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Crystal Noir Eau de Toilette by Versace

Women 2004

Brand
Versace
Perfumer
Antoine Lie

Description

Versace Crystal Noir Eau de Toilette is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 2004, this composition was created by Antoine Lie. The top notes reveal pepper, cardamom, and ginger; the heart unfolds with gardenia, orange blossom, and peony; while the base notes settle on sandalwood, musk, and amber.

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When to wear it (votes)

  • Winter 31%
  • Spring 21%
  • Summer 15%
  • Autumn 33%
  • Day 40%
  • Night 60%

Key notes

Community

3,708 votes

  • Positive 78%
  • Negative 11%
  • Neutral 12%
positive reviews 3.7 k community votes
LongevityLong-lasting SillageModerate Best momentAutumn CharacterFeminine

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In the collection

Leading answer I own it

11,080 votes

Season

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Leading answer Autumn

4,945 votes

Time of day

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Leading answer Night

2,674 votes

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Fragrance profile

About Crystal Noir Eau de Toilette

Main accord warm-spicy Year 2004 Gender Women Perfumer Antoine Lie

Versace Crystal Noir Eau de Toilette is a floral fragrance for women. Launched in 2004, this composition was created by Antoine Lie. The top notes reveal pepper, cardamom, and ginger; the heart unfolds with gardenia, orange blossom, and peony; while the base notes settle on sandalwood, musk, and amber.

Spices White flowers Flowers Woods and mosses Musk, amber and animalic

How it wears

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Longevity

Leading answer Long-lasting

1,995 votes

Sillage

Leading answer Moderate

1,936 votes

Character

Leading answer Traditionally feminine

2,029 votes

Value perception

Leading answer Fair price

1,809 votes

Most talked about

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Tell us how it opens, how it settles on your skin, how long it lasts and when you wear it.

  1. Annie6

    It’s not love at first sight, but it has hooked me. It opens spicy and immediately smells like ultra-creamy soap, like a rich body lotion. It’s a white floral with a coconut or fig vibe (I got the declared notes a bit mixed up, but those lactones are definitely there). It projects and lasts like a demon; incredible for an EDT. It’s all-rounder, perfect for any season, and frankly, it dresses like a fragrance.

    • Longevity
    • Sillage
    • White-floral

  2. caritogimena

    It’s absolutely delicious! It smells super similar to my 212 (the perfume I’ve loved forever), but it’s more sophisticated, elegant, and less mass-market. They share notes like gardenia, peony, orange blossom, sandalwood, and musk. Of course, it evolves over time, but I still broadly detect the 212. The longevity on my skin is spectacular; I’m in love.

    • Longevity
    • Sandalwood
    • Gardenia
    • Orange blossom

  3. I LOVE Crystal Noir. I wear it occasionally, try others, and come back. I switched to the Eau de Parfum for its greater strength, but the scent remains. Don’t confuse it with the new ‘Parfum’: I thought it would be more intense than the ‘Eau de Parfum,’ but it smells totally different. I detail that in my review of the ‘Parfum’.

  4. Manu_speranza

    A perfumer gave me one of these to try yesterday, but I don’t remember which of the three it was. What I do know is that it has a super spicy opening, then something creamy and clean, and the dry down reminds me a lot of the classic Carolina Herrera 212. Is it the gardenia? Am I the only one who reminds me of that perfume? Excellent longevity; I liked it.

    • Longevity
    • Gardenia

  5. I love it; it was a blind buy. I was scared of the spicy notes, but they give it a unique touch. It works great layered with VS’s Coconut Passion to boost that undeclared coconut note, though I also mix it with an Esika body mist from the Taste line, the Cream, which is coconut with ginger. Heads up: you need to spray it several times because as an EDT, it’s not that potent.

    • Ginger

  6. Mj281077

    It’s a jewel, niche-level, nothing common about the scent, so it’s not a blind buy. I met it years ago with a decant and went crazy. I’ll keep buying it year after year.

  7. Doménica

    It smells like a shower and soap, that freshly bathed scent that feels so clean. I didn’t like it at all.

  8. Mademoiselle

    It’s a unique perfume, a symbol of femininity and sensuality. Whoever wears it must have steel confidence in who they are, what they’ve achieved, and how they look; it has a lot of personality. It’s a creamy white floral, sexy without screaming it, but inviting you to discover it little by little.

