Black Citrus is described on Vilhelm's website as the Triumph of London Rain. A sudden shower cooling the air: the romantic smell of London after a rain squall when water has washed away frivolity, leaving only a zesty and triumphant breeze with a soft echo of the storm. The strength of bergamot, cardamom and violet is tempered by birch tree and a dusting of patchouli. Black Citrus features top notes of cardamom and Calabrian bergamot; middle notes of mate leaves and violet; and base notes of birch, Indonesian patchouli and vetiver. It is an eau de parfum, edp.
Fragrantica: "This must be called "Poets of Berlin" instead of actual one. You are getting a pretty beautiful citrus, but not a fresh-happy "sunny day" type, it's dark, even cold, like in forgotten laboratory, I guess Camus and Sartre would love to wear this fragrance..if you know what I mean. Not for a blind buy, but great artistic fragrance, if you love dark and depressive scents."
Fragrantica: "I am a moderately feminine woman who generally prefers feminine-leaning unisex scents. IMO, this is true unisex, so suitable for any gender presentation. Black citrus, to my nose, captures the smell of opening an Earl Grey tea bag. My non-frag-head husband agrees and finds it "pleasant" on me. This is one of my current favorites, and if you like a compliment-getter, one friend stopped what she was saying midsentence to tell me "you smell SO good!" Longevity is fairly good, 4-6 hours though a very light tea scent clings to the skin for a long time. The sillage smells amazing and is moderate to my view. I personally enjoy how sweat influences this fragrance on me, and look forward to using this in summer. As far as the packaging, that is very well done. I plan to keep this in the rotation. I just wanted to add a counterpoint to all the folks indicating this may not be suitable for women."
Fragrantica: "More floral than citrusy as it dries down. A green/citrus/floral scent with a dark twist? Longevity is excellent at 10 hours and this is a 4 Season scent so could easily be the right persons signature scent but that person ain't me. No way is it unisex as it screams macho manly."
Fragrantica: "Bright, juicy tart bergamot, the astringent, hesperidic notes rounded off by a careful dose of violet. Birch and mate give it some substance, the musky notes give it a soft fluffiness. I can see the marketing blurb about rain in London fitting the impression of flowers after a brief summer rain. I don't get cardamom at all. This is not close to Aramis at all imho. I wouldn't have thought of Aventus or Morning Chess if it hadn't been mentioned in the reviews. Clean, musky, slightly floral bergamot with some woody backbone. Perfect masculine daytime fragrance."
Fragrantica: "First impression: On my dry skin, all I got was a super strong citrus and citrus rine for a while. Afterwards I start getting a dark tea and some birtch, patch, and a black tea leather vibe. I wouldn't call this a leather fragrance, it's more like Le Labo Noir 29 than leather. I'm impressed with its staying power without smelling like aroma chemicals. Interesting dark citrus just as advertised. In the ballpark of Noir 29 and Morning Chess combined, but I rate N29 higher because it has much more depth, and is a bit more interesting. Scent 7.5/10 Performance 7.5/10"
