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Black Afgano
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Black Afgano by Nasomatto is an aromatic woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2009, the nose behind this composition is Alessandro Gualtieri. The top notes reveal marijuana, green notes, davana, saffron, and thyme; the heart unfolds resins, woody notes, tobacco, coffee, cinnamon, violet, and raspberry; while the base notes settle on oud wood, incense, amber, animalic notes, guaiac wood, musk, tonka bean, cedar, Gurjum balsam, ambroxan, and vanilla.
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A perfume that changes your mood: it invites you to introspection, silence, meditation, etc. You’ll feel that the cloud of Black Afgano envelops you and accompanies you for many hours. I like it more and prefer it to the acclaimed ‘Pardon’ from the same brand.
I love this. I tested the equivalent from a cheap physical store, also the one from Alexandria Fragrances, and the dry down is the same. The original is very sweet on my skin; hand in hand with Terroni, it has nothing to do with it: Terroni is dry ash, and this is hashish with tobacco, woods, and something green, but the difference is it’s sweet. I love it, projection and longevity 9. I gave Terroni a 10 but I’m sticking with this Black Afgano. I had high hopes and they were met except for the 30ml, which in my opinion are scarce.
It’s hard to write a negative review when so many people love it, but I’ll try to be honest. First, it was influenced by a dupe from ‘Perfums Parlour’ that makes good inspirations. I thought since it was an affordable replica, there would be a big difference from the original. Well, not really. Then, considering the price range, I expected something bolder and more natural (I have over 150 substances in my collection, between essential oils and aroma chemicals); well, nothing of the sort. No real oud, no cedar, no nagarmotha, or perhaps tiny amounts of all this mixed with a blend of Norlimbanol, Iso E Super, Timber Silk, cedryl acetate, etc., which make the scent more bearable and domesticated. It presents a typical ambro-cenide amber-smoky quality, though with so many molecules it could be anything else. The result is refined and has depth, being an oud-amber monolith. It’s a pity I don’t detect the cannabis part. I haven’t evaluated the performance yet. Maybe my disappointment comes from such demanding expectations. However, I must confess that if it truly approached those materials (oud, cypriol, cannabis, etc.) naturally, the smell would be unbearable for 95% of the public.
Without a doubt, a wood bomb. It’s a lust of fragrant resinous woods on the verge of burning their resins in a bonfire; add to this a slightly toasted cannabis oil and some half-wild coffee beans wandering around. If you’ve tried Bentley for Men Absolute… add the toasted cannabis oil to that, then its touches of coffee beans, and you’ll have something similar at 70%… what do you think?
I own several perfumes from the brand, but I was very curious about one that many consider a ‘perfumery classic’. I delayed the purchase due to other priorities and reviews about the ‘difficulty’ of the notes. Before buying it blind, I got a sample and over-applied it for a ‘total immersion’. I waited for the tsunami, but nothing happened; I couldn’t detect anything. I applied it three or four more times with the same result. I asked for opinions from people around me, and they all agreed it’s ‘skin scent’ and disappears quickly. Where is that projection bomb with extremely difficult notes that everyone talks about? Thinking it was my skin, I asked others to try it, but the result was the same. Since it’s an old perfume with low demand, I thought the sample might be bad, so I ordered another. Verdict: exactly the same. It completely threw me off, as according to reviews it’s powerful, hard to wear, with a lot of personality… meaning, the kind I like. However, in both samples, it fades to skin level in a few minutes after application, making it very hard to distinguish a predominant note. Nobody notices I’m wearing it; not even myself after a few minutes (I’m not talking about hours, but minutes). Obviously, it never crosses my mind to buy it. It’s always said that a timely retreat is a victory, and I’d rather have a dignified retirement than a decline that makes us forget who we were. This is the second perfume in a short time to be a total disappointment. Advice: avoid buying perfumes blind and make sure the sample is recent; given the current situation, you can be taken by surprise.
Sweet and spicy. Unisex. The best part is the opening, the first few minutes, with very contrasting bright notes. In the dry down, the excessive dominance of amber gives it a feminine touch for my taste; the oud, tobacco, and coffee notes fall short against the amber, and any hint of masculine character is lost. Autumn/winter scent, for rainy and dark days. Very long-lasting, over 12 hours, even noticeable the next day.
