Black Sails is a deck-at-dusk perfume. Old Money is a polished parlor perfume. Same house. Two rooms. No winner.
What Do Black Sails and Old Money Share?
Both open with bergamot. Both close with sandalwood. That shared ground is fair teach. It is not a winner.
Black Sails builds evening air on dark wood. Old Money builds quiet polish indoors. Same house. Two rooms.
Both sit in oil at about 20 percent fragrance. Both come in 20 mL glass roll-ons. Black Sails is $50 for 20 mL. Old Money is $45 for 20 mL. Full bottle stories live on What Is Black Sails Perfume? and What Is Old Money Perfume?.
How Does a Deck Differ From a Parlor?
Black Sails reads like lemon, spearmint, bourbon, and tobacco on a deck after the light drops. Cardamom and star anise keep the middle warm.
Old Money reads like grapefruit and bergamot over leather woods. Ginger, mint, and ylang ylang keep the parlor bright before the base settles.
One scent stays outside on dark planks. One scent stays inside near a chair. Life isn't binary. Anyone can buy either.
Where Do the Notes Sit in Each Bottle?
Black Sails: TOP Lemon, Bergamot, Spearmint | MIDDLE Bourbon, Tobacco, Cardamom, Star Anise | BASE Sandalwood, Vetiver, Ambergris. Vetiver and ambergris add weight to the base.
Old Money: TOP Grapefruit, Bergamot | MIDDLE Ginger, Mint, Ylang Ylang | BASE Leather, Amber, Oak, Sandalwood, Cedarwood. Amber, oak, and cedarwood round the dry-down with the leather.
Prices differ. Black Sails is $50 for 20 mL. Old Money is $45 for 20 mL. See Black Sails and Old Money.
How Do You Choose Between Them?
Pick the room you want. The deck calls for something that carries evening air. The parlor calls for something that stays polished indoors. Some days call for one. Other days call for the other.
More ways to decide sit in How to Pick a Perfume, Black Sails and Norse Winter, Black Sails and Four Vices, Desert Road and Black Sails, Bold Fortune and Old Money, and Desert Road and Old Money. The rest of the line is in the perfume collection. Anyone can buy either bottle.
Defy Common Scents.