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Perfume extract
Aurora Borealis Черный алмаз
Gender:
Unisex
Segment:
Lux perfumes
Fragrance information:
About the fragrance
Aurora Borealis Black Diamond is a 2025 fragrance by Aurora Borealis, a Russian perfume brand.
The composition is presented in extrait de parfum concentration and is intended for those who appreciate expressive, rich and memorable fragrances.
Its gender positioning is unisex: Black Diamond feels equally natural on both women's and men's skin.
The composition was created by perfumer Marianna Penkova.
The fragrance combines fougère freshness, spicy warmth and aromatic depth, giving it a composed, confident and slightly mysterious character.
Its name emphasizes its dense, contrasting character: cool citrus nuances meet dry herbs, woods, leather and a resinous base.
Character and wearability
Black Diamond is said to have a very strong sillage.
This is a fragrance that is noticeable not only during the first few minutes after application, but also continues to create a distinctive scented cloud around the wearer.
The extrait concentration enhances its richness, making the composition especially suitable for evenings, cool weather, business events and occasions when you want to make a striking impression.
At the opening, the fragrance is energetic and contrasting: sparkling citrus blends with the bitter-spicy accent of pepper and the unusual dryness of immortelle.
It then becomes more herbal and cool, with nuances of cardamom, lavender, sage, thyme, wormwood and iris.
In the dry-down, the composition gains density through cedar, a leather accord and styrax.
The database contains no precise recommendations for applying it to skin or clothing.
Given its very strong sillage, it is sensible to start with a minimal number of sprays and assess how the extrait develops specifically on your skin.
With clothing, caution is advisable: rich perfume formulas may last longer and smell more intensely, and with delicate fabrics it is best to test the material's reaction beforehand.
Olfactive profile
Black Diamond belongs to the aromatic, fougère and spicy fragrance families.
Its palette combines citrus, aromatic, green, spicy, woody, leathery, balsamic, floral and fruity nuances.
Thanks to this combination, the fragrance cannot be reduced to a single dominant note: it develops in stages, moving from a fresh and sharp opening to an herbal heart and a warm, resinous-woody base.
What to compare it with
For further exploration of expressive compositions in a similar direction, consider Alfred Dunhill Icon, as well as Hugo Boss Boss Number One and Nabeel Acqua di Nabeel Absolute.
These are not identical versions of Black Diamond, but points of reference for those interested in distinctive spicy-aromatic and woody fragrances with character.
No other concentrations of Black Diamond or information about its belonging to a separate collection are listed in the database.
Therefore, the main focus remains on the only version currently listed: a rich unisex extrait with very strong sillage and a multilayered fougère-spicy character.
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