Skip to content
Parfumedia
21 community ratings
Barnaby Black

Knuckles Down Lonesome

Perfumer: Mathew Sabatino

UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

8.3/ 10
Community score
21 ratings
See your match

Barnaby Black Knuckles Down Lonesome is a unisex fragrance with a green, earthy and resinous forest feel, best suited to leisure time and fall.

Compare

Skunky's take: Freshness leads the way and cools the head.

How does it perform?

From 20 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
5.4 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage
5.3 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle
5.6 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Value for money
7.4 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Oakmoss
Mushrooms
Spices
Forest accord
Fir needle
Spruce

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fresh
  2. Green
  3. Spicy
  4. Woody
  5. Resinous
  6. Earthy

What does Knuckles Down Lonesome smell like?

The notes read as a single piece: oakmoss and mushrooms leave a damp, earthy trace, while fir needle and spruce keep it fresh and resinous. The forest accord strengthens the green side, and spices add a little warmth to the woody base.

Most voters pick fall, followed by spring and summer. Leisure and evening are the most chosen occasions. Longevity and sillage are rated weak. More voters call it masculine, though a good share see it as feminine. Mad et Len Humus and Alkemia In a Northern Wood have a close profile.

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 34%
    Autumn
  • 24%
    Spring
  • 22%
    Summer
  • 20%
    Winter
  • Casual
    32%
  • Evening
    23%
  • Daytime
    16%
  • Office
    16%
  • Sport
    9%
  • Nighttime
    5%

Least picked for nights out.

Smells like this

The closest scents by notes and accords.

More from Barnaby Black

By the Same Perfumer

Last updated: October 26, 2026