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 weak3%
- weak4%
- moderate22%
- long lasting35%
- eternal37%
Sillage · 79 votes
- intimate6%
- moderate51%
- strong32%
- enormous11%
Season · 111 votes
- winter72%
- spring21%
- summer7%
Time of day · 108 votes
- day29%
- night71%
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 is a gourmand fragrance from the French house By Kilian, composed by Calice Becker and released in 2009. Sweetness leads, with spice close behind and woody, resinous, amber and herbal touches. It is worn by anyone.
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Back to Black is a gourmand fragrance from the French house By Kilian, composed by Calice Becker and released in 2009. Sweetness leads, with spice close behind and woody, resinous, amber and herbal touches. It is worn by anyone.
Bergamot, cardamom and saffron open with a warm, aromatic spice, while cherry and raspberry add a dark, juicy fruitiness. The heart is rich: tobacco brings a honeyed, slightly dry warmth, white honey a golden sweetness, and gingerbread a spiced, baked note. In the base, vanilla, tonka bean and benzoin create a dense, sweet and resinous finish.
Wearers report eternal to long-lasting longevity, and sillage is mostly moderate, with some finding it strong. It is voted for winter and autumn and mostly for evenings. It suits cold nights and the festive season, and someone who loves rich honey-tobacco gourmands.
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. — Parfica open fragrance database
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Quick answers
How much does By Kilian Back to Black cost in the United States?
No partner shop in the United States 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.