Sumire vs Reserve Collection: Black Violet
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
55%scent match
Closely related
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Reserve Collection: Black Violet takes 1 of 1 categories.
SumireChoose it for a powdery and woody character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Reserve Collection: Black VioletChoose it for a woody and violet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Sumire0/1
Reserve Collection: Black Violet1/1
- 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
- Reserve Collection: Black Violet
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
SumireMacott ParfumsReserve Collection: Black VioletTom FordWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%
4.47/ 5 · 72 votes
Have 27%Had 8%Want 65%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hateNot enough votes yet
67%Love
22%Like
4%Ok
6%Dislike
1%Hate
72 votes
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 bothpowdery100%
woody83%
fruity65%
violet48%
sweet30%
woody100%
violet92%
citrus84%
mossy77%
powdery69%
fruity61%
Scent match55%Closely related · both woody, powdery and violet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedNotes
VioletFruitsPowdery NotesAtlas Cedar
No top / heart / base split published
Top
FruitsCitrusesBergamot
Heart
Violet
Base
OakmossWoodsy Notes
InformationalShared notesViolet and Fruits. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring73
Summer36
Fall100
Winter68
Day71
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#79,635
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#28,385
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerReserve Collection: Black VioletHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotSumire by Macott Parfums brings a fresh green violet leaf and tart orchard fruits directly into a dry, woody base of Atlas cedar. Released in 2024 as a unisex fragrance, the composition settles quickly from a bright fruity green opening into a clean purple cosmetic powder on skin. The cedarwood adds structural weight,…
Reviews →Reserve Collection: Black Violet by Tom Ford returns a darker, moodier era of chypre design to the modern counter. It opens with an sharp burst of citrus and generic fruits that quickly gives way to a cold, powdery violet leaf. The base is thick with dry oakmoss and dense woodsy notes. This combination creates a damp,…
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 Sumire and Reserve Collection: Black Violet smell similar?
Closely related: a 55% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, powdery and violet accords. Common notes include Violet and Fruits.
Is Sumire or Reserve Collection: Black Violet better for summer or winter?
Sumire suits day or night wear; Reserve Collection: Black Violet suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Sumire and Reserve Collection: Black Violet?
Sumire features Violet, Fruits, Powdery Notes and Atlas Cedar. Reserve Collection: Black Violet has top notes of Fruits, Citruses and Bergamot, heart notes of Violet, a base of Oakmoss and Woodsy Notes.
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