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the one you wantLe Labo The Noir 29USD 348, 100 ml
USD 348USD 49
86% less
All 4 matches, ranked
ALT Fragrances Simply Noir, the bottle
smells like it, for lessALT Fragrances Simply NoirUSD 49, 60 ml

Smells like Le Labo The Noir 29.

4 bottles the community rates close to The Noir 29, 86 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. green, woody, citrus, unisex.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Le Labo The Noir 296 accords
5of 7 accords shared, 71%
ALT Fragrances Simply Noir6 accords
not listed
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Notes of The Noir 29

What Le Labo publishes. Black means ALT Fragrances Simply Noir shares the note.

Notes

  • Black Tea
  • Bergamot
  • Fig
  • Bay Leaves
  • Cedarwood
  • Vetiver
  • Musk

Notes of Simply Noir

What ALT Fragrances publishes. Black means The Noir 29 shares the note.

Top

  • Tea
  • Fig
  • Bergamot
  • Cedar Wood

Heart

  • Black Tea

Base

  • Musk
  • Vetiver
  • Vanilla

The 4 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
ALT Fragrances Simply Noir, the bottle
Simply Noir
ALT Fragrances, 60 ml
86similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 5 of 7 notes
USD 49348
86% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Simply Noir adds vanilla and drops the bay leaves, so it smells sweeter and less herbal than The Noir 29, though owners say the two converge after a few minutes on skin.

Buy The Noir 29 ifYou want the dry herbal bay leaf and tobacco-like tea edge.
Buy Simply Noir ifYou want a slightly sweeter fig and tea scent for under fifty dollars.
No. 2
Alexandria Fragrances Mystere #29, the bottle
Mystere #29
Alexandria Fragrances, 100 ml
84similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 4 of 7 notes
USD 110348
68% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Mystere #29 adds tobacco and drops the bay leaves, and owners say it opens louder and misses the sharp top note of The Noir 29 before settling close and lasting all day.

Buy The Noir 29 ifYou want the restrained opening with the sharp bay leaf lift.
Buy Mystere #29 ifYou want a darker tobacco tea scent that lasts all day.
No. 3
The Black 92
Emper, EDP
84similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 4 of 7 notes
USD 35348
90% less, typical price
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Where it differs: The Black 92 adds hay and tobacco and drops the black tea from its list, yet some owners find it tea-forward and fairly one-note, lacking the depth of The Noir 29.

Buy The Noir 29 ifYou want the layered fig, tea and cedar that evolves for hours.
Buy The Black 92 ifYou want a simple tea and tobacco scent for thirty-five dollars.
No. 4
Dossier Citrus Tea, the bottle
Citrus Tea
Dossier, 50 ml
75similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 2 of 7 notes
USD 49348
86% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Citrus Tea adds jasmine, incense and hay to the bergamot and fig, and owners find it more intense and longer lasting, though it misses some of the original's smoky tobacco drydown.

Buy The Noir 29 ifYou want the dry cedar and vetiver finish Le Labo is known for.
Buy Citrus Tea ifYou want a stronger tea and fig scent for under fifty dollars.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about ALT Fragrances Simply Noir
Le Labo The Noir 29
USD 348, 100 ml
ALT Fragrances Simply Noir, the bottle
ALT Fragrances Simply Noir
USD 49, 60 ml
86 similar, 86 percent less. Simply Noir adds vanilla and drops the bay leaves, so it smells sweeter and less herbal than The Noir 29, though owners say the two converge after a few minutes on skin.

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