Is Nicholas Charles Fragrances Black Phantom a dupe of Kilian Black Phantom?
Black Phantom EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2017 | Year | - |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Black Phantom EDP
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Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Black Phantom
- Black Phantom
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Which Should You Buy?
Black Phantom is the Marmite of gourmands: a divisive, love-it-or-hate-it scent. Expect a journey from boozy, bitter darkness to sweet, seductive warmth. It's not a safe blind buy, so sample it before you commit.
Black Phantom dupes Kilian's dark rum-and-chocolate gourmand cult favourite - the boozy coffee opening is a fun, faithful echo, but the dupe's caramel-chocolate base loses the original's near-legendary depth and staying power.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
This is a potent, dark gourmand best suited for intimate evening settings. Its intensity and sweet profile make it unsuitable for office wear, while its luxurious character elevates it for formal events and dates, though some users report poor longevity for the price.
Seasons
A dense, boozy gourmand built for cold weather - the rum-chocolate-vanilla combination reads best in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Sensual and dark, this suits date nights and evenings out far more than the office or sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 9 notes is in the original, including Dark Chocolate, Sugar Cane, Sandalwood
Without heliotrope and tonka bean
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