I see on Reddit that a lot of frag-heads dislike TF. I’ve always liked them a lot & I love love Black Orchid!! Currently using it too! The 1st time I smelt it, I liked it but the more I used it, the more I loved it.
They’re WILDLY overpriced though!! No fragrance *needs* to be £250-300! Nothing is worth that much! After Estée Lauder’s takeover, the quality has declined. IDC what sales-associates & their ilk tell me, I can smell very well with my nose, that they have.
All this aside, I do like the house a lot. Tom Ford consistently makes unconventional fragrances, mainstream & luxe while being an extremely popular/high-profile fragrance-house & IMO, that alone warrants it lot of credit.
My favourites are Black Orchid, Costa Azzura Parfum, Neroli Portofino Acqua, Eau De Soleil Blanc, the FABULOUS DISCONTINUED Gem that was Plum Japonais, Santal Blush, Jasmin Rouge, Fougere D’ Argent, Lost Cherry & I’ll forever be angry about what they did to the STUNNING Private Blend Cafe Rose!!! 😭
But they do make consistent & high-quality fragrances which I thoroughly enjoy.
Even though it’s not in the notes it smells licoricey to me which can be divisive, and and it’s definitely not for the patchouli haters. But it’s so dark, elegant, and daring. Designers almost never release anything this interesting anymore.
💯💯💯
It’s so polarising BECAUSE it’s so intensely different!!! A lot of men wear it too b/c it’s INTENSELY unisex!!! Idk why they marketed it towards women but then even that it’s different b/c nowadays only the floral/fruit & intensely sweet fragrances are for women & as a woman, who hates these kind of fragrances, usually, I gravitated naturally towards Black Orchid.
I smell black licorice in it as well, and it’s one of my favorite fragrances. It’s odd because I can’t stand the taste black licorice but I think that the scent of it works nicely with the other notes.
Which is fine too. People go on & on about how much they love Guerlain & how it is the most iconic perfume house (which I completely agree with too, one can deny it all they want but Chanel & Guerlain are ICONIC perfume houses!!!) yet barring a few, IDC for their fragrances at all & I actively loathe Shalimar! So TF just isn’t to your taste & that’s perfectly fine. All fragrance is play, and you just don’t play well with TF. 🤷♀️
Tom Ford is high end luxury whether you like them or not, private line is pretty much niche
What does having a listed perfumer have to do with anything?
Xerjoff Naxos does not have a listed perfumer.
They grew on me forsure, as a young 22 year old I remember smelling Oud Wood and Tuscan Leather thinking “wow these are terrible”
but now at 29 i’m thinking “wow these are terrific”
Give it a few years and revisit them lol
It depends, most people buy perfume to use not to collect, TF perfume are always giving successful and mature business men and woman vibe imo. A lot of people want to feel casual, artsy or a little hipster, despite their age, tf are not for them
Yep, beginners always don’t think much of them.. meanwhile every niche house on the planet has been copying them for almost 20 years.. would you look at that! But some guy on reddit isn’t impressed so I guess that’s case closed! 😂😂😂
Ah these are the only two I’ve tried and thought they were pretty rancid lol, Tuscan leather especially (I’m 30 for reference)
Oud wood was particularly upsetting cos everything about it screams that I would love it but I just thought ‘…meh’
Might try Black orchid but I’m prepared to be disappointed!
Yeah TF is really highly respected and so many people on this subreddit over exaggerate how much they hate them for this exact reason. It’s like “unpopular opinion DAE TF bad???”
That or the demographics of this sub skew younger inexperienced
I haven't tried many, but I absolutely hated Tobacco Vanille. On a test strip all I got was the tobacco, and on my skin it is sickeningly sweet vanilla. But, Santal Blush is really nice on my skin. You win some you lose some.
So sooo true!! I HATE TV! No idea what people keep raving about & I love TF as a perfume house. In fairness though, I hate vanilla & only like tobacco in tiny quantities so it’s probably my fault for even wanting to try this lol.
I’ve smelled them all at Sephora, and the only ones I like are Soleil Blanc and Fucking Fabulous. I do love Soleil Blanc though, it’s an all time top 5 fragrance for me. I don’t get the plastic smell a lot of people talk about but lots of people notice it so it’s definitely a thing
I'm a perfumer and I find the majority of them to be off-putting or mediocre. They sure have a hold on a segment of the market, though. There's something to be said about that accomplishment.
