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1a-ngel – :
First initial wearing —
I was very shocked at how good this scent is ! With all the reviews saying this had a very off putting ,burning rubber ,tire smell I was expecting a very unique but daring smell. That assumption was partly correct but that tire smell on my skin smells like a very clean tire shop or the smell of the interior of a new car. In fact, this is a different scent than the typical freshies out there but it’s very pleasing to my nose.
This opens up with that tire smell but then quickly transitions to a fresh,leathery smell thats rich,sensual and actually smells kind of like a luxurious soap. I get a lot more tea than most are mentioning and also in the drydown I also get a clean marshmallow vibe like the reviewer below stated. I’m really digging this in the colder weather and it’s also very relaxing to my nose.
Performance on the first wearing was slightly disappointing as it’s a great smell but doesn’t project very much. It does leave a nice Sillage trail though which is the strength of this fragrance. It only lasted me about 5 hours which is average.
Overall rating— 7.5 out of 10 ! Unique and pleasant scent but it loses points with performance.
In comparisons to midnight in Paris I would say they are very similar but Bvlgari Black is more rich,less powdery and more masculine. However,I don’t think Prada Black is very similar to Bvlgari Black in terms of smell but they do have a similar vibe.
Fiancées thought— she thought it was pleasant but nothing special. Also she thought it kind of smelled like a shoe store but it was still nice.lol
zador1965 – :
Cleanest non pungent soft creamy new tire/ leather jacket roasted marshmallow (not camp fire) smell that is never cloying at all and dries down completely clean. Certain occasions when you’re bored want an aura change but keep it subtle.
snega21 – :
Another scent I had been meaning to buy for a long while. The first spritz tingles my nose with its alcohol component. Within one minute I get a big hit of vanilla (that came quick!). There is no trace of that humid rubbery goodness I had noticed from a test years before (had it been reformulated?). I really have to imagine it being there. I try again later and that rubber characteristic is faintly there, but only lasts for a few minutes. After half an hour I smell an interesting wet clean smell, almost powdery – it smells good on my skin. Dry down is ambiguous; slightly floral or grassy, powdery, vanilla. The projection on this frag is terrible. After three minutes or so I can barely smell it two inches from my skin. Longevity is okay, maybe four hours.
campus2009042702 – :
I can see why people compare this to Midnight in Paris by VC&A, but on my skin it morphs rather quickly into Peace by Kenzo. No surprise, really, as they are both by Annick Menardo.
nudli_85 – :
I got a 40Ml bottle of this legendary and now discontinued fragrance online for a song. Worth it for the splendid rubber slick-tyre enclosed bottle alone. I sprayed it with some excitement and not a little caution expecting a great roar. What I got instead is a very beautiful balance between a slight rubber and something grassy and citrus inclined. The opener also reminded me of my grandmother’s garage in the 1960s which never housed a car but had a combined smell of petrol lawnmower, creosote, cobwebs and now long-banned garden chemicals. This odd note quickly disappears and it continues in a very civilized but altogether low-key way. The main thing which confounded expectations for me is just how faint the rubber accord actually is. In the film Fantastic Voyage a nuclear submarine is miniaturised and injected into a scientist’s brain so that it can seek out and destroy a blood clot, save the scientist and the secrets he carries with him. If you imagine putting Santa Pod Drag Racetrack into the same machine and then hiding the result an a little wheel-shaped bottle you have Black.
qeu241speagoessenda – :
God this is good. What a gem of a blind buy.
