Black Perfecto by La Petite Robe Noire

Just picked this up and thought it would be a great blind buy, since LPRN EDT was such a lucky untested purchase for me. Very happy to have taken the chance. Opens with a cherry almond blast, and I mean blast, with rose quickly joining in, and to me, they do kind of a dance, but not for long. The bones of LPRN are certainly there, but it is darker and thicker. It is a bit "cough syrup" but that's my unimaginative husband talking (and we did joke about how well it would disguise the smell of arsenic.... because I'm an imaginative wife). I know it's quite common to associate things, but it's a matter of perspective, and the cherry and cough syrup or cough drop equivalency is one I don't personally share. Let's call it a little boozy instead. This dissipates fast, at any rate, and only warrants this seeming disclaimer because it is such an instant turn-off for some people. I think it's beautiful. My favourite part though is when it gets to the deep, black cherry incense phase, smoky and still rosy with a burnt hint of licorice, but more faint leather, which for some people in the reviews is too burnt - I get that, but I love it. Patchouli seems more like a heart note, picking up here but then taking the incense with it as it dries down, and the black tea is nowhere in there for me, and not picking up much tonka, either, which is kind of a drag. But the skin scent is a lovely light cherry candy rose, surprisingly day-friendly and carefree after such a gothic little trip down Medicine Avenue to get to the Head Shop by midnight, LOL. And again, that journey can be very easily reframed as "new car driven by person with a bad cold crashes into a house full of hippies". Just depends what you're into ;) *For some reason, the bottle and scent remind me of Amy Winehouse, which isn't at all a bad thing - just odd. Maybe I'll listen to some of her music while wearing this in my pyjamas. I'm getting more new car than motorcycle, but overall I'm very pleased with this perfume, and understand the mixed reviews. Although a wonderful gamble for me, it probably wears very differently on everyone. It's deeply comforting right now as it's Easter Sunday but everything is closed and nobody has plans, and it's freezing rain here today, and there are few opportunities left to wear this before she gets packed away for next late fall & early winter. Trying before buying might be impossible because it is discontinued.

I love La Petite Robe Noire Black Perfecto and its hilariously long and redundant name, even though I think there are way too many flankers of Guerlain fragrances (or any other popular fragrance, by any other house). That said, this is magical, and surprisingly affordable for a Guerlain--the bottle is just as pretty, if not prettier, than my other Guerlain bouchon coeur bottles (because it's black and opaque), and I spent no more on a new 50-ml bottle from a trusted discounter's site than I have spent on inferior juice from inferior houses. The only minor drawback is that my husband wasn't nuts about it on a test strip--I think it might have been the assertive patchouli in the opening, which dies down markedly as the other notes emerge--but I think he'll feel differently about it on skin. When I saw comparisons to Lolita Lempicka, I got a little nervous because I own Lolitaland by LL and find the anise or licorice note a bit oppressive in that context--but LPRNBP is not really like that. It reminds me more of Lost Cherry, at least at the beginning, before it morphs into a beautiful cherry-rose-marzipan-leather chimera. There is a moment in the drydown while the cherry is transforming into the rose where LPRNBP even reminds me of my precious Nahéma, although the fragrances aren't that much alike otherwise. Guerlain, much like God and Dolly Parton, don't make no trash. I hope Guerlain doesn't discontinue this flanker (I haven't even tried the first La Petite Robe Noire). I wish there were a Guerlain store (rather than a mere counter at a department store) nearby so that I could sweet-talk the staff to send me home with samples of everything. Then I would probably beg them for a job so I could get an employee discount, and eventually my soul would be owned by the company store. I suppose it's probably for the best that I remain in my cow-town, hours and hours away from the land of Guerlain. Update: I'm seeing other reviews suggesting that this is being discontinued, perhaps in favor of the EDT. I hope not. This is such a beautiful fragrance--it deserves much more than a cumulative 3.98 or wherever it is at the moment--and it doesn't really smell like anything else in my collection. I was thinking about giving my BUB to a friend, but I don't think I can do that if there is a chance this will be discontinued.

