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    Baloak vs. Snake Oil

    Baloak by Balint Parfums bottle

    Baloak

    Balint Parfums
    Extrait de Parfum2024
    Moderately similar
    Snake Oil by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab bottle

    Snake Oil

    Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
    Eau de Parfum (imperial)2004
    New comparison

    Snake Oil rates higher with the community.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Baloak vs. Snake Oil
    BaloakSnake Oil
    ConcentrationExtrait de ParfumEau de Parfum (imperial)
    Launched20242004
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerCsaba BálintElizabeth Moriarty Barrial
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Baloak

    Woody
    Fruity
    Wine
    Coconut
    Sweet
    Earthy
    Aromatic

    Snake Oil

    Vanilla
    Amber
    Warm Spicy
    Powdery
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BlackberryRed WineGalbanum
    Spicy NotesSugar
    Heart
    CoconutIris PallidaOudBlackcurrant BudOrris RootWhite cognac
    Ambrette
    Base
    CedarwoodSandalwoodBenzoinCypriol
    PatchouliVanilla

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Baloak vs. Snake Oil
    BaloakSnake Oil
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    The wine-blackberry opening leans tart, even sharp, not everyone wants that at 8am. But give it 30 minutes and the coconut-iris warmth arrives, turning the whole thing into something worth wearing.Baloak
    Snake Oil is BPAL's original, the one everything else came back to. It's not trying to impress you with restraint, it's warm, sweet, unapologetically rich. If you want quiet, look elsewhere.Snake Oil