Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Lumière Noire pour Homme
Lumière Noire pour Homme, signed Maison Francis Kurkdjian, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on cinnamon, cumin and pepper, reveals rose and lily of the valley at its heart and rests on a base of patchouli, vetiver and sandalwood.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Cinnamon · Cumin · Pepper
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Rose · Lily of the valley
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Base Several hours
Patchouli · Vetiver · Sandalwood
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- Rose: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
- Spicy, woody and floral: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 of 8.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
Who is it for?
Rather cut out for those who prefer the quiet presence of a woody fragrance to a show.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If Lumière Noire pour Homme by Maison Francis Kurkdjian seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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