The scent of Encre Noire is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! A dark, Gothic yet Etherial and majical scent indeed. My ONLY gripe us how insanely light it wears! I honestly need to do AT LEAST 15 to 20 spritzes just to get any projection out of Encre Noire and thats AFTER the mandatory 2 to 3 months of Maturation it needs so that it even lasts! I will say that Encre noire does last a good 7 to 8 hours on skin tho. A gorgeous scent for sure!