Initial notes after spraying is cherry but it's a very different cherry scent from Tom Ford's Lost Cherry, Maison Alhambra's Lovely Cherie and Zara's Cherry Smoothie. Here the cherry and almond combo is laced with licorice. So you've got anise competing with and sweetening cherry's tartness. It's also pretty powdery. The result is a very artificial smelling cherry scent that briefly went into urinal cake territory a minute in before the powder emerged. 15 mins in, it's basically just cherry scented baby powder. Weird that whenever it gets hit with cold I can smell the sweetened cherry but when it gets hit with heat I only get powder. 55 mins in, the powder has dropped off significantly from just 5 mins prior. The cherry also seems to be going. 1hr 30 mins in the powder is still there but faint. The sweet cherry, surprisingly, is still very detectable. Tom Ford's, Maison Alhambra's and Zara's cherry accords only lasted an hour on me. Guerlain's seem to have staying power. 2 hrs in, there's no more powder. There's still some cherry but it's already giving way to rose. That's a pretty clever decision by Guerlain's in-house perfumer Thierry Wasser because the similarities in scent profile between the licorice sweetened cherry and rose result in making the transition seamless and imperceptible and tricking you into thinking the cherry scent is lasting forever. Bravo. 10 mins later and the transition to rose is complete. It's a sweet yet slightly tart rose. 4 hrs in. So far I haven't gotten any leather or black tea. If they were there, they're hidden deep in the background. I can imagine someone like Dita von Teese wearing this complete with matching cherry red lipstick and a fascination with 1930's cabaret. Can be worn to work in the morning but works better as an evening scent for going out. This also seems like it would work in any weather. 6 and a half hours in. The intensity of the rose has waned significantly. Otherwise no change. Seems like this frag will end as a rose. 7.5 hrs in the rose is starting to go, giving way to a heavy musk and tonka beans. 8 hrs in, musk slightly scented with rose. Very faint now. I need to have my nose touching the skin to smell it. I think it'll be gone soon. After 9 hrs it's just about gone.

Black Perfecto has a Bohemian quality that is out of this world extraordinary. I love Patchouli and it is here, though not in an extreme amount, mixed with the prominent Cherry, Leather and the most delightful Rose notes. Upon first spritz I get a bitterness that lasts for only a half a minute. I believe it to be the Black Tea and Sour Cherry top notes blasting me. The Leather and Patchouli are quite noticeable too at this stage and for Black Perfecto's entirety. As BP starts to develop I start smelling the creamy Almond and a slight Powdery note which I believe is the Tonka. The Rose comes in with these notes and it is as stunning as it is in LPRN. Then I pick up on some licorice which is not over the top but which adds a spicy dimension. The Musk is faint but it adds a sensuality that is soft and pretty. The dry down is very similar to LPRN. Black Perfecto has more of a sultry essence though due to the animalic Leather note. It is calming and uplifting yet there is an intrigue to this very well made juice. This is a sophisticated Greenwich Village interpretation of the color black not the biker babe type. I think of Bohemian types and Artists when I smell this. Personally I love it. The black bottle is gorgeouusss! I rarely talk about bottles because I believe the juice's integrity should be most talked about...but...this is just a stunner! It is tough looking yet it has that chic feminine look. Very classy! Very Guerlain! The longevity of this masterpiece is extremely long on me. I smell it after bathing after a full day of romping around. The sillage is huge for the first hour and then it is moderate. My love loves this on me and I do too! I give Black Perfecto a 10/10+++

Let me just add a disclaimer: I've never found a scent that didn't totally overwhelm and disgust me on the opening. There is no exception with Black Perfecto. On my skin, I immediately get hit with sickeningly sweet artificial licorice flanked by an indescribable faux floral that gives a "bathroom air freshener" vibe, an apt descriptor I've seen used for it before. Rose in general is hit-or-miss. I think it's an overused floral and not always the safest option when jasmine is so much more user-friendly. However, the dry-down is quick and incredibly appetizing. A sweet almond-cherry with the noticeable backdrop of leather. The licorice is still present I find, though it does begin to highlight the presence of other notes lightly. I do not detect any vanilla, which is a good thing for me considering that whenever a vanilla note is present, it's very hard to mix well without letting it overtake the entire scent profile. This is *not* a luxury Guerlain and it does smell like it, so keep that in mind. I find the La Petite Robe Noire line overall to aim for a more youthful, budget-tight audience. It isn't a sexy-mature scent by any means, but more like a playful-sexy. It's a very good thing that the latter is what I like, as I personally find most "mature" scents to be a bit samey. I wouldn't say it's entirely a safe blind buy, but I received a 1oz. bottle for around $25, so you really don't have much to lose only IF you like youthful scents. I'd wear this to a goth or industrial night at the local club.