It only smells like alcohol, a huge disappointment. I know what weed smells like, and this doesn’t resemble it in the slightest. I smelled it with a friend, and we both said it just smells like alcohol. I’ll keep insisting to see if I can catch a whiff of cannabis, but… I have serious doubts. I’m still insisting: I sprayed it on a blanket, sniffed it until it went up my nose, and I still only perceive alcohol, now slightly aromatized, but I can’t tell what, just alcohol. I haven’t heard of any perfume that clearly smells like cannabis, what a pity, if anyone knows one…
I haven’t tested it on my skin, but I had a religious experience with it. A guy was wearing it, and while we were talking, I got delicious bursts of incense. Intense but not invasive; I thought they were burning incense in the bar until he told me it was him. I didn’t smell it right after applying, but I confirm he wore it for hours and it smelled amazing. The whole night, the aroma was a delicate, elegant incense that didn’t overwhelm me but invited me to lean in and smell more. Great longevity and wonderful. One of the best fragrances I’ve ever smelled.
Smells like labdanum resin I have at home, with a touch of incense and nothing else; I can’t identify any of the other listed notes.
This perfume isn’t for people who still smell like baby cologne or want to blend in; this is a whole different league, another level. With this, you need to ditch the ‘El rompe cuellos’. Cheers.
As a loyal fan of dark scents, this legendary fragrance was love at first sniff. Black Afgano is strange; I haven’t heard anything similar. It evokes oriental resins, but not the scent itself. It’s peculiar: it smells like coffee liqueur, tobacco, and woods. A nocturnal and deep scent. I perceive some marijuana, that herbal touch everyone mentions. Undoubtedly, a niche that marked a milestone by incorporating marijuana. It doesn’t admit a middle ground; my mother tolerates it poorly, saying it smells like ‘saliva,’ but to me, it’s amazing. To each their own. Ideal for cold and rainy days. The performance is ten. If you’re looking for something different, this is the option.
Herbal perfume, nothing more.
Black Afgano opens resinous, green, and cloying, with a herbal accord that vaguely reminds of marijuana buds. Quickly it becomes more smoky and shines with that sweet and herbal smell of smoked resins that most people like, original and pleasant, despite not attracting the masses. Unfortunately, the smokiness swallows the rest, leaving me with a burnt gunpowder scent that gives me a headache. Fortunately, the dry-down at 2 hours is burnt straw, which I love. Strong projection at first, calms down over time. Potent longevity: days on clothes, 10 hours on skin. Unisex leaning masculine, solemn, dancing between resin density and smoke lightness. I see it more for personal enjoyment than daily use due to the depth of the incense. Used this winter, it works well in the cold, ideal for night out casual events. Less disruptive than I read in forums. Pleasant: 7/10. Interesting: 7/10. Versatile: 4/10. Original: 8/10.
Definitely reformulated. I knew it in a vial 5 years ago; back then, it was too potent and different from what I remember. Maybe the application method changes everything; with the atomizer, it’s less aggressive than straight from the tube, like happened with my Tobacco Vanille. But this has not even a third of the power of that 2017 one. The scent is similar but different. I paid 130 dollars, a real waste.
Another masterpiece by Gaultieri, with all his signature.
Nasomatto Black Afgano: a difficult fragrance to review. It’s not an easy scent; it comes out strong and rough, almost violent, until it settles into something more smoky and opulent, balanced by the sweetness of amber and exquisite woods among earthy and herbaceous notes. It’s refined, dark, opulent, and a bit sinister. A magnificent and risky beauty, challenging and impactful. It’s not for compliments or conquests; it’s for the eccentric, the rare, and the lustful. For price and quantity, I don’t think it has a good value. Scent: 10. Projection: moderate, barely 2 hours. Longevity: 6 hours. Recommended for the scent, not the price.
One afternoon with a friend surprised me with its scent. I thought of Byredo’s Bal d’Afrique, but when I asked him, it was Black Afgano. It impacted me (I didn’t know the house). On my nose, it’s a total bomb: buttery, heavier, and more edible than Byredo’s, with crazy projection and longevity. Just by walking and a hug, the perfume stayed with me for hours. A marvel.
Extremely potent perfume for cold weather. Brutal longevity. Resin, amber, and oud. Incredible.
The Monk of Tobolsk prayed with a raspy voice and hashish-like air, wrapped in a musty frock coat and bear skin. His winter-sky eyes were lost among the altar, candles, and thick smoke of incense and myrrh. In a mystical trance, Black Afgano reveals itself: dry woods, smoked resins, and tons of incense. It’s dense, powdery, cloyingly sweet, and hard to define amidst puffs of smoke. I sense something human and animal, a post-smoke breath, ash, liturgy, and witchcraft. Esoteric, sacred, ancient, extremely smoky and resinous. Very dark and enigmatic.
