If Scents Had Colors: Top 10 'Black Scent' Perfumes

Our five senses are interconnected, and when we smell perfumes, we often experience synesthesia and cross-sensory perceptions.

So, can scents have colors? Absolutely!

For example, citrus-based perfumes are orangish-yellow, aquatic scents are blue, and leafy fragrances are green.

Yoji Yamamoto, a fervent enthusiast of black, says, "Black is both low-key and cold, lazy yet sharp, and at the same time, very mysterious."

So... what scents could be black? Agarwood, tobacco, leather? Or perhaps black chocolate?

After careful selection, we discovered these ten perfumes that best evoke the color black, hoping to give you a unique experience.

1. Nasomatto Black Afgano -

As described by many, this perfume simulates the scent of marijuana. With intense smoky tobacco, strong animalistic notes, and a bitter touch of oud wood, it feels like stepping into a dark swamp of a bizarre fairy tale. Undoubtedly worthy of the title "Dark Demon King!"

2. Etat Libre d'Orange Rien EDP - It smells like an aged, worn-out leather in a dim, dusty, lightless basement. The bitter and smoky notes give a sense of desolation, conjuring images of a night filled with heavy grievances, walking alone.

3. Serge Lutens Serge Noire - A mysterious gothic-style scent, a perfect companion for a horror movie. It's a chaotic blend of various spices, incense, and patchouli, with smoky, spicy, and cool bitter undertones, intertwined with a rich animalic touch. It evokes the decadence and disorder of 19th-century London's nocturnal streets.

4. Liquides Imaginaires Fortis - It is a heavily roasted agarwood, intensely bitter and dry, even cracking. It combines the strong smoky feel of birch with a distinct cumin note. Many say it resembles Nasomatto Black Afgano, indicating a close competition for the "Dark Demon King" title.

5. Salvador Dali Pour Homme - If you want to wear it on Halloween, better play the role of a vampire! With cold, damp oakmoss and earthy notes, complemented by a hint of sweet floral with a touch of blood, it brings to mind dim, damp alleys and a vampire feasting on a girl's sweet blood.

6. Ermenegildo Zegna Indonesian Oud EDP - This fragrance exudes a sense of luxury. It features a combination of smoky agarwood and sweet rose, as if roasting them in a fireplace. The sweetness of the rose perfectly balances the pungent oud and creates a rich and full aroma.

7. Davidoff Zino Davidoff - Known as the 007 of perfumes? With its bitter galbanum, sharp lavender, and spicy smoky woods, it presents a cold and mysterious masculine character. A hint of animalic notes adds a touch of wildness, but not brutishness, revealing a dark killer's temperament.

8. Lalique Encre Noire A L'Extreme - It smells somewhat related to the original Encre Noire, yet quite distinct. The original was dominated by damp, earthy vetiver. This intensified version, however, exudes a strong incense aroma. Its bitterness is intensified, giving the impression of burnt vetiver.

9. Acqua di Parma Leather Eau de Parfum - It's a playful black fragrance. Smoky woody leather combined with a slightly bitter tobacco scent exudes a wild and cool aura. It's like a Swag boy wearing a snapback, black leather jacket, and a black tee. Occasionally, a hint of sweetness from raspberry and orange adds a touch of cuteness to his wildness.

10. Kilian Black Phantom - Let it be known that this perfume does not participate in the dark-themed battle. However, it is indeed black, but black like black chocolate. It smells like almond-studded dark chocolate, with a mix of rich and smoky bitterness, a unique and stylish black food-inspired fragrance.

"Black, hiding at the end of all colors."

In the colorful world of perfumes, go and find your own "colorful black"!