A top seller year after year, Lampblack is a fusion of darkness and light. Inky cypriol root blends with sweet orange, bitter grapefruit, and crisp black pepper, creating an industrial-chic atmosphere. The scent conjures a printmaker's studio with some oud wafting in the air.

Sophisticated and refined, this scent balances woody-smokey notes with bright, colorful contrasts.

Our break-out fragrance, awarded four stars by Luca Turin, Lampblack remains a perennial fan favorite.

Bruno's Inspiration:

Lampblack launched my career as a perfumer. I created it for an exhibition of small ink paintings that featured opaque, black India Ink contrasting with transparent, vivid colors. The art was dark and shadowy but also glowed with light and color.

Lampblack gets its name from Lampblack pigment which is used to make India Ink. Historically, it was made with soot collected from oil-burning lamps.

For the fragrance, I developed an accord that smelled like ink. I used the essential oil of nagarmotha, a root related to vetiver, which has a slight petroleum odor. I wanted it to have the almost industrial smell of a printmaker's workshop. As a contrast, I added a sparkling citrus accord to give it shimmering brightness.