10/10 for me
Kihgygjdtr – :
The fragrance starts off with a burnt and biting scent, seemingly characteristic for rubber containing high amounts of plasticisers. Albeit not identical, the smell of the rubber covering the flanker can be taken as a point of reference. I do not know whether this is intentional or whether it has to do with a reformulation. These plasticisers, certain types of phthalates, are harmful to our health and they are increasingly recognised as environmental toxins. It then develops or weakens into something which is less biting, more round to some extent and reminiscent or remotely reminiscent of almonds for some reason. I would describe this as a lighter violet in colour. The sweetness which accompanies the rubber element might have proven rather interesting on its own or in an altered composition. Through the rubber, the fragrance seems to attempt to inspire an urban romanticism, but in contrast to what is claimed in the marketing description, wearing a scent of sweetened plasticisers seems neither rebellious nor sensual but rather senseless to me. And this is politely speaking, my first reaction was that it is a perverse expression of human recklessness raising questions about worthiness and survival. I think of it as a debatable artistic statement and this makes it hard for me to recognise it as a masterpiece. Not that I have anything in particular against the perfumer or the commissioning company, I mentioned that there seems to lie potential in the sweet element of the fragrance. However, I believe that they, as well as those who follow along without too much thought, need to be held accountable in a certain sense.
андрей 257 – :
It may be the case that there is nothing new to say about Bvlgari Black. I’m another person showing up to sing its praises–
This was a very lucky blind buy. About twenty minutes in, I’m fascinated by how this one is kinky, cozy, and wholesome all at the same time. Underneath the shell of so-delicious-that-they-seem-edible rubber and leather there is a warm-blanket, powdery core that smells like laundry right out of the dryer, emphasis on the heat! I don’t mean a clean laundry musk, but rather that cozy, fuzzy smell.
papa-131 – :
Ugh, no. It’s about 8,000,000 parts bergamot and like 1 part everything else. Didn’t get leather or lapsang souchong at all. Maybe a *tiny, tiny bit* of tire for like 2 minutes. Hey, if this is your thing, go for it, but it reminds me way too much of my Irish Spring-stinking high school [boy’s] locker room. Honestly, I didn’t transition just so i could be subjected to *this*
unsakdiuddy – :
I had heard a lot about this “rubbery” wonder, so I wanted to try it out… and the result was it blew my mind. The rubber note is right there at the opening, very organic and not “plasticky” at all, yet modern and edgy, reminiscent of 20th Century machinnery. Then there’s the leather, like expensive italian leather goods, not outdoorsy or animalistic, refined, polished. For a sweet note, deep, whisper soft vanilla. And the shadow of a drop of resinous cedar.
The last traces of dryout keep very close to the skin, and do not last too long, so I would suggest to have an extra spray on your lapels or a scarf.
On a man I would consider this an alluring scent, for a woman, this is the perfect power scent: strong, out of the ordinary and just the right amount of subtle.
shvedik333 – :
my substition for midnight in paris (which was more feminine)
but this …. this is lovely – the same vibe – but more masculine
andrus999rus – :
So I am work and I’m checking in shipment, in this shipment is a tester of Bvlgari Black so I sprayed it and the smell was so familiar and I just couldn’t remember what it was and then it hit me….It was the smell I remember from all the Greyhound bus trips I took when I was a kid. That’s not a bad thing, I think it smells good.
Emil Ruberte – :
Maybe this scent has been reformulated ? When I first tested Bvlgari Black in a store several years ago, the first spray was a blast of fresh new tires smell, like walking into a store that sells brand new tires. It’s NOT burning rubber, just fresh new rubber. The first spray died down within a minute, and the rest of the fragrance was a very airy, feminine sweet powder with aromatic leather. Nice !
I love my current bottle, even though it lacks the initial strong fresh rubber scent blast. The leather is rich, smooth, excellent, stays through out the dry down. This newer formula lacks the sweet powder of the original. Wish it projected more.. It’s almost a skin scent on me after about a half hour. Still, it’s pretty, slightly sweet and sultry on my skin and lasts about 6 hours easily.
I wear Bvlgari Black day or night, any time of year. OK for office wear, since it’s non offensive, unisex and unique. It’s also the only Bvlagri scent that lasts on my skin.
Accellory – :
On a girl it’s really edgy and interesting I would wear it when i feel daring and admire it on another woman.
But on a man..mm yummy stuff.
artem2406 – :
BB is one of those fragrances that brings back memories. I remember this scent from the old days and recently rediscovered it.
It is a masterpiece and I especially love the top notes and it is extremely pleasing in the 1st 30 min of wearing. It is certainly unisex and in fact it leans toward being femine after the initial petrol smell is gone. For me that makes it a ‘home fragrance’ that I am not willing to really wear outside.
