Creed

Love in Black

for women · Launched 2008

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Scent profile

Share of people who describe it this way

How it wears

Share of votes by people who wear it: 104 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
long lasting52% of votes
Scent trail
moderate44% of votes
Season
winter39% of votes
Time of day
night56% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 63 votes

  • very weak
    11%
  • weak
    6%
  • moderate
    22%
  • long lasting
    52%
  • eternal
    8%

Sillage · 63 votes

  • intimate
    10%
  • moderate
    44%
  • strong
    29%
  • enormous
    17%

Season · 104 votes

  • winter
    39%
  • spring
    36%
  • summer
    25%

Time of day · 91 votes

  • day
    44%
  • night
    56%

Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.

Notes

Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.

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About Creed Love in Black

Perfumers: Erwin Creed, Olivier Creed

Love in Black is Creed's 2008 violet and rose fragrance for women, composed by Olivier and Erwin Creed. Floral is the overwhelming description; a minority also pick up spice, sweetness, woods and musk, which gives a sense of how the flowers are shaded.

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Love in Black is Creed's 2008 violet and rose fragrance for women, composed by Olivier and Erwin Creed. Floral is the overwhelming description; a minority also pick up spice, sweetness, woods and musk, which gives a sense of how the flowers are shaded.

Unusually, cedar sits in the opening alongside Italian violet and wildflowers, so the first impression is a dry, woody violet rather than a sweet one, cool and a little shadowy. The heart deepens with iris, powdery and rooty, musk for softness and cloves, which add a warm, slightly medicinal spice. The base is black currant and Bulgarian rose, so the fragrance ends on a tart, dark fruit note and a full, classic rose rather than on the usual woods.

About half of wearers report long-lasting wear, and the sillage is moderate for most with a sizeable group finding it strong. Autumn and winter lead the votes, and night edges ahead of day, so it suits cool evenings and anyone who likes violet treated as something dark and dressed-up rather than sweet.

Love in Black — unisex fragrance by Creed (released 2008). Top notes: Italian Violet, Virginia Cedar, Wildflowers. Heart notes: Iris, Musk, Cloves. Base notes: Black Currant, Bulgarian Rose. — Parfica open fragrance database

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Quick answers

How much does Creed Love in Black cost in Germany?

No partner shop in Germany has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.

What does it smell like?

Mainly floral, spicy, gourmand and woody. It opens with italian violet, virginia cedar, wildflowers; the heart is cloves, iris, musk; the base is black currant, bulgarian rose.

Who makes it?

Creed (France). Launched in 2008. The perfumers are Erwin Creed and Olivier Creed. Marketed for women.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 63 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in autumn and winter, mostly evenings.

Where does this data come from?

The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.