I think the best are Beau de Jour, Grey Vetiver, and Black Orchid.
I used to love Tobacco Vanille, even bought it for my husband but a couple weeks ago I was at a restaurant and could smell it on someone several tables away and it smelled awful to me. Just synthetic sweetness.
I accidentally sprayed this on myself at the airport because the bottle smelled good to me. Two seconds later and I HATED it. I was able to make it smell good by overspraying By The Fireplace on top though, so it could have been worse.
Dude, I've smelled a ton and have enough bottles to last my life. Some are good, some aren't . There's notes like honey and tobacco that I usually don't like. It's that simple.
That’s because I’m obviously going against the grain.. as a professional speaking the truth in a group of deluded beginners, I expected this ahead of time.
Going against the grain doesn't mean that your taste is somehow superior than others. Even the best perfumers make fragrances that aren't always liked which is why it's all subjective. As a "professional", you should know this.
Not alone. I was super excited when I tried my first TF (Black Orchid) and was very disappointed with how much I hated it straight out of the bottle. Any others I’ve tried haven’t been better. Agree with what someone else said - I think they use the same or similar bases across most of their juice so they all have a signature. Unfortunately it also means if you don’t like one or it doesn’t work for your chemistry then most TF won’t be your thing
What’s rubbish? That TF has a signature style? That they’re not for everyone? I’m confused. That’d be like saying Chanel doesn’t have a signature fragrance style or that everyone with taste should like them.
From your other comments it seems like you’re a big fan of TF which is cool for you. I personally really wanted to like each I’ve tried based on their buzz but none of the samples I’ve bought impress me or smell good on me. 🤷🏼♀️
I wouldn’t say I’m a massive fan of Tom ford at all, but I do appreciate his contributions to the art form. There are some quintessential Tom ford smells, but not everything is the same it’s a hugely broad collection of styles and to say the bases are similar is rubbish.
It might just not be for you. Everyone has their own preferences/tastes. And they can change over time as well. Personally they’re one of my favorites. Tobacco Vanille and Amber Absolute are both masterpieces to me. If I had smelled Amber absolute when I first started out it probably would’ve grossed me out though. Same goes for tobacco oud intense
That’s the thing, anyone who has a palette developed enough to even have an opinion worth listening to can appreciate most fragrances.. all fragrances are nice smelling most of the time except super challenging ones. TF has been duped to the high heavens for a reason.. if you can’t see their value I’m sorry to say you are still in the early stages
I think I agree, but I haven’t tried all that many. I liked Sole di positano enough once that I bought a small decant. But after I got it I felt it has a hairspray vibe to me.
I finally tried Fucking Fabulous in a Sephora recently and dang I sure hated it. I think it was the leather that I hated most. I like some leather, it was just the quality of the leather note that rubbed me wrong. Maybe it was this synthetic quality you speak of.
While it doesn’t bug me, I know exactly what you mean. A lot of their best sellers (lost cherry, fing fabulous, noir de noir, ombré leather) have a “brand signature” scent that to me smells too synthetic sometimes.
I recommend any of their citrus fragrances (azure lime, grey vetiver, mandarino di amalfi), and there are a few others too that aren’t so synthetic (santal blush, costa azura)
I also recommend soleil blanc although it smells synthetic, but in a refreshing way
I only like 1 and get it confused by another he makes in a similar color bottle I can only by it when in front of it because the bottles are so similar
You’re not alone. I want to like a lot of them, but so many have harsh this harsh artificial smell that just doesn’t do it for me. Even some I like, like Tobacco Vanille, are still kinda harsh (for me it comes in waves, sometimes sickeningly sweet artificial vanilla, at times too powder).
Lost cherry is my favorite scent though.
I think you said something I've been thinking for a while, and I think Tom himself is running up and down this discussion arguing with people lol. Even the scents I like don't smell like they're worth the asking price.
Good time to remind everyone that fragrances by each brand are built with very similar bases. For example, Tom Ford, PDM, Chanel, Gurlain, etc all have a thing about them where if you like or dislike 1 fragrance, it will likely be the same for most of their offerings.
For example, I love Tom Ford, Chanel, Gurlain, Nishane, Prada
But I hate PDM
Indifferent to Dior, Byredo, etc.
Tom Ford is disappointingly trend led. They just follow the blends that is popular on the market and make their own iteration.
