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    Eau Noire vs. Fougere Bengale

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    Eau Noire rates higher with the community, while Fougere Bengale projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Eau Noire vs. Fougere Bengale
    Eau NoireFougere Bengale
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Toilette
    Launched20042007
    GenderUnisexMale
    PerfumerFrancis KurkdjianMarc-Antoine Corticchiato
    Best seasonWinterFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Eau Noire

    Aromatic
    Soft Spicy
    Herbal
    Lavender
    Warm Spicy
    Coffee
    Sweet
    Fresh Spicy

    Fougere Bengale

    Fresh Spicy
    Green
    Tobacco
    Herbal
    Sweet
    Lavender
    Earthy
    Aromatic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    ThymeSage
    LavenderGingerBlack TeaMint
    Heart
    LavenderCoffeeImmortelleCedarwoodSaffron
    HayBlond tobaccoBlack Pepper
    Base
    LicoriceVanillaVioletLeatherGreen Notes
    OakmossTonka BeanPatchouliVanilla

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Eau Noire vs. Fougere Bengale
    Eau NoireFougere Bengale
    Score4/53.5/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This is the fragrance that makes people lean in. Lavender isn't usually a conversation starter, but here it arrives with coffee and licorice, armchair philosophy, not small talk.Eau Noire
    English barbershop cleanliness, then Bengal makes its presence known. This isn't for the neat and contained, it's for the wearer who wants their fragrance to carry weight. Bold. Hay-forward.Fougere Bengale