Bvlgari · 2014
Man in Black
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
The houseFor men
VersionEau de Parfum
Spiced rum over a touch of tuberose and soft leather, drying to vanilla-sweet benzoin, tonka and smoky guaiac wood.
Bvlgari says
You’ll smell Vibrant Spices Accord, Obsessive Ambery Accord, Tuberose Absolute, Leather Accord, Benzoin Siam Absolute and Guaiac Wood Essence.
More from Bvlgari’s description
It also mentions Vibrant Spice Accord, Ambery Rum, Benzoin of Siam Absolute, Especias Vibrantes, Ron Ambarino, Flor de Tuberosa, Concreta de Iris, Leather (acorde de cuero), Benzoin (benjoin), Haba Tonka, Guaiacwood (madera de guayaco), Rum, Leather, Vibrant spices, Spices, Tuberose, Iris, Benzoin, Tonka bean and Guaiac wood.
What’s inside it
What Bvlgari names
What the label names
9 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender4 florals1 sweet1 spices
Citrus2
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Spices1
Top notes3
when you spray it
Heart3
as it settles
Dry-down3
what stays
5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell5
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
Bois PacifiqueOn your shelfTom Ford · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Man in Black“This scent is very much in line with Bvlagari Man in Black EDP and to my nose it was very, VERY, similar to Bentley for Men Absolute.”
Reddit post, r/DesiFragranceAddicts, 2025
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Havana TonkaByredo · shares Leather Accord, benzoin, Ambery Rum and tonka
Fucking FabulousTom Ford · shares Leather Accord, orris and tonka
Rolling in LoveKilian Paris · shares tuberose, orris and tonka
Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.