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Black Circle

7.3 / 10 11 Ratings
A perfume by Mad et Len for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is floral-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Spicy
Woody
Sweet
Resinous
Ratings
Scent
7.311 Ratings
Longevity
6.99 Ratings
Sillage
5.99 Ratings
Bottle
6.67 Ratings
Submitted by AmyAmy, last update on 01/20/2023.

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Helpful Review 11  
Not from the best, but dark circles

As the esteemed Leimbacher already wrote, fragrances without a specified pyramid or ingredients are a bit of a challenge. Even research online didn’t get me anywhere. After all, "Black Circle" has already been discontinued by Mad et Len.

Why this is the case can only be speculated, just as one can ponder what exactly is in it. At first sniff, I detect dark balsamic notes, something delicately floral alongside a powdery iris, possibly something slightly mineral, and a briefly appearing and equally quickly fading animalic leather note. Additionally, I wouldn’t be surprised if a half drop of oud made its way in there. Beneath it, heavy woody undertones.

The whole thing is quite dark and timidly sweetened with typical niche fragrance character. However, the black circle has more or less its downsides as well. These manifest in the shy voluminousness. Just when you think you can identify the components of the fragrance, it has already vanished again. Whoosh - like black magic.

More persistence would have been advantageous, but since "Black Circle" has gone into oblivion and is now only encountered extremely rarely, there’s no need to worry about it anymore.
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Helpful Review 5  
The Void
I always enjoy when a perfume doesn't come with a fragrance pyramid and description. Of course, it makes it a bit harder, more laborious, and slower to get to the core and character of the scent. But it always helps to keep your nose on its toes and your memory sharp. It usually leads to a more unadulterated opinion and a more authentic scent impression. Even if in the end (whether with years of experience or as a fragrance novice!) it sometimes doesn't align at all with the actual contents. So it's nice that "Black Circle" by Mad et Len fits into this category, presenting itself as suitably mysterious and challenging my nose along with my imagination in above-average ways.

This "black circle" feels creamy, dark, and slightly floral. It doesn't clash, but it also doesn't quite come together into a cohesive whole. A moonlight violet casts slightly licorice shadows, somewhat powdery, with iris also coming to the forefront. Minimal leathery nuances, very toned down, very muted. Perhaps saffron adds a bit of spice. Everything beautifully ambient and bathed in purple light. An October scent. Halloween, I hear you creeping. Even witches must adapt to modernity...

Bottle: thematically appropriate
Sillage: round and full, not just in the mouth
Longevity: 5-7 hours, without honorary rounds

Conclusion: a creamy-dark little spirit. Not a petty spirit, more of a slime spirit. Question marks and frivolity. Superfluous without sourness.
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Aquatic and stony. I would also choose the iris from Ergoproxy. A bit coastal and green-pale blue.
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Starts with a pencil note, then a powdery floral note (iris?) joins the dry wood, finishing lightly balsamic sweet.
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