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Carbone de Balmain
meets Encre Noire A L'Extreme.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Incense · Benzoin · Vetiver

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with amber; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Balmain Beauty Carbone de Balmain bottle
Balmain Beauty

Carbone de Balmain

Concentration not recorded

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Lalique Encre Noire A L'Extreme bottle
Lalique

Encre Noire A L'Extreme

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20102015
Leading accordsamber · aromatic · balsamicwoody · aromatic · amber
Notes unique to this recordelemi, black fig, Bourbon Pepper, Violet Leaf, Ivy, MuskCypress, Elemi resin, Bergamot, Haitian Vetiver, Orris, Sandalwood, Patchouli
Longevity / 53.36 · 262 votes3.44 · 5,292 votes
Projection / 42.39 · 338 votes2.23 · 5,578 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Carbone de Balmain

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Encre Noire A L'Extreme

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed amber and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and aromatic direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.