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Encre Noire

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Aromatic · Earthy.

4.14 / 5Rating · 24,523 votes
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Year2006
Marketed forMen
PerfumerNathalie Lorson

Collection: Encre Noire Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Encre Noire by Lalique has a listed woody, aromatic, earthy profile, with notes of Cypress, Vetiver, Cashmere Wood, Musk.

Based on listed notes and accords.

01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

02

Heart notes

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

Main accords

woody
100
aromatic
71
earthy
34
musky
30
fresh spicy
18
green
16
amber
10
powdery
8

Relative prominence on a 0–100 scale. Not ingredient percentages.

Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.41 / 5

14,177 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
484
2
1,240
3
5,616
4
5,587
5
1,250

Projection

2.20 / 4

14,401 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
2,026
2
8,309
3
3,257
4
809

Value perception

4.40 / 5

10,382 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
154
2
169
3
1,147
4
2,835
5
6,077

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

Season preferences

winter
10,378
spring
5,844
summer
2,468
autumn
11,921

Vote counts. Categories are not mutually exclusive.

Day or evening?

day
7,655
night
9,954

Preferences, not restrictions on when to wear it.

41,249Own it
10,108Previously owned
17,885Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
561
2
2,211
3
1,831
4
8,443
5
11,477

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

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Before you try
What does Encre Noire smell like?

Encre Noire by Lalique has a listed woody, aromatic, earthy profile, with notes of Cypress, Vetiver, Cashmere Wood, Musk.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Nathalie Lorson.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.41 out of 5, from 14,177 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Encre Noire?

Its listed notes include cypress, vetiver, cashmere wood, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

04 / Try before you decide

Let your skin have the final say.

Save this fragrance to your sampling shortlist. Retailer stock and prices are not connected in this prototype.

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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD

Encre Noire

Lalique

Lalique Encre Noire
Leading accords
woody
aromatic
earthy
musky
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cypress · Vetiver · Cashmere Wood · Musk

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