Fragrance comparison

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather vs Microphone

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

Updated 10 Oct 2026 25 ratings analysed

1 wins

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather

Zielinski & Rozen

3.8425 votes

Rank #39,171 Fresh SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

Microphone

Kilesa

—0 votes

Rank #67,393 LeatherAldehydic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather takes 1 of 1 categories.

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather
Choose it for a fresh spicy and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Microphone
Choose it for a leather and aldehydic character.

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather1/1

Microphone0/1

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: Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, LeatherZielinski & Rozen

MicrophoneKilesa

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 42%Had 6%Want 52%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

28%Love

48%Like

8%Ok

12%Dislike

4%Hate

25 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value66

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

fresh spicy100%

aromatic88%

rose77%

herbal65%

amber53%

leather42%

leather100%

aldehydic91%

tobacco83%

animalic74%

fresh65%

rose56%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both leather and rose

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Blackcurrant

Heart

GeraniumAmber

Base

Leather

Top

BergamotGeraniumPear

Heart

AldehydesBlackcurrantBlack RoseNeroli

Base

LeatherTobaccoPatchouliMusk

InformationalShared notesBlackcurrant, Geranium and Leather. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring60

Summer60

Fall100

Winter80

Day50

Night100

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men13

Unisex50

Women38

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#39,171

PerfumerErez Rozen

Launched—

Reviews1

Overall rank#67,393

PerfumerMatsuno Hidenori

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerBlackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, LeatherHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Erez Rozen released Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather for Zielinski & Rozen in 2025 as a dark herbal unisex perfume. Sharp blackcurrant opens with a tart, realistic berry punch before crisp geranium and warm amber smooth out the center. A quiet leather base grounds the aromatic dry-down, making it ideal for cool …

Reviews →

Microphone by Kilesa is a unisex 2024 fragrance built around polished leather, aldehydes, tobacco, and dark florals. It opens bright and slightly fruity with bergamot, geranium, and pear, then turns cleaner and darker as blackcurrant, neroli, and black rose come through. The dry-down is the main event: leathery, musk…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather and Microphone smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share leather and rose accords. Common notes include Blackcurrant, Geranium and Leather.

Is Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather or Microphone better for summer or winter?

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather and Microphone?

Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather has top notes of Blackcurrant, heart notes of Geranium and Amber, a base of Leather. Microphone has top notes of Bergamot, Geranium and Pear, heart notes of Aldehydes, Blackcurrant, Black Rose and Neroli, a base of Leather, Tobacco, Patchouli and Musk.