13 community ratings

Poudre Noire

UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

8.3/ 10

Community score
13 ratings

Sultan Pasha Attars Poudre Noire is a floral, powdery and smoky unisex scent that opens with heliotrope, honey and Turkish rose otto.

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Skunky's take: Floral accords up front; keep it from the bees.

How does it perform?

From 11 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.6 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

7.5 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

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

Heliotrope Honey

Turkish rose otto

Lilac

Heart notesfirst few hours

Jasmine Tuberose Heliotrope Tobacco Peach

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Cedarwood Ambergris

Mousse de Saxe

Honey absolute

Mysore sandalwood Hay absolute Tobacco absolute Civet Peru balsam

Black tea absolute

Frankincense Musk Siam benzoin

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Green
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Powdery
Creamy

What does Poudre Noire smell like?

The top holds heliotrope, honey, rose otto and lilac. In the heart, jasmine, tuberose, tobacco and peach carry the florals towards a sweet, powdery character. The base of cedarwood, ambergris, civet and musk adds a woody, animalic and resinous footing, with green and spicy touches among the accords.

Voters rate its longevity as strong and its sillage as good, though the number of votes is small. It suits men and women alike and wears dense and distinctive. Zoologist Moth and Sultan Pasha Attars Dewaniya have a close profile.