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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black
meets Black Eau de Toilette.

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

Shared ground

Black Pepper · Incense

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with fresh spicy; Eau de toilette leads with smoky. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Comme des Garcons Black bottle
Comme des Garcons

Black

Concentration not recorded

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Comme des Garcons Black Eau de Toilette bottle
Comme des Garcons

Black Eau de Toilette

Eau de toilette

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de toilette
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20122013
Leading accordsfresh spicy · warm spicy · smokysmoky · amber · leather
Notes unique to this recordBlack Tea, Red Pepper, Thyme, Birch Tar, Pepperwood or Hercules Club, Moss, VioletOlibanum, Birch, Licorice, Leather, Pepperwood™, Cedar, Vetiver
Longevity / 53.14 · 145 votes3.57 · 734 votes
Projection / 42.20 · 183 votes2.38 · 818 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.

Black

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Black Eau de Toilette

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 fresh spicy and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de toilette

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