Men
The Dark Side
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The Dark Side by Francesca Bianchi is an oriental vanilla fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2016, this composition was created by perfumer Francesca Bianchi.
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1,793 votos
- Positivo 77%
- Negativo 12%
- Neutral 11%
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Brilliant longevity with a good trail and a ridiculous price for something that smells like another perfume I already knew. I perceive it as linear: slightly watery honey with faint smoky nuances of incense and styrax. I expected something darker; nothing is excessively dark. It’s good and has quality, but the price is prohibitive and it doesn’t blow my mind.
Another brilliant from Francesca Bianchi. The price is prohibitive (3€/ml), but it delivers quality and longevity. Other more expensive brands don’t last half as long. You pay 90€ for 30ml and it performs like a 100ml bottle because it’s so dense that one spray lasts all day. The scent is linear, with honey and incense throughout the day. I already have Sex & the Sea, my favourite from the brand (balsamic pineapple and coconut that last 24 hours, which is rare), a decant of Lost in Heaven, another of The Lovers Tale (smells like potent oud that doesn’t suit me) and another of Under My Skin. I don’t have space for this now, but when I finish S&S I might try it. Longevity is immense, projection is high. It’s very intense and can saturate in heat. The liquid is super oily, almost an attar, and stains clothes. Scent: 7.5, Longevity: 10, Projection: 9.5, Value: 6, Versatility: 5, Originality: 7, Overall: 8.5.
Another brilliant from Francesca Bianchi. The price is high (3€/ml), but it delivers quality and longevity. Other more expensive brands don’t last half as long. You pay 90€ for 30ml and it performs like a 100ml bottle because it’s so dense that one spray lasts all day. The scent is linear, with honey and incense throughout the day. I already have Sex & the Sea, my favourite from the brand (balsamic pineapple and coconut that last 24 hours, which is rare), a decant of Lost in Heaven, another of The Lovers Tale (smells like potent oud that doesn’t suit me) and another of Under My Skin. I don’t have space for this now, but when I finish S&S I might try it. Longevity is immense, projection is high. It’s very intense and can saturate in heat. The liquid is super oily, almost an attar, and stains clothes. Scent: 7.5, Longevity: 10, Projection: 9.5, Value: 6, Versatility: 5, Originality: 7, Overall: 8.5.
Everything from FB has its base with nuances. The Dark Side reminds me of Angel’s Dust, but less floral. It’s a bit darker and more masculine than Under My Skin, but not as much as the Black Knight, which is the top of the range. If you don’t want the extreme, this has a middle ground. I place it as sweeter than Lost in Heaven and less so than Angel’s Dust. With the name ‘dark’, one expects tarred incense and liquors, but it’s not like that. It’s honey over a faint iris and an animal leather base. Potent and long-lasting, high FB level, without reaching The Lovers Tale or Sex and the Sea.
Sometimes perfumes are born with a legend. I was looking for a Bianchi, and unable to test it first, I read all the reviews to choose The Dark Side. I’ve liked it, though I wonder if it’s my pH. It seemed expensive for what it offers. I expected a monster, but it’s a superior-quality proposition compared to designer scents, even if its performance isn’t that of an extrait (my vintage EDCs project twice as much). Seferi’s Insomnia is more overwhelming in the first hour. Overall, it’s pleasant, but the animal notes and sensuality are limited, offering a light darkness. The iris and violet accompany timidly, while the creamy honey adds light and the sandalwood awakens the senses. It’s a journey of light and shadow that didn’t take me to the magical world I expected; a bittersweet experience.
Starts with potent violet and honey, but soon releases a calcareous mineral that hides a delicate iris. The heart blends incense, sandalwood, and cedar in that order, creating a cloud of ashen, fruity smoke that leaves spices like cinnamon and clove in its wake. The wood is softened by the honey and iris, while styrax adds a touch of lacquered leather. It’s neither shy nor a beast; it lasts over 10 hours with a subtle trail. Unisex with a feminine lean, and I love it.
For me, The Dark Side is a journey every time I use it. At first, the opening disgusted me: potent rose and honey, almost like cat pee, so it was a no. Then the incense comes out, gothic but silky like everything from Francesca. Finally, the iris arrives, like vanillaised violets, the most delicious powders I’ve tried. I love powdery perfumes that smell like vintage makeup. It resembles the opening of Angel Dust, but more concentrated and evoking yellow, whereas here they are softer, evoking a pastel purple with a gourmand touch because I want to eat my arm; it gives a nostalgic and modern feel. In the end, it returns to rose and honey, but blurred. Now that I use it more, the opening seems beautiful (I’m not a rose person, but here it’s a crystal liquid that adds light to a dark base). It becomes decadently feminine; on a man, it would make me want to devour it because it tastes good. It’s the perfume of a burlesque actress vampire getting ready in her dressing room. As I read in another review, this is what I thought Les Putains de Palaces (the ELDO one) would be, instead of the eau de parfum.