    • White-floral

  9. aromadicta

    I tried the EDP and liked it once it dried down, but it was very spicy. Now, this EDT seemed very masculine at first, I feared it would stay that way, but it changes and ends up unisex leaning towards elegant feminine. It’s more wearable than the EDP. It lasts a long time, has a gothic vibe, like a witch’s perfume in winter or autumn. I love it; I expected more coconut, but no, it seems only the EDP has it. It’s attractive; you won’t smell like anyone else. EDIT: Although I didn’t declare it in the EDT, it seems it does have coconut, as if it’s camouflaged behind the notes; I like it more now. For those who don’t like it, wait for the dry down. Addictive, as people say below, it smells like a tropical coconut drink; it has a weird balance between summer and winter… I love it.

    • Longevity
    • Summer
    • Winter
    • Autumn

  10. Chavus

    It’s love, it’s love. Nothing has ever been like it; it’s a mysterious and distant woman at times, don’t bother her. It lasts quite a bit for an EDT. I’ll buy it again when I run out.

    • Longevity

  11. floresdepach

    The definitive one. I haven’t found anything in my collection that surpasses it. If I run out, I’ll replace it immediately. It’s sensuality, femininity, and elegance with a dark touch. I absolutely love it.

  12. BeatrizBlackwood

    Mesmerizing elegance. Some perfumes pass by without making a mark, while others get etched into your skin. This, Versace’s Crystal Noir, has been an absolute favorite since launch: a liquid spell, almost witchy. It’s not a common scent. It opens with spices (pepper, cardamom, ginger) that hit subtly and awaken the senses. Then, gardenia, orange blossom, and peony soften those spices with a white floral heart—neither innocent nor sweet. Finally, sandalwood, musk, and amber make it deep, enveloping, and addictive. It’s super versatile: works for day or night, winter or summer, with a dress or a leather jacket. It adapts but never fades into the background. Everyone compliments it and notices it. It leaves a mark. It’s not just a perfume; it’s a signature, a seal. Crystal Noir isn’t worn; it’s embodied. Once it’s yours, it’s hard to let go.

    • Sandalwood
    • Gardenia
    • Sweet
    • Night

  13. Danny Medel

    Correction and repost: It smells like dark, elegant, feminine energy. I see it as ideal for a femme fatale in her daily life. I wear it at the office to feel secure and empowered. It lasts forever; in my case, more than 12 hours.

    • Longevity
    • Office

  14. noviopina

    I went to a perfumery and tested it. My boyfriend gave it a 7.4, a good score for him, saying it had a citrusy touch. I also notice something citrusy, but to me, it smells mainly like handled coins. Honestly, I don’t like it at all. How curious, the diversity of opinions!

  15. Audrey2016

    I finally bought it because of all the hype around this scent. I smelled and tested it, and it didn’t quite convince me, until a deal made me jump in. Luckily, I grabbed the 30ml size, so the loss wasn’t big. The opening is powerful, spicy, and rare; you can smell the coconut soon mixing with sandalwood to create a creamy, wearable, and very pleasant perfume. A very different aroma, creamy without being sweet.

    • Sandalwood
    • Sweet

  16. Fragange

    I bought it on Notino a week ago and feel scammed. It smells like pure alcohol, nothing like what I tested before. Moral of the story: don’t buy it there. I’ll clarify that the perfume itself is very good… but I don’t know if they reformulated it or added alcohol to cut costs.

    • Reformulation

  17. Chocolate con licor

    I LOVE IT. It’s a perfume with a totally unique scent; you don’t feel it on everyone. It smells like a confident, seductive woman who balances her feminine and beautiful side with a ‘masculinity’ of decision, security, and a firm step. It’s my signature scent; I adore it. It has a rich scent that invites you to keep smelling it to delight and decipher it. On my skin, pepper, gardenia, and cardamom dominate. As hours pass, they remain prominent, but sandalwood and amber break through—a spectacle in all its facets. One spray is enough to feel everything; two becomes too heavy. It lasts for many hours; I even sprayed some in my bag weeks ago, and it still smells great. You don’t go unnoticed; you need strong personality to wear it.

    • Longevity
    • Sandalwood
    • Gardenia
    • Cardamom

  18. What stands out most are the sandalwood and gardenia with spicy notes. It has an unisex vibe; it’s outside what I usually wear, but I liked it. It seems very elegant and clean. Its trail and longevity are excellent with few sprays; it lasts days on clothes.

