Black Hats Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Unisex
Eau de Parfum
Year: 2017

At a glance

Is Black Hats Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab worth trying?

Black Hats by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is a Leather fragrance for women and men.

Best match
Evening wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel
Good longevity with Strong sillage
Signature profile
smoky, aromatic, leather with gunpowder, Leather, Beeswax

The first impression

Black Hats by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is a Leather fragrance for women and men. Black Hats was launched in 2017. Black Hats was created by Elizabeth Barrial and Brian Constantine.

What shapes the scent

smoky 100%
aromatic 85%
leather 70%
woody 60%
animalic 50%
beeswax 40%
honey 35%
fresh spicy 30%

The perfumer behind it

Brian Constantine

Brian Constantine

Brian Constantine is a perfumer for Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, contributing to a wide range of fragrances such as Alana Patel, Alice, Bastet, Believe, Bilquis, Black Hats, Eostre Of The Dawn, and For The Joy Of It. His work often incorporates literary, mythological, and occult references. Constantine's compositions are known for their depth and narrative quality.

Notes pyramid

All Notes

Complete scent profile

gunpowder gunpowder
Leather Leather
Beeswax Beeswax
Cypress Cypress

The mood it creates

The Outlaw Archetype: Portrait of Black Hats Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Essence

Black Hats is the Outlaw in liquid form-a rebel who thrives in the margins. Gunpowder and leather announce them before they enter a room, while beeswax and cypress add an unexpected softness, like a duelist with a well-worn book in their coat pocket. The fragrance is unapologetically bold, for those who’d rather burn the rulebook than read it.

They walk the line between danger and allure, their scent a challenge as much as an invitation. Animalic undertones suggest they’re more than a little feral, though civilized enough to pass when it suits them.

Style & Aesthetic

Their look is part highwayman, part avant-garde poet-tailored enough to suggest intention, but frayed at the edges from too many nights spent under strange roofs. They favor high boots, waistcoats with hidden pockets, and gloves that may or may not conceal scars.

Their spaces are transient: a rented loft with a view of the city’s underbelly, or a borrowed cabin where the fireplace smokes. The scent clings to these places like a rumor, lingering after they’ve slipped out the back door.

Philosophy & Values

They believe in freedom above all else, even if it costs them comfort. The smoky leather of their fragrance speaks to this-a willingness to walk through fire for the sake of autonomy. Honor exists, but it’s a personal code, not one imposed by society.

They value wit over wealth, loyalty over law. Every note in Black Hats is a middle finger to respectability, from the gunpowder’s defiance to the cypress’s quiet resilience.

Relationships

They collect people like curiosities, though few stick around once the thrill fades. Romantic entanglements are intense but brief, ending in either betrayal or mutual vanishing acts. Love, for them, is a heist-exhilarating while it lasts, but doomed if you hesitate.

Friends are fellow rogues, bound by shared escapades rather than sentiment. Trust is given sparingly, and even then, with one hand on a weapon.

Lifestyle

They keep odd hours, thriving in the liminal spaces between dusk and dawn. Work is whatever pays or amuses them-art forgery one month, private investigation the next. They’re as likely to be found in a dive bar as at an auction house, always watching for the next opportunity.

Possessions are minimal and easily abandoned. The only constant is the scent that clings to their collar, a calling card for those who know how to read it.

Shadow

Their independence can curdle into isolation, mistaking cynicism for wisdom. The honeyed beeswax in their fragrance hints at this-a buried sweetness they’re afraid to acknowledge, lest it make them vulnerable. At worst, they become a caricature of rebellion, all style and no substance.

Conclusion

Black Hats is for those who refuse to be tamed, their spirit as untrackable as gun smoke on the wind. It’s the scent of risk and restless nights, of living by your own compass even when it points you into the dark. To wear it is to declare allegiance to no one-least of all yourself.