This is for the EDP with the black label. There’s a similar bottle with a white label decorated with a rose and bee but that one’s the EDT version with rosewater and musk but no cherry and is more like baby powder. The black label EDP DEFINITELY has cherry. The first spray out of a brand new bottle is always a little weird and this one was horrifying cherry cough syrup. I remember thinking: Ugh, I *knew* I didn’t like cherry. But several more sprays over time and I decided I really did like cherry. I am ambivalent about most fruits but this cherry is well balanced and subtle. Even though the accord list has “sweet” at the top, this isn’t all that sweet. It’s a tart cherry, not the sweet cough candy one I’d feared nor even Nibs candy sweet: more like cherry bourbon alongside salty licorice and leather. No fluttery coy eyelashes on this one; it’s all black eyeliner and attitude. In fact, the cherry combined with almond and leather and patch smells a little bit like gasoline, but in a very good way. It reminds me of Lolita Lempicka but I like this better because I find LL has a hairspray astringency. LL is also much lighter in comparison. This feels warmer, almost like an incense perfume, and heavier though I wouldn’t call it a heavy scent at all. The rose is more supportive than apparent to me until the drydown where it shows up as a softer powdery floral with a hint of sweet leather and smoky licorice tea. Scent - 8/10 Longevity - 7/10 Projection - 7/10 Overall - 8/10

the bottle is one of my favorite bottle designs ever. the perfume itself starts sour, but give it time to dry down to its powdery, sweet unisex form. dark rose fragrance with cherry notes and to be honest, this seems more like la petite robe noire intense, and the intense version i feel smells more like it would be la petite robe noire black perfecto.... nevermind, upon smelling again the both, they're named appropriately 😆. this smells almost identical to the original except more dark with hints of leather and patchouli (not even looking at the notes, just going based on smell and i am by no means a notes expert however after having smelled perfume after perfume after perfume, leather and patchouli are easily detectable here) and less powdery but it's still pretty powdery. to me, this smells more masculine but the powdery notes keep it from smelling exclusively like a men's frag. however, this is not a girly or frilly perfume. it's dark and complex, not a safe blind buy, but very appealing to the right audience. this would be perfect for those who do not want the baby powdery type of scent present in lprn but they want something like it with a bit more of an edge. imagine less romantic and flirty, more passionate and sexy. i would not specify this as a rose perfume per se, the spicy notes are quite strong here and it's also quite earthy. i like it but it does not suit me, only the way i dress (most of the times) 😆😡💗🤍

I've never been attracted to La Petite Robe Noire and its flankers - there is something about the dress illustrations on the bottles that I find a tad too stereotypically feminine, too 'girly', a bit tacky. But, I saw this on sale, loved the look of the notes, loved the jet black bottle with the studs on the neck and went and blind bought it! My word, I am not disappointed: Guerlain nailed it. It's a dusky rose goddess! The first wafts are a black cherry jam and dusty rose, sweet and powdery. There's also the almond hitting you straight off the bat, which gives it a wonderful addictive depth - I couldn't stop pulling the collar of my jumper over my nose at this point, walking down the street, probably looking a bit deranged. After a while, the almond becomes a subtle praline background, and black leather comes forward - a subtle smoke, not as strong as in Shalimar, for example, but definitely a detectable Guerlainade at this point. The rose continues throughout, rich and luscious with the black cherry note singing alongside. I'm surprised how much I love this, since I've heard other Guerlainistas decry it for being populist, inauthentic, lacking in character, and such stuff. Nonsense in the case of Black Perfecto - it's a deep, dark beauty. I'm seriously impressed.

I'm a fan of the original LPRN EDP but was never much of a follower of perfumes. I've recently wandered down a rabbit hole while trying to figure out a perfume scent profile that works for me. Although I have seen some reviews saying that Black Perfecto and the original EDP are pretty similar, I was very curious about the leather and incense note in BP. I wasn't very willing to commit to a whole bottle of it just in case it smelt too much like the original, but none of physical stores in where I live carried it and was sad to find out that it had discontinued. It stayed on my mind while I explored other scents and eventually found a tester bottle sold online at a very discounted price. BP appears to open very similarly to the original LPRN EDP but with an added embrace of a leather jacket. As it dries down, I catch whiffs of the cherry and licorice just like the original, but upon sitting with it and pondering over it, a creamier, rosier scent comes through. I'm pretty sure that it's ironic to describe something as soft and edgy at the same time but that is exactly the texture that BP evokes in my mind. I enjoy it very much and wish I'd discovered it before it'd discontinued, so I will be going through this bottle very, very slowly!