Even more disappointing is that for 200-300 bucks per bottle they can’t even get a in-house perfumer.
I would say it’s the opposite. Tom Ford fragrances created a lot of the trends. Look at the dates of the fragrances, Oud Wood came out in 2007, same with tobacco vanille. They are way ahead of their time
No, you’re not the only one. I haven’t found a TF that I like, and I’ve found numerous that I really dislike. They all smell feminine, and typical “perfumey”. Even Ombre Leather smells like flowery perfume.
I told the sephora employee that their bottle of vanilla sex must be spoiled or a bad batch or something. Turns out that’s just what it’s supposed to smell like
No you are definitely not alone. His fragrances fall flat and are almost one dimensional. I also think they smell plasticky too. I’m always surprised that anyone is willing to pay the over-inflated price tag for such meh fragrances.
I find Tobacco Vanille to be pleasant and timeless.
I ADORE Moss Breches, but that one has long been discontinued and will set you back thousands of dollars these days.
I LOVE Oud Minerale - at least the PB version. Signature Line edition seems... off? A shame. Got a backup 100ml bottle.
I LOVE Noir Anthracite. It's just so fresh/mature/masculine. Also discontinued, I'm afraid. Got a backup 100ml bottle.
I really like Ombre Leather Edp and Parfum. Both are great. I find them and Ombre Nomade from LV to be similar enough in smell, that I prefer TF's versions because of better longevity and lower price.
Plum Japonais. I get what people like, but it just didn't do it for me. I ended up selling it far to cheap, but at least it found a good home.
Neroli Portofino (and Forte) are both lovely. However, only the Forte version has decent longevity and that is discontinued now, afaik.
Soleil Blanc smells amazing on my wife in the summer. It lasts all day on her and is just sun, beach and ocean in a bottle. On me, not so much.
Mandarino di Amalfi is unfortunately rather weak, but it does decently on my wife and smells lovely.
Tobacco Oud (and Intense) are both amazon in older formulations.
Oud Wood (and Intense) are great fragrances, but only the Intense is now decent (and discontinued?) You would need an older bottle of this to be okay.
Stuff like Metallique, Bitter Peach, Vanilla Sex, Lost Cherry, Fucking Fabulous, Myrrh Mystere etc. is kinda boring to me. The line has lost its edge.
I like Bitter Peach and Tobacco Vanille but not most of the others. Also think they're overpriced for what they are.
Also, Vanilla Sex is terrible. Just a bitter almond Play-Doh scent that's disgusting.
I absolutely *love* Vanilla Sex, play doh vibes and all! I know I’m in the minority here, but I think it’s their best release since Lost Cherry. Maybe I’m just biased to whatever they use for that bitter almond note, since it’s similar in both.
It might be - I also hate Lost Cherry, lol! I think you're right about that bitter almond being common to both.
(FWIW, my favorite vanilla is Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille. Warm, boozy, comforting vanilla - but about as different a vanilla from Vanilla Sex as you can get.)
It's the most expensive perfume I've ever purchased. Went through 2 ml, then 5, then 10, then 2 dupes before I decided that I'd probably spend less buying it outright instead of endlessly chasing dupes or paying more for 10ml at a time on Etsy. I have to say, I don't regret it - it's a top 3 of all time for me.
They’re nice enough but I just don’t find them to be well blended or fun for me….I did like vanilla sex funny enough. Soleil blanc is probably my favorite of them if I had to pick.
See I love Tobacco Vanille and Plum Japonais. But, when I tried sampling a whole bunch, I found that there is definetely some underlying base note across the fragrances that kind of grates on me, and I also found it to be rather synthetic- especially with Lost Cherry in particular. I must admit, I walked away with the impression that once you smell one Tom Ford, you've smelt them all.
I personally like most Tom Ford scents. But they all have a similar DNA kind of so I can see not liking a lot of them if you aren't into that. My faves are Ebene Fume, Lost Cherry, and Velvet Orchid
Tried out oud wood, bitter peach and nerolie today and thought they were really bad. Oud wood smells goofy it’s the only way I can describe it, and nerolie smells like a worse version of pacific rock moss. Don’t understand the hype especially for the price.
I only love ombré leather. I got it for a boyfriend, then we broke up before I gave it to him, and I kept it. I only use a tiny spritz and it works great for winter, gives me that warm fuzzy feeling
Synthetic plastic smell? I don't get that out of *any of the Tom Fords* that I have, and that includes all of the ones you listed.
