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The Black Knight
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The Black Knight by Francesca Bianchi is a fragrance from the olfactory family for men and women. Launched in 2019, the nose behind this composition is Francesca Bianchi.
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The Black Knight opens on my skin with a strong load of iris root, dry and earthy. I also note the spiced and peppery tone of cumin, similar to Lost in Heaven. Soon the iris and cumin join the honey, vetiver, and mossy leather accord. The iris loses protagonism to the leather, which takes ownership of the perfume until the end. The leather is similar to The Lover’s Tale but substitutes the powdery base for a more honeyed one thanks to the beeswax, less smoky and more tamed. It has that particular mossy quality of eighties chypres, with leather, oakmoss, vetiver, and herbal notes. In the heart phase this accord dominates, but in the base it’s perceived as sweeter than typical chypres due to the honey-beeswax note. It’s a honeyed, resinous, and sticky sweetness, similar to The Dark Side or Lost in Heaven, but never cloying. It stays with a leather, moss, green vetiver, and woody scent, along with honey, cumin, and iris, the latter more subdued. Many hours later, the scent on the skin is sweet and honeyed, with a floral touch difficult to perceive before. The leather, moss, and vetiver are barely noticeable, it seems like another perfume. Good performance, lasts many hours, I smell it on myself without problems for the first 3 or 4, although this time I missed a little more punch. It’s totally masculine, although as long as you’re comfortable, what does it matter? For fresh climates and special occasions, not very versatile but good. I wore it yesterday in pyjamas at home. I thought I wouldn’t like it for remembering The Lover’s Tale, but tested on skin I note enough differences. They only share similar leather, but the final result is different. Good performance, quality ingredients, and pleasant evolution. Another Bianchi with my approval.
For me, in FB it smells halfway between the animal sex of The Lover’s Tale and the sweetness of The Dark Side. Nothing of flowers or fruits, perhaps a slightly boozy point at the beginning. Fabulous and original, one of the most personal from FB. A charismatic Black Knight should wear this. Children shouldn’t try it. They talk about ‘alpha’ scents in other perfumes, but this work from FB goes off the map in alpha, masculine, and sexual. The leather is animal and the sweetness comes from the honey. I wouldn’t say it’s dark, only it lacked for this bomb to carry a smoke or incense style Amouage Interlude and it would be the apotheosis. A next ‘beyond’ would be that: the no-more-of-mysterious-masculine-elegance, true vampire perfume, but not of those that shine with the sun.
What fine leather and what fine vetiver… enchanting. I noted the rose halfway through, it makes it more interesting. What beauty. I don’t recommend buying blind, although it’s not complicated. The performance, like everything from Francesca, is spectacular. If you abuse it and spray 5 or more times, you won’t take it off your skin in 24 hours even bathing four times. PERFUME BOMB.
Masculine unisex, leaning heavily masculine. Very high-quality leather with the unctuousness of the iris root it shares with Sticky Fingers, beeswax that gives it an animal touch, and tonnes of vetiver that ensure its masculinity. If I try hard, I note honey, cedar, patchouli, and caraway. It has a huge trail and projection, longevity over 12 hours. It smells like a gentleman who has fought to the death and emerged victorious, leaving his trail of power. I’m fascinated by it in my husband and in myself. A delightful difficulty to understand, almost like the night.
Unisex masculine, leaning heavily towards man. High-quality leather with the unctuousness of the iris root it shares with its sister Sticky Fingers, beeswax giving it an animal touch, and tonnes of vetiver that define its masculinity. If I strain my nose, I detect a hint of honey, cedar, patchouli and caraway. It has huge trail and projection, with more than 12 hours of longevity. It smells like a gentleman who has fought a battle to the death and emerged victorious, leaving his trail of power. I’m fascinated by it in my husband and in myself. It’s a delight difficult to understand, almost like the night.
The best leather I have ever tried in my life, what beauty. A bit heavy if you overdo the sprays, but it’s a work of art. BEAUTIFUL.
The Black Knight by Francesca Bianchi. I managed to get a 2ml decant. A Sunday at home, two sprays on the left forearm. The ingredients smell of high quality. The opening delighted me: leather in perfect fusion with honey and beeswax, nothing cloying, elegant and classy (the most unisex part). Over time, the rose, patchouli, oakmoss, and woods emerge, finishing with a sublime vetiver. Gradually it moves towards the masculine, with a masterful elegance. I felt in a luxurious room of a medieval castle with leather objects, wooden furniture, and 18th-century art. Excellent longevity, minimum 12 hours. Not beast mode, doesn’t saturate. Test #2: a work day. 8 sprays (6 on the neck, 1 on each arm) worked well without being oppressive. Good projection: 1.5m for the first 3 hours, then 50cm, but constantly present for 12 hours. Moderate trail. Great perfume; the drawback is the price of 30ml. Age 30+, 80% male/20% female. Autumn and winter, but works in spring. Work, dates, night. Scent 8.7/10. Longevity 10/10. Projection 8.5/10. Versatility 7.5/10. Value for money 6.5/10. Final score 8.03/10. Thanks.
