“A glass of Jamaican rum with a perfect espresso — dark, sweet, and intoxicating.”
Sidonie Lancesseur's 2017 launch in Kilian's L'Œuvre Noire collection — one of the defining boozy-gourmand niches alongside Angels' Share. A rum-coffee-chocolate unisex fragrance with rum at the top, a dark chocolate-coffee-almond-heliotrope heart, and a caramel-sugar cane-vanilla-tonka base with sandalwood and vetiver. Performs strongest in fall and winter, leans evening, with strong projection.
The take
What works
- ●Coffee-rum-caramel is the gourmand at its most sophisticated
- ●Exceptional longevity
- ●Compliment machine for cooler months
Trade-offs
- ●Utterly wrong for warm weather
- ●Sweet enough to limit daytime professional use
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Best in fall and winter, at night. Unisex.
When
- Spring, 21%
- Summer, 10%
- Fall, 87%, best
- Winter, 100%, best
- Day, 28%
- Night, 89%, best
Occasions
Gender
Smells like
Similar scent DNA — if you own one, you may not need the other
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Black Phantom smell similar to?
Closest matches in our database: Dossier Lost Americana (71%), Maison Martin Margiela Music Festival (67%). Close siblings — adjacent compositions in the same family.
How long does Black Phantom last?
8–10 hours on most skin (good longevity) with heavy sillage.
When should you wear Black Phantom?
Black Phantom is best in fall and winter, at night. It suits date nights and nights out.
Is Black Phantom worth it?
At $185–$260, yes — and the gap to the next tier up is real. Coffee-rum-caramel is the gourmand at its most sophisticated. Exceptional longevity.