Encre Noire
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Encre Noire(2006)

Lalique · Nathalie Lorson · Woody

At a glance

Created by Nathalie Lorson for Lalique, Encre Noire opens on cypress, moves through an extreme overdose of vetiver, and closes on musk and cedarwood. Its stark, near-monolithic vetiver structure, stripped of the citrus and spice typically used to soften the material, made it one of the most acclaimed and influential minimalist vetiver compositions in modern perfumery, still cited by enthusiasts as a benchmark for raw, earthy vetiver treatment.

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Did you know? This scent's musk note is almost certainly synthetic — discovered by accident in 1888 while researching explosives. Read the full story →
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Brand
Lalique
Launched
2006
Family
Woody

Encre Noire is a fragrance from Lalique, released in 2006 and composed by Nathalie Lorson. It sits in the Woody family. It opens with Cypress, moves into a heart of Vetiver, and settles into a base of Musk and Cedarwood.

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Top notes
Cypress
Heart notes
Vetiver
Base notes
MuskCedarwood
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16