My Soulmate Black shares its structure with mandarin at the top, a heliotrope, freesia and peony heart, and a tonka bean and white musk base. The result is a soft, powdery gourmand floral that stays close to the skin rather than projecting outward.

What does My Soulmate Black smell like?

My Soulmate Black opens with mandarin, a rounded citrus note that sets a warm tone rather than a sharp one from the first spray. Its heart is a powdery floral trio of heliotrope, freesia and peony, and this is where the composition's real personality lives — heliotrope's almond-cherry facet takes the edge off freesia's usual crispness and gives the peony a softer, more cosmetic quality than it has in a straight floral. There is a talc-like, marzipan-adjacent character running through this heart that reads as tender rather than green. The base of tonka bean and white musk keeps that softness going to the end: tonka's coumarin sweetness sits closer to vanilla-almond than to a heavy amber, and white musk keeps the whole accord clean and skin-close. Nothing here is woody, resinous or smoky — this is a light, powdery gourmand floral from start to finish, not a fragrance that deepens or darkens as it wears. The freesia deserves a second mention here: on its own it can read as crisp and slightly green, but sitting next to heliotrope's almond warmth it loses that edge and instead reads as soft and slightly sweet, which is a large part of why the whole heart feels cohesive rather than like three separate florals stacked on top of each other.

How does it develop through the day?

The mandarin opening burns off quickly, as citrus top notes generally do, handing over to the heliotrope, freesia and peony heart within the first twenty to thirty minutes. This powdery floral phase is the fragrance's centre of gravity for the next few hours. As it fades, the tonka bean and white musk base takes over, narrowing the scent to a warm, sweet, close-wearing musk rather than letting it develop into anything heavier. Because the base is light rather than resinous, My Soulmate Black tends to sit near the skin throughout its wear rather than filling a room, which suits it more to everyday wear than to occasions calling for a loud signature scent. Once it reaches this stage it tends to hold steady rather than shifting further, so what you smell an hour in is a fair guide to how it will read for the rest of the wear.

Is it for men or women?

We classify My Soulmate Black as unisex. The powdery floral gourmand structure wears comfortably on anyone drawn to that family, and the available community gender data came from too small a sample for us to treat it as a decisive signal. Its softness and lack of any sharp or overtly masculine material also means it wears easily regardless of who's applying it.

What is it similar to?

My Soulmate Black shares its accords with My Burberry by Burberry — both are built around a soft floral heart resting on a warm, musky base rather than anything sharp or heavily resinous. If that general shape appeals, My Soulmate Black sits in comparable territory.

Who it's for

My Soulmate Black suits anyone who wants a soft, powdery floral gourmand for everyday wear — an easy option for the office, for layering under a coat in cooler months, or for days when a close, comfortable scent is what's wanted rather than a room-filling one.