Lalique Encre Noire scores 87% against Chanel Sycomore Eau de Parfum overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Lalique Encre Noire opens 82% like Chanel Sycomore Eau de Parfum and reaches 90% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on woody, aromatic, fresh spicy and earthy. Chanel Sycomore Eau de Parfum adds warm spicy, fresh and tobacco that Lalique Encre Noire does not. Lalique Encre Noire brings musky, green and amber of its own.
| Chanel Sycomore Eau de Parfum | Lalique Encre Noire | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $300 | about $45 |
| Longevity | 6h | 6h |
| Projection | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Sillage | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Released | 2016 | 2006 |
| Main accords | woody, aromatic and fresh spicy | woody, aromatic and earthy |
On the estimates above, Lalique Encre Noire sits about $255 under Chanel Sycomore Eau de Parfum — roughly 85% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Evokes the dark, earthy vetiver heart of Chanel Sycomore, leaning into an even inkier and more shadowy forest atmosphere.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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