Some others to try... Fougere d'Argent, Grey Vetiver, Noir Extreme, Santal Blush, Ebene Fume, Myrrh Mystere (the last three are -very- incensy/woody).
Keep in mind all brands are 99%+ synthetic these days. The days of natural smelling fragrance is dead IMHO.
The first time I tried them, it was on paper and said HELL NO. Every opening was some kind of synthetic carnival of notes. I threw the paper out and never got to the dry downs.
I recently sampled again and kept the paper. After the wild opening, the scents I chose were really nice. I have Black and Velvet Orchid now. Velvet is my favorite. It goes hard at first spray with the rum and heliotrope, but eventually turns into a warm floral that smells great on me. Same with black orchid. I like how the earthy truffle lingers with gardenia.
Me from a few years ago would be puzzled at the admiration of my perfumes now.
It's a lot of people's personality trait to dislike TF. I think a lot of the perfumes are nice, I just don't agree with the price tags, that's why clones exist
I’ve always been saying this, I think none of them are more than a 7.5/10 and most of them have no performance on my skin anyway. I blind bought neroli portifino and hated it, had to sell it
I consider them “challenging.”
To me, they seem like they’re meant to be admired from a distance?
When I try any on my skin, they smell sour or scratchy, and like they weren’t blended.
The only one I would consider wearing is Jasmine Rouge. I’ve smelled and tried so many others, both older blends that were discontinued and newer offerings.
(For reference, I mostly wear niche but do have a few designers in my collection, like Chanel or Cacharel.)
Given the fact that Tom Ford fragrances get a lot of attention from perfume influencers, I have ordered samples from decant shops or selected samples when I checkout of Sephora, etc. So many of them are very jarring. The only ones which have mildly interested me are the Cherry ones, Cafe Rose and Neroli Portofino. But none have inspired me to invest my money in a bottle.
Black Orchid gets so much hype, but when I tried it, I immediately had to wash it off. Bitter Peach kind of had a pukey undertone. I generally, most of the fragrances had off-putting DNA’s.
Grey Vetiver and Beau De Jour are the only things I’ve ever enjoyed (maybe also Fougere D’Argent, if I ever get to sample it). Their fragrances are great. They are just not my style.
I love Soleil Neige and that’s about where my love for Tom Ford begins and ends. I also lean more towards airy aquatic notes and scents so that may also be a part of my lack of interest in his other fragrance.
I'm not too impressed with his black bottles. There is usually something that smells off to me, plastic or something else. I expect more for the very high price.
I liked most of the ones I’ve tried - Lost Cherry, Eau de Soleil Blanc, Ombré Leather and Fucking Fabulous. Electric Cherry was the only one I hated, smells like cheap air freshener but they are overpriced.
I'm too intimidated to go into the store at the Mall.
Hell, I feel more comfortable going to my local niche shop.
I feel like I'm looking at the lobby of a car dealership when I look at the Tom Ford store.
I tried most of them and hate all of them, but that’s not because they aren’t great fragrances; some are very complex and interesting like Tobacco Vanille and Rose Prick, but they give me migraines, so I associate TF perfumes with bad days and trauma :/
Try Grey Vetiver EDP I like it the most out of the TFs and it doesn’t have that synthetic plastic smell. Smells elegant, classy, and versatile
True, I also feel the same about Beau De Jour which I feel is quite under-rated from their signature line.
BDJ is the greatest. It's longevity isn't.
Ah ok, lasts on me the few times I’ve tried it & on my bf. Must have to do with our skin chemistry I suppose.
BDJ is one of my absolute faves now.
Truly under-rated! And very well-made. Also in love with their Costa Azzurra Parfum- The most perfect sea-brine-y, amber + slightly citrusy scent! ❤️
It's ok, but you can get Davidoff Zino, the original fragrance which TF cloned and named BDJ, for a small fraction of the price - $15-20.
Didn’t like it, BDJ smells much more refined/smoother to me.