I have to say that despite its magical scent, performance is terrible and it becomes a skin scent very quickly. In that sense it certainly is a short-lived beauty.
Scent: 9/10
Sillage 5/10
Longevity: 6.5/10
pasavlik – :
This perfume is a masterpiece, and it is for only a select few unique men and women who can handle it’s leathery, rubbery sweetness. I LOVE it. I had been on the look out for it and managed to find it in a small perfume outlet. When I sprayed the tester on myself i didn’t know what to think of it initially. It confused me. I let it settle and I could smell the rubbery note, but it was so subtle. Then I started to detect the note of tea and vanilla. It was so puzzling but uniquely good I had to buy it. Now that I have worn it a number of times, I am soo glad I have this in my collection. There is something kinky and dirty about Bvlgari Black; but not in an in-your-face way. It’s simultaneously delicate and earthy. It has this natural quality to it – almost like the way someone’s natural skin may smell. It wears very close to the skin. The rubbery note is profound, but I love it, and I feel sexy every time I can smell it in the initial spray. My boyfriend finds it very sexy when I wear it. I love wearing it on a rainy or foggy day, or whenever I’m feeling a bit sassy and moody. I cannot say enough good things about this perfume – it’s so grungy and magnificently alluring.
slavic1980 – :
I have no idea how I had never stumble upon this masterpiece of perfumery while being a perfume enthusiastic for years. This is absolutely AMAZING. I had read all those reviews here and it was literally a blind buy.
Not really strong, not really overpowering, just a comfort herbal burning plastic vanilla that blows my mind. I really love it! To be honest I thought that this might be a bit strong, too wintery but this is not the case. It is almost summer here in Greece and this one performs really nice, being airy and comforting. It is not an overstatement to say that this is niche quality – an amazing release from Bvlgari!
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mihlin65 – :
For days I don’t feel like behaving well, I go for this: the vanilla gets mean with the rubber and tea notes in the best possible way. It smells like a bonfire of Barbies.
LeonovSerg – :
After so many years of reading good reviews about it I finally decided to add Black to my perfume collection. In his guide Luca Turin gave it a 5 stars rating but named it hot rubber…I hate the smell of rubber and certainly don’t want to smell rubber. I though Black will be strange and not wearable. It’s not the case at all. Black is different but really beautiful. On my skin I don’t detect any trace of rubber like Tar by Comme des garçons. It’s soft but at the same time have a strong presence and personality. Absoluty no trace of flowers in it. Very urban. I like it.
Meqap957intitytek – :
I always thought that loving a perfume meant that I would automatically want to wear it.
With time, I’ve noticed that there are certain scents that I admire greatly, while not really ever wanting to wear.
Bvlgari Black is one of them. It is seriously one of the most unique perfumes I’ve ever tried: a bitter powdery, rubbery leather, with a smoky vanillic amber halfway between Shalimar and l’Air du Desert Marocain. It has this herbal greeness to it that really makes it shimmer throughout the day.
But I just can’t imagine myself putting it on. For as brilliant as I find its composition, I don’t really think it would ever suit me.
Who knows! Maybe I’m just too much of a traditionalist.
Either way, Black is weird and wonderful, and would go great on somebody who is likewise weird and wonderful.
obukvladimir – :
Bvlgari’s Black is very nice – a great unisex gourmand combination of soft vanilla and smooth leather, very likeable and comfortable. It’s just a solid like for me, however: leather is a note that I rarely dislike but only sometimes love, and then most often when it’s combined with (stone) fruits or floral notes, so it’s no surprise that this one doesn’t quite make my heart beat any faster.
I could have chosen a much better day to test it than this almost summery day in April, though: it’s the kind of comforting scent that’s obviously made for colder, darker weather. So I’ll revisit my little decant again next winter, and who knows, I might still fall in love with it then.
aleks310379 – :
This fragrance has definitely 100 percent been discontinued. You can still as of now get a bottle off of amazon. If your a fan of this fragrance I would buy now before it’s completely gone. If you don’t believe me that it’s been discontinued talk to a Bvlgari customer service representative like I did and they will tell you the same, and it has been removed from their website.
sumuscuby – :
From the house of Bvlgari and the legendary Annick Menardo [YSL Body Kouros, Dior Hypnotic Poison, Diesel Fuel For Life and Boucheron Jaipur].
