Black Guava
BORNTOSTANDOUT®Extrait2025
Side by side
Black Guava vs. Bois Impérial
Is Black Guava better than Bois Impérial?
Black Guava projects louder.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
Patchouli
oudwoodywarm spicyearthyamber
This match is computed by our similarity model. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.
The essentials
What's different between Black Guava and Bois Impérial?
| Black Guava | Bois Impérial | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Extrait | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2025 | 2020 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Suzy Le Helley | Quentin Bisch |
| Best season | Fall | Summer |
Scent DNA
How do Black Guava and Bois Impérial smell?
Black Guava
Fruity
Tropical
Oud
Fresh
Woody
Warm Spicy
Rose
Earthy
Bois Impérial
Woody
Fresh Spicy
Aromatic
Oud
Green
Amber
Earthy
Warm Spicy
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Black Guava and Bois Impérial share?
Top
GuavaMandarin OrangeCardamom
BasilTimut Pepper
Heart
OudPeonyRoseGeranium
Sichuan PepperAkigalawood
Base
AmberCypriolPatchouli
VetiverPatchouliAmbroxan
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Spicy Notes
Cardamom
Sichuan PepperTimut Pepper
Earthy Notes
Patchouli
Patchouli
Where they fit
When and where do Black Guava and Bois Impérial work?
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Black Guava or Bois Impérial?
| Black Guava | Bois Impérial | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Longevity | 10+ hours | 10+ hours |
| Sillage | enormous | strong |
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What do reviewers say about Black Guava and Bois Impérial?
Black Guava opens with bright, ripe guava that feels immediately tropical. Then the oud arrives, and the composition shifts. Sweet notes become smoky, florals take on darker qualities.Black Guava
Bois Impérial earns its name without shouting it. The Sichuan pepper keeps things alive in the opening, the cedar-rose heart stays civilized, and the drydown is genuinely long.Bois Impérial
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