By Kilian

Back to Black

unisex · Launched 2009

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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: 111 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.

Longevity
eternal37% of votes
Scent trail
moderate51% of votes
Season
winter72% of votes
Time of day
night71% of votes
All votes

Longevity · 79 votes

  • very weak
    3%
  • weak
    4%
  • moderate
    22%
  • long lasting
    35%
  • eternal
    37%

Sillage · 79 votes

  • intimate
    6%
  • moderate
    51%
  • strong
    32%
  • enormous
    11%

Season · 111 votes

  • winter
    72%
  • spring
    21%
  • summer
    7%

Time of day · 108 votes

  • day
    29%
  • night
    71%

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 By Kilian Back to Black

Perfumer: Calice Becker

Back to Black — unisex fragrance by By Kilian. Notes: White Honey, Tobacco, Cherry, Vanilla, Raspberry, Almond, Gingerbread, Amber, Tonka Bean, Nutmeg, Benzoin, Chamomile, Saffron, Cardamom, Olibanum, Patchouli, French labdanum, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Coriander, Geranium, Bergamot.

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Back to Black — unisex fragrance by By Kilian (released 2009). Notes: White Honey, Tobacco, Cherry, Vanilla, Raspberry, Almond, Gingerbread, Amber, Tonka Bean, Nutmeg, Benzoin, Chamomile, Saffron, Cardamom, Olibanum, Patchouli, French labdanum, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Coriander, Geranium, Bergamot.

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Quick answers

How much does By Kilian Back to Black cost in the United Kingdom?

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

What does it smell like?

Mainly gourmand, spicy, woody and resinous. Notes: almond, amber, benzoin, bergamot, cardamom, chamomile.

Who makes it?

By Kilian (France). Launched in 2009. The perfumer is Calice Becker. Marketed unisex.

How long does it last?

People rate its longevity as very long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 79 wearers’ votes.

When to wear it?

Most people wear it in winter and autumn, 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.