Black perfecto starts off w/ a tart cherry note combined w/ almond but that quickly fades, and this becomes a leathery, sweet musky rose perfume. Very powdery soapy damask rose in this one. I am loving the black musk in this. It gives a darkness to the fragrance, but it isn't skull and crossbones dark, just a rose w/ an edge. If you are looking for a cherry fragrance Black Perfecto isn't it. It is more of a musky, leather rose perfume. Leans feminine but a man who loves roses can wear this. I bought a 1/2 ounce mini to give it a try, but I will be buying a bigger bottle. If you like rose this is a nice slightly darker take on a musky rose. Edit: 1/27/22 It is weird, but I am wearing this today and the cherry is coming through. The 1st time I wore it and tested it all I got was rose. The perfume must have settled in shipment. We have been having a lot of cold weather in the east right now and I think that has affected the perfume during shipment. I will have to let perfumes settle for 24 hours before testing from now on. There is still lots of rose, but this is a huge cherry fragrance. I am really liking it and glad because cherry was what I originally bought this for.

Jewelled Lip over Cherry-Chapstick & Black Roses... Opens with a Cherry-Chapstick cherry with rose & leather swelling through. There's a sugar-crystal texture in the opening that reminds me of a jewelled lip over Cherry-Chapstick, but almond & licorice melt the crystals into an icing sugar, and I agree with raconie below there's a rosewater turkish delight vibe here. It's quite sweet, but the cherries are more Cherry-Chapstick than cherry-pie, while the roses read as black-roses due to the leather & black-tea. The heart & basenotes take the Cherry-Chapstick vibe to new heights & depths, being sweeter and deeper than you thought Cherry Chapstick ought to be, before dropping the Cherry Chapstick vibe in favour of the black-roses. Well into the drydown, the almond-y black-roses start to really project - I love this stage - and there are reminders here of Aqua Allegoria Forte Rosa Rossa (likely due to the almond & rose combination). Performance is excellent. This is a nice twist on a cherry-rose scent. It's a love for me. Enjoy!

Omg what is this LPRN sorcery?? I've got a sample of the original and I love it so much. Then I saw this one and I was intrigued and scared a bit because of the leather note. Since it's discontinued I had to blind buy 30 ml bottle (together with eau fraiche). Cherry here is toned down a bit in comparison to original but still prominent and sweet. It is blended to perfection with rose. There is a period while you can smell liquorice too but it's not heavy, it's pleasant and not offputting( i don't like it usually). Almond is not the most detectable note ( I can't distinguish it in original either. For me, I'm on the hunt for that marzipan almond perfume) Leather is not masculine at all, it's soft and seductive. This is intoxicating more elegant version of original. If you are crazy about the original you have to have this too. If original was too girly for you you might still love this but try to sample it first. This is perfection and I'm on the hunt for bigger bottle since I want to have this for the rest of my life lol.

I ordered this blindly after hearing good reviews on YouTube. At first I was confused by it, didn’t know when to wear it, or if I even loved it? It took time for me to understand, but now that I do I love her! My nose is still learning how to interpret fragrance. Definitely ripe dark red cherry, leather jacket, and a voluptuous red rose. It’s strong, sexy, beautiful.. Dark. Seductive.. Hard to explain. Artistically crafted, definitely unique and not for the faint of heart. Lasting power is fantastic, 5ish hours on skin and days on clothes. Sillage is inoffensive but definitely present. If you walk by people will smell you! This is definitely a cold weather scent to me. Gothic and badass. It definitely fits my wardrobe as I wear mostly black. I’m so glad I have it and I would repurchase 🖤🥀

This is discontinued, but I was able to find a 100ml bottle for 50€ in a perfume/cosmetics store. It clearly had been there for a long while. There was no tester, but I remembered trying and liking this some years ago, so I bit the bullet. It’s fun how different noses and body chemistries work. This isn’t that sweet to me. I get the Lolita Lempicka comparisons, but it is not a dupe. This sourer than LL, which is sweeter and has vanilla and praline. There’s a medicinal tinge to BP, especially during the opening notes, but it’s not bad. I actually love this, just wish the licorice was more intense. I’m not surprised that BP got discontinued, since it’s not really a crowd pleaser. It’s my favorite from the LPRN line (I actually dislike the EDP). Such a shame it lasts for just a few hours!

Cherries dominate (which is what I was after as I love cherries!), but there's definitely also a pinch of rose, and a wee bit of leather and patchouli in the background. Few hours into the wear time and the creamy almond is also creeping up around me. I'm a sucker for licorice, and the notes say licorice, but I'm only getting the tiniest suggestion and that might be in my head! Reminds me a wee bit of Lolita Lempicka, but while I find that overpoweringly sweet, this one is less sugary (still just as fruity) and therefore, for me, a lot more likable and wearable. A real winner of a blind buy; I'm always delighted to find fruity scents that aren't overly sweet and young. Lasts impressively too, and the grown-up sour cherry makes this quite distinct from anything else in my collection.

I absolutely adore this. The first spray is a burst of cherry - almond, with a hint of leather (which I LOVE). Once it has settled into the skin, the rose really starts to shine through. The cherry, almond, and leather remain constant throughout the entirety of the fragrance. I don't really pick up on the licorice, but that's fine by me. I'm not really a fan of licorice in fragrances. This fragrance is lovely. If I were to describe myself as a fragrance, this would be it. My friends and family know me for always rocking a leather jacket in the fall/winter time. I'm dressed in black 90% of the time, and my style is definitely more on the edgy side. Black Perfecto is sweet, but also a little dark and spicy . . much like myself! A new fall signature, perhaps?

I’ve done a complete 180 on this fragrance! I blind bought this after watching a YouTuber rave about it. At first I was very disappointed and thought it was a near replica of Lolita Lempika, which I no longer get along with. However, I left it and came back to it after a few days and now I love it. A rich, dark, dusty cherry scent grounded by notes of licorice and tea. I do agree that the opening is a medicinal cherry, but this changes into a more realistic cherry. The rose is there too, but it does not overtake the fragrance, rather it plays nicely in the background. The leather is also there, but ever so slightly and adds depth. I get some powder as well. Definitely suited for evening wear and I find it to be quite sexy.

I'm glad I bought a BUB of this beautiful baby, inexplicably discontinued and tragically underrated, at least by Fragrantica voters. I get all the notes in a beautiful, well-balanced blend, except, possibly, Black Musk, which almost sounds like a kind of joke, to go along with the charmingly redundant theme ("black" and "noir" together = black on black, blacker than black?). But come on now, this is a white musk in a black leather jacket; there is nothing truly animalic about it. In fact, the leather jacket--adorable as it is--may well be pleather or vegan. Does it matter? This girl has read her Wilde, her Huysmans. She knows it's all fake, so fuckit. If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing.

Cherry liquor addiction I loved Back Perfecto Florale before I even liked this one. Found it online a couple of weeks ago, thought “oh well, why not? I am really warming up to LPRN line” and the reviews were quite appealing. Guerlain fanatic? Check. Perfume obsessed? Check. Need more cherry in my life? Check. Leather? Check. Oh, long story short: I love it! It starts like a delicious cherry liquor, turning more light and fruity-powdery as time passes by. I keep reapplying for the alcohol thrill. Addictive. The leather is there to differentiate it from the original LPRN, but it is not heavily featured. There is some red rose involved in the affair, but it doesn’t play the main role like it does in the Florale.

Perfect. Just like the name says. Sweet cherry with almond and a very slightly leathery touch, just to make it naughtier. Very sexy fragrance, for a rebel and young spirit. I want a leather jacket, to spray my bottle on it, and then wear it when meeting my boyfriend. Absolutely love this. It is gourmand, I would literally eat this perfume (haha), although the sweetness in this is very well balanced, it's not that overwhelming sweetness in other female fragrances. This scent is just perfect. The only thing I would comment is the longevity and projection, which I would've liked to be more lasting. But I generally get a 5 hour longevity and 2 hour sillage, which is also pretty decent. Great perfume. I love it.

It interesting to read how each of us perceive fragrances. BP for me is a great example of how diverse a fragrance can be, some would feel that BP is gothic and dark, some feel that this fragrance is seductive. I find this fragrance as flirty and sophisticated. I say this because I have more deep and robust fragrances which makes BP rather light and airy because of it subtle sweetness. I love the deep cherry liquor merging with suede leather of BP which lasts for 8 hours on my skin. This is my Christmas staple because it defines warmth, calm sweetness and cool sophistication. Everything is done perfectly! Nothing is done too much with BP, everything just sits right. Effortless sexy chic!

This is wonderfully daring for a modern Guerlain, and my favorite in my cherry collection. It’s the standard by which I have come to measure cherry fragrances. Its more nuanced than Lost Cherry. There is no moment of Haribos Cherry Gummies in Black perfecto. It’s more sophisticated than Rahat Loukoum. There’s no grandma in it. It’s less strident than Louve, which takes cherry-almond in a sort of severe, mama-bear direction. It’s less demure than LPRN. The leather deepens the fruit in a very metal kind of way. Black Perfecto is a perfectly fitted pair of leather pants with a big glass of Cherry Heering on top. It’s dark and dangerous and a little bit extra—but just so glorious.

I did my review and now writing another one as I compare this to LPRN OG. Finally I understand why I prefer this to the OG, on me, the licorice in BP is very much controlled by the almond unlike in the OG where it's on a killing spree against the other notes. This perfect tandem makes BP notes so much more savoury reminiscent to Couture. I enjoy BP top notes of fleeting sweet cherry with fresh tea. The lovely savoury almond licorice duo in middle notes. And then afterwards, I can smell the grungy edgy gothic smoky leather. I wear this when I'm in the mood to be unapologetic and belligerent hahaha. Oh and I think Black Perfecto develops better on skin than on clothes.

I watched YouTube and I have been so interestead in this perfume for a long time. I tried it today. The beginning smelled a bit similar to my favorite coco noir from Chanel because of spiciness. Then, the scent became like a dark cherry with lipstick scent in my image. It’s so elegant and cool. I felt something unique, so I referred its scent pyramid. By looking at it, I realized that this uniqueness might come from a blend of cherry and tea scent. A lady who wears a black dress and put dark colored cherry lipstick came up to my mind haha. It lasted around 4 hrs on my skin. The dry down is so cozy. Mysterious and sophisticated perfume . I Would love to buy it !!

I don't have many pretty, girly perfumes so I grabbed this when I saw it on ebay. It's delightful. Big blast of cherry-licorice-almond on opening which develops a little rose and tonka bean into the heart, creating a giddy and light-hearted vibe in my morning. It reminds me of Lolita Lempicka which is the only other pretty, girly perfume I have and which I adore, although it only gets occasional attention from me. I have a meeting in an hour and I'll be wearing this rather disarming scent, confusing the room with my Black Perfecto light-hearted but leathery-strict vibe. Distillation: cherry and almonds licorice-pretty and bright while still kicking ass

This perfume is without a doubt a wonderful fragrance, the opening is sexy, I can detect an accord of almonds and sour cherries in an exquisite way, somewhat acidic. Quickly, an exuberant bouquet of exotic and pink flowers reaches my nose, wrapped in a soft and elegant smell of leather, along with that touch of liquorice that gives it aniseed, fresh and sensual nuances. Giving way to a woody and creamy background, all perfectly balanced, making it a mysterious, dark and seductive perfume. Black Perfecto, it goes perfectly with my leather jacket. The substantivity on my skin is excellent, trail and diffusion is moderate. Ideal for autumn-winter.

I'm very sad this is discontinued, it's a wonderful fragrance. In the beginning you can smell the leathery aspect, which covers the sweetness of the licorice and its particular bittery taste, and deep down you can sense the Guerlain rose - that powdery unique rose which for me (I just hate the smell of roses) smells like a delicate beauty. Last hours on the skin are dedicated to a sweet cherry that shines alone. I crave this in the middle of the summer heat, it's just that good, but definitely it's a fall and winter smell which will make you feel like a femme fatale. It will cover you in elegance and greatness, in a very unique way.

Love at first sniff. This is a very dark sweet, syrupy, smoky fragrance. Much darker than the other flankers in this line. if I didn't know better, I would swear there was a bit of tobacco in this. Possibly the leather. The cherry is very heavy in this. I detect, absolutely no powdery aspect in this fragrance, as someone suggested . It is not perfume smelling like the 80s whatsoever. Straight up, well blended cherry dominant scent . I tracked down a five year old bottle of this. absolute perfection. This is very rich has depth . You could only pull this off in a very cold climate. It would be much too cloying in the warmer climate.

You could easily wear this on a summer evening despite its sweetness. It's a beautifully blended, tart, spicy, slightly powdery, dark cherry floral, and not at all overpowering. The perfume starts out with a blast of spicy, tart cherry which quickly dissipates, leaving lots of room for the powdery rose to come to the front so it doesn't stay gourmand for very long. Would be perfect for a breezy night out in the middle of summer. The sillage and projection aren't very powerful so you won't choke anyone out with this. Would recommend this perfume to women 30+ Longevity 6/10 Projection 7/10 Sillage 6/10 Scent 9/10

Blind bought this after reading some reviews. Definitely a more "feminine" scent in 2022 still due to the rose, but I find it can be unisex. Key Accords throughout: subtle candy sweet (not overpowering), aromatic, sourish cherry, rose petals, slight musk/powdery dry down All blended beautifully, with nice complexity. Sillage and Projection: great! not loud, but strong, several hours, within arms reach Longevity: lasts all day as a skin scent for sure A great unisex/feminine scent to change it up for me (a dude)! FYI, something about this makes me sneeze it seems. But a beautiful fragrance nonetheless!

Little black dress with a leather jacket and boots. This may be the only perfume description that is spot on! For the certain edgy female who is not wanting to be too girly and finds some soothing comfort in the cherry that's almost watery and non-cloying with the distinctive Guerlain DNA. My signature scent! Is it real though it's discontinued?? Trying to get myself a bigger bottle, because sadly its longevity is not that good, but somehow I can still detect at the 5th-hour mark with my body chemistry. I usually have lotion or sunscreen on which helps it stick around longer.

I had LPRN awhile back and used up the whole bottle. Black Perfecto definitely reminds me of it. The leather is quite subtle, kind of like wearing a quality leather jacket, you know the scent is there but it's not in any way an aggressive animalic note. The cherry is lovely, not sure about it being sour but it's so pleasant! As for Lolita Lempicka comparison, I'm not so sure. I have and love both and I think Lolita has a lot more liquorice, characteristic violets and is sweeter too. To me, this one seems more versatile though. I might try layering them to create a beast😈

I normally do not like rose notes in fragrances. But this one surprises me. It’s sweet but far from jammy sweet rose that I have discovered so far because this one has a sour note of cherry. So lovely and opulent. Also, I normally cannot stand leather. But this one is so subtle. The almond note balances the harshness that I normally find in leather fragrances. I do also have Rose Cherie from Guerlain private collection. Black Perfecto is definitely the older sister of that one, which I prefer less than Black Perfecto. Love this one, though it’s a blind buy.

I really like LPRN Black Perfecto. I don't care too much about the opening, a bit old lady for me, but after about 15 minutes it becomes a wonderful powdery cherry with spice background in my skin that I don't identify as old lady at all. In my skin, and to my untrained nose, it is mainly rose and something that feels like inciense, with a bit of liquorish and cherry. At this stage I can't stop smelling my skin for the next few hours. Not sweet at all in my skin, rather smoky rose with some spice. Very feminine. Longevity is moderate to long.

This really is gothic madness. Dark, mysterious, and very sexy. I thought i was smelling something like a leathery textile in the opening but it's the leather-cherry-licorice(creates this sour cherry liquor like scent) tho it really is heavy on the leather(the note i smell the most). It becomes powdery as it dries down with a little bit of rose, it actually has this vintage lipstick-y vibe and on the very dry-down a delicious cherry tonka bean scent. I got a bnib 2017 bottle and it still smells great and lasts long especially on my skin.

Gorgeous. I get very potent tart cherry, then beautiful oily rose, then some leather (not that much), black tea, a tiny bit of well incorporated licorice and the almond is here, but very subtle - not a sweet/bitter, just slightly powdery. Also a lot of dark musk - reminded me of Narciso Rodrigues musc noir rose. I would not call it a very vampy scent or noir per se, but if there is a thing such as 'cute and sweet vamp' then this is this the one. It is very flirty and very feminine. I would say it is suitable for all seasons.

Absolutely beautiful scent. The cherry note is very dominant with the licorice, almond, and leather right behind it, almost reminds me of cherry coke. Super sweet but not in a sickly or cloying way, its just so sultry and dark and I can't wait to bust it out with my leather jackets this fall. Also pretty unisex imo, I think masculine folks can pull it off just fine. Solid love for me. After wearing some more I'm getting a lot more rose now, but its a jammy sweet rose. Rose notes are hit or miss for me but I still love it

This is definitely my favourite of the LPRN line! It's powdery without being cloying and has a nice blend of cherry and rose that is balanced by the leather accord. There isn't as much cherry as in the OG and the opening isn't screechy like with some other flankers. It lasts all day (longer if you spray it on clothes) and it's the drydown that I really love. When the powder and rose have taken a bit of a backseat and the leather and liquorice come out more. Sometimes I spray it on my clothes the night before I wear them.

A classy, slightly sexy cherry almond fragrance with a lot of beautiful notes to enhance and support the composition. I love the Guerlain L'homme Ideal range because of its dedication to cherry and almond notes but wanted something a bit more feminine while being somewhat bolder than La Petite Robe Noir. This is pretty close to what I was hoping for except that the longevity is not what it should be for a Guerlain fragrance. Still, I'll take what I can get and I'm happy to have a 100 ml bottle of this in my collection.

I was lucky to receive a sample of this beauty. I don't usually love this line in particular but this one I did love. This is a dark and powerful version of the original. To me it smells like the first ever La Petit Robe Noir that came out, mixed with Guerlain's French Kiss. It smells like a dark cherry lollipop with chuncks of black liquorice wrapped with a smooth leather wrapper. The almond is not too noticeable, but rather sweet and creamy. It is well blended and opens up nice and strong, very long lasting too.

This is SO GOOD. Cool weather only, in my opinion. The cherry note is too cloying in summer heat. The leather here is perfection, substantial but not overpowering, and not too masculine at all. It's a noire version of Lolita Lempicka as much as it's a sister in the LPRN family. I need to buy a backup bottle before this completely disappears from the grey market. I just ordered 100 ml of the EDT and hoping for the best, but I know that no matter how much I love the EDT, I'll need more EDP in my life!

You HAVE to like rose notes to like this perfume. In the first hour, the rose is insanely overpowering, I can't really smell anything else besides it. After that, I start smelling the sour cherry and licorice that gives the feeling of cherry rum. It has a dark vibe to it, I'd wear it either to a German nightclub like Berghain or KitKat or while riding my boyfriend's motorcycle. It's not scary at all, I bet people would compliment it all the time. I still have to wear it out and see though.

Bought this for my sister's birthday; I think it will suit her goth little black heart perfectly. Will update once we sniff! Update: love it. Suede, cherry, almond, patchouli. Reminds me a lot of Diamonds & Rubies, like an early 90s Grojsman, and that is a good thing. Just throw in a few masculine accords to make it modern. Hug me in my leather jacket! P.S. I ended up buying a bottle for myself, too. This stuff is yummy! I can't wait to wear it in the fall and winter.

This is my fragrance for concerts and going out to clubs. Im not in my 20s anymore but this scent makes me feel younger and a little bit naughty. It has a dark gothic vibe with enough sweetness to make it really fun to wear. I get a lot of cherry/almond/rose with a beautiful powdery drydown with hints of spicy tonka. The rose note is well blended, and doesn't dominate - it is jammy and nice, not grandma-style at all. A must-have for me.

Lil Mama Lip Gloss does double-dutch. Very black cherry opening, back street slobber from some licorice twizzler, and gloss: g l o s s for dayz. While makeup scents are not scintillating, this is supposed to smell like Cherry Oud by Guerlain also so, that and the little black cardinal ponti bottle some bouchon heart thingy, ok no big whoopi! New evening wintertime cherry trend rocket in my pocket. So you know it is going to be poppin.

This is a girly, gothic lolita scent. Delicate, charming, and a touch dark. It remains powdery on my skin, with delicious anise and a hint of cherry in the background. This perfume goes well with a strappy black dress and frills. This does smell similar to Lolita Lempicka, but much less cloying. On my skin the sillage is not very strong, however the scent is quite long-lasting and can be enjoyed in close proximity.

This is a more mature version of Lolita Limpicka. I would highly recommend either one. They’re absolutely brilliant, unique, and such a pleasure to wear. Lolita Limpicka for someone in their 20’s or younger, or this for anyone older than that. This is sexy & sophisticated. For me a bit too rich between the spice & the rose note. And something about that combo makes it lean just a tad too vintage for me too.

An absolute favorite, an abiding love. I can see myself, eating cherry candy while hiding in the dusty closet where my grandmother kept leather handbags. I find the whole lprn line very dusty, and this one is king dust--I don't know why, but dusty musty closet smell has been euphoric to me all my life. I love leather smell, too, and cherries are my favorite fruit. This is simply the best flanker to me.

This is better than the original, IMO. Not exactly a gourmand, but approaching that territory. The tart 🍒 and black tea combo make it nostalgic and familiar for me, we had cherry preserves in abundance at home in Ukraine, and black tea was a staple. I don’t sense any licorice, and leather and almonds are very subtle. A young scent, but not too trendy or immature. Easy wear for any occasion and season.

Dries down as a haunting powdery cherry rose. The cherry is slightly medicinal, but i don't mind it. It makes it smell alluring and fresh rather than sticky. I don't get much bad rider chick vibes. As the perfume isn't tacky smelling at all. It's more befitting of a mysterious goth attending the local goth club. Or a romantic vampire roaming the night. All in all, a new favorite for sure!