This is a great Vanilla and leather scent with impressions of burning rubber, very sensual and urban, I like to wear it on fall / winter nights in the city, it was way ahead of its time in 1998 and I still love it now, great value I recommend it for men even though it is unisex.
alex741028 – :
Smells weak, you have to spray at least 5 or 7 times to smell it, and once you do it smells like rubber. It’s really basic and bland, nothing exciting or even fully developed about the scent. Wish I could write a better review, but I’m much like this scent.
betrezen2010 – :
strange how the vanilla reacts with i dont know what(saffroline?) but rubber smell is produced.my sister thought it was hilarious as a theme in keeping with the bottle.she picked up on the vanilla instantly and i noticed the le male type right away.odd how le male and the cuba cologne use of vanilla doesnt change but bulgari’s does.it leaves the rubber scent behind and also the le male and goes into a vanilla powder scent.i am just blown away by how close it gets to the smell at the walmart tire section.very nice! longevity is not bad at all,projection is not too good though but okay becuase sillage is mostly openers i guess.
nil – :
Testing it now back to back and smells like “Midnight in Paris Van Cleef & Arpels” the only diference is that Bvlgari at the oppening is more robust, fills more your sent of smelling. Which one is better? The longevity will tell. I know it’s a pointless compairing since Van Cleef & Arpels is discontinued and it’s difficult to get one nowadays.
lob818Bessinepome – :
I bought this in ’98 wehen it first came out
I always thought of it as a softer companion to amen. It’s strange smoky and beautiful.
But..it’s hard to wear. I think it’s more suited for a woman but yes a man can wear it easily. The only thing is that although i really like it, I just don’t reach for it as much as I should. It’s like the notes block eachother out or it’s just too simple-what you get in the beginning is what you get in the end. I would consider it a modern classic yes.
Those early bottles would all leak.
gallsah – :
initial blast is of tires but after 5-10 mins it mellows down with beautiful vanilla note which is very nice , this is rather the best Vanilla note i seen around .
LaurentBanan – :
Fun to wear. Fun concept. I remember trying this a decade ago, gagging and wondering why anyone would want to smell like vanilla flavored condoms. Fast forward to now, trying it again, I am loving it. Heat, rubber, tea and a little bit of something sweet. It kind of makes me think of the smell that hardware stores have. It’s enjoyable and strangely comforting.
latik – :
Black is a perfume by Bvlgari brand known for their 19-century jewelry. It appeared on the market in 1998 and is one of the most avant-garde perfumes ever. It was designed by Annick Menardo, one of my favorite perfume creators ever, with such creativeness and refinement in mixing the unmixable that Bvlgari Black, one of my favorite perfumes ever, can be seen as a genius perfume and work of art.
Black is a simple, linear perfume but it is not striving to be any different. Like black and white photos, the colors are scarce but the emotion is more alive, direct and dynamic. All the notes open at once, warm vanilla and a dry scent of new tires. Its a punch and a dare for every nose, but a punch you don’t want to recover from. Try it on your skin despite being skeptical over the scent of a tire on the skin. When you put that aside, you will notice that something is constantly forcing you to smell the perfume on your skin.
There is something animal, intoxicating in this perfume. It’s a bit perverse. Ok, it’s quite perverted.
This is a perfume Anastasia and Mr. Grey would wear if the book and the movie had any substance. But because they don’t we imagine them sprayed with sugary water. Black is not sugar water and it cannot be used by everybody. It requires a leather jacket or pants, dark sunglasses, bed hair and the “I don’t give a damn” attitude. It’s ideal for modern rebels. Disobeying the rules (in school, work or bed) never smelled better.
It is designed as a perfume for men but its nature is unisex. It has a small aura and a sillage but it stays long on skin and is meant for you and anyone who dares to gets close to half a meter from you. There are no rules when to wear it, just wear it freely and without limitations. We make our own rules and break them. And smell phenomenal along the way.
