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Black vs Manhattan Leather

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 4 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Manhattan Leather takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Black

    Choose it for a amber and leather character.

  • Manhattan Leather

    Choose it for a amber and leather character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Black0/1
Manhattan Leather1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
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Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
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Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Manhattan Leather

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
BlackElysium
Manhattan LeatherThe Gate Fragrances Paris
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
4.75/ 5 · 4 votes
Have 8%Had 0%Want 92%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

75%Love
25%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

4 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity75
〰 Sillage85
♥ Love / hate94
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value50
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
amber100%
leather86%
oud72%
woody58%
animalic44%
smoky30%
amber100%
leather91%
woody83%
smoky74%
aromatic65%
animalic56%
Scent match64%Closely related · both amber, leather and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Notes
LeatherAmberAgarwood (Oud)Woody Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top
SageJasmineResinsBasil
Heart
LeatherWoody NotesIncenseViolet
Base
AmberOlibanumAgarwood (Oud)
InformationalShared notesLeather, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes. Durations are only published for Black, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring33
Summer0
Fall67
Winter100
Day33
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men67
Unisex0
Women33
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#82,848

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#36,394

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerManhattan LeatherHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black by Elysium offers a focused, resinous scent profile centered on leather, amber, and agarwood oud. Released in 2020 as a unisex offering, the fragrance skips bright citrus or floral introductions to focus entirely on dark, dry textures. The scent presents a pronounced leather accord upfront, quickly supported by …

Reviews →

Manhattan Leather opens with aromatic sage and crisp basil before giving way to heavy birch-like leather and smoking olibanum. Warm resins and golden amber ground the base, creating a dense scent footprint built for cold winter evenings. It pairs best with heavy wool coats and formal nightlife when you need projection…

Reviews →
InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Black and Manhattan Leather smell similar?

Closely related: a 64% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber, leather and woody accords. Common notes include Leather, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes.

Is Black or Manhattan Leather better for summer or winter?

Manhattan Leather suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Black and Manhattan Leather?

Black features Leather, Amber, Agarwood (Oud) and Woody Notes. Manhattan Leather has top notes of Sage, Jasmine, Resins and Basil, heart notes of Leather, Woody Notes, Incense and Violet, a base of Amber, Olibanum and Agarwood (Oud).

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