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(black) by Express — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Opens on bergamot, settles into a cedarwood base. A fall pick.

Scent profile

Top notes

Bergamot Patchouli Pungidity

Heart notes

Lavender Vanilla

Base notes

Cedarwood Moss Scum

When to wear it

A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for everyday wear.

FallDayEveryday wear

When

Winter

86%

Spring

79%

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Elusive by Avon

Elusive

Avon· 2015

From the same house

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Express for Women

Express· 2007

Summer

66%

Fall

100%

Day

100%

Night

93%

Where

Office

88%

Casual

100%

Date

87%

Club

58%

Formal

79%

Sport

59%

Season & occasion fit is derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes (100% = its strongest setting).

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Express· 2019

8.321

(white)

Express· 1966