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    Side by side

    Bayswater vs. Cuir Noir

    Bayswater by Boadicea the Victorious bottle

    Bayswater

    Boadicea the Victorious
    Parfum2013
    Very similar
    Cuir Noir by Giorgio Armani bottle

    Cuir Noir

    Giorgio Armani
    Eau de Parfum2011
    New comparison

    Bayswater wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Bayswater vs. Cuir Noir
    BayswaterCuir Noir
    ConcentrationParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20132011
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerNathalie Lorson
    Best seasonFallFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Bayswater

    Woody
    Amber
    Rose
    Fresh Spicy
    Warm Spicy
    Oud
    Aromatic
    Leather

    Cuir Noir

    Vanilla
    Woody
    Leather
    Amber
    Oud
    Powdery
    Warm Spicy
    Animalic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    NutmegCoriander
    SandalwoodRoseCorianderNutmeg
    Heart
    RoseSandalwood
    LeatherSmoky GuaiacOud
    Base
    BenzoinGuaiac WoodOudLeather
    VanillaBenzoin

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Bayswater vs. Cuir Noir
    BayswaterCuir Noir
    Score4/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours4-6 hours
    Sillagemoderatemoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This fragrance goes from warm spice to rose to leather in a way that shouldn't work but absolutely does. The rose isn't delicate here, it's assertive and takes command of the heart.Bayswater
    This is leather that learned warmth. Not the harsh stuff, the kind that's been handled, worn, loved. The vanilla and benzoin don't soften it so much as complicate it.Cuir Noir