12 community ratings

Black Karak

Name: Black Karak
Brand: Borntostandout

Perfumer: Véronique Nyberg

2025Unisex

7.4/ 10

Community score
12 ratings

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Borntostandout Black Karak is a unisex fragrance that pairs saffron, cardamom and karak tea with coffee, leather and oud, carrying sweet and smoky sides together.

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Skunky's take: My nose swears it heard leaves rustling.

How does it perform?

From 13 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

9.2 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

9.1 /10

You will be noticed when you walk into a room.

Bottle

8.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.9 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

83% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Cypriol Saffron Cardamom Leather Black tea

Karak tea

Coffee Amberwood Oud Tonka bean absolute Gaiac wood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Green
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Creamy
Resinous

What does Black Karak smell like?

The notes have no top-to-base split and read as one piece: cypriol and saffron draw a spicy frame, black tea and karak tea add a creamy, gourmand warmth, and coffee deepens it. Leather, oud and gaiac wood lay a woody, smoky, resinous floor, which tonka bean absolute and amberwood sweeten and soften.

Voters rate both longevity and sillage as very strong, though the number of votes is small. It suits those who like a dense, full-bodied scent, and as a unisex fragrance it sits equally on men and women. Lattafa Shahrazad and The Dua Brand Karak Darkness have a close profile.