house’s gender‑fluid philosophy, the fragrance aims to be a weekend‑ready companion for anyone, regardless of traditional scent categories.

The composition balances bright, energetic top notes with a warm, comforting heart and base. Ginger and pink pepper provide an immediate spark, while blackcurrant adds depth and bergamot lifts the opening with Mediterranean citrus. The heart’s rose and sandalwood create a soft, elegant core, and the ambergris‑vanilla base offers a lingering, slightly animalic warmth that mirrors the lingering glow of a Monaco sunset.

At first spray, ginger erupts like a sudden spark, its clean heat cut by pink pepper’s sharp bite. Blackcurrant adds a dark, juicy whisper, and bergamot lifts the blend with crisp, Mediterranean citrus that feels like the first light over Monaco’s harbor. Within minutes, the heart emerges: rose unfurls with a velvety bloom, leaning into sandalwood’s creamy, woody warmth, while jasmine adds a luminous thread and freesia contributes a fresh, green sparkle that brightens without overwhelming. As the fragrance settles into its dry‑down, ambergris anchors the base with marine depth, vanilla drapes a sweet, comforting veil, patchouli grounds the composition with earthy richness, and musk rounds it out, leaving a lingering, subtly sensual trail that fades gently after several hours, matching the moderate sillage appreciated by its loyal following.

Long Week-End has become a quiet cultural touchstone among Riviera‑inspired fragrance enthusiasts. Its blend of spicy cardamom and pink pepper with soft rose and ambergris resonates with a generation that values gender‑fluid expression and understated luxury. Over the past year, the scent has been featured in boutique pop‑ups and curated playlists that celebrate Mediterranean leisure, reinforcing a sense of community that values authenticity over flash. Collectors and casual wearers alike cite its ability to evoke sun‑kissed evenings on the French‑Italian coast, making it a staple in social gatherings, creative studios, and relaxed office environments.