Aromatics in Black

It was a blindbuy.a very risky one.the word "green scent" in other reviews freaked me out and I dislike any leafy note in perfumes,I thought it's going to be unisex or even masculine and I was afraid of it's vetiver note.still I couldn't wait to try it.It was one of my best blindbuys as we have a masterpiece here! it's nothing like my imaginations,it's totally feminine and while being sophisticated enough for adults,it's not overly serious,there's something very charming and seductive here. If it didn't come in a black bottle I wouldn't think of the color black when I smell it but now I don't find it's name and color too much irrelevent,white florals appear in a darkish naughty way here but if you need leather,masculine woods,animalic notes or lots of smoke to think of a black scent,you'll find it irrelevent to the word "black" When I first sprayed it an almost Alien-ish jasmine and something sweet and almost jammy fruity similar to a mix of apricot ,some plum and something like clementine? were the first things that came to my mind After a while it's sweetness mellows and most of it's fruity undertone is replaced by soft creamy florals.I can really detect jasmine,osmanthus and something like orange flower.so this is a real floral scent but I don't find it's flowers old or heavy.Clinique Aromatics in Black's floral accord is devine and gorgeous,well balanced by sweet,sparkly fruits,vetiver's green,earthy undertone,powder(something like a non-gourmand vanilla powder) and slightly smokey myrrh (on my skin,vetiver and myrrh show up in drydown)so it opens as a delicious,slightly spicy,balmy floralfruity,settles down to a creamy,slightly powdery floral-vanilla and dries down to a slightly smokey,slightly earthy woodyfloral There's a lot going on here.it's far from a simple,boring and generic perfume but it's so well put together that it's complexity doesn't feel too much Sometimes it reminds me Ted Lapidus White Soul,a complex yet easy to wear blend of creamy florals,resineous,smokey notes(in TLWS we have labdanum,amber and benzoin instead of myrrh and tonka)sweet fruits and powder.not that they're dupes but it's the closest thing that comes to my mind Lets come back to Aromatics in Black.I don't have the famous classic,Aromatics Elixir so I can't compare them but I have Aromatics in White,which I like but don't love as much as the black one,and to my nose,these two have nothing in common.just that they're both well done and high quality Clinique is one of my favorite skincare brands but TBH I didn't expect to find such an awesome perfume in this brand.it can compete and easily beat my favorite Diors,Chanels and Yvessaintlaurents. I was so lucky to find an absolute love in a blindbuy.it will have a place among my top thirty favorites I agree that it's a cold weather perfume,wearable in both days and nights (mostly nights).It lasts +7 hours on my skin and while not being very heavy,has decent sillage.it's a new member of my collection but I've already received a few compliments on it.my husbands called it a bit fruity,all in all better sister of Alien Essence Absolue and our local drugstore's pharmacist told me:your perfume is amazing.very deep and sexy and she asked it's name to buy it for herself I even love it's simple yet elegant bottle I bought a 3.4 oz bottle for 100$ which was a good deal comparing to other perfume shops.so yes,it's expensive here but it worthes every penny 9.75/10 I would give it a 10 if it was a bit cheaper and if it's vetiver was toned down a bit or was replaced by some other kind of woodyness for example cashmere wood Highly recommended

Aromatics in Black, you are exactly what I didn't know I needed while being everything I hoped! You open with a tangy albeit brief burst of sparkly citrus (grapefruit/bergamot) before settling quickly into the most subtle jammy sweet note of plum and barely detectable blackcurrent. Don't be fooled, the jamminess is not toothache or confection sweet, rather the natural sweetness of warm unpressed fruit skins. This subtle sweetness is nestled in a balsamic resinous bed of tonka and myrrh just as the delicate white flowers emerge. Within an hour the fruit has dissipated leaving the masculine leaning vetiver supporting the fragile feminine jasmine and osmanthus all within a comforting resinous cushion. This most definitely is an oriental but without the heavy floral bomb often associated with that classification. It feels like the most natural progression of scent profiles. It is also decidedly feminine tho leans unisex. I find it very similar to Dior Dune (which i cherish and wear ever so sparingly) in that it has an atypical floral profile (albeit without the ozonics of Dune). It is grounded and grounding, most definitely a cozy cooler weather fragrance with a low to moderate silage, it wont offend the nose of others within close range. It has moderately good longevity, still detectable (only just) >5 hours after application. Note, this isn't ground-breaking, innovative or unique - nor is it boring. It's just different enough to be worthy of closer consideration. This flanker is entirely consistent with most Clinique offerings in quality and I suggest gives good value for cost. It isn't nearly as complex as the Original Aromatics nor as heavy a powder bomb as Aromatics White but will still easily become a daily staple for this frag-head.

