Black Guava
Black Guava by BORNTOSTANDOUT is an unisex extrait de parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with guava, cardamom and mandarin, moves into oud, geranium, peony and rose and dries down to cypriol, patchouli, ambroxan and ambergris. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Guava Tropical, tart and faintly funky. Sharper than mango.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Heart
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Peony Pink, watery and slightly peppery. Modern and inoffensive.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Cypriol Also called nagarmotha. Smoky, leathery, earthy — a vetiver relative.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
- Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
Smells like this
- Escentric Molecules Molecule 02
- Fragrance Du Bois Rude Oud Elixir
- The Different Company Oud Shamash
- Thameen Rivière
- Creed Vétiver Géranium
- Masque Milano Love Kills Oud
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