Man In Black
As a present for a man who likes his fragrance dark and slightly unusual, Bvlgari Man In Black Eau de Parfum Gift Set is an easy decision, because the scent inside it is distinctive without being difficult.
The appeal is in the contrast. Rum gives the opening a warm, spirited sweetness and tobacco immediately dries it out with something leafy and cured. Tuberose then takes over the middle, creamy and full and a genuine surprise in a men's composition, with iris adding a cool powdered calm and leather supplying a firm worn edge. Amber, benzoin, tonka bean and guaiac wood close it, between them producing a resinous warmth, a burnt sugar sweetness, a soft nuttiness and a thread of dry smoke. Boxed sets suit this fragrance better than most, because it is the sort of thing people are reluctant to buy themselves and glad to be given. It is recognisably from a luxury house, it is not a safe citrus, and it is strong enough that the recipient will notice it on their own skin rather than wondering whether they applied any.
Tell them to go easy with it and to save it for evenings and cold months. At eau de parfum strength it lasts most of a day with real presence early on, which makes it a poor choice for a hot office and an excellent one for a winter night out. Alberto Morillas composed the scent back in 2014.
Bvlgari has been a jeweller in Rome since 1884. Its founder was Sotirio Bulgari, a Greek silversmith, and the business he started became known for high jewellery in coloured stones, for Serpenti and for its watches, opening shops in Europe and the United States from the early 1970s. The perfume side dates from 1992. LVMH owns the house.
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