Black and Afghan. Special and unique. Earthy and smoky, but that hint of cannabis oil over wood with oud makes it strong and heavy. It’s a ‘don’t forget me’ or a ‘I was here.’ If you feel you’re unique, don’t believe in reincarnation, and never wore a mask, this ointment will be your thing. Like a brand of fire on a racehorse. Binary, totally binary.
I still remember when I first tried it: the opening scared me, but after half an hour, that resin seemed rich to me. I never felt any hashish, no plant or product; it’s 80% resins, oud, and smoky woods. It doesn’t smell like Bad Boy with a hemp note; nothing alike. It lasts and projects, but if you go over 4 sprays, it loses its charm. With 3, I’m noticed and people ask what I’m wearing, but they don’t say it smells good, just that it reaches far. I have two anecdotes: one person said it smelled like ‘an octogenarian working out’ and another (already an adult) said it smelled like ‘tonsil stones,’ which confused me because I’m an ENT, lol.
I’m sorry, it’s unbearable. The opening is green, dry, and very strong; it turns people away. I bought it blind and expected a different hemp scent.
Wow! It’s more than a scent; it’s an experience. The opening is green and dry, with that raw hemp note that then gives way to resinous woods, oud, and a sweetness like bitter coffee or chocolate. The hemp wraps everything up, settling into a woody blend with a sweet touch. It lasts 10-12 hours on skin, don’t wear it on clothes. It projects a lot so your presence is felt. Ideal for daily wear in open spaces (max 3 sprays) or for cold nights. Try it on a date. It’s a good perfume; the opening might scare you at first, but give it time. If you love woody scents, you have to try this.
I like Black Afgano, though I wish it projected more. It’s a very peculiar and challenging scent, but I absolutely love it in the dry down. After using it, I found another fragrance that reminds me a lot of it and now I prefer that one: ‘Hero’ by Boadicea the Victorious. Imagine Black Afgano as a hairy, rough, and overwhelming beast; Hero is that same beast in a suit and tie, groomed for a gala dinner. I love both, but I think Hero is richer in both flavor and abundance, plus it projects and lasts longer without being so rough.
This perfume represents me. Whenever I think about what scent matches my personality, it’s this one. Black Afgano is a very dark perfume with a dirty smell, achieved through a blend of hashish, resins, and oud. Honestly, it’s quite rare for inexperienced noses; it’s a challenging scent, probably because of the ingredients mentioned. Personally, the oud in this perfume reminds me of a dirty diaper—not fecal, but something very dirty—and yet, I absolutely love this perfume. I don’t see it as something for everyday wear or for work or university. I’ve worn it to university, and it’s very heavy; I ended up making my classmates uncomfortable because the scent is extremely strong right after application. But as time passes, it definitely generates reactions; I’m surprised that women seem to love that smell.
I just dove into the niche world with Black Afgano and wow, what a kick: it stole my breath, my senses, and even a piece of my heart. After trying several Nasomatto scents, I realized Alessandro Gualtieri doesn’t just make perfumes; he crafts emotions and sensations. This scent goes beyond smell; it captivates all five senses progressively, sparkling, increasingly exciting, dangerous, and aggressive. To me, it smells like power, authority, darkness, mystery, and malice. It’s a hard hit, a slap in the face to any other fragrance that crosses its path, like saying ‘I’ve arrived, and here I am’ to make everyone stand up in respect. It might not suit everyone, but for me, it’s an intense love that burns with the heat of a thousand suns. It opens with a dominant cannabis note, with hidden but present green notes like bitter old cedar leaves. In the heart, ancient resins resurrected by fire, tree wood, and a very hidden coffee, sweet to the nose but bitter to the taste, reminiscent of aged and toasted Turkish tobacco. In the dry down, the oud shines in all its glory, offering mystery and a cozy warmth, alongside an incense that brings peace, but a dark, sinister peace of someone in control. 10/10 Thanks.
First off, the ingredients feel like they’re of excellent quality. It’s a very interesting olfactory experience because it’s a perfume composed of many ingredients and scents that are blended so well you don’t perceive any clashing notes; instead, they form a harmonious unity. Specifically, after applying it to my skin and waiting about 20 minutes, what I notice most is smoky oud wood (a bit charred) and cherries. That’s how I’d summarize its scent. It reminds me a bit of Bentley for Men Intense, but the smoky-charred oud gives it a more distinctive edge. The cherry note softens that harsh, burnt oud, creating a delicate balance between the pleasantness of the cherry and the rough, rustic vibe of the charred oud, mixed with subtle herbal touches. I find it a very interesting, pleasant, masculine, rugged, and sexy scent. Of course, I recommend trying it before buying.