    • Longevity
    • Sandalwood
    • Gardenia

  19. Exquisite, good longevity on skin and clothes. It smells clean, but not an innocent clean; rather, a mature one. I only have the EDT, but I’ve tested the EDP and I’m sticking with this one; it’s lighter and fresher.

    • Longevity

  20. josefinamt

    I bought the EDT following TikTok reviews that said it was less spicy than the EDP, and I have to say it’s simply addictive. I’ve been using Mugler’s Alien for 8 years, and I think this will take a spot near it. Don’t get fooled by the scent when spraying it on paper because it smells very different on skin. On paper, the spices linger, but on skin, it transforms into a beautiful aroma of coconut and white flowers (even though coconut isn’t listed in the EDT, you can feel it); it’s a surprising twist. Without a doubt, a very special perfume.

  21. locadelosperfumes

    I love it. Projects and lasts like an Eau de Parfum. It flatters me so much. Smells like coconut, but not sweet or gourmand. I wear it during the day with a few sprays and more at night. Perfect for work, casual outings, or parties. It’s gorgeous.

    • Longevity
    • Sillage
    • Sweet
    • Night

  22. Candycandy40

    I don’t know what’s in this perfume that I can’t stop smelling myself; it’s addictive. I’m not a huge fan of spicy scents, but I love this one. I find it totally unisex and perfect for cold weather. I’m dying to try the Eau de Parfum. What stands out most is the sandalwood mixed with spices; I don’t perceive much of the flowers they claim it has.

    • Sandalwood

  23. Bibilalique

    A jewel that combines a non-existent coconut note, sandalwood, and spices in a cold way. While it could be for daily wear, it lacks innocence, having character and complexity, but if you connect with it, you’ll love it. As for performance, it’s excellent.

    • Sandalwood

  24. This EDT version is brutally talc-heavy, with a floral touch, very elegant and sophisticated, and super long-lasting. You can really smell the sandalwood and gardenia. The sillage and longevity are potent. It envelops you all day; I put it on in the morning and it’s still going at night, what a fantasy. It’s not for shy people, but for confident women. I see it for several occasions: as a Bosswoman, for daytime, or for beach nights🐚

    • Longevity
    • Sandalwood
    • Gardenia
    • Sillage

  25. Irene1975

    I bought both versions, the EDT and the EDP (blind buy); the bottles are identical and divine. I liked the EDT more; it’s softer, like a coconut drink with cardamom and ginger. The EDP doesn’t feel like coconut; it’s stronger. Both remind me a lot of Santal 33.

    • Cardamom
    • Ginger

  26. I don’t get the hype; they gave me a mini and it smells like an old person in a nursing home. I don’t know which note reminds me of that, maybe the sandalwood. For me, sandalwood smells like a nursing home. I’d love to like it, but I can’t 🙁

    • Sandalwood

  27. GabyG_

    It’s a different and mysterious perfume, totally unisex for me. What stands out most is the sandalwood; it’s woody and spicy (I’d say cold spicy, not warm). I smell a lot of cardamom and pepper, not much of the floral part. It’s very clean; my olfactory memory makes me feel it like “shaving foam,” and that’s the exact description: men’s shaving foam with something creamy/milky. It has moderate sillage and lasts 6/7 hours on my skin, good performance for an Eau de Toilette, very recommended in that sense! I think you shouldn’t buy it blind, unless you like unisex and spicy scents; certainly, it’s not for me. Edit one year later: I added it to my collection… I agree with my description, and while it’s not my style, it has something very attractive that decided me to buy it… It adds variety, and from the first use, it generated compliments… I like it a lot, and the only thing I criticize is that I struggle to find a use for it, but I recommend trying it.

    • Longevity
    • Sandalwood
    • Sillage
    • Cardamom

  28. One of the three pieces of my Crystal trilogy. I bought minis and this EDT, along with Bright Crystal Absolu and Yellow Diamond, and I fell in love. It’s a creamy, subtly spicy, enveloping scent. One of the few that lasts and projects decently on me and has received compliments after leaving a trail (I also apply it on clothes, since I’m the pH type that annihilates everything). It’s “sweetish” without being sweet, somewhat dense and creamy, but with a clean touch that gives it a shine. For me, it’s a “cold-darkness” scent; I love it, but it doesn’t suit heat. It captivates, but I think it’s more complex than its siblings Absolu and Yellow, so I’d recommend trying it before buying. I’m going for my second bottle ❤️

    • Longevity
    • Sillage
    • Sweet
    • Compliments