Powerful Black Câline 2023

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7.8 / 10 130 Ratings

According to EssenceVitae Research Team A new perfume by Câline for men, released in 2023. Furthermore The scent is spicy-sweet. It is being marketed by Lifestyle Perfumes.

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Main accords

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ginger

Heart Notes

Maninka fruit

Lavender

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Leather

Ratings

Scent

7.8130 Ratings

Longevity

6.6125 Ratings

Sillage

6.6125 Ratings

Bottle

7.1132 Ratings

Value for money

9.4126 Ratings

Submitted by Aspasia0, last update on 11.06.2024.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/19/2024

8
Pricing 5
Bottle 5
Sillage 3
Longevity 7
Scent

Nologiner
2 Reviews

Nologiner

1

Don't leave the bottle at home or you will be scentless

As a disclaimer, I'm not an expert when it comes to perfumes so take my review as my personal subjective opinion.
I've been searching for a good value perfume for a smaller price and browsed through reviews when I found any promising bottle in a local dm. This is how I found Powerful Black and I immediately liked the opinion of a fellow member about how this one is almost as good as The Scent from Boss (I had Boss Bottled in the past). I bought the 60ml bottle on the spot and I've used it for a couple of days.
In my opinion, the scent of Powerful is good, I like the sweetness of it and I share the opinion that it could be more complex but it's okay for that price range.
What I don't like and was disappointed a bit about is the longevity. I tested it with 8-10 sprays today! It fades away in 30-40 minutes and it's gone. I would expect at least a little bit of odor around me after a few hours, but gone after 1 hour? That's not 6-7-8 longevity. That's a 3. I can only smell it after an hour if I smell it directly from my skin. I have another low priced perfume (Str8) and it has the 6 longevity as I and people around me can still smell after 4 hours. Of course I don't expect 12 hours like a niche EDP, but less than an hour is not good.
Maybe I spray it in a wrong way but I relied on other opinions and my experience does differ from it.
I don't regret buying it I just don't know what could help to prolong the smell for a few hours.

03/02/2024

10
Pricing 5
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

TheDupeKing
62 Reviews

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TheDupeKing

Helpful Review 9

Best Cheapie I have found so far. Bosskiller!

I don't think there's any denying that Powerful Black is supposed to be a dupe of Boss Scent. Like many inexpensive fragrances, it starts off very alcoholic. After a few seconds, however, a masculine, fruity top note develops, which is very tasty. Is it ginger in the top note? I can't identify it exactly, but ginger, and I hate ginger, but I really like the beginning. Could that be the maninka fruit? I don't know, what the hell is a maninka fruit anyway, but it smells very pleasant. The Boss Scent is slightly superior at the beginning and a bit more complex and versatile, but only recognizable in direct comparison. I doubt anyone could tell without comparison. But in general, I find the opening very appealing. After about 10 minutes, the fruitiness fades more and more and the leather, which was barely perceptible before, finally emerges. In my opinion, it could smell longer like it does in the first 5-10 minutes, then it would really be in my top 10 fragrances. I really like the fragrance, even if the original is not so well received everywhere. Unfortunately, as I said, it doesn't stay as it was at the beginning, but becomes a little calmer and more leathery. However, this makes it a very pleasant all-rounder. From the office to a date, maybe not necessarily at 35 degrees in the gym, but afterwards. So I think it can also be worn in summer, even if it is better suited to the other seasons. The lavender comes out more and more after about 20-30 minutes and the leather subsides a little. Suddenly it becomes sweeter again and a perfect companion for spring when the flowers are in bloom. In direct comparison, there is virtually no difference to the scent. Sometimes the gradient is slightly different, but I almost like the Caline better. And now we come to why I think it's the best affordable fragrance I've found so far, and if you want to call it a dupe, it's definitely in the Champions League. The Powerful Black is not only very similar, it also has a terrific opening (if you ignore the first alcohol note, about 30-60 seconds). It takes you on a fragrance journey for the first 60 minutes, varying from fruity and magical to leathery and masculine to fresh and spring-like, and then stabilizes into a pleasant all-rounder after 45-60 minutes. It smells great in my eyes. It's long-lasting like its Boss brother, not a beast, but a stable companion, not one that fades immediately, but after about 6 hours there's only a little sweet leather, even a little powdery, which is a little reminiscent of the end of Prada L Homme, but then the air is slowly out, from then on perfect for the office. And all for 6 euros?!?!? And available everywhere (DM and Rossmann). The only corner or edge it has is actually the not particularly ugly, but 0815 bottle. Who cares? You can take it with you on vacation, pack it in your backpack, put it in the car or buy it quickly in between if you need it for whatever reason. Price-performance is an absolute 10. For the price, it should generally be a 10, but since I would classify it as a clone (which I sometimes like better than the original), and yes, the fragrance should actually be rated and not the overall package, it becomes a 9, which comes up trumps in phases and then becomes a pleasant 8. The only negative is perhaps that it doesn't smell particularly complex and is no longer particularly special at the end, but it's still great. Spray it on your hand at the next DM and test the gradients. Also suitable as a blind buy for the money. Recommendation to buy? Yes, absolutely! The best fragrance in the world, no. But which one is.

That's enough babble.

Best regards, your DupeKing

10/29/2023

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Zhubei22
3 Reviews

Zhubei22

2

A happy surprise

Was looking for an autumn/winter perfume a few days ago, and came across this one on the bottom shelf of a DM store for just 11$ a 70ml/2oz bottle, and I'm pretty much in love with it and it's brand ever since.

To be honest, I'm pretty new to the fragrance world, this is my 5th one, but thought a review would help you decide maybe, or discover a new scent:)
The scent: 10/8.5 - I would say this fragrance is for autumn/winter, a mature, a very pleasant 'comfortable' scent, probably for most ages, for everyday use/night out/date (my girlfriend likes it too)

Longevity: 10/7 - Haven't tested that much, but it's good enough, a bit above average.

Sillage: 10/8 - It's good too, 4-5 puffs max should be enough, but watch out for inside buildings, 2-3 puffs max because it can be a bit too much when someone is close to you, less is more sometimes:)

Bottle: 10/8 - A simplistic, clean bottle.

Value for money: 10/10 - For this price is worth it for sure.