Black Afgano is an excellent entry point into niche fragrances. While it might seem challenging due to the hype from many reviewers and its striking visual marketing, it’s actually a very wearable and pleasant scent for mainstream audiences. I’m not saying it won’t raise some eyebrows, but it’s far from the ‘edgy’ potion certain sectors try to sell us. Gualtieri handles marketing brilliantly and serves as a great bridge perfumer for designers to the niche world, perfect for beginners exploring niche scents. Some even claim Stercus is a ‘more wearable’ or ‘downgraded’ version of Black Afgano. I don’t know which batches of each they’re referring to, but I find Stercus much less wearable and more challenging. That said, since they share much of the same DNA, upon drying down, Stercus tends to become slightly rancid (typical of Orto Parisi creations), while Black Afgano lightens up a bit. The downside? Its longevity and sillage leave a lot to be desired for 130€ 30ml extracts (Francesca Bianchi, take notes). In short: ‘A very wearable dark scent’. Ideal occasion: Nighttime in autumn and winter. Alternative: Stercus. Blind buy? Absolutely.
Tested several magic wands and they shot out—some were a disaster, others just didn’t work. It comes down to liking their look and texture, but it’s not just that. Some wands you adore yet they never manifest or work for you. This Nasomatto is an uncompromising wand. It’s for yourself, not to please everyone. It’s fantastic, dense, dark, smoky, with oud and a sweet resinous counterpoint. The opening is very Arab, with hints of marijuana and animalic notes. If you’re looking to smell like a joint, this isn’t it; it’s more complex with other layers. That hemp note gets blended and diluted, fading significantly by the half-hour. It shares many notes with Amouage’s Interlude Man, especially the resinous amber; that sweet counterpoint is very similar in both. They take different paths but share the same route. Deciding between the two is tough because owning both feels redundant. The sweet twist is less pronounced in this Afghan, which I prefer. Amouage is the better fragrance overall, but that sweet spike causes fatigue for me. On my skin and style, Interlude just doesn’t quite work. Both have superior dry-downs, extreme longevity, and incredible staying power on clothes. Perfect for cool weather. I’ve also alternated it with Tom Ford’s Oud Wood; this one is sweeter, though its smoky touch is unmatched. Both feature oud, but Tom Ford’s is more domesticated, less dirty. Three sprays of this Afghan and the darkness deepened, the light flickered, and the echo of the scent found its place. It was my magic, resonating with me, and I couldn’t do anything to stop it.
Welcome to hell, the hottest and most fun place around, especially if you team up with the right devil—and Black Afgano is that demon. Up in heaven, they’d call it an overly complex niche scent that’s impossible to wear; here, we’re obsessed with how the party’s climax lasts for hours (10-14). To me, it smells like clouds of burnt sugar over a bonfire of resinous branches and aromatic herbs (maybe a weed leaf fell in by accident, but always legal and for medicinal purposes). There are only two choices: hate it or love it. I choose love. I guess because good people go to heaven and bad people… go everywhere (including hell).
The first time I tried it, I loved it; I thought it was a sublime and dark smell like Darth Vader; it had a fecal part, but it was minimal, and the cannabis and saffron, the oud with incense, and vanilla touches were felt much more: damn dark fragrance, imposing but pleasant. I tried it again today, this time on my skin, and what a surprise it was that what predominated most was that fecal smell with bursts of putrefaction. It was horrible, truth be told, all the other notes were overshadowed by that stinky smell. Although it’s hot, in my other hand I had another perfume (Red Tobacco) ultra-heavy, and yet it maintained its richness. I honestly don’t know how it settles on the skin in cold temperatures, but by itself, it seems to me a fragrance that is not from another world (except in replicating fecal aromas), and it’s a joke that for 30ml they charge you whatever they charge, because outside the artistic side, there are many fragrances that are worth more than acquiring this.
Dark, sexual, with a melancholic, sad, and terrifying touch… the fragrance of the devil.
This is something from another world, perfect and sexy. To my nose, it smells very masculine and lasts forever. It’s a bit expensive for 30ml, but with two sprays you have enough to fill a room.
Dear: I’ll be brief, Black Afgano is a brutal, dark, and almost disturbing perfume: it opens your mind and plants you in a room where you could literally be talking to the devil. Resins predominate and a dense wood type of oud; the cannabis note isn’t a cheap cliché, it adds a distinct, complex, and very well-integrated texture. Reviewers have done it a disservice, but in the end, everyone has their own opinion. I’m not a fan of cannabis, and yet I believe that note gives it a rich counterpart; it doesn’t smell like cheap weed as they usually say. I bought it blindly, and as soon as I sprayed two mists, it became clear: it’s potent, challenging, and of a nocturnal character, as if you were from the Hand of the Black. I went to university, and although some unfortunate people told me I must have smoked before, others gave me excellent compliments and immediately imagined something totally agreeing: fragrance isn’t for everyone, yet, challenging. Dark, animal, green, resinous, high-value oud. Molto definitivo: 10/10.
