Alternatives

Perfumes like Black

Comme des Garçons Black is unisex, about €150–250 for a full bottle. Black pepper, licorice and birch tar, dark and graphic. Notes: black pepper, licorice, birch tar, incense, cedar, pepper. Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter.

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1. TrudonNicheUnisex€€€
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   Mortel

   Myrrh and incense with pepper, a candle in a side chapel. Shares incense, cedar, pepper with Black.

   Notes: myrrh, incense, cedar, pepper, labdanum, cistus · Moderate · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
2. Le LaboNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Patchouli 24

   Birch tar smoke over vanilla, like a smoked leather cabin. Shares birch tar with Black.

   Notes: birch tar, patchouli, vanilla, smoke, leather, styrax · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
3. Serge LutensNicheUnisex€€€
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   L'Orpheline

   Grey incense and musk, a quiet lonely cloud. Shares incense, cedar, pepper with Black.

   Notes: incense, ambergris, musk, cashmeran, cedar, pepper · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter · office-safe
4. Tauer PerfumesUltra-nicheUnisex€€€
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   Lonestar Memories

   Birch tar, leather and geranium, a Texas campfire. Shares birch tar with Black.

   Notes: birch tar, geranium, leather, carrot seed, myrrh, sandalwood · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
5. XerjoffNicheUnisex€€€€
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   Uden

   Plum, rose and pepper with ambergris, dark and bold. Shares black pepper, cedar with Black.

   Notes: plum, rose, black pepper, ambergris, vanilla, cedar · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
6. DiptyqueNicheUnisex€€€
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   Orphéon

   A smoky Paris jazz bar from the sixties, juniper, cedar and a faint jasmine powder. Shares cedar, pepper with Black.

   Notes: juniper berries, jasmine, cedar, tonka, pepper, powdery notes · Moderate · lasts 4–8h · autumn, winter, spring · office-safe
7. NasomattoUltra-nicheUnisex€€€€
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   Black Afgano

   Dark resin, smoke and coffee, intense and narcotic. Shares incense with Black.

   Notes: green resin, tobacco, coffee, incense, oud · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter
8. Roja ParfumsUltra-nicheFor men€€€€
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   Enigma Pour Homme

   Cognac, ginger and tobacco, a private members' club. Shares black pepper with Black.

   Notes: cognac, ginger, tobacco, vanilla, sandalwood, black pepper, heliotrope · Strong · lasts 8h+ · autumn, winter

Before buying a full bottle, try a sample of two or three of these for a few days. Niche perfume changes a lot on skin.