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Black Label

Sonoma Scent Studio 2014

8.0 / 10 55 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sonoma Scent Studio for women and men, released in 2014. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Smoky

Resinous

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ginger

Nutmeg

Pepper

Cardamom

Coriander

Webnoplith

Heart Notes

Oud

Amber

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Labdanum

Frankincense Musk

Musk

Vanilla

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Ratings

Scent

8.055 Ratings

Longevity

8.052 Ratings

Sillage

7.452 Ratings

Bottle

7.662 Ratings

Value for money

6.819 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 06/07/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The initially limited scent "Unique Russia" was added to the permanent collection in 2016 with the alternate name of "Scandinavian Crime".

The fragrance is part of the Black Label collection.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/14/2022

9.5Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Alihashmi87
5 Reviews

Alihashmi87

2

Aptly named crime !

Scandinavian Crime, very aptly named, akin to a mysterious crime committed on a dark, cloudy or snowy day in Scandinavian country side hooks you from the opening. It has an intoxicating boozy ginger in the opening that makes the wearer's nose subconsciously follow the notes just as children followed the pied Piper of Hamelin. The ginger remains there with the oud for a long time giving it a rather dark yet pleasant tone. The drydown is heavenly incense. The only thing that comes to my mid: Dark and seductive with almost a criminal nature.

Updated on 09/14/2022

11/02/2022

9.5Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

Mantus
489 Reviews

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Mantus

9

Eau de Mahagoni ~ Wood

At first, I perceive an intense, fresh, sweet citrus note that also brings along sparkling, bright woody elements, thanks to the 'ginger and the 'white pepper that I suspect.

At the same time, these two notes are underscored by a delicate aromatic 'nutmeg spice and subtly creamy 'cardamom nuances, giving the top note a pleasantly soft smoothness.

A little later, Scandinavian Crime Extrait de Parfum reveals a very heavy, deeply warming, engagingly dense, slightly resinous leathery sweet, freshly lacquered and still gently moist reddish-brown mahogany wood; its scent bouquet makes me identify 'oud as a fragrance component, which is marbled with sweet earthy 'patchouli tones and almost imperceptibly used light creamy enveloping 'sandalwood splinters.

In the last 5 hours, a balsamic spicy resinous 'labdanum tone remains, which appears very profound due to the slightly smoky harsh 'black musk, interwoven with dry, delicately silky light 'frankincense threads, completed by a lovely creamy ('Bourbon-) vanilla hint.

'Corriander and 'amber fragrance components were unfortunately denied by my paleocortex :-)

Overall, the scent lasts 9.5 hours on my skin.

The sillage is designed for 4 hours at a very noticeably perceivable whole arm's length before it gradually diminishes to the scent's conclusion.

*DomiParfum, thank you very much for the decant!*

Updated on 11/02/2022

04/10/2016

5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

DaveGahan101
534 Reviews

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DaveGahan101

Top Review 15

Jo Nesbo please clarify!!!!

When I first heard about this fragrance a few weeks ago, I thought of a cool scent from the chilly Scandinavia...cool, pure...rough...fresh...but I am served exactly the opposite here.
Warm, spicy, oriental, opulent...but for me, it's all a bit too much; I just can't handle such scents anymore, perhaps also because the fragrance comes to me 5 months too late. In the cold winter, it would have suited much better with its opulence and cinnamon notes. For me, it's another spice bazaar, with a rather slightly sweet undertone. The oud is mild and sweet...but unfortunately, I don't like the floral-herbal bouquet on top at all...it feels a bit foreign to me. I also smell a slightly alcoholic note, but not a flattering cognac or whiskey, rather the gin bottle from the supermarket checkout.
All of this wouldn't be so bad; it just doesn't match my fragrance preferences, but I keep smelling an ammonia note, piercingly sharp and very unpleasant...this note comes and goes, comes back and goes again, and eventually, I can no longer smell it. Maybe the Catsan has been replaced in the meantime;-)! The longer the fragrance is on my skin, the sweeter it becomes...I suspect due to patchouli and amber...the vanilla can't be entirely innocent either...but the sharpness in the background remains:-(
The longevity is well chosen, not exaggerated - not too subtle, it lasts quite well for 6-7 hours...for an extrait, however, it's rather in the lower third...even with these fragrance notes that promised longer endurance. More would probably have been too much. This fragrance is too much for me in every respect; it annoys me, it occupies my mind constantly...it simply tires me out. Here, only Jo Nesbo can help to clarify this (fragrance) crime...
However, I still find the bottle with the Soviet stars very cool!