Fragrance comparison

Encre Noire Pour Elle vs N.08

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

Updated 21 Oct 2026 2,061 ratings analysed

1 wins

Encre Noire Pour Elle

Lalique

3.842,061 votes

Rank #2,229 FloralMusky

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56%scent match

Closely related

N.08

InEstasy

—0 votes

Rank #73,365 FloralWoody

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Encre Noire Pour Elle takes 1 of 1 categories.

Encre Noire Pour Elle
Choose it for a floral and musky character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
N.08
Choose it for a floral and woody character.

Encre Noire Pour Elle1/1

N.080/1

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: Encre Noire Pour Elle

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Encre Noire Pour ElleLalique

N.08InEstasy

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 2,061 votes

Have 61%Had 39%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 hate

28%Love

49%Like

3%Ok

20%Dislike

0%Hate

2,061 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage63

♥ 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 value53

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

floral100%

musky91%

rose83%

woody74%

aromatic65%

powdery56%

floral100%

woody83%

fruity65%

musky48%

aquatic30%

Scent match56%Closely related · both floral, woody and musky

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

Ambrette (Musk Mallow)FreesiaBergamot

Heart

RoseOsmanthusKephalis

Base

MuskVetiverVirginia Cedar

Notes

Lotus PetalsFreesiaOsmanthusCedarAmbrette (Musk Mallow)

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesAmbrette (Musk Mallow), Freesia, Osmanthus 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 season

Spring84

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men6

Unisex13

Women81

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,229

PerfumerChristine Nagel

Launched—

Reviews135

Overall rank#73,365

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerEncre Noire Pour ElleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Lalique Encre Noire Pour Elle shifts the dark, dry focus of its famous masculine predecessor into a quiet floral woody musk. The scent opens with a bright burst of Indonesian ambrette and fresh Sicilian bergamot, backed by a cool freesia note. As it settles, a thick Turkish rose and sweet, apricot-faceted osmanthus em…

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N.08 by InEstasy delivers a crisp, floral experience centered on lotus petals and freesia. It sits close to the skin with a soft woody foundation of cedar. This is a bright, airy choice for daytime wear, especially during spring months when the weather starts to warm up, offering a clean, understated profile for every…

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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 Encre Noire Pour Elle and N.08 smell similar?

Closely related: a 56% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share floral, woody and musky accords. Common notes include Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Freesia, Osmanthus and Virginia Cedar.

What are the notes in Encre Noire Pour Elle and N.08?

Encre Noire Pour Elle has top notes of Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Freesia and Bergamot, heart notes of Rose, Osmanthus and Kephalis, a base of Musk, Vetiver and Virginia Cedar. N.08 features Lotus Petals, Freesia, Osmanthus, Cedar and Ambrette (Musk Mallow).