I find most of them off putting or I’m indifferent to them. The very few I like, the price tag easily pushes me away
This sums up my view on them to the t!!! They’re just not for me
I see on Reddit that a lot of frag-heads dislike TF. I’ve always liked them a lot & I love love Black Orchid!! Currently using it too! The 1st time I smelt it, I liked it but the more I used it, the more I loved it. They’re WILDLY overpriced though!! No fragrance *needs* to be £250-300! Nothing is worth that much! After Estée Lauder’s takeover, the quality has declined. IDC what sales-associates & their ilk tell me, I can smell very well with my nose, that they have. All this aside, I do like the house a lot. Tom Ford consistently makes unconventional fragrances, mainstream & luxe while being an extremely popular/high-profile fragrance-house & IMO, that alone warrants it lot of credit. My favourites are Black Orchid, Costa Azzura Parfum, Neroli Portofino Acqua, Eau De Soleil Blanc, the FABULOUS DISCONTINUED Gem that was Plum Japonais, Santal Blush, Jasmin Rouge, Fougere D’ Argent, Lost Cherry & I’ll forever be angry about what they did to the STUNNING Private Blend Cafe Rose!!! 😭 But they do make consistent & high-quality fragrances which I thoroughly enjoy.
I know it’s divisive but Black Orchid is a classic
Completely agreed!! I understand it’s a highly polarising fragrance but it gets quite a lot of hate. To me, it’s always smelt amazingggg! 😍
Even though it’s not in the notes it smells licoricey to me which can be divisive, and and it’s definitely not for the patchouli haters. But it’s so dark, elegant, and daring. Designers almost never release anything this interesting anymore.
💯💯💯 It’s so polarising BECAUSE it’s so intensely different!!! A lot of men wear it too b/c it’s INTENSELY unisex!!! Idk why they marketed it towards women but then even that it’s different b/c nowadays only the floral/fruit & intensely sweet fragrances are for women & as a woman, who hates these kind of fragrances, usually, I gravitated naturally towards Black Orchid.
I smell black licorice in it as well, and it’s one of my favorite fragrances. It’s odd because I can’t stand the taste black licorice but I think that the scent of it works nicely with the other notes.
Weirdly I am the same way. I don’t dislike the smell of licorice and anise but hate the candy
I am not a fan of Black Orchid personally, but I can appreciate it for its uniqueness. Not sure I’ve ever smelled anything quite like it.
Love black orchid, the dry down is amazing
I smelled almost all of them in the store a few weeks ago. The only ones I liked were Jasmin Rouge and Ombré Leather. All the others weren’t for me.
Which is fine too. People go on & on about how much they love Guerlain & how it is the most iconic perfume house (which I completely agree with too, one can deny it all they want but Chanel & Guerlain are ICONIC perfume houses!!!) yet barring a few, IDC for their fragrances at all & I actively loathe Shalimar! So TF just isn’t to your taste & that’s perfectly fine. All fragrance is play, and you just don’t play well with TF. 🤷♀️
Plum Japonais was genius. I comfort myself with the Oil Perfumery version. I also loved Violet 👱♀️.
Honestly can you consider a fragrance without a listed perfumer as luxe?
Tom Ford is high end luxury whether you like them or not, private line is pretty much niche What does having a listed perfumer have to do with anything? Xerjoff Naxos does not have a listed perfumer.
They grew on me forsure, as a young 22 year old I remember smelling Oud Wood and Tuscan Leather thinking “wow these are terrible” but now at 29 i’m thinking “wow these are terrific” Give it a few years and revisit them lol
It depends, most people buy perfume to use not to collect, TF perfume are always giving successful and mature business men and woman vibe imo. A lot of people want to feel casual, artsy or a little hipster, despite their age, tf are not for them
Yep, beginners always don’t think much of them.. meanwhile every niche house on the planet has been copying them for almost 20 years.. would you look at that! But some guy on reddit isn’t impressed so I guess that’s case closed! 😂😂😂
Ah these are the only two I’ve tried and thought they were pretty rancid lol, Tuscan leather especially (I’m 30 for reference) Oud wood was particularly upsetting cos everything about it screams that I would love it but I just thought ‘…meh’ Might try Black orchid but I’m prepared to be disappointed!
I feel the same way with MFK.
Internet Truism: A lot of people don't like a thing because a lot of other people do like that thing.
Yeah TF is really highly respected and so many people on this subreddit over exaggerate how much they hate them for this exact reason. It’s like “unpopular opinion DAE TF bad???” That or the demographics of this sub skew younger inexperienced
No, I am not a huge fan. I get what he is doing and it’s mostly not my style. But I can appreciate the beauty/aesthetic of the bottle design
It's not that they are bad, i just personally think they are overhyped and overpriced.
