Warm Bulb
Clue PerfumeryExtrait de Parfum2023
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Warm Bulb vs. Blackwater Thistle
Is Warm Bulb better than Blackwater Thistle?
Warm Bulb rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while Blackwater Thistle projects louder.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
herbalpowdery
This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. 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 Warm Bulb and Blackwater Thistle?
| Warm Bulb | Blackwater Thistle | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Extrait de Parfum | Eau de Parfum |
| Launched | 2023 | 2016 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Laura Oberwetter | Aelfrik Spektor, Corey Newcombe |
| Best season | Winter | Fall |
Scent DNA
How do Warm Bulb and Blackwater Thistle smell?
Warm Bulb
Vanilla
Warm Spicy
Sweet
Herbal
Powdery
Tobacco
Fresh Spicy
Paper
Blackwater Thistle
Earthy
Green
Herbal
Mossy
Violet
Fresh
Aromatic
Powdery
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Warm Bulb and Blackwater Thistle share?
Top
Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
Earthy NotesGrassReed
Heart
ImmortellePaperTobacco
—Base
VanillaAmberSandalwood
MossVioletThistle
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Floral Notes
Immortelle
Violet
Where they fit
When and where do Warm Bulb and Blackwater Thistle work?
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Warm Bulb or Blackwater Thistle?
| Warm Bulb | Blackwater Thistle | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 3.5/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 2-4 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | strong |
No varnish
What do reviewers say about Warm Bulb and Blackwater Thistle?
Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb
This one doesn't ask permission. The geosmin and thistle open like a dare, bitter, green, swampy, and not everyone survives the first minute. But if you've ever wanted to smell like a highlands lake.Blackwater Thistle
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