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Black Guava Eau de Parfum bottle Black Guava EDP
EDP Concentration EDP
U Gender U
2025 Year 2025
££ Price Tier £
Guava Noir Eau de Parfum bottle Guava Noir EDP

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Black Guava EDP
Black Guava is a full-throttle, unapologetic fruit-and-oud beast. It's a love-it-or-hate-it affair, but for those who get it, this beastly performer delivers a thick, sticky, and utterly addictive tropical punch with serious longevity. Not for the faint of heart.
Acquired
Our Verdict - Guava Noir EDP
A budget take on BornToStandOut Black Guava. The juicy sugared-guava opening colliding with smoky oud and dark patchouli captures the original's light-meets-shadow fruity-oud contrast; this dupe tames the original's extrait-level intensity and beast-mode longevity, wearing far more wearably.
Statement

Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Black Guava EDP
Guava Noir EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Guava 46% vs 47%
Mandarin 27% vs 28%
Cardamom 25% vs 23%
Shared Notes
Oud 33% vs 31%
Peony 23% vs 22%
Rose 22% vs 27%
Geranium 20% vs 18%
Shared Notes
Amber 34% vs 36%
Patchouli 32% vs 33%

Accords

Black Guava Guava Noir
100%
Fruity
90%
92%
Oud
70%
85%
Tropical
74%
Fresh
72%
Woody
60%
66%
Amber
50%
66%
Rose
63%
Earthy
60%
Patchouli
Sweet
60%
Floral
50%
Fruity shared
100%
90%
Oud shared
92%
70%
85%
74%
Woody shared
72%
60%
Amber shared
66%
50%
66%
63%
60%
60%
50%

Performance

Black Guava Guava Noir
Long (6-10h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Strong
Projection
Moderate
Strong
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Black Guava

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Summer

Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.

Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual

Its nuclear strength and huge sillage make it unsuitable for an office environment, but perfect for a date night where you want to make a lasting impression. It’s too heavy for sport and a bit much for casual daytime, but could work for an adventurous formal evening.

Guava Noir

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Spring

The smoky guava-oud-and-patchouli profile is at its best in autumn and winter and can feel heavy in summer heat.

Occasions

Best For:
Date
Also Works:
Casual Formal

A bold, sexy fruity-oud built for evenings, dates and dressier occasions; its smoky intensity is a lot for the office or sport.

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
93%
Key Similarities

Both lean fruity, oud, woody

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Black Guava EDP
Guava Noir EDP
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