Black

Notes

Top notes

• Basil Peppery, green and a touch anise-like, with a juicy herbal snap.
• Mandarin Soft, sweet and honeyed citrus, gentler than orange.
• Ginger Zesty, spicy and slightly woody, hot and fresh at once.

Heart notes

• Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.
• Lotus A watery, clean and softly sweet aquatic flower, fresh and slightly green.
• Nutmeg Warm, nutty and slightly sweet spice with a soft, powdery depth.
• Olibanum Cool, lemony and peppery resin smoke, like a quiet stone church.

Base notes

• Violet Sweet, powdery and faintly green, like candied petals.
• Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.

Smells like Black

1. Jermyn Street Floris
   51% similar, shares violet, mandarin and cedar
2. Santal Blanc Van Cleef & Arpels
   51% similar, shares violet, mandarin and musk
3. Lalique White Lalique
   50% similar, shares nutmeg, violet and cedar
4. Cefiro Floris
   49% similar, shares nutmeg, mandarin and cedar
5. Erolfa Creed
   49% similar, shares basil, violet and ginger
6. Emporio Armani He Giorgio Armani
   49% similar, shares nutmeg, mandarin and cedar
7. Starwalker Montblanc
   48% similar, shares nutmeg, ginger and mandarin
8. Bal d'Afrique Byredo
   48% similar, shares violet, cedar and musk
9. Gentlemen Only Givenchy
   47% similar, shares nutmeg, olibanum and mandarin
10. Dior Homme Sport (2012) Dior
    47% similar, shares ginger and cedar
11. 001 Man Loewe
    46% similar, shares violet and musk
12. À la Rose Maison Francis Kurkdjian
    45% similar, shares violet, cedar and musk