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Black Seduction
Value is the plain argument for Antonio Banderas Black Seduction Eau de Toilette 200ml, a bottle holding twice what a designer house normally sells in one, at a price that reflects where the line sits in the market.
Olivier Cresp composed it in 2009, and the shape is a familiar one handled competently. Blackcurrant and bergamot start it, the blackcurrant tart and a little green, the bergamot clean behind it, and together they last about ten minutes. Then the spice takes over. Nutmeg is dusty and warm, cardamom is cooler and greener, coriander is slightly citric and peppery, and the three of them keep the scent dry rather than sweet through the middle hour. Underneath, tonka bean does most of the work. It is the material responsible for the soft, hay like sweetness that makes a scent feel comfortable, and amber warms it further with a resinous depth. Virginia cedar runs through both, dry and sharpened, and musk ties everything to the skin. The finish is warm, faintly powdery and unobjectionable in the best sense of the word.
As an eau de toilette it is not built to last all day, and four to five hours is a realistic expectation before it needs topping up. The 200ml size makes that irrelevant, which is the real reason to choose this format over a smaller one. It reads masculine, suits cooler weather and evenings, and is an easy choice for anyone who wants something warm and spiced without spending much.
The name belongs to the Spanish actor, but this is a licensed fragrance line rather than a perfume house, made and marketed by Puig. It started in 1997 with the men's scent Diavolo and sits firmly in the mass market. The Seduction family, begun with Blue Seduction for Men in 2007, is its biggest seller, and The Secret, The Golden Secret and King of Seduction sit beside it.
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