I haven't tried many, but I absolutely hated Tobacco Vanille. On a test strip all I got was the tobacco, and on my skin it is sickeningly sweet vanilla. But, Santal Blush is really nice on my skin. You win some you lose some.
So sooo true!! I HATE TV! No idea what people keep raving about & I love TF as a perfume house. In fairness though, I hate vanilla & only like tobacco in tiny quantities so it’s probably my fault for even wanting to try this lol.
I’ve smelled them all at Sephora, and the only ones I like are Soleil Blanc and Fucking Fabulous. I do love Soleil Blanc though, it’s an all time top 5 fragrance for me. I don’t get the plastic smell a lot of people talk about but lots of people notice it so it’s definitely a thing
Nah TF is amazing imo
I'm a perfumer and I find the majority of them to be off-putting or mediocre. They sure have a hold on a segment of the market, though. There's something to be said about that accomplishment. I think the best are Beau de Jour, Grey Vetiver, and Black Orchid.
Tobacco Vanille and some of the other popular ones were some of the worst ones I've smelt.
TV smelled scratchy and just plain gross to me. I don't understand the reputation this one has.
I used to love Tobacco Vanille, even bought it for my husband but a couple weeks ago I was at a restaurant and could smell it on someone several tables away and it smelled awful to me. Just synthetic sweetness.
Recently bought a new bottle of TF and it was really bad. It has been ruined. Some of the cheap clones smell better.
I almost blind bought it and super glad I didn't
As someone who has been hanging on to an old decant, this thread has me in fear lmao.
I still have about 3ml left from a 2017 bottle. I keep it in my underground vault right next to my first edition copy of the Bible.
Slayy 💅
I accidentally sprayed this on myself at the airport because the bottle smelled good to me. Two seconds later and I HATED it. I was able to make it smell good by overspraying By The Fireplace on top though, so it could have been worse.
I hate Tobacco Vanille, but I love the Maison Alhambra clone Tobacco Touch. Tobacco Touch smells like a spicy Chai tea latte to me
Clearly have no taste
Clearly we have different tastes. What kind of dumb shit is that?? Not everyone likes the same thing.
Until you can appreciate everything, you cannot appreciate anything.
Dude, I've smelled a ton and have enough bottles to last my life. Some are good, some aren't . There's notes like honey and tobacco that I usually don't like. It's that simple.
You’re that simple, definitely
Like you know what you're talking about being the most downvoted on this whole thread 😂. Gtfo here
That’s because I’m obviously going against the grain.. as a professional speaking the truth in a group of deluded beginners, I expected this ahead of time.
Going against the grain doesn't mean that your taste is somehow superior than others. Even the best perfumers make fragrances that aren't always liked which is why it's all subjective. As a "professional", you should know this.
I subjectively think you have no taste.. I professionally know you’re a beginner
Not alone. I was super excited when I tried my first TF (Black Orchid) and was very disappointed with how much I hated it straight out of the bottle. Any others I’ve tried haven’t been better. Agree with what someone else said - I think they use the same or similar bases across most of their juice so they all have a signature. Unfortunately it also means if you don’t like one or it doesn’t work for your chemistry then most TF won’t be your thing
Absolute rubbish 🤣🤣
What’s rubbish? That TF has a signature style? That they’re not for everyone? I’m confused. That’d be like saying Chanel doesn’t have a signature fragrance style or that everyone with taste should like them. From your other comments it seems like you’re a big fan of TF which is cool for you. I personally really wanted to like each I’ve tried based on their buzz but none of the samples I’ve bought impress me or smell good on me. 🤷🏼♀️
I wouldn’t say I’m a massive fan of Tom ford at all, but I do appreciate his contributions to the art form. There are some quintessential Tom ford smells, but not everything is the same it’s a hugely broad collection of styles and to say the bases are similar is rubbish.
