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    FRANCIS BLACK vs. Warm Bulb

    Clearly related
    Warm Bulb by Clue Perfumery bottle

    Warm Bulb

    Clue Perfumery
    Extrait de Parfum2023
    New comparison

    Warm Bulb rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin, while FRANCIS BLACK projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: FRANCIS BLACK vs. Warm Bulb
    FRANCIS BLACKWarm Bulb
    Concentration—Extrait de Parfum
    Launched20202023
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerJames ElliottLaura Oberwetter
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    FRANCIS BLACK

    Woody
    Vanilla
    Powdery
    Aromatic
    Sweet

    Warm Bulb

    Vanilla
    Warm Spicy
    Sweet
    Herbal
    Powdery
    Tobacco
    Fresh Spicy
    Paper

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Coffee Blossom
    Air AccordBlack PepperBurning dust
    Heart
    Vanilla
    ImmortellePaperTobacco
    Base
    Cedarwood
    VanillaAmberSandalwood

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: FRANCIS BLACK vs. Warm Bulb
    FRANCIS BLACKWarm Bulb
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity2-4 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Francis Black wraps around you like a late-night conversation, soft coffee blossom, warm vanilla, cedar staying close. Intimate and quietly magnetic. For those who want to be noticed by someone.FRANCIS BLACK
    Not a cozy vanilla fragrance. The opening is strange and almost industrial before softening into something genuinely tender.Warm Bulb