Is Perfume Parlour Noire Illusion a dupe of Kilian Black Phantom?
Black Phantom EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2017 | Year | 2017 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Noire Illusion EDP
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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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.
Noire Illusion takes aim at Kilian Black Phantom's dark, boozy coffee-and-chocolate gourmand and lands the bitter-sweet roast convincingly. The original's salty-rum complexity and creamy depth read simpler here, with the caramel weighted up, but it's a rich, comforting budget gourmand.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base 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 Brands do not publish formulations.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 rich coffee-chocolate gourmand belongs in cold weather, peaking in autumn and winter.
Occasions
Its sweet, sensual character suits intimate evenings and date nights over daytime or office wear.
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 7 notes is in the original, including Dark Chocolate, Sugar Cane, Sandalwood
Without rum and tonka bean
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
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