The Black Knight by Francesca Bianchi. I managed to get a 2ml decant to test it in a controlled environment. A Sunday at home, two sprays on the left forearm. From the start, the quality of the ingredients is noticeable. The opening delighted and surprised me: the leather fuses perfectly with the honey and beeswax in optimal quantities; it’s not cloying, but elegant and classy from the outset. Over time, very slowly, the rose, patchouli, oakmoss and some woods emerge, finishing with an incredible and sublime vetiver base. Gradually it leans towards the more masculine, maintaining that masterful class and elegance. I felt as though I was in a luxurious room in a medieval European castle, with leather objects, wooden furniture and 18th-century art. The longevity is excellent, easily more than 12 hours. It’s not a beast mode perfume: it doesn’t fill the room or saturate, but it deserves another test. Try it in real life: a normal workday. After testing it at home, I evaluated it in traffic, the office, sun and sweat. I applied 6 sprays to the neck and one on each forearm, eight in total. Although eight sprays contrasts with other reviews, in my case it worked well without overwhelming me. The evolution is brilliant. The projection is very good: the first three hours it reaches 1.5 metres, then drops to 50 cm but is felt constantly for 12 hours. The trail is medium-low. A great perfume; its only flaw is the price of the 30ml bottle, but when my finances allow, I will buy the bottle. Age: 30+. 80% masculine, 20% feminine. Seasons: shines in autumn and winter, but can be worn on fresh spring days. Occasions: work, dates, night outings. Scent: 8.7/10. Sprays: 5-8. Longevity: 10/10. Duration: 12h. Trail: 7/10. Projection: 8.5/10. Versatility: 7.5/10. Value for money: 6.5/10. Final score: 8.03/10. Thanks and see you next time.
Honestly, I think Bianchi gets her inspiration when she’s in the bathroom applying The Lover’s Tale. Her compositions are abject, seeking beastliness with dissonant blends and leather scents with a certain touch of prison cell. I don’t understand so many admirers. Anyone with a chemical factory and some bottled farts could create such aromas. If you want to smell like a simian rear end, buy any fragrance from the brand; each one smells different depending on what the primate has eaten.
Francesca Bianchi isn’t for everyone: you need a trained nose and a taste for the intense. You either hate it or love it, that’s how easy it is. I adore Black Knight and it leans more towards the masculine genre.
Francesca Bianchi isn’t for everyone; you need a trained nose and a taste for the intense and different. You hate it or you love it, that’s how easy it is. Black Knight is a fragrance I adore and leans more towards the masculine gender.
More than gothic, it’s Romanesque art. Imagine eating a spoonful of honey when you open an old chest filled with dusty leather and velvet garments, tattered tapestries, and dried roses. The scent transports me straight back to the Sigüenza castle of my childhood. It’s addictive; I see it as unisex, but you must try it before buying as it’s not for everyone. I can’t wait to wear it to work. I’m a fan of Francesca Bianchi, I discovered her recently, and she definitely has that gothic spirit that evokes memories for me.
I tested it once on my skin. It is quite earthy, wet earth, like when you take a root out of the ground. It’s peculiar, not for everyone, nor do I know for what occasion to wear it. It gives the sensation of smelling a rose drying or withering inside an old book. It is dark and cold, like a gentleman who preserves smells after the war.
I recently bought the Francesca Bianchi bottle and two samples arrived. I haven’t tested more, but I will try out of curiosity. I haven’t tested the ones that smell of ape rear ends, so I haven’t noticed the possible attachment of the designer to that note, as hinted by @calvofe. Truth is I am ignorant about the smell of ape buttocks, I haven’t bothered to smell them and never thought about going to Sumatra to test an orangutan’s anus (Pongo abelli) – I recognise I do more classic tourism – so I don’t rule out that they indeed smell like that. As I understand, I trust the opinion of someone with more experience. What I have tested so far, even if they truly smell of any mixture mixed with flatulence (in my ignorance I never interested myself in such experimentation), I find interesting and I understand why there are “awed acolytes” for Bianchi perfumes. Hopefully I will review what I test, although yes, I won’t compare them with ape rear ends or other animals, so I apologise in advance.
A marvel… The mix of leather and honey creates a sweet but dry aroma, nothing cloying, while the rest of the notes integrate progressively. The result is a dark perfume, but wearable, addictive and sublime… Recommended 100% despite its somewhat high price.
How difficult to review this fragrance. It comes out with great force, almost cloying. It breaks down into many nuances, but my sensation is a smell of rubber that smells good. Leather is detected, a honey that doesn’t sweeten anything at all and an earthy accord that takes us through dark paths. In no segment is there a shred of light. Very dark, very sexy, with an almost disturbing and addictive sexuality. With the dry down I don’t read the iris, but I understand the creamy contribution it adds. I love it. I don’t know if it’s the best FB, but it was love at first sniff. Here there is no office or daytime meals, this is pure nocturnity and sensuality. Versatile it is not. For cold nights, with the typical performance of the house: hours and hours of fixing. This bottle must fall. Great fragrance.
