Kohl

Nose Note #813 This is absolutely amazing. It immediately became one of my favourites. Despite all the "black", "vinyl" or "lacquer" I find it to be a very pleasant experience, it doesn't offer anything crazy niche or weird. It's giving me the strongest reminisence of a turkish or a finnish wooden bath (the hot bath) when the temperature rises and the wood heats up - this is exactly how Kohl smells like, like very hot wood plus some classic fir soap or balm. So so good, just incredible. Brings up warm childhood memories of going to the public baths with my dad. I haven't smelled anything like this. It reminds me very distantly of Ebene Fume which to my nose has a strong red berry note and something slightly tomato-like. This is purely hot wood, or maybe this is just what ebony smells like. I guess you can say it also smells inky. Performance is between medium and strong, but more strong. Of course I wish it was eternal so I could never part with this smell... 9.5/10, just wow

Frag. Review #1 Fragrance World Kohl, a dupe of TF Black Lacquer. Quick review: This is more pungent than the original! To my nose, it’s about 90–95% similar to TF’s. If emos 🥺 and vampires 🧛 had a scent in general, this is what they would smell like. The dominant notes are vinyl and ink. Just from that, you might already be asking yourself: is this blind-buy safe? Is it for you? If you’re into smelling different and unique—into dark, incense-like scents, and enjoy sniffing something like floral ink (if that makes sense)—then the answer is YES 👍 When and where to wear it? At the upcoming My Chemical Romance concert, or while listening to early 20s emo music in the rain. Kidding aside, I don’t find this very friendly for our weather. It’s better worn in an air-conditioned room or when it’s cooler. Get your money’s worth! (Or buy the OG, idc it's your money anyway) 😆

I loved Black Lacquer so much that I went through two bottles of it last fall/winter. I have only gone through an entire bottle of a couple fragrances in my entire life, so when I breezed through two 50ml of it, I knew I had to start buying dupes because it is way too rich for my blood. I got this and it 100% does it for me. It's a little harsher when you spray it, but after you let it dry for a few minutes it's almost the exact same. Don't get me wrong, no dupe is going to be 100%, but I sprayed these side by side and had to go back and forth. Even if you can tell the minute differences in them, they both still smell amazing. If this is your type of scent, it's a no brainer when looking at the price.

Never had a chance to smell the Tom Ford that this is supposed to be a clone of. The notes looked right up my alley and for $40 pulled the trigger on a blind buy and I'm glad I did. This is nice, for someone who is sick of all the sweet girly girly fragrances being released this is a breath of fresh air. Starts a bit dirty but then turns magical. Not sure if it's the peony because I've never smelt one before but something gives this a lightness to the rest of the dark notes and balances it nicely. Wearing this in the winter but working so I'm sweating as well just gives off a beautiful scent. Not sure about this being weak because I noticed it for a full 12 hours easy. Gate keeping this one. 9/10

I absolutely love this fragrance in the opening. That inky black sharpie smell is amazing. Maybe I love it because I've spent years drawing, but I'm in love with it. It's like Black Lacquer and Laudano Nero had a baby. I still prefer Black Lacquer, but I love this. The only draw back is the opening only lasts about 30 seconds and then it turns into an incensey, woody, pepper bomb you can't scrub off if you try. The woods smell stayed on the back of my hand for 4 days despite washing multiple times. Thank God the projection was limited. Overall, I like this fragrance, but I love the opening, and I love the bottle design. 7/10 for me. If the opening lasted longer it would be 10/10.