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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

Black Noir
meets Montabaco.

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

Shared ground

Ambergris

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with vanilla; Concentration not recorded leads with woody. 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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Ormonde Jayne Montabaco bottle
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Montabaco

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceUnited Kingdom
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20232012
Leading accordsvanilla · sweet · tobaccowoody · aromatic · fresh
Notes unique to this recordBlack Leather, Pink Pepper, Tobacco, Cambodian Oud, Tiare Flower, Patchouli, Vanilla, Tonka, Haitian VetiverCardamom, Mountain Air, Juniper, Bergamot, Clary Sage, Orange, Tea, Hedione, Violet, Magnolia, Rose, Tobacco Leaf, Iso E Super, Suede, Sandalwood, Moss, Tonka Bean
Longevity / 53.88 · 255 votes3.68 · 766 votes
Projection / 42.57 · 252 votes2.61 · 860 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

Montabaco

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 vanilla and sweet 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.