Black Angel

I really love this perfume. It is at the beginning a fresh spicy citrus that settles down to a quiet ginger as "pitbull friend" says. But i also find a mild vanilla note i the base, although vanilla isn ́t found in the fragrance notes. There is nothing "Black" about this perfume, altough i expected it when i bought it. It ́s a light sweet spicy scent - and it is wonderful!

9154mf and Charli both wrote descent and good reviews about this very nice fragrance. Other reviewers are like fallen from the Mars :)

"Black Angel" is all about the zingy top notes for me. I get a wealth of spicy ginger and fresh coriander, with citrus fizzing through like lemonade, over a whisper of jasmine. For some reason, however, on my skin it seems to skip the sparkly opening act and sink straight into the dry woody sweetness of the base notes, where the texture is less 'spicy aromatic' and more warm, almost gourmand, like ginger bread. I assume this is down to body heat? The store owner was even surprised at how different it smelled on my arm, and although she thought my skin "enhanced" it, I rather preferred the quality it had on paper. The longevity and sillage were also quite disappointing, but this may have been down to over exposure (it was the last in a long list of testers). I might try it again with a fresh nose, as it did intrigue me. Definitely a recommend for ginger lovers.

I really enjoyed the sample I had of this. At first you get a strong boozy citrus blast, which makes you feel like someone has thrown a cocktail over you...in a good way, kind of. Then the spices come through and the perfume settles into something very pleasant and wearable. I don't recognise this perfume from the advertising blurb on Buxton's site. It is more suitable for daytime for me. The lasting power is alright, but for the asking price one would expect a bit more. It is wildly overpriced. Most perfumes are, but the ingredients listed aren't so exotic and it's not a 'special occasion' scent. Who are the people who can afford this stuff without a sharp intake of breath, and why aren't I related to them?

Okay, I've tried this twice now and, while it's bright and pleasant, the combination of notes smells pretty precisely like toothpaste and mouthwash. A better name might be "Good Hygiene". I'll give Mark Buxton credit for always swinging for the fences--his hits are fabulous and his misses tend to be spectacular. Sillage: 1-2 ft Longevity: 2-3 hours Fabulosity: semi-annual checkups Value to price ratio: poor 2/10