Black Afgano Nasomatto 2009 Extrait de Parfum

The Black Afgano then;

In January of this year, I bought it purely out of curiosity.
I kept seeing Black Afgano mentioned online and wondered what this small, dark purple fragrance was all about. It was described as incredibly strong, as dark as night, as "ultra niche". So I was expecting more of a shocker. A fragrance that would hardly be wearable and exists purely for the art of fragrance.

It arrived quite quickly by post. I tore open the package, opened the very simple and dark packaging and took it out. I took off the beautiful lid and sprayed the fragrance for the first time, ready for the worst. And then? Yes, I was immediately blown away. Not a "shocker" as expected, but a beautiful, dark, herbaceous and also sweet fragrance.

I was so taken aback by this first impression that I didn't touch it for a few hours. Later that evening, I decided to try it out on my skin. This was perhaps one of my best decisions, because it made me slowly realize how beautiful this fragrance really is. I wore it a few times in January and was actually complimented on it.

It is dark, incredibly dark. However, it is by no means repulsive but, on the contrary, very pleasing. The opening with these very dominant dark, green Kanabis notes is very dominant and makes you expect the fragrance to remain so strong and quasi-aggressive. However, this is absolutely not the case for me. It even becomes almost tame over time. The dark, smoky woods, the oud, the green notes and this very light sweetness. They all work wonderfully together to create this masterpiece of a fragrance for the darker seasons.

For me, it was a wonderful introduction to the world of dark and smoky fragrances and I will be wearing it more and more this fall and winter.

Recommendation to buy? Yes, but absolutely. If you are looking for a very nice dark fragrance, then go for it. Let yourself be enchanted by Alessandro Gualtieri.