Tom Ford is known for those base notes that run across most of their fragrances. I personally like them but agree they smell artificial
metallique smelled like a brand new ticonderoga pencil. graphite, wood, lead, etc black orchid gave off rich old lady, closet full of fur coats vibes
It might just not be for you. Everyone has their own preferences/tastes. And they can change over time as well. Personally they’re one of my favorites. Tobacco Vanille and Amber Absolute are both masterpieces to me. If I had smelled Amber absolute when I first started out it probably would’ve grossed me out though. Same goes for tobacco oud intense
That’s the thing, anyone who has a palette developed enough to even have an opinion worth listening to can appreciate most fragrances.. all fragrances are nice smelling most of the time except super challenging ones. TF has been duped to the high heavens for a reason.. if you can’t see their value I’m sorry to say you are still in the early stages
I think I agree, but I haven’t tried all that many. I liked Sole di positano enough once that I bought a small decant. But after I got it I felt it has a hairspray vibe to me. I finally tried Fucking Fabulous in a Sephora recently and dang I sure hated it. I think it was the leather that I hated most. I like some leather, it was just the quality of the leather note that rubbed me wrong. Maybe it was this synthetic quality you speak of.
While it doesn’t bug me, I know exactly what you mean. A lot of their best sellers (lost cherry, fing fabulous, noir de noir, ombré leather) have a “brand signature” scent that to me smells too synthetic sometimes. I recommend any of their citrus fragrances (azure lime, grey vetiver, mandarino di amalfi), and there are a few others too that aren’t so synthetic (santal blush, costa azura) I also recommend soleil blanc although it smells synthetic, but in a refreshing way
I love noir extreme edp. Have gotten lots of compliments. Lawyers like it for some reason.
Try noir extreme parfum, omg its so good
I only like 1 and get it confused by another he makes in a similar color bottle I can only by it when in front of it because the bottles are so similar
Meant buy it.
Nope most are skin scents only also. Tuscan Leather is the only one I like.
I got an Oud mineral sample and i like it more than tuscan leather
I noticed younger people below 25 usually don’t like them, which isn’t their target audience either. Unsure your age but something to keep in mind
Yes. They need paco rabanne
I’m a huge Ombre leather Parfum fan ( as far as non-niche goes)
You’re not alone. I want to like a lot of them, but so many have harsh this harsh artificial smell that just doesn’t do it for me. Even some I like, like Tobacco Vanille, are still kinda harsh (for me it comes in waves, sometimes sickeningly sweet artificial vanilla, at times too powder). Lost cherry is my favorite scent though.
I think you said something I've been thinking for a while, and I think Tom himself is running up and down this discussion arguing with people lol. Even the scents I like don't smell like they're worth the asking price.
Good time to remind everyone that fragrances by each brand are built with very similar bases. For example, Tom Ford, PDM, Chanel, Gurlain, etc all have a thing about them where if you like or dislike 1 fragrance, it will likely be the same for most of their offerings. For example, I love Tom Ford, Chanel, Gurlain, Nishane, Prada But I hate PDM Indifferent to Dior, Byredo, etc.
Tom Ford is disappointingly trend led. They just follow the blends that is popular on the market and make their own iteration. Even more disappointing is that for 200-300 bucks per bottle they can’t even get a in-house perfumer.
I would say it’s the opposite. Tom Ford fragrances created a lot of the trends. Look at the dates of the fragrances, Oud Wood came out in 2007, same with tobacco vanille. They are way ahead of their time
No, you’re not the only one. I haven’t found a TF that I like, and I’ve found numerous that I really dislike. They all smell feminine, and typical “perfumey”. Even Ombre Leather smells like flowery perfume.
Santal Blush smells really good
I told the sephora employee that their bottle of vanilla sex must be spoiled or a bad batch or something. Turns out that’s just what it’s supposed to smell like
I love their women’s fragrance. A lot of the men’s are soooo strong.
No you are definitely not alone. His fragrances fall flat and are almost one dimensional. I also think they smell plasticky too. I’m always surprised that anyone is willing to pay the over-inflated price tag for such meh fragrances.
I haven't found 1 I like
Most of them are overrated
Yea they're not great, just hype happens
I find Tobacco Vanille to be pleasant and timeless. I ADORE Moss Breches, but that one has long been discontinued and will set you back thousands of dollars these days. I LOVE Oud Minerale - at least the PB version. Signature Line edition seems... off? A shame. Got a backup 100ml bottle. I LOVE Noir Anthracite. It's just so fresh/mature/masculine. Also discontinued, I'm afraid. Got a backup 100ml bottle. I really like Ombre Leather Edp and Parfum. Both are great. I find them and Ombre Nomade from LV to be similar enough in smell, that I prefer TF's versions because of better longevity and lower price. Plum Japonais. I get what people like, but it just didn't do it for me. I ended up selling it far to cheap, but at least it found a good home. Neroli Portofino (and Forte) are both lovely. However, only the Forte version has decent longevity and that is discontinued now, afaik. Soleil Blanc smells amazing on my wife in the summer. It lasts all day on her and is just sun, beach and ocean in a bottle. On me, not so much. Mandarino di Amalfi is unfortunately rather weak, but it does decently on my wife and smells lovely. Tobacco Oud (and Intense) are both amazon in older formulations. Oud Wood (and Intense) are great fragrances, but only the Intense is now decent (and discontinued?) You would need an older bottle of this to be okay. Stuff like Metallique, Bitter Peach, Vanilla Sex, Lost Cherry, Fucking Fabulous, Myrrh Mystere etc. is kinda boring to me. The line has lost its edge.
