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Black vs Night

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

Updated 857 ratings analysed
Some overlap
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Night takes 1 of 1 categories.

  • Black

    Choose it for a warm spicy and powdery character. Best in spring, day or night wear.

  • Night

    Choose it for a rose and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.

Black0/1
Night1/1
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Not scored
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Night

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
BlackMariella Martinato
NightAkro
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 17%Had 0%Want 83%
2.98/ 5 · 857 votes
Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

20%Love
22%Like
15%Ok
24%Dislike
19%Hate

778 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ LongevityN/A
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity68
〰 Sillage58
♥ Love / hate50
Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value42
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
warm spicy100%
powdery92%
woody84%
white floral77%
rose69%
musky61%
rose100%
fresh spicy88%
warm spicy77%
oud65%
animalic53%
floral42%
Scent match39%Some overlap · both warm spicy and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top30 to 45 minutes
SaffronCumin
Heart2 to 3 hours
Egyptian JasmineBulgarian Rose
Base5 to 8 hours
ebony treeCashmere MuskTolu Balsam
Notes
CuminBulgarian RoseSaffronAgarwood (Oud)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Cumin and Bulgarian Rose. Durations are only published for Black, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter96
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men15
Unisex57
Women28
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#69,566

PerfumerSileno Cheloni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#9,932

PerfumerOlivier Cresp

Launched—

Reviews179

Category winnerNightHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Black by Mariella Martinato opens with a punch of dry cumin and leathery saffron, setting an unapologetically warm spicy tone right from the first spray. As the initial heat settles, Egyptian jasmine and Bulgarian rose introduce a powdery floral heart that softens the bite of the spices without making the composition …

Reviews →

Akro Night is a rose and cumin scent that people experience in two very different ways. On some skin it turns into a powdery, metallic rose with a warm, animalic edge and a touch of oud and saffron. On others it reads as body odour, deodorant, or straight up sweat. Sample first. It can feel intimate, vulgar, and bold,…

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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Head-to-head activity from live history

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Black and Night smell similar?

Some overlap: a 39% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and rose accords. Common notes include Saffron, Cumin and Bulgarian Rose.

Is Black or Night better for summer or winter?

Black suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Black and Night?

Black has top notes of Saffron and Cumin, heart notes of Egyptian Jasmine and Bulgarian Rose, a base of ebony tree, Cashmere Musk and Tolu Balsam. Night features Cumin, Bulgarian Rose, Saffron and Agarwood (Oud).

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