What the community says
Above all, powdery
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, updated 25 Oct 2026: 52 describe how long it lasts, 40 how far it projects and 15 how it smells. Most other posts only name Black Soul Imperial.
How long it lasts52 people
4–8 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 4–8 hours. From 22 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (6.5 h).
Leans long-lasting
about 3 in 5 say it lasts a long time
In words
Most people who describe it say it lasts a long time: about 3 in 5.
How far it projects40 people
Strong for most, softer for some
about 3 in 5 say it projects strongly
In words
Ask people how far Black Soul Imperial carries, and about 3 in 5 say it projects strongly.
A smaller group, about 1 in 5, say it stays close on them.
Read what people say
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Summary in words
Ted Lapidus Black Soul Imperial: what people say about it.
In short: Above all, powdery.
Most people get 4–8 hours of wear (22 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 6.5 hours).
Leans long-lasting (52 people): Most people who describe it say it lasts a long time: about 3 in 5.
Strong for most, softer for some (40 people): Ask people how far Black Soul Imperial carries, and about 3 in 5 say it projects strongly. A smaller group, about 1 in 5, say it stays close on them.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 80+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
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About This Perfume
Black Soul Imperial by Ted Lapidus is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. Black Soul Imperial was launched in 2011. Top notes are Coffee and Citruses; middle notes are Spices and Mint; base notes are Leather, Woodsy Notes and Amber. Ted Lapidus presented fragrance for men Black Soul in 2009 and enriched it with a woody-spicy composition, placed in a very elegant and masculine black flacon embellished with gold metal details. Its composition included seductive spicy notes of saffron, cinnamon and cardamom, cooled with mint and orange blossom. The fragrance offers luminous bergamot, warm tolu balm and fine resins, along with woody aromas of Guaiac wood and cedar. The whole composition is embraced with a sensual musky veil. The new fragrance Ted Lapidus Black Soul Imperial, has been presented in 2011 as an intense, masculine edition to take us for an olfactive journey. On top of luminous citruses that can be clearly felt in top notes of the composition, you will be surprised by intoxicating scent of baked coffee. A heart of the composition features accentuated notes of mint and spices, whereas a base is defined as very masculine and intense, composed of stable woody accords. NOTES: citruses, baked coffee, mint, spices, woody notes Ted Lapidus Black Soul Imperial can be purchased in a falcon shaped like its antecedent from 2009, colored in black with gold color details. Available as 50 and 100 ml EDT. Year: 2011.
The verdict
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The line splits feminine (13), masculine (9) and unisex (2), with gourmand (9), fresh (7), woody (3), floral (3) and warm & amber (2) families. Top accords: sweet, fruity, woody, spicy, floral, powdery. Standout live picks: Altamir (sunlit orange blossom tea with soft tonka warmth, $31.90), TL Pour Lui (sweet floral lavender with powdery mint and vanilla, the collector-tier at $102.61), Oud Noir (smoky leather jacket with spiced coffee resin, $54.99), Orissima (creamy peach and orange blossom with caramel warmth, $25.49), and Ted (fresh lemon, cedar and cinnamon-spiced warmth, $29.18). Value-tier access to a real French archive.
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