Aromatics in Black reminds me of my all time favorite Samsara, and just a hint of Venezia. Now, for explanation: these fragrances do not have a close resemblance, they are easily distinguishable. Aromatics does not have Samsara's sandlewood, nor Venezia's sweeter notes. It is instead more spicy than both those perfumes. So, why does it remind me of them? It has this deep richness, creamy and powdery components. Maybe the vetiver in combination with myrrh and tonka bean does that for me. And then of course there's a bunch of other ingredients they have in common. It especially happens, when I apply AiB from a little distance, so it travels a short distance through the air before it settles on my skin or hair. I then get the same poudery softness halfway up my throat towards my nose I get from Samsara, especially the original version. It sits there and carresses my senses, even though there's apparently no sandlewood. I love that sensation, it is part of why Samsara is my all time favorite. On top of that I get a tad more sweetness - plumy sweetness - from AiB and I think that reminds me of Venezia. Sillage and Longevity are moderate, even on clothes and hair. Tonka Bean and osmanthus are among the notes that stick the longest, plus something else that I can't quite make out. Might be the bergamot, although the heady notes are usually more fleeting. Anyways, this is a big love of mine. I like wearing it in cooler weather, no matter what time of day or when I want to get snugly in my living room. I just wish it performed a little better, especially given its original price. Still think this is one of the best currently available perfumes out there!

A soft balsamic perfume with full on jasmine, osmanthus and neroli on top of myrrh. If for some reason Aromatics Elixir is too...difficult to handle, you can try the Aromatics in Black and the Aromatics in White flanker. I find that they both are quite similar in terms of intensity, both balsamic but different scents. Aromatics in Black Cherry though is not lighter than Aromatics Elixir at all, so beware; test before. Opens disgustingly,unbearable to the nose. But be patient. It softens as time passes and becomes a full on jasmine-neroli with quite a prominent vetiver. Tonka does not add any serious sweetness, it is just enough. Myrrh is not overwhelming, so anyone who would want to wear a myrrh perfume and is hesitant because most of them are heavy, give Aromatics in Black a shot. Slightly green and sour. Once it fully develops and settles on the skin, it's a rather soothing, mysterious, hypnotising and a wrist cracker perfume, mainly because of the jasmine-neroli combination, fleshy at times. Strong, oily and sensual. Doesn't remind me anything from the contemporary creations but it doesn't mean that it's an old type of perfume. In the drydown you will basically have wafts of a safe meaty jasmine, an enchanting myrrh and hints of a detergent neroli. The overall blend is very balanced though. Lasted up to six hours on skin; a fair time in my opinion. Sillage is arm's length. The more it warms up on the skin the better it will project. A yes from me.

I have been wearing this for a week now and LOVE it. Reviews, here and elsewhere, have given lukewarm accolades to this one, and I'm bewildered. Perhaps it is because I am a sucker for warm, resinous scents, so there is bias here. Black opens with a quick burst of a thick plummy-fruity note that is quite enjoyable. This passes after about 5 minutes when the spice and resin warms up and surfaces. The duration of the scent is a well-balanced, slightly sweet, slightly powdery blend of flower and balsamic notes. I like Clinique's Aromatics Elixir and Estee's Youth Dew but find them too powerful for me to wear, but Aromatics Black wears like I wish the others did. I even ventured 2 sprays in the crook of each elbow and wore it to work. My trusted co-worker could not pick up on it in our shared cubicle space, but later, she commented, "Something smells good." I had just walked by, so I'd like to think it was me :) Projection: within your personal bubble with 2 sprays Longevity: 7+ hours with nice wafts Wear: for the woman who doesn't always want to smell like flowers or likes a bit of complexity to her scent