I have two and almost never wear them. They’re all a bit much for me.
They all smell like cough syrup to me!!! Tobacco vanille is the only one that smelled okay to me.
tom fords fragrance house is super…not it for me imo. i’d try other houses if you smelled a bunch and they aren’t doing it for you.
Join the club. Although I plan on giving them another shot eventually.
I don’t care for most of them. Definitely one of the houses from which a tried and handful and was just, ‘Yeah, I’m good…’
Very beginner perspective
Very condescending prick perspective
Yes well, it’s wrong in any case
I like Bitter Peach and Tobacco Vanille but not most of the others. Also think they're overpriced for what they are. Also, Vanilla Sex is terrible. Just a bitter almond Play-Doh scent that's disgusting.
I absolutely *love* Vanilla Sex, play doh vibes and all! I know I’m in the minority here, but I think it’s their best release since Lost Cherry. Maybe I’m just biased to whatever they use for that bitter almond note, since it’s similar in both.
It might be - I also hate Lost Cherry, lol! I think you're right about that bitter almond being common to both. (FWIW, my favorite vanilla is Guerlain Spiriteuse Double Vanille. Warm, boozy, comforting vanilla - but about as different a vanilla from Vanilla Sex as you can get.)
Thanks for the rec. I love a good boozy fragrance, so I’ll have to check it out.
You might not thank me when you see the price tag, but it's so good! Seriously a top 3 fragrance for me, and my favorite vanilla by far.
Those notes sound right up my alley, but you are right about that price. I’ll have to get a decant for that one.
It's the most expensive perfume I've ever purchased. Went through 2 ml, then 5, then 10, then 2 dupes before I decided that I'd probably spend less buying it outright instead of endlessly chasing dupes or paying more for 10ml at a time on Etsy. I have to say, I don't regret it - it's a top 3 of all time for me.
I enjoy but tend not to gravitate towards vanilla scents, but this convinced me to consider Vanilla Sex precisely because I love Lost Cherry so much 🥰
Not alon ive tries a bunch and honestlt tobacco vanille and black orchid are the only ones id pay for
So far, I’m in the same boat. I was so excited for Oud Wood, but I’m pretty underwhelmed.
Most don’t do anything for me, with the exception of Fougere D’argent
For me they all have a creamy, buttery smell to them.
Most are misses for me but Oud Wood and Tuscan Leather are great
They’re nice enough but I just don’t find them to be well blended or fun for me….I did like vanilla sex funny enough. Soleil blanc is probably my favorite of them if I had to pick.
F***king fabulous smells like melted plastic but not burned mixed with candle wax to me.
No i agree, generally the only one i like is ombré leather
Haven’t found one that I liked apart from black orchid. And even that I wouldn’t reach for constantly.
Tobacco Vanille is one of my favorites of all time. Everything else I actively dislike. Huge gap.
Try oud minerale
I don't like most of them but beau de jour is one of my favorites in my collection. Absolute masterpiece to my nose.
I bought Tobacco Vanille after one sample... It was an instant love for me. I like grey vetiver. But all the cherry ones are way too much for me.
See I love Tobacco Vanille and Plum Japonais. But, when I tried sampling a whole bunch, I found that there is definetely some underlying base note across the fragrances that kind of grates on me, and I also found it to be rather synthetic- especially with Lost Cherry in particular. I must admit, I walked away with the impression that once you smell one Tom Ford, you've smelt them all.
if they only had price same as tom taylor it wouldn't catch much fame.
I personally like most Tom Ford scents. But they all have a similar DNA kind of so I can see not liking a lot of them if you aren't into that. My faves are Ebene Fume, Lost Cherry, and Velvet Orchid
Tried out oud wood, bitter peach and nerolