Black to Black

Mancera Black To Black is a really nice woody-spicy scent with a beautiful amber dry down. B2B opens with a bombastic woosy-oody-dark amber acccord and it is also very spicy. While I sense some citrus notes, I can pick-out any specific notes since the spice, wood, amber and oud are so powerful. Ten minutes later and I'm start to detect a more prominent rose - it shows itself, but it really does take a backseat to the blend of spices, woods, oud and amber. The rose feels deep, dark, rich and slighty muted...not at all bright or intense. To me, it's much like that Turkish Delight Rose in Mancera Black Intensitive Aoud. B2B starts out packing a punch of warm spices and continues that way through the middle before before fading into the background, but never going-away. Like many Mancera oud fragrances, performance is outstanding; one little spray and the first half-hour of this scent projects like a beast. Moreover, it sits oily on my skin...very oily...so don't spray this one on your clothes. Moreover, I sense a strong black pepper and clove accord which, I believe, is giving it that spicy zing. Don't over-spray or this one will make your eyes water during the first hour or two. After an hour or so I start to sense a lemony note. The scent (1-spray) is still so strong it is making my eyes water. After 4-5 hours it transitions into a gorgeous spiced amber/light-oud scent with a creamy-woods and musky vibe; the spice has toned way down, there is a faint rose in the distant background and perhaps even a whisper of vanilla may be pushing forth. Although I loved the first few hours, some won't, so try before you buy. However, the drydown is really quite nice and pleasant--which is where this fragrance truly shines--and most people should really love this part of Black To Black. Update: I just wanted to add that B2B is beast mode extraordinaire! I went 4-5 sprays the first time I used it and it was still easily detectable on my skin 24-hours later and after a shower. I went to work the following day and worked-out later that evening after having come home from work. While breaking into a sweat while doing bench or deadlifts (or whatever I was doing), I could smell B2B reappear 30+ hours later even though I had applied an office fragrance earlier that day. I could still smell B2B on a coat that I had worn more than a year earlier...and I didn't spray my coat or clothing. So understand you'll be wearing this one for a while.

OUD-ROSE LIDOCAINE: pain-numbing, spicy, vintage & gothic oud-rose combo par excellence. I have a tester bottle with the screw-on cap from June 2021 (lot 21F161161A/T), and the performance is beast mode. I'm currently in love with this, but it wasn't love at first sniff. Initially I found it too peppery dry & soapy, but whether it was the bottle maturing, or my nose, it's now blowing my mind. Opens with a spicy burst of saffron & cloves supported by multi-faceted bergamot, that deepens into a rose-oud-patchouli heart with resinous & floral touches, all resting on an oud-woody-leather & white-musk base. Overall I get a slightly vintage & gothic oud-rose blend distinguished by an extra-spicy opening & earthy-soapy patchouli in the base. Anyone can wear it. It helps if you're familiar with oud and Mancera's style of making scents. This isn't a close match to anything I've smelt before, but for those familiar with Mancera-style rose-oud-patchoulis, there's that plus reminders for me of Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur in the opening, Rose 31 Le Labo in the heart and Noir Patchouli Histoires de Parfums in the base. Contrast to Shaghaf Oud Aswad Swiss Arabian: These are different, but there are similarities in the oud-rose combo and as they dry down they become more similar. Black to Black has a more peppery & spicy opening and is a stronger performer although both have excellent performance. Contrast to Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur: These are different, but the openings have some similarities with spicy rose. Black to Black dries down a lot richer & creamier, whereas Agent Provocateur is mossier. Black to Black outperforms. Overall: Some reviewers have cited issues with performance, but I find this to be beast mode and beyond (batch no. above.) This is a special extra spicy rose-oud scent with beast mode performance. It's become a love for me. According to JacquieDS below, this is 'good for numbing pain'. 10/10. Enjoy! Update 03/03/25: This has aged really beautifully. The spice has calmed way down, and rose has come way forward. Today I'm getting rose syrup primarily, with leather & oud. Just gorgeous. Today it's reminding me of Noir de Noir Tom Ford, wonder if that has anything to do with the name... Love it.

2019 Purchase. Opens with a blast of medicinal rose, with the oud making a rather subtle appearance behind the rose. Intoxicating scent with beastly sillage capable of filling up multiple rooms. Lasts for around 8 hours on skin and a whole day on fabric which is rather impressive considering I live in a place that has 95 - 98% humidity all year long and perfumes tend to dissipate rather quickly. The drydown is even more impressive with the rose taking a backseat and the spicy nuances at the forefront. All in all, count me happy! update - having recently tried some of the other offerings from Mancera I can safely conclude that black to black has been reformulated. Its nowhere as oily as the newer releases from the house and does not last as long either. They have definitely reduced the oil concentration and watered it down terribly. Red tobacco on the other hand is extremely oily and lasts and projects forever. Instant crush is also extremely oily but isn't as loud as Rt.

#631 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant from Fragrancesline.com and I fear this is discontinued since all the usual suspects show it sold out or out of stock. Which is a shame since it's a good, high quality rose/oud scent, but we have lots of those to choose from, and the dry down is kind of boring as the clove note doesn't last, which is a shame since it really is nice in the opening. Mancera's Black Prestigium and Montale's Black Aoud are both pretty close to this. Don't know about the rest of you but I prefer Mancera's substantial glass bottles to the Montale metal cans that feel empty to me even when new (I realize it's weight not volume, but the psychological effect is there anyway). The two houses make a number of scents not all that distinguishable from each other, and when I find that I go for the Mancera specifically because I prefer their packaging. Bummer this is out of production because it's a good one, but there are alternatives.

Totally agree with sniffy2807's review below. For my taste at this stage of my fragrance journey, this ticks every box for me. I grew up in Saudi so this kind of oud-rose combo is nothing new to me. However, Montale did a great job at elevating this DNA with patchouli and leather. It's intoxicating, classy, and rich. It's quite middle eastern so it won't be for everyone but for me, this is the best Mancera I've tried so far. Sucks that it's hard to find now where I live. I still have around 40ml left and will get another bottle as soon as I find one. Edit: a few bottles popped up where I live and I picked up 2 of them. One is a screw-on cap from 2018 and the other is a magnetic cap bottle from 2023. And... yes it's been reformulated. It's still the same DNA but the 2023 one is fresher/less deep, not as animalic/pungent, and less powerful (not weak though). Maybe it gets better with time. Still worth it and always will be.

When I first smelled this i was like omg this smells very very similar to tom ford noir is like for me 90% but you got a more refined rose in exhange for the other notes. If you know how tom ford noir smells like you know how this smells like. After 6 years this parfume to me smells closer to the skin, when I first sprayed it at least will have to test it and see about the projection. The longevity though it lasts so long that you almost is nauseating. However the perfume is very blended so you don't get bored of it if you like rose perfumes. On my skin is quite sweet and the rose is proeminent. The ouds are very soft like in oud wood but they combine well with the rose. At the base you get more spice which is very nice combined with that rose that lingers for the duration of the whole parfume. The rose in the drydown gets more shy and you get more woods and spice but you can still smell it.

Two words: Have. Love. It has some of the best qualities of Guerlain Santal Royal, but in a more gutsy, masculine scent with better performance and less sweetness. It also reminds me a little of Rasasi Khaltat Al Oudh (but not Khaltat Al Khasa, which is a different scent). Black to Black has far better performance than the Rasasi Khaltat Al Oudh though. Black to Black even resembles Rasasi Faqat Lil Rijal in some ways, but with less standard woodiness and more oudy/rosy goodness, especially in the drydown. I like this a lot more than Montale Black Aoud, because this has more oud. I also prefer it to Juliette Has A Gun Midnight Oud because this has far better performance. @Jewelpaq, I like your attitude: "I am going to enjoy wearing this and people are going to love having me around." I rarely ever receive compliments, but I got a compliment about this scent. Recommended!

From the time you spray this to the time you take your fourth sniff , it changes dramatically and even more on the tenth time smelling. Listen to the reviews that mention soapy undertones with the beautiful bergamot contrast wow !!!. It goes from your basic oud rosé combo to this complex oud rose so fast and the whole time is ever changing. This has to be one of the most drastic evolving fragrances I’ve ever came across and it’s beautifully done . Who would have known mancera could pull off such a great quality rose oud ( I knew ) . Ignore a lot of reviews here . I notice a lot of ppl just don’t know what they are smelling. For example the silly review under mines . They compared this to oud satin mood 🤣🤣🤣. I’m sure oud satin mood was probably the only oud rose they ever smelled being so that it’s so popular. And after that they became an enthusiast. It’s so silly

This fragrance is a bold and intense one. It starts off with a strong burst of oud, rose, cloves, and bergamot. As it settles down, it transforms into a rich, leathery, rose saffron bomb. It’s a very long-lasting fragrance, and I’ve been able to smell it on me for over 7 hours later in the night. I really like the combination of these notes. However, it’s a very mature scent, so if you’re not a fan of rose, leather, clove, or other strong notes, this might not be the best choice for you. It’s an intoxicating fragrance, and I’m glad I got it before it’s almost impossible to find anywhere. It’s been discontinued, so it’s a bit of a hidden gem you soon won't ever be able to acquire. I was able to find mine on fragrance net for a decent price! I definitely recommend this to anyone that enjoys strong rose fragrances. 10/10 keeper

I like this perfume so much. The opening is medicinal + pungent a bit, but after an hour, it transforms itself into magical rosy-woody affair with some powdery character. A touch of leather is also present. The rose is prominent here and the oud is just shadows. However the blend is just right in the drydown thats where you will fall in love. Similar to Black Aoud Montale but BA has more powdery and old stuffy churchy character. Since i have both, to me BA has more sillage and longer lasting. But BTB is just an inch behind it and more wearable. i like both but i really admire BA more which is stronger, darker, gothic, cruel and individualistic. Though both perfumes are strong, surprisingly the drydown is so pleasing and friendly. People will like to be around you. yes coz i got many compliments on both. rating : 9/10

This is a very well made oud scent. It is for man, and for MAN only, it doesnt change too much from the start, but I would say it goes just a little bit sweet (but it is a dark and misterius perfume). Performance of a real EDP... stays on skin till you wash it off, sillage it is great and projects very well, every place you go the perfume stays for a long time in the air, so it is a beast performance. This can be comparable with Interlude the earlier versions, it is a powerful scent one or two sparys and you are ready. In my colection this is one of the great performers. New updates: In 2022 this was changed a little bit and it is not so intrusive with beastly performance, it has now average performance 8hrs top and not so loud as the older version. In this case more wearable perfume.

No time to shower? Use this. It also refreshes clothes. Stand out in a good way at unexpected social encounters. Black to Black will spruce you up in seconds. Rose heavy for a men's perfume, but urprisingly debonair once it settles down. It lasts for weeks on clothes, so be careful. Fragrances this powerful need a certain panache otherwise you just reek. Perhaps a little strong for everyday use, but sometimes you need extra help. Black to Black is a distinctive fragrance that can perform a difficult task with aplomb. I used to wonder if it was a bit too floral, but over the years a surprising number of women have said how much they like it. So relish those unexpected get-togethers, you may even receive a spontaneous compliment.

This is strangely a compliment getter I think as its goat a clean soapy undertone also the oud is not very skanky its just a soft but deep woody accord after it dries.The only brash part is the beginning with the spicy leathery saffron which I love but it only lasts for the 1st 30mins.Once the Rose Sandalwood Amber and Musk kick in this is gold its also very natural smelling which is often not associated with Mancera. Dont listen to the critiques of this house its great get a sample set and see what vibes with you.This is my staple niche house for a reason affordable and high quality. Yes I do have Amouages and Xerjoff but Mancera is not inferior at all they simply have their own style of perfumery.

Extremely potent fragrance could be popularizing but it is up my street very imposing scent masculine with delicate touches. Very potent on the intial spray dare I say even brash almost petroleum like however after an hour it develops into one of the most beautiful rose/oud spice combinations ever it's not versatile but it's a masterpiece. Strictly for black tie events and in winter not a casual scent by any means.This is a truly niche fragrance niche is quality and niche situationally it constantly develops during the wearing.I rate this as a 9/10

WOW !!!!!! This is my first ever Mancera perfume and a blind buy . This scent is beast , I had it on three days ago on my jumper and I can still smell it . This scent is not for everyone , since I own few Arabian Ouds so it wasn't too bad for me but still one of the strongest and longest lasting perfume I own by date. Highly recommended for Cold winter nights , and this stuff is for MAN AND MAN ONLY in my opinion . If you are looking for long lasting winter frag that will linger around on your clothes for days then look no further , buy this beast

Black to Black notes (prominent to my nose) are: ROSE, OUD, patchouli, saffron and little leather. I believe it's Bulgarian Rose used here as it's dark, heavy, juicy and silken with woody facets. Tho' I still have my Black Aoud, I'd rather keep rocking Black To Black and would recommend Black To Black to anyone who loves deep or rather, "dark" rose and oud fragrances. Also, the latter has more value for money: 120ml against 100ml. I'm pretty glad to own this LIMITED EDITION BOTTLE (which I bought two weeks back)! IG: mr_cornells

My friends gave me this on my bday, and mannnnnn!!! This is the real thing. I mean it isn’t mass appealing as some people relate it with mist that is sprayed over roses to keep them fresh. But i wore it only 2 times and both times- it got noticed and girls loved it. They said a pleasant rose smell is coming wherever i am moving. Some boys said it looks like a room freshner but still good. So I’ll rate it 8/10 just for its projection and longevity and pleasant smell.

I made a blind buy on this one. Lovely scent at night. Initially did not like it. But I later developed a new love for it. In a funny way, it reminds me of Bond No. 9 Dubai Emerald. Only that the bergamot keeps popping into my nose. Dubai Emerald is way sweeter and smells way more expensive (it is actually more expensive). I think the similarity is the saffron and Leather notes. A good scent that gets better on the dry down after 1 hour.

9 Augusta 2025. I got this yesterday it is amazing worth the money. It filled the whole room and stayed on my clothes 24 hours. Mancera outstanding for there unique scent means you don't smell it every where so it is outstanding. It is mixed roses an middle eastern spice typical DNA as mancera black lines and black prestigioum, montale black oud almost identical that why mancera stopped producing this one there are other alternatives.

Oh my days I got a whiff of this in the museum I worked in recently and I run after the lady and asked her what her perfume was, it was this, I got a bottle and the spicy, heady aromas that has a sillage, longevity and strength that you can’t question the £100 price tag, it’s gonna last ages If you like woody, spicy, oriental, feral fragrances like amber sultan by serge Lutens you will love this