Triejerce – :
Bulgari Black is fun because it has multiple meanings for me. I was a teenager in Tokyo in the mid-2000s so I can’t quite shake the association of Black with sleazy guys who hung around Shibuya and Roppongi with their creepily thin eyebrows and pointy shoes. When perfume and mean-funny Turin reviews became a mild obsession in my mid twenties, I bought a decant of Black and my first reaction to it was “ew, I remember this”.
It only took three wears before repulsion turned to love – it was like that with Palazzo. With Lolita lempicka it was two wears; with Patchouli24 maybe three. Annick Menardo has a way of messing with the edible and inedible – at first it can be confusing but if you know perfume then you’ll know it’s special.
breepsype – :
I had a mini bottle of this for many years but never used it, I have no idea where the bottle went.
Now I got a sample couple days ago – I had difficulity opening the vial, once I did I accidentally dropped it where it fell to the ground and spilled all over the floor- so I guess this will be my first and last time trying this out.
it’s basically like you’ve morphed into a leather couch for the first couple minutes – but then it mellows down to a more vanilla black rubber scent.
It’s interesting for sure- BUT….. I wouldn’t get it to wear personally , though.
Very weak sillage and longevity, it’s been a couple hours and I can barely detect on me right now
This states it is unisex, but I feel like it’s more of a men’s scent than anything- a very strong type of woman can pull this off too probably.
YuLaNeN – :
I am in love with this perfume! It’s definitely one of my top faves. I cannot believe I’m just now discovering this and its been out since the late 90s, which is when I started becoming overly obsessed with perfumes. It seems like this perfume smells somewhat gourmand or like an oriental vanilla, to my nose, and seems way more feminine than I thought it would be before I got it. I wish the sillage was stronger, I find myself spraying all over myself and my clothes, at least 10 times! But hardly anyone can smell it. I received my first compliment yesterday about how good I smelled! It wasn’t overpowering they said, because i asked, they could just smell a little yumminess when I walked past their desk. The way I’m going, using so much, I feel I’ll be buying a new bottle every couple months! But considering its not overly expensive I don’t mind. 🙂 If anyone knows of another scent that is very similar to this one but with way more sillage I’d love to know about it. I recently purchased Tokyo Milk Dead Sexy because its noted here that its similar. It is similar but I don’t find myself using it as much because there’s just something different about it I can’t put my finger on.
7/10 is my rating, would be way higher if it was a stronger scent.
Thanks for reading my review. 🙂
kgy844intitytek – :
One of the very best gourmands that a guy can and should wear. As far as male gourmands go, all you’ll ever need to be aware of is this, and then „Pardon“, „Baraonda“ (both Nasomatto) and „Dries van Noten“ (Frederic Malle). Oh, and „Bois des Iles“ too, of course, the ultimate ur-gourmand.
8.5 / 10
nekromorfer – :
I enjoy this scent, even though you can kinda smell the rubber I think it blends well with the other notes.
To me it kinda has a soft vanilla dryer sheet vibe, depending where you apply it.
Very classic perfume I can see why it has lasted all these years.
Rezar 123 – :
Mostly the smoky new car tire smell that slowly gives way a dominant vanilla. Lasts 2-3 hours with very little projection.
go_pasha – :
Aftershave? Lol. I like how some people instantly show their all-around competence. An admirable opinion indeed.
фив – :
Leather, rubber, amber, musk underlined with awesome vanilla. I know it sounds as a weird combination, but it works so well together. Actually the vanilla note here reminds me a bit of Le Male, but without cinnamon.
Black is warm, sensual, unique fragrance.
It is a unisex but don’t know many women who would dare to wear it. I wouldn’t mind – there’s something dirty about this perfume and I like that a lot.
superdarwin – :
I’ve always wanted this cult classic, and I finally received a bottle this Christmas. Everyone always described it as “the ultimate bad boy/girl scent” and to my surprise this smells EXACTLY like one of my favorite perfumes that I already owned, Tokyo Milk’s Dead Sexy! The scents are almost identical. A beautiful sexy woody vanilla charmer. Not at all what I was expecting from the way it had always been described to me. Does this scent scream “bad boy/girl”? No…but it does carry an attitude with it. You definitely have to be in a certain “mood” for this one. I’ll probably end up spritzing whenever I feel a tad grungy and sassy. I won’t be breaking any laws with this one though!
