Eau Noire vs Forest Cardamom
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
41%scent match
Some overlap
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.
Forest CardamomChoose it for a aromatic and vanilla character.
Eau Noire1/1
Forest Cardamom0/1
- 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
- Eau Noire
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Eau NoireDiorForest CardamomRaydanWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.84/ 5 · 1,530 votes
Have 76%Had 24%Want 0%
2.00/ 5 · 1 votes
Have 25%Had 13%Want 63%
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
0%Love
0%Like
0%Ok
100%Dislike
0%Hate
1 vote · too few to score
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 family · outlined = shared by botharomatic100%
soft spicy92%
lavender84%
herbal77%
coffee69%
sweet61%
aromatic100%
vanilla92%
warm spicy84%
powdery77%
herbal69%
woody61%
Scent match41%Some overlap · both aromatic and herbal
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
ThymeSage
Heart
LavenderCoffeeImmortelleVirginia CedarSaffron
Base
LicoriceVanillaVioletLeatherStems Greens
Top
ThymeSage
Heart
CardamonLavender
Base
VanillaVioletCedar
InformationalShared notesThyme, Sage, Lavender and Virginia Cedar. 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#80,077
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 →Forest Cardamom by Raydan is an aromatic fougere that balances herbal freshness with a sweet, resinous dry-down. It opens with bright thyme and sage, moving into a heart dominated by cardamom and lavender. This versatile scent finds its footing in the base of smooth vanilla, earthy violet, and cedar. It is a modern, a…
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.
Which is better, Eau Noire or Forest Cardamom?
Eau Noire takes 1 of 1 categories. Eau Noire is rated 3.84/5 from 1,530 votes; Forest Cardamom is rated 2.00/5 from 1 votes. Choose Eau Noire for a aromatic and soft spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Forest Cardamom for a aromatic and vanilla character.
Do Eau Noire and Forest Cardamom smell similar?
Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and herbal accords. Common notes include Thyme, Sage, Lavender and Virginia Cedar.
What are the notes in Eau Noire and Forest Cardamom?
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. Forest Cardamom has top notes of Thyme and Sage, heart notes of Cardamon and Lavender, a base of Vanilla, Violet and Cedar.
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