The Black Knight Francesca Bianchi 2019

I was not familiar with the fragrance or the Francesca Bianci brand. My boss walked past me in the office and out of curiosity I asked what fragrance he was wearing as he smelled quite nice. He couldn't remember the name but promised to look it up again at home. A few weeks passed and he came to my place in the morning and placed a high-quality packaged tester on my desk. Puzzled, I asked what it was and he told me it was the fragrance I had asked for. Naturally, I was looking forward to finally testing the fragrance myself. While I was unwrapping it, he told me that the fragrance needs about an hour to smell really good. I thought he was exaggerating and sprayed it directly on my wrist.

I'll be honest, the scent smelled bad. I held my wrist out to a colleague and he replied that the scent smelled like sh**sse. Quietly, of course, because our boss was sitting next door.

Minute by minute, the smell changed.

At the beginning:
At first, it smells like an old man who washes himself irregularly, chain smokes in the small living room and rarely airs the room. It's winter and he heats the rather cold apartment with a small wood-burning stove. The combination is so mordantly animalistic that it makes you a little dizzy.

After an hour:
My boss is right, after about 45-90 minutes the scent is completely different. You can still easily recognize the smoky leather notes, but they are covered by rosy honey and beeswax notes. Sweet and spicy overall.

I have never experienced such a development in a perfume before. It's like a thunderstorm at night and after what feels like an hour, the storm clouds move away and it becomes a pleasant autumn morning with golden sunshine.

My colleague at work didn't recognize the scent either and also liked it.

Although the fragrance is listed as unisex, I can't for the life of me think of a woman it would suit.

Durability strong Sillage good. Definitely a fragrance for very special occasions.

Not for everyone, but if you have the opportunity to try it, I would recommend it.