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Dark Knight Absolu by Fragrance Couture
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Fragrance Couture

Dark Knight Absolu

Eau de Parfum · 100 ml

$18.99

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From our own shelf: sold under its own name by the house that made it.

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How it smells

Mapped on twelve accords, from the box.

We haven't put this one on skin yet — no scores, no measured numbers until we do. What the house publishes:

Green / Herbal3
Woody1
Smoky / Incense1

Decoded from the note list the house publishes.

Top notes

First 15 minutes

  • Bergamot

    Citrus

    Bitter Italian citrus peel — bright, slightly floral, the classic opener.

  • Rosemary

    Aromatic / herbal

    Resinous herb — sharp and pine-adjacent.

  • Coriander

    Spice

    Seed — soft, warm, lightly citrus.

Heart notes

The next few hours

  • Juniper Berries

    Aromatic / herbal

    Listed by the house on the box.

  • Lavender

    Aromatic / herbal

    Distilled herb flower — clean, camphorous, barbershop-dry.

  • Clary Sage

    Aromatic / herbal

    Herb with a sweet, tea-like, ambery edge.

Base notes

What's left at the end

  • Leather

    Leather / smoke

    Tanned hide accord — smoky, dry, a little sweet.

  • Lavender

    Aromatic / herbal

    Distilled herb flower — clean, camphorous, barbershop-dry.

  • Patchouli

    Wood

    Leaf — earthy, damp, slightly camphorous.

  • Moss

    Green

    Lichen — damp forest floor, inky and bitter.

Note list as published by the house. Descriptions explain the raw material itself — not how this bottle performed on us.

What our shelf has learned

From 1990 bottles and 21 logged wears in our own register.

How these notes have behaved on us across every bottle we've worn — not a measurement of this bottle.

  • Bergamoton 255 of our bottles, 11 worn
    often sits with Musk, Jasmine, Sandalwood
  • Patchoulion 216 of our bottles, 6 worn
    often sits with Jasmine, Vanilla, Sandalwood
  • Lavenderon 115 of our bottles, 5 worn
    often sits with Sandalwood, Amber, Cedar
  • Leatheron 61 of our bottles, 1 worn
    often sits with Sandalwood, Amber, Vanilla
  • Rosemaryon 45 of our bottles, 1 worn
    often sits with Oakmoss, Lemon, Mandarin
  • Corianderon 39 of our bottles, not yet worn
    often sits with Sandalwood, Vetiver, Jasmine

No measured longevity or projection logged yet.

Counted live from our register and wear logs.