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Bulgari Black(1998)

Bvlgari · Annick Menardo · Woody

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Created by Annick Menardo for Bulgari, this composition opens on tea, bergamot, and an unusual rubber accord, moves through a heart of amber and woods, and closes on vanilla, tonka bean, and leather.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →
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Brand
Bvlgari
Launched
1998
Family
Woody

Created by Annick Menardo for Bulgari, this composition opens on tea, bergamot, and an unusual rubber accord, moves through a heart of amber and woods, and closes on vanilla, tonka bean, and leather. Its rubber note, evoking the smell of a tire or bicycle tube, was a genuinely radical, unconventional material choice for prestige perfumery, and Bulgari Black remains one of the most acclaimed and frequently cited unisex niche fragrances of its era, still discussed as a landmark in unconventional material use.

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Top notes
TeaBergamotRubber
Heart notes
AmberWoods
Base notes
VanillaTonka BeanLeather
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