It smells of lust. Broadly speaking, it’s a blend between Tom Ford Noir and Chopard Black Incense Malaki, but what it evokes is something else entirely: hard sex, rich fucking, pure virility, like in the movie 365 Days. I never believed in perfumes for picking up partners; it saddens me to see so many people desperate for compliments or conquests. It’s pathetic, and counterintuitively, trying to please is the first step to failure. What attracts is authenticity: the perfume you’re passionate about, that represents you and makes you feel great. Black Night might be the exception: it’s so sexually masculine that it’s impossible to wear it without feeling like a sex god. Francesca portrays carnality to the maximum, photographing the man who grabs the woman by her hair and presses her against the sofa. If there’s a perfume that smells of the red of whips, it’s this one. No sadomasochism or bodily fluids from Nasomatto; here, sexuality activates the brain to generate desire, and that’s where Francesca triumphs while Gualteri fails.
It smells of lust. Broadly speaking, it’s a mix between Tom Ford Noir and Chopard’s Black Incense Malaki, but what it evokes is something else: hard sex, fucking really well, virility. Have you seen the movie 365 Days? It smells like that. I never believed in perfumes to pick up girls; I feel sorry to see so many desperate people here, it’s pathetic. Wanting to please is the first step to failure; attract the authentic and the only way to be genuinely attractive is by being yourself, wearing a perfume that you are passionate about and that represents you. That said, perhaps I would say this Black Night is the exception: it is so masculinely sexual that it’s impossible to wear it without feeling like a sex god. Francesca knows how to portray carnality: this perfume photographs the man who grabs the woman by the hair and opens her against the sofa. If there is a perfume that approaches the red of spanking, it’s this. Nothing of sadomasochism nor attempts to recreate body fluids like Nasomatto does; it transmits sexuality by activating the brain so you feel like it, and there Francesca triumphs and Gualteri fails.
Absolutely different perfume to anything you’ve heard of. One must admit that at first it might scare, it smells very strongly of leather and earth, but at 3 hours it changes and the honey and wood come out. A sexy perfume, but not for all occasions. Longevity and trail are monstrous.
Very suggestive. At first it didn’t grab my attention much because it reminded me of other Bianchi works (seemed redundant) and I even felt a leather similar to Orto Parisi’s Cuoium. With time, when I was distracted, I realised I was wrong. It is leather, yes, and travels only that note in terrain similar to Cuoium: rough, almost un-tanned, nothing clean or urban. The genius is the ensemble that accompanies it; it elegantly nuances the result, adding subtlety without taking away virility. I won’t assign a gender, but my impression is that it defines that virile aspect very well without falling into testosterone banalities; it’s more intelligent. I think The Black Knight recreates masculine beauty, physical and subjective, and that I liked. I imagine classical statues like those by Michelangelo. It has excellent longevity and projection. I don’t think it’s just for men, surely some ladies would love it. It won’t please everyone as it is author perfumery, but it’s a recommended test for those who want to try more challenging aromas.
A very Francesca Bianchi DNA, I recognise it. It recalls other fragrances from her brand, so if you already own The Lover’s Tale or Under My Skin, you might not need this. But watch out, I wouldn’t have bought those if I’d heard of this Dark Knight first. I think it’s better, less challenging and less extreme. Here you have rough, animal leather, but balanced with sweet honey that doesn’t dominate, but adds lightness and sense to the blend. A top choice if you want to start in the Francesca universe.
With this perfume I have two issues: versatility and the honey note. The honey note (and beeswax) I dislike. I don’t use honey to accompany strong notes, but to balance them and prevent them from becoming cloying, as other perfumers do with fruits like raspberry. Here the honey is so present that it fatigues the olfactory senses and sometimes smells unpleasant. Otherwise, only applause and monstrous performance. But I repeat, the honey is too much for me. To potential buyers, I ask that you test it before buying the whole bottle and ensure the honey note suits you.
I picked this up for around £70-80 back in the day. It smells masculine, elegant, and very powerful; it’s one of those fragrances I only wear when I’m dressed to the nines. As an author’s scent, it has become one of my favourites. Like Francesca Bianchi creations, it evolves significantly depending on your skin and the heat: in my case, the leather stands out, that animal touch, the rose, and the sweetness of honey. Captivating and extremely elegant. 2-5 sprays depending on the occasion. On my dry skin, it lasts 12-14 hours; in fact, if I sleep in it, it still smells the next day. The trail is brutal for the first 6 hours. Be careful with clothes, it can stain and won’t come out. Clearly masculine, though several women love it. I recommend it, but don’t buy it blindly.