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Black Noir
meets Armani Code Elixir.

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

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

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

At a glance
Mancera Black Noir bottle
Mancera

Black Noir

Concentration not recorded

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Giorgio Armani Armani Code Elixir bottle
Giorgio Armani

Armani Code Elixir

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceItaly
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232025
Leading accordsvanilla · sweet · tobaccoleather · animalic · vanilla
Notes unique to this recordBlack Leather, Pink Pepper, Tobacco, Cambodian Oud, Tiare Flower, Patchouli, Vanilla, Tonka, Haitian Vetiver, AmbergrisGreen Mandarin, Leather, Liquor, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 53.88 · 255 votes3.67 · 218 votes
Projection / 42.57 · 252 votes2.38 · 216 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 Noir

Concentration not specified by source · FR listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Aqua (water), Vanillin, Limonene, Linalyl acetate, Linalool, Pogostemon cablin oil, Hydroxycitronellal, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Coumarin, Juniperus virginiana oil, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexamethylindanopyran, Acetyl cedrene, Citrus limon peel oil, Citronellol, Pinene, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol, Geraniol, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzaldehyde, Benzyl cinnamate, Hexyl cinnamal, Geranyl acetate, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Rose ketones, Cinnamal, Citral, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Terpinolene, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Terpineol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Anethole, Alpha-terpinene, Isoeugenol, Farnesol, Benzyl alcohol, Isoeugenyl acetate.

Source: Mancera official France product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Armani Code Elixir

Parfum · US listing · Official US product-page label; individual bottle size not specified

Alcohol • Parfum / fragrance • Aqua / water / eau • Coumarin • Limonene • Linalool • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Hydroxycitronellal • Hexyl cinnamal • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Benzyl benzoate • Geraniol • Cinnamyl alcohol • Benzyl alcohol • Citronellol • Benzyl cinnamate • Citral • Methyl anthranilate • Farnesol • Isoeugenol • Cinnamal • Eugenol

Source: Armani Beauty official US ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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 vanilla and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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