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    Side by side

    Lights vs. Crystal Noir

    Lights by Roads bottle

    Lights

    Roads
    Eau de Parfum2014
    Very similar
    New comparison

    Crystal Noir rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Lights vs. Crystal Noir
    LightsCrystal Noir
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20142004
    GenderUnisexFemale
    PerfumerAntoine Lie
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Lights

    Warm Spicy
    Woody
    White Floral
    Yellow Floral
    Powdery
    Fresh Spicy
    Aromatic
    Sweet

    Crystal Noir

    White Floral
    Warm Spicy
    Fresh Spicy
    Coconut
    Lactonic
    Woody
    Fresh
    Musky

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    BergamotLemonJasmineYlang-Ylang
    Black figPepperGingerBlackcurrantVioletCardamom
    Heart
    CloveGeraniumViolet LeafRose
    CoconutFrangipaniGardeniaJasmineTuberoseOrange BlossomPeony
    Base
    MuskAmberSandalwoodVanilla
    SandalwoodCashmeranMuskAmberHeliotropinVanilla

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Lights vs. Crystal Noir
    LightsCrystal Noir
    Score2.5/54/5
    Longevity4-6 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This one divides people fast. The synthetic-floral label trips up buyers expecting another soft rose. But that warm, slightly spiced drydown, the amber and vanilla that stay close.Lights
    Crystal Noir is not subtle and it knows it. The pepper and ginger opening is unapologetically assertive, but the coconut gardenia heart is where it wins people over.Crystal Noir

    The hunt

    Best price, size by size

    Best price by size: Lights vs. Crystal Noir
    LightsCrystal Noir
    1 oz$32.95fragranceshop
    1.7 oz$40.95fragranceshop
    3 oz$46.95fragranceshop

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