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Encre Noire

Eau de toilette

Woody · Aromatic · Earthy.

4.14 / 5Rating · 24,523 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inFrance ↗
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Lalique / Official press profile · Checked 2026-09-21
Lalique's official press profile explicitly states that René Lalique founded the brand in Paris in 1888.

Made in: Lalique official US product details · Checked 2026-09-22 · Current official US listing for 100 mL and this concentration; other sizes, markets and historical batches not independently verified
Eau de Toilette Natural Spray Volume: 100 ml (3.3 Fl. Oz.) Handcrafted in France

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

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.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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Top notes

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Heart notes

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

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de toilette · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Aqua (water) ; Hexyl cinnamal ; Limonene ; Linalool ; Isoeugenol ; Citral

Official US declaration for the specified bottle size and concentration. Check the ingredient list on your packaging; other sizes, markets and batches may differ.

Source: Lalique official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

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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.

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.

A little more clarity.

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.

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Encre Noire

Lalique · Eau de toilette

Encre Noire bottle
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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