Eau Noire vs Blacklist
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
9%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Eau Noire takes 1 of 1 categories.
Eau NoireChoose it for a aromatic and soft spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
BlacklistChoose it for a woody and smoky character.
Eau Noire1/1
Blacklist0/1
- Ratings & consensus
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- Community sentiment
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- Longevity
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- Sillage & projection
- Not scored
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
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- Fragranxe ranking
- Eau Noire
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Eau NoireDiorBlacklistArtemiosWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.84/ 5 · 1,530 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
—/ 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 hate49%Love
30%Like
5%Ok
13%Dislike
4%Hate
1,183 votes
Not enough votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityNo data
SillageNo data
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent familyaromatic100%
soft spicy92%
lavender84%
herbal77%
coffee69%
sweet61%
woody100%
smoky92%
violet84%
amber77%
powdery69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match9%Clearly different
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
ThymeSage
Heart
LavenderCoffeeImmortelleVirginia CedarSaffron
Base
LicoriceVanillaVioletLeatherStems Greens
Top
Green NotescannabisSaffronThymeDavana
Heart
VioletRaspberryTobaccoCoffeeWoodsy NotesCinnamonResins
Base
Guaiac WoodIncenseGurjan balsamAnimal notesAmbroxanAgarwoodVanillaCedar
InformationalShared notesThyme, Coffee, Virginia Cedar and Saffron. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring43
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
No season votes yet
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#1,092
PerfumerFrancis Kurkdjian
Launched2004
Reviews293
Overall rank#77,145
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerEau NoireHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotDior Eau Noire takes the crisp structure of a traditional lavender cologne and turns it into a dark, cozy evening fragrance. The scent opens with an earthy kick of crushed garden thyme and wild sage before revealing a rich heart of roasted black coffee, herbal French lavender, and warm immortelle. As the blend settles…
Reviews →Blacklist reads as a dark, smoky wood scent with an unusual green opening and a soft violet haze running through it. Coffee, tobacco, resins and oud-like woods give it a dense, shadowy character, while raspberry, vanilla and tonka seem to round the edges rather than turn it fully sweet. This looks best suited to someo…
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 Eau Noire and Blacklist smell similar?
Clearly different: a 9% scent match on Fragranxe. They share few main accords. Common notes include Thyme, Coffee, Virginia Cedar and Saffron.
What are the notes in Eau Noire and Blacklist?
Eau Noire has top notes of Thyme and Sage, heart notes of Lavender, Coffee, Immortelle and Virginia Cedar, a base of Licorice, Vanilla, Violet and Leather. Blacklist has top notes of Green Notes, cannabis, Saffron and Thyme, heart notes of Violet, Raspberry, Tobacco and Coffee, a base of Guaiac Wood, Incense, Gurjan balsam and Animal notes.
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