For me, The Dark Side is a journey every time I wear it. At first, the opening disappointed me: it burst with a potent rose and honey, even reminiscent of cat pee, so my initial reaction was a no. Then the incense emerges, very gothic yet silky, just like all of Francesca’s notes. Finally, the iris arrives, like violet vanilla, the most delicious powdery notes I’ve ever tried. I adore powdery perfumes that feel like vintage makeup, and these are my favourites. It resembles the opening of Angel Dust, but there, the notes are highly concentrated and evoke yellow, whereas here they are softer, evoking pastel purple even with a gourmand touch that makes me want to lick my arm, giving it a nostalgic yet modern feel. Towards the end, it returns to rose and honey, but diffused. Now that I’ve had the chance to try it more often, the opening even seems beautiful (and I’m not usually a rose perfume person, but here it’s like a beautiful crystalline liquid, adding light to a dark base). It feels decadently feminine, yet on a man, I’d want to devour it because this is so rich. It’s the perfume of a vampire who is also a burlesque actress, getting ready in her dressing room. As I read in another review, this is what I thought Les Putains de Palace (the ELDO one) would be, rather than the perfumed water it is.
A fragrance that has nothing to do with its name; a perfectly balanced scent. I would consider it floral (obviously, an FB-style floral), completely unisex. Occasion: formal or casual. Season and time: preferably cold, or at least not hot, for all-day wear.
A fragrance that has nothing to do with its name. Perfectly balanced perfume, I would consider it floral (obviously, an FB-style floral), completely unisex. Usage: formal or casual. Season and time: preferably cold or without heat, to be worn all day.
I bought the discovery set and upon trying The Dark Side, I mainly detected incense and honey, very similar to Xerjoff’s Naxos but at double the potency 🙃
Smells like sex. Absolutely 🔥✌️
A rich perfume. Very subtle. Unisex leaning feminine, but ultimately unisex.
A perfect fragrance, rounded, it has everything. Starting with the bottle size, pure Francesca Bianchi DNA. Here lies a contained sexuality, closer to sensuality. Morbid. Morbo, morbo, morbo. A touch of sweetness (without being gourmand), a smoky note (only perceptible), resins, animalic (without going overboard), and an iris that adds the magic to the whole. For me, the entire aroma pivots around the iris. Wow. What an iris. Nothing is missing and nothing is superfluous. For occasions of good dress, I think it adds a lot, for example for a date. It suits the day wonderfully, and even more so the night, always cold. The performance is immense. Totally unisex and for a mature profile. Without a doubt, it will become part of my collection. I believe I haven’t tried an iris so well balanced and sensual as this. Magnificent.
This is a niche version of MFK’s Grand Soir, and since that isn’t a commercial fragrance either, you can imagine how they’ve gone about it. Both are built around the note of amber. This is a fictional note, typically composed of labdanum, olibanum (incense), and vanilla; depending on the ratio of each, we get different types of amber. The one we’re most accustomed to smelling usually leans heavily on vanilla to be friendlier and more approachable. In these two fragrances, it’s the opposite: the vanilla is virtually absent, leaving a very medicinal amber with a much sharper, more intense aroma. Francesca performs the interesting exercise of substituting vanilla with honey, resulting in an amber note that is honeyed at the opening, where that honey fades over time until reaching the dry-down of the aforementioned medicinal amber, very similar to Grand Soir. It’s a complex fragrance with many nuances, but generally, I believe this is the conceptual skeleton, at least on my nose. I’ve also detected a hint of a dusty sensation that recalls dried flowers, giving the entire fragrance a decadent air. I’m certain that as I wear it more, I’ll discover further details, and I have the feeling that I’ll come to like it more and more, though we’ll see. Very interesting and totally recommended, especially if you like amber, and although it carries honey, it bears no resemblance to Naxos, nor does it seem redundant if you already own Grand Soir.
It strikes me as odd that around 400 people voted for the longevity and trail to be poor or moderate. I have a decant that I’ve only tried once, yet it’s so potent and long-lasting. I atomised it on my right wrist and into the pocket of my trousers months ago (MONTHS!), and I haven’t washed that pocket because I haven’t worn those trousers since, and it still smells of this perfume. In fact, on the day I tested it, no matter how much I washed my hand, the scent wouldn’t go away. It’s not a bad perfume, but its potency overwhelms me.
I see no point in this, I’m sorry. I don’t understand why they make perfumes that stain clothes. If a perfume is meant to be worn on clothing, why on earth would they create one that stains the moment it touches a garment? IT MAKES NO SENSE. Then the scent is, by definition, an old smell. I mean OLD, not elderly. It smells rancid, dusty, dirty and camphoraceous. I can’t fathom why anyone would want to smell like that. I’m sorry, this is a definite NO, just like the Burgos Cathedral.
This one simply doesn’t suit me at all, I’m sorry. I don’t understand how they can release perfumes that stain clothes; if you wear it on your neck or wrists, why does it smell like a stain as soon as it touches fabric? It makes no sense. Then the scent is directly old, I mean rancid, dusty, dirty and camphoraceous. I can’t fathom why anyone would want to smell like that. It’s a resounding no, much like the Burgos Cathedral.
There are saints and there are whores, and sometimes they share the same bottle. The Dark Side is exactly that: I hated it at first, then I loved it. With me, the perfumes that steal my heart are the ones that stay. On my skin, the incense and woods are strong, while the amber and spices play a supporting role. It’s church with its purity, yet warm and sexual all at once. An English comment said it’s like having sex inside a church, and I loved that.