Do Joal and Black Phantom smell similar?

Joal and Black Phantom rate a very similar 80% match on our similarity model. They share 2 notes including Dark Chocolate and Tonka Bean. Both lean warm spicy, chocolate and sweet.

Which lasts longer, Joal or Black Phantom?

Joal and Black Phantom wear about as long as each other — community testers report 6-10 hours for both. Longevity shifts with skin type, weather, and how much you apply.

When should you wear Joal vs Black Phantom?

Joal peaks in fall, while Black Phantom is voted best for winter. Both still work year-round; the season vote just reflects where each shines most.

Which is better rated, Joal or Black Phantom?

Joal scores higher with the community at 4/5, versus 3/5 for Black Phantom. A rating measures overall approval, not which suits you — sample both if you can.

Side by side

Joal vs. Black Phantom

Q: Is Joal better than Black Phantom?

Neither is universally better — it depends on what you want. Joal rates higher with the community. Weigh the shared notes, performance, and community votes above to decide which fits you.

Joal

Coquillete

Eau de Parfum2016

80^%

Very similar

Black Phantom

By Kilian

Eau de Parfum2012

New comparison

Is Joal better than Black Phantom?

Black Phantom layers Bulgarian rose, peach, honey, and coffee over rum and vanilla, a dessert-table composition with eight unique notes. Joal narrows focus to cacao, hazelnut, and dark chocolate for a cleaner, nuttier chocolate experience. That tighter execution helps Joal score a full point higher in rating, though both fragrances last 6-10 hours with moderate sillage.

Pick Joal

Pick Black Phantom if you want rose and fruit softening a coffee-rum backbone instead of a straight chocolate-nut profile.

Pick Black Phantom

Pick Joal if a focused cacao-hazelnut-dark chocolate trio without florals or fruit sounds more appealing.

Why this score

Performance proximity

Accord profile overlap

Gender alignment

Dark ChocolateTonka Bean

warm spicychocolatesweetwoody

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 Joal and Black Phantom?

Key facts: Joal vs. Black Phantom
	Joal	Black Phantom
Concentration	Eau de Parfum	Eau de Parfum
Launched	2016	2012
Gender	Unisex	Unisex
Perfumer	Elise Juarros	Calice Becker
Best season	Fall	Winter

Scent DNA

How do Joal and Black Phantom smell?

Joal

Cacao

Warm Spicy

Chocolate

Sweet

Nutty

Woody

Black Phantom

Sweet

Warm Spicy

Coffee

Rum

Chocolate

Caramel

Woody

Warm Spice

Shared between both fragrances

The pyramid

What notes do Joal and Black Phantom share?

Top

CacaoCocoa

PeachRumAppleCaramelDark ChocolatePlumCinnamon

Heart

Dark Chocolate

Bulgarian RoseCoffeeAlmondJasmineHeliotropeBourbon Geranium

Base

HazelnutTonka Bean

SandalwoodHoneyVanillaMyrrhTonka BeanVetiverSugar Cane

Notes both fragrances share

Shared note families

Gourmandy Notes

CacaoHazelnutDark ChocolateCocoa

CoffeeRumHoneyAlmondCaramelDark ChocolateSugar Cane

Oriental Notes

Tonka Bean

VanillaMyrrhTonka Bean

Where they fit

When and where do Joal and Black Phantom work?

Spring

Fall

Winter

Community taste

Which performs better, Joal or Black Phantom?

Community verdict: Joal vs. Black Phantom
	Joal	Black Phantom
Score	4/5	3/5
Longevity	6-10 hours	6-10 hours
Sillage	moderate	moderate

No varnish

What do reviewers say about Joal and Black Phantom?

This is the actual sensation of eating dark chocolate with hazelnuts, not a perfume about chocolate, but the thing itself. Intimate. Addictive. The warmth and bitterness stay with you.Joal

Straight up, Black Phantom smells like you bathed in a chocolate shop's rum cellar. Not for the timid, this one commands attention. If edible fragrances are your jam, you'll find plenty to love here.Black Phantom

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