At a glance
- House
- Bvlgari
- Family
- Leather
- Main accords
- Leather, Vanilla, Powdery, Animalic, Woody, Amber, Musky
- Top notes
- Green Tea, Bergamot, Rose
- Heart notes
- Sandalwood, Cedar, Jasmine
- Base notes
- Leather, Vanilla, Amber, Musk, Oakmoss
- Launched
- 1998
- Perfumer
- Annick Menardo
- Gender
- Unisex
- Rating
- 4.1/5 · 6,057 reviews
The olfactory pyramid
From the first spark to the trail that stays.
Top notes fly off in minutes, the heart holds through the afternoon, the base stays on skin until evening.
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Top the opening
Top: Green Tea, Bergamot, Rose.
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Heart the trail
Heart: Sandalwood, Cedar, Jasmine.
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Base what lingers
Base: Leather, Vanilla, Amber, Musk, Oakmoss.
Its moodboard
One fragrance, four tableaux.
Before you wear it, look at it. Effluve composes a moodboard for every fragrance: its light, its textures, its hour.
Its character
Leather, vanilla, powdery.
- Leather — dominant
- Vanilla — dominant
- Powdery — strong
- Animalic — strong
- Woody — strong
- Amber — present
- Musky — present
Composed by Annick Menardo.
Questions
What people ask.
What does Black smell like?
Main accords: leather, vanilla, and powdery. Top notes of green tea, bergamot, and rose. A heart of sandalwood, cedar, and jasmine. A base of leather, vanilla, amber, and musk.
Who created Black?
It was composed by Annick Menardo for Bvlgari in 1998.
Similar fragrances
Notes and accords in common.
In the Effluve app
Keep it, find it again, share it.
- A feed that learns your nose Swipe, keep, pass: every heart sharpens the next fragrances.
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- Your collection, in order Have, love, want, and lists you share with a QR code.
Top
Green Tea 
Bergamot 
Rose Heart
Sandalwood 
Cedar 
Jasmine Base
Leather 
Vanilla 
Amber Your next sillage awaits.
Find Black in Effluve, and keep track of every trail. In beta, on iPhone.
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