Cizfainobob – :
Not sure what all the trashing on the performance is about. On me, I tested my new bottle on my wrist yesterday at 8pm, and now it is 2pm the next day and I can still smell the leather-vanilla drydown faintly. Sillage is soft though.
Opening, some say bandaids. Some say freshly opened condoms. i say, the prevailing opinion, its like new tires. Think a brand new BMW, fresh tires and a hint of new car scent. Luxury sports car. That’s the opening.
Now lets imagine this in a scenario. Some high-roller is cruising around in his new car until the 10 min mark when he picks up either an S.O. or someone else who has certain intentions in mind and they are wearing cheap vanilla perfume.
Tires, new car scent, and cheap vanilla.
Then at the 30 min point they get out at their destination: an executive suite at some fancy af hotel. They get out of the car, and the tires fade. In fact, the tires and new car sent evolve into a dry smoky leather. The vanilla in this executive suite changes from a cheap sweet vanilla to a more light, high quality vanilla. And this is how the scent stays. Classy, sensual, leather-vanilla. Unisex in the manner it smells feminine on a lady and masculine on a guy.
In short, start off as a fancy car with two horny people in it, turns into a classy scent for doing the do.
Unique in the opening, unique in the drydown (except for maybe Midnight In Paris, but I have not nosed that). Give it a shot! I like it a lot.
maga_v_pyti – :
As far as comparing it to MiP from VCA, the under notes are quite similar, yes. The issue with Black though, is the initial blast – and lingering scent of new tires.
I first tried this in the summer. Even indoors with a frigid aircon, it didn’t work. I was assaulted by an old band aid smell – you remember the old Johnson & Johnson band aids, came in the metal tin, and the strip was this flexible, rubbery stuff? Exact. Same. Smell. I ALMOST gave it away. I had a victim/friend all picked out – but she works in a hospital….I decided it maynot be worth my life in gifting this to her.
I waited. One year. Two years. Winter time, boredom strikes. Let’s revisit Black. Ahhh, now it’s new tires, followed by MiP. I love MiP, and hard telling when my stash will bottom out – so I guess I’ll keep Black and enjoy its charms….in the winter.
Dan_MC_107 – :
Love it! Was a little worried about all this talk about rubber. Not really looking to smell like a walking tire, but turned out to be not a problem at all. What I get is this clean, powdery vibe that I enjoy very much. I was able to get a whiff of the rubber, but I found it very understated. It was an undercurrent that prevented the powder from becoming too girly or baby’s bottom. The overall effect is comforting and, yet, sexy – if that makes sense…Good longevity, ok sillage. From the back and forth reviews, recommend you try before you buy.
centner2 – :
First impression: why do I need this when I own Lolita Lempicka au Masculin?
Bvlgari Black lacks the magic I’ve fallen in love with in LLaM. It lacks the licorice and the right kind of powder. It lacks a connection, a story to tell me.
On paper, this reads like my dream fragrance. Unisex with tea AND vanilla? Leather and rose? Woods? Amber? Sign me up! Somewhere it falls flat.
Maybe it’s not fair because I have Lolita Lempicka to compare it so closely. Or perhaps it’s because I’ve only given this a chance on Casual Fridays, when a carefully chosen outfit can’t elevate the notes and evoke a certain mood.
I’m going to give this one time to reveal itself to me, but for now it’s just “nice.”
Rabars – :
This is NOT that similar to Midnight in Paris. Yes, it’s a similar type of scent, but it’s not a twin, or even immediate family… Maybe a cousin or something at best. If you love MiP, there’s no guarantee you’ll even like this.
Bought and sold in less than 24 hours. Luckily I still have a 125ml MiP.
воланд – :
I used six sprays…both wrist, back & front of my neck, chest and front of my shirt.
