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    Fougere Bengale vs. Eau Noire

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

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Fougere Bengale vs. Eau Noire
    Fougere BengaleEau Noire
    ConcentrationEau de ToiletteEau de Parfum
    Launched20072004
    GenderMaleUnisex
    PerfumerMarc-Antoine CorticchiatoFrancis Kurkdjian
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Fougere Bengale

    Fresh Spicy
    Green
    Tobacco
    Herbal
    Sweet
    Lavender
    Earthy
    Aromatic

    Eau Noire

    Aromatic
    Soft Spicy
    Herbal
    Lavender
    Warm Spicy
    Coffee
    Sweet
    Fresh Spicy

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

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

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Fougere Bengale vs. Eau Noire
    Fougere BengaleEau Noire
    Score3.5/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagestrongmoderate

    No varnish

    Real talk

    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
    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