Lalique · 2021
White in Black
Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
| 125 ml | $135 |
The houseFor men
VersionEau de Parfum
Bergamot, grapefruit and a wisp of incense over cardamom, pink pepper and lavandin, drying down to cedar, patchouli and vanilla.
Lalique says
You’ll smell Italian Bergamot, grapefruit, incense, Cardamom Oil, Pink Peppercorn, Elemi Oil, lavender (lavandin), White Cedarwood, Patchouli Oil, Tolu Balsam, Ambroxan and vanilla.
More from Lalique’s description
It also mentions Citrus cocktail, Cool spices, Patchouli, Bergamot, Cedar, Cardamom, Elemi and Pink pepper.
What’s inside it
What Lalique names
What the label names
6 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 & lavender2 florals1 sweet
Herbs & lavender1
Sweet1
Heart2
as it settles
Dry-down1
what stays
3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Wearers say
Smells like it
For more
LaytonOn your shelfParfums de Marly · Most of its own wearers call White in Black a cheaper copy of it“Lalique white in black is 95% layton. Own both of them.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2022 · 1 vote
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares bergamot, grapefruit, cardamom, pink pepper and 4 more
DecisionAmouage · shares bergamot, frankincense, cardamom, pink pepper and 3 more
SalvoMaison Alhambra · shares bergamot, pink pepper, elemi, lavender and 3 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.