Love in Black
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Love in Black by Creed is a dark, spiced floral built around violet and iris. Violet, Virginia cedar and a scatter of wildflowers open it green and slightly powdery, before iris, musk and cloves add warmth through the heart. Black currant and rose settle underneath, giving the base a tart, slightly fruity depth rather than anything sweet. It launched in 2008 and is worn by both men and women, suiting anyone who likes a floral with real weight to it. Voters keep it for autumn, winter and spring, mostly in the evening and at night. The vote leans long-lasting for longevity and strong for sillage, so it carries further than you might expect. A 3ml decant is enough to wear it across a week of cooler evenings.
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The community verdict
For autumn evenings, Love in Black brings violet and wildflowers into iris, cloves and musk, with black currant and rose at the base. Long-lasting wear leads the votes, though some find it moderate; projection also leans strong rather than moderate. Night and spring work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Violet
- Virginia Cedar
- Wildflowers
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Creed
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2008
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Creed Love in Black, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Violets and cloves pinned to a lapel under evening lamps.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity250 votes
Most voted: 44%Long lasting
26%Moderate
Sillage250 votes
Most voted: 42%Strong
30%Moderate
Season250 votes
Most voted: 34%Autumn
30%Spring
Time of day249 votes
Most voted: 37%Evening
33%Night out
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Longevity250 votes
- Very weak2%5 votes
- Weak8%20 votes
- Moderate26%65 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)44%110 votes
- Eternal20%50 votes
Sillage250 votes
- Intimate8%20 votes
- Moderate30%75 votes
- Strong (Most voted)42%105 votes
- Enormous20%50 votes
Season250 votes
- Spring30%74 votes
- Summer13%32 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)34%85 votes
- Winter24%59 votes
Time of day249 votes
- Daytime18%44 votes
- Office12%29 votes
- Evening (Most voted)37%93 votes
- Night out33%83 votes
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Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
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Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Creed
Creed dates its story to 1760, and its perfumes still share a bright, tailored style that reads as effortless rather than loud. Citrus and bergamot open most of them, then ambergris, musk and sandalwood give a clean, smooth finish. Aventus is the name people ask about first: fruity and sweet up top, dry and woody underneath. Green Irish Tweed goes the other way, cool and green with iris and violet. Silver Mountain Water feels as crisp as a winter morning, and Virgin Island Water adds coconut for holidays. Olivier Creed and Pierre Bourdon are among the perfumers credited on the range here.
Frequently asked questions
What does Creed Love in Black smell like?
Creed Love in Black opens with Violet, Virginia Cedar and Wildflowers. The heart brings Cloves, Iris and Musk. It dries down to Black Currant and Rose.
Is Creed Love in Black long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (44% of votes), and 64% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (42% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Creed Love in Black good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for spring and autumn; summer takes only 13% of season votes.
Is Creed Love in Black good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other seasons, but winter still takes 24% of season votes.
Is Creed Love in Black for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 71% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 29% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Creed Love in Black to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 12% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Creed Love in Black?
Love in Black is made by Creed. It was launched in 2008.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Creed Love in Black?
A 10ml decant of Creed Love in Black holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Creed perfumes can I try?
Besides Creed Love in Black, 10ML has Aventus, Green Irish Tweed and Silver Mountain Water from Creed, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Creed Love in Black decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Creed Love in Black decant is filled by hand from an original Creed bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.