If you want a perfume that smells like Haute Fragrance Black Orris Man, Midnight Root reproduces the same opening, heart and drydown. Below is the exact note pyramid of both, side by side.
"Smells like" is about the journey, not just the top notes — so we compare all three layers, not a marketing blurb.
| Original: Haute Fragrance Black Orris Man | Midnight Root | |
|---|---|---|
| Top notes | Bergamot, Lemon, Lavender, Iris | Bergamot, Lemon, Lavender, Iris |
| Heart notes | Orris, Pepper, Sandalwood, Musk | Orris, Pepper, Sandalwood, Musk |
| Base notes | Amber, Ambergris, Labdanum | Amber, Ambergris, Labdanum |
| Scent family | — | — |
| Concentration | eau de parfum | eau de parfum |
| Our price / Original est. retail | — | $50.00 |
Midnight Root tracks Haute Fragrance Black Orris Man through the same olfactory backbone — the shared signature notes are Bergamot, Lemon, Lavender, Iris, Orris. On our 16-facet scent-DNA model the two profiles overlap by about 92%, so it delivers the same opening-to-drydown character at a fraction of the retail price.
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