Black Orchid

Notes

Top notes

• Truffle
• Gardenia Creamy, green-white petals with a lush, buttery fullness.
• Black Currant Tangy, dark and slightly musky, with a green, almost catty sharpness.
• Ylang-Ylang Banana-tinged, custardy and sweetly floral, with a smooth tropical glow.
• Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
• Bergamot Sparkling peel of a green-gold citrus, juicy and slightly floral, with a bitter edge that keeps it elegant.
• Mandarin Soft, sweet and honeyed citrus, gentler than orange.
• Lemon Sharp, zesty and clean, like a freshly scored peel.

Heart notes

• Orchid Soft, creamy and lightly sweet bloom, delicate rather than heady, with a faint powdery touch.
• Spicy Notes General warm, peppery accord of dry spices, used when a house does not name the individual spices.
• Fruity Notes A general ripe, sweet fruit impression, juicy and slightly jammy without being one named fruit.
• Lotus A watery, clean and softly sweet aquatic flower, fresh and slightly green.

Base notes

• Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
• Incense Dry, smoky and resinous, like smoke curling through a stone chapel.
• Vanilla Warm, creamy, sweet and slightly smoky, like a custard-soft cloud.
• Sandalwood Creamy, milky and softly sweet wood, smooth as polished timber.
• Dark Chocolate
• Vetiver Earthy, smoky, green root with a dry, grassy depth.

Smells like Black Orchid

1. Monsieur Frédéric Malle
   41% similar, shares incense, mandarin and patchouli
2. Gucci Rush Gucci
   40% similar, shares gardenia, vetiver and jasmine
3. Caban Yves Saint Laurent
   40% similar, shares incense, sandalwood and patchouli
4. Coco Noir Chanel
   39% similar, shares incense, sandalwood and jasmine
5. Belle d'Opium Yves Saint Laurent
   39% similar, shares gardenia, mandarin and sandalwood
6. Daarej pour Femme Rasasi
   39% similar, shares orchid, vetiver and sandalwood
7. Dark Amber & Ginger Lily Jo Malone
   39% similar, shares orchid, sandalwood and jasmine
8. Magnolia Nobile Acqua di Parma
   38% similar, shares lemon, vetiver and sandalwood
9. Dark Side Fragtology
   38% similar, shares fruity notes, ylang-ylang and vetiver
10. Bois du Portugal Creed
    38% similar, shares spicy notes, lemon and vetiver
11. Cedrat Boise Mancera
    38% similar, shares fruity notes, spicy notes and black currant
12. Valentina Valentino
    38% similar, shares jasmine, patchouli and vanilla

Alternatives

• Daarej pour Femme Rasasi