Kenneth Cole Black
The smell in short
Main smell: white floral and floral. It opens with violet and citruses, moves to white flowers and tuberose and dries down to musk and sandalwood.
- Came out
- 2004
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Black notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Kenneth Cole Black
Black is made by Kenneth Cole.
Will people notice Black?
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance. Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety and Nino Cerruti 1881 spread further.
For work or for evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear.
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Black longevity
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety and Nino Cerruti 1881 last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like musk and sandalwood are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is spring. It is less suited to winter. Ranked by season: spring, summer, fall and winter.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is white floral (100%), followed by floral and powdery. You will probably like it if you enjoy white floral and floral smells and notes like white flowers and musk. Less obvious notes include jasmine and amber. Perfume fans rate it 3.83 out of 5.
More from this line
There are 5 other versions of this perfume, released between 2003 and 2020.
Black dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Parfums Gres Cabotine Variety (9 shared notes), Nino Cerruti 1881 (10 shared notes), Houbigant Quelques Fleurs (10 shared notes) and Givenchy Amarige (7 shared notes).
Quick answers
Is Black expensive?
It is mid priced: about €45 in Europe.
Can men wear Black?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2004.