Black Noir
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2023 | Year | 2015 |
| ££ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Sidi Bel-Abbès
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Which Should You Buy?
Divisive yet captivating, Black Noir is Mancera's attempt at a softer leather-vanilla for the masses. Some will adore its smooth, sweet embrace; others will find it messy and lacking the darker notes promised by its name.
A smoky tobacco-and-leather meditation on the Algerian town of the same name, opening with a startlingly evocative oud-adjacent handshake of fig, cumin, and smoke before settling into honeyed beeswax, tobacco, and worn leather. Brief, beautiful, divisive - a haunting Sheldrake construction wrapped in Lutens mythology.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 0% | 5% |
| Floral | 9% | 20% |
| Fruity | 3% | 30% |
| Green | 1% | 5% |
| Sweet | 24% | 55% |
| Warm | 23% | 85% |
| Woody | 17% | 55% |
| Earthy | 21% | 40% |
| Animalic | 26% | 65% |
| Fresh | 4% | 10% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.
Occasions
Its potent projection and sweet, leathery profile make it less suited for formal or office settings, where it might overwhelm. Black Noir truly excels on date nights and cooler casual outings, where its alluring warmth can shine.
Seasons
Built for cold-weather wear - the tobacco, leather, and honeyed beeswax bloom against winter air and feel cloying in summer heat. Autumn and winter only.
Occasions
An evening and date-night fragrance - the smoky leather and tobacco read as warm and intimate, not corporate. Too distinctive for desk wear, too refined for casual rotation.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Tobacco, Animalic, Vanilla accords and Tobacco, Vanilla notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
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