I jumped into this without knowing what to expect. They told me it has cannabis, incense, and wood, and I thought: well, it smells like my cousin’s house when he got divorced. The first hit is like being invited to a barbecue in Afghanistan without knowing if it’s a party or a kidnapping. It smells like smoke, but a smoke that’s already made a career; a smoke with studies, with its own office, talking to you on a first-name basis. If you wear it in the morning, people look at you strangely at work, but at night it opens portals. It has something dark but elegant, like a heavy priest. And then, after wearing it for a while, you notice the sweet finish, as if hell had dessert. They say it was created by an Italian who wanted to capture “the essence of the forbidden.” It reminds me of when my uncle smoked in the bathroom and sprayed air freshener: a duel between sin and wild pine. It’s not a perfume, it’s more a life decision. You put it on, and you can no longer watch cartoons with the same innocence.
I loved it…! But let it be clear: this is a Terroni by Orto Parisi with a vegetal opening. The opening is very curious, like the smoke of a pipe with green herbs… and the dry down is practically Terroni, exactly the same. A friend of mine told me it smells like a guy with a lot of money who, when you undress him, underneath the clothes he’s covered in tattoos. That’s practically it.
The moment I smelled it, I said: this is Terroni by Orto Parisi, but less sweet and musky. It has a greener, earthier opening. It’s a good fragrance, it came out before Terroni, and being an extract, it has more longevity. It’s a good option if you don’t have the previous one, but I wouldn’t buy it myself.
Black Afgano was my first niche perfume; I knew it through reviews, drawn to its mysterious name and curious presentation. I saw this perfume online every day, so when I opened the box and felt the bottle so different, I had the sensation of meeting a famous person I admired. Its aroma reconfigured my mental classification of fragrances; I had never known anything like it. It opens with ripe red fruits, not sweet, dragging a saturation of smoky aromas, dark herbs, and coffee beans. It’s a perfume with many notes that don’t order themselves but come out mixed, giving a “smokie” scent, spicy like gunpowder, and with a plasticky finish. The vibe is dark, diabolical, and avant-garde. Curiously, that diabolical face makes it more versatile than thought: from elegant outfits to rough, worn clothes, always in a black range, it will be permissive and unisex. I invite those with curiosity to give it a chance; I don’t recommend buying blindly, but if you’re of alternative tastes, an unassumed hipster who likes indie and underground, Nasomatto is the brand that will make you stop looking at designer perfumes (once you’re hooked). Black Afgano will make you wander through that conflicted Arab desert decorated with bombed oil refineries, feeling the nerves of being an eccentric smuggler with a suitcase full of hashish. Want another image? It’s an elegant general, like Erwin Rommel, who received a breeze of sand and gunpowder from a cannon fired very close.
This is the hardest review I’ve ever written. Black Afgano is something else: irreverent design, bad behavior, dark, earthy, smoky, and extremely particular. The opening is green, quite herbal, cannabis that’s scary to walk through an airport with dogs. Then comes the resin, the wood, and a very particular smell of burnt plastic. Some perfumes are for liking, others are for you to like them; don’t expect compliments, it’s a fragrance born to break the mold and go against the grain. It has a dark personality, be careful with the sprays; in my opinion, it smells better on skin than on clothes. Remember that perfumery is art; if this were a painting, it would be a Miró—you wouldn’t understand them, and they won’t explain it to you.
I’ve tried it three times at Palacio de Hierro; they always say it’s a must-try. It has that cannabis note—I’m 28 and have been smoking since 15, so I’ve tried countless buds, and I can assure you this doesn’t smell like weed. To me, it smells more like a “little animal,” like the fur of a freshly cleaned cat, but not penetrating; rather, rounded. There’s something herbal, very diluted, like cannabis leaves in a jar of water about to rot. That’s it, Black Afgano. The combination of that rounded animal scent with green leaves in a jar on the verge of rotting. I tried Haltane from PDM, Nishane Pardon, and Abstenta, and they all died after 6 hours, but Black Afgano stays potent, throwing out waves of fragrance. At one point, it reminded me of the smell of a sweaty butt after someone just pooped; I don’t know if I like it, I think I do, unless you get attributed with a sweaty butt in a meeting.