Year: 2011
Notes: black pepper, ginger, cinnamon, liquorice, coffee, tonka bean, frankincense, birch bark, oud, guaiac wood
Comment: Eau de Parfum review
While Black smells unequivocally dark, one wouldn't necessarily view it as addictive, or particularly seductive, if Undergreen's 'modest' press release is anything to go by...
With fleeting traces of pepper, cinnamon and ginger, it initially comes across as a murky woody-aromatic. The majority of the accords work together towards generating a burnt woody aura, but the chalky and slightly milky sawdust undertones of the composition doesn't leave much room for any sensual warmth.
For a brief period, both the coffee and liquorice heighten their poise, before duly surrendering to the tonka bean, frankincense and woods. But within moments, all that remains are faint ashy remnants of what went on before, featuring a grey powdery woodiness that's both masculine and rather striking.
With minimal sillage and poor longevity, it's too detached and insubstantial for one to really enjoy. Furthermore, its eye-watering price tag is extremely perplexing for what it actually offers.
With fleeting traces of pepper, cinnamon and ginger, it initially comes across as a murky woody-aromatic. The majority of the accords work together towards generating a burnt woody aura, but the chalky and slightly milky sawdust undertones of the composition doesn't leave much room for any sensual warmth.
For a brief period, both the coffee and liquorice heighten their poise, before duly surrendering to the tonka bean, frankincense and woods. But within moments, all that remains are faint ashy remnants of what went on before, featuring a grey powdery woodiness that's both masculine and rather striking.
With minimal sillage and poor longevity, it's too detached and insubstantial for one to really enjoy. Furthermore, its eye-watering price tag is extremely perplexing for what it actually offers.