Will I buy this again?…No.
Does this fragrance enter BEAST MODE, good, just okay or weak sauce at best? Just okay.
What’s the strength of this? EDT.
Am i willing to trade this fragrance? Yes.
Should You Skipped It, Sample It First or Blind Buy It?
Sample it from a fellow fraghead, go to Macy’s(free), Sephora(free) or Ebay for a sample of this. It’s not worth it in my eyes..
Because i’ve smelled this before. So this is nothing new.
If you’re new to the fragrance community then buy it, if you have 50 plus bottles already you might want to skip this.
Can you use it as a unisex scent? Yes.
Is it the old, new formulation? Unknown.
What’s its availability; in production, limited edition or discontinued? In production.
SKU Number: Trade, i only got the bottle.
Batch Number: Unknown (Production Date: Unknown)
Age: 25+
From: Trade
Size: 75 ML
Scent: 3.25/5 (Meh).
Value: 5/5 ( trade).
Sillage: 3/5 (Three feet).
Longevity: 2/5 (Four hours).
Creativity: 2/5 (Meh).
Projection: 2/5 (One hour).
Versatility: 5/5 (Anytime & anywhere).
Compliments: NA/5 (No one said anything about this fragrance).
Until next time, I’ll catch you on the flipside.
par-sek – :
It’s like a mix of rubber and bubble gum with powder on top.
Somehow it works. A great winter scent. So bad it got discontinued. However it’s still available in many places.
misha221103 – :
I used to wear this, but it is many years ago now. I instantly loved it to death! Why? Because of the car workshop scents – gasoline, rubber, motor oil, exhaust and so on. I found this perfume to be the best ever. But after two or three bottles, I eventually got tired of it, and could not use it anymore. It also became hard to find.
I can’t say I remember the other notes. But it was a sweetness there, yes. And wood.
Bvlgari Black is a unique creation, really fabulous! I still miss the very masculine scent, or opening, like if you just had been in a garage and repaired cars for hours.
If there are other perfumes with the same type of opening, please let me know.
sanek 0527 – :
Angelina Jolie wear this!! I wish I had the confidence too rock this but I don’t my best friend wear this and he smells fabulous in it.
SUPERLISICHKA80 – :
The leather, vanilla and musk smells so good on my skin
and I can not stop smelling myself with this.
It’s warm, dark and sexy.
Kind of making me think about a person who smokes cigarettes,
wearing a leather jacket, drinking some warm vanilla coffee drink of some sort. It’s just lovely to me.
“Cigarettes smells bad”, yes, well I am just thinking of a smoky leather. It’s just my fantasy going off.
I’d like to smell this on a man.
gangst85 – :
Some fragrances are not ment to be categorized in the ususal way as male, female, orinental, aquatic and whatnot.
They’re conceptual, ment to convey a specific theme or atmosphere.
The grandaddy of this kind is Dior’s Fahrenheit, which was an avantgarde thing, concentrated on the idea of burning petrol, flame and finally smoldering ashes.
Fahrenheit was a hit, not because of the idea behind it, but because it was something completely different from what is the norm, or general mass appeal, as parfumes are primarily a business aimed at a wide audience, and common places are a sure bet in revenue terms.
To create and launch a conceptual fragrance, the house must be already strong enough in market terms, so it doesn’t hurt the overall business if it flops.
There’s a limited number of houses that can afford to do something like that, and lucky for us, Bvlgari is one of these.
Riding on massive successes as Aqva, Pour Homme, Blv, and Jasmin noir
they can indulge themselves sometimes and not be afraid of experimenting.
Black is a concept fragrance, it plays to the limited crowd who like the smell of rubber and it wants to evoke a racing track feel.
Whoever attended a, say, Formula one, event knows the smell of burned rubber and hot asphalt, mixed with the smell of gasoline and sweet beverages and feminine parfumes.
Black gets it to the very point that once a friend of mine tought we skidded whilst driving when he cought a wiff of this. It’s a work of pure art if U ask me, as even Fahrenheit, to which this is sort of a companion piece, doesn’t get the burning petrol feel quite like this catches the rubber.
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