37 community ratings

Black Swan / Черный Лебедь

Name: Black Swan / Черный Лебедь
Brand: Brocard

Perfumer: Aliénor Massenet

WomenClassic

7.5/ 10

Community score
37 ratings

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Brocard Black Swan / Черный Лебедь is a floral and green scent with a sweet, woody base, classed as a women's perfume.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 37 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.7 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.1 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.5 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Value for money

8.6 /10

Easily worth what it costs.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

81% 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

Almond Bergamot

Hazelnut leaf

Heart notesfirst few hours

Violet Heliotrope Rose Orchid

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Haitian vetiver Patchouli Sandalwood Vetiver

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Green
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Creamy
Chypre

What does Black Swan / Черный Лебедь smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn, followed by spring and winter, and it suits evenings, nights out and leisure time. Most voters read it as feminine, though a fair number call it masculine.

It opens with almond, bergamot and hazelnut leaf. In the heart, violet, heliotrope, rose and orchid build a floral, creamy body. The base of vetiver, patchouli and sandalwood settles it into a woody, chypre-leaning dry-down, with the spicy and sweet sides staying in the background.