The Dark Side (Extrait de Parfum) by Francesca Bianchi

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The Dark Side Francesca Bianchi 2016 Extrait de Parfum

7.8 / 10 540 Ratings

A popular perfume by Francesca Bianchi for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is spicy-resinous. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Smoky

Sweet

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Spices

Frankincense Honey

Honey

Styrax

Amber

Sandalwood Violet

Violet

Iris

Vanilla

Cedarwood

Patchouli

Vetiver

Perfumer

Francesca Bianchi

Ratings

Scent

7.8540 Ratings

Longevity

8.7467 Ratings

Sillage

8.1468 Ratings

Bottle

7.4400 Ratings

Value for money

7.7245 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone · last update on 01/05/2026.

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Reviews

36 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/18/2024

Mlleghoul
468 Reviews

Mlleghoul

Very helpful Review 7

a savage lycanthropic metamorphosis under the full moon of a midnight bazaar

The Dark Side is actually the scent that drew me to this brand in the first place, and I’d been intending to order a sample for some time now. I was expecting darkness, but I was not expecting a savage lycanthropic metamorphosis under the full moon of a midnight bazaar. A whirlwind of feverish spices, the smoky char of glowing resins, the harsh metallic tang of hot breath, and the acrid sting of writhing, burning skin, a feral cocktail of predatory hunger and pitiless urges.

05/15/2018

sebjar
55 Reviews

sebjar

Very helpful Review 5

My Francesca Bianchi The Dark Side Review on YouTube

This is my Francesca Bianchi The Dark Side Review recently shot with Dalya on YouTube. The Dark Side is a dark, woody and resinous perfume but it's brightened by the honey and vanilla notes to make a smooth, creamy woody almost gourmand, delicious fragrance. It's the perfect fragrance and both Dalya and I are big fans of this beauty, The Dark Side from Francesca Bianchi. To find out more about Francesca Bianchi's The Dark Side perfume please watch my review on YouTube. Thank you.

03/11/2025

8.5Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Smirky
487 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 4

Unique opening followed by spices and wood

Opening has a very interesting, strong violet scent mixed with subtle honey and something I can only describe as metallic or mineral like. I've never smelled anything quite like it. The spices and incense start to develop as it dried down. Ends up as a strong spicy and woody fragrance which lasts for a very long time. The woody scent is very dry - almost like smelling the inside of some long closed cabinet or drawer - not musty or moldy - but dry, almost with a touch of varnish or shellac. After the opening, strikes me as quite masculine. Very good longevity - going on over 12 hours and still quite noticeable with strong projection and for quite a few hours after application.

03/01/2025

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Annahaze
20 Reviews

Annahaze

5

Lilith's signature

I find myself loving pretty much everything from this brand, and, among the ones I’ve tried, this is the most beautiful and powerful iteration of Bianchi’s typical heavy amber-y iris butter DNA.

I find the honey note very prominent on me, but not in its cozy, edible iteration you would instinctively think about: it's an insanely spiced up, sticky, animalic honey, surrounded by smokiness.
The result could be described as a sweet incense, which sweetness has some very big, sharp teeth - hence my adoration.

I see that here it's currently marked as more masculine-leaning, but if I had to assign a gender to The Dark Side, I'd say it's actually extremely female, without a doubt; savage, divine feminine, to be precise.
This is the smell of Lilith, the smell of rightful violence.

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03/17/2025

7Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Omnipotato
442 Reviews

Omnipotato

Helpful Review 2

Interesting and complex floriental - bit too powdery and granny-ish for me

The Dark Side is another Francesca Bianchi that I perceive as mostly floral while the notes and community accord votes don't really reflect that. It opens with a strong smooth violet note (as opposed to the sharp leathery violet in fragrances like Fahrenheit; this is much more feminine). It dries down to a sweet oriental fragrance with floral and powdery facets - I get a lot of rose in the drydown although it's not mentioned in the notes. Sort of like a dusty, spicy rose.

The performance is phenomenal, and it is definitely a complex fragrance, going through many changes during its lifetime. But again, it is just not something I'm drawn to personally. The powdery floral vibe it gives off is just too granny-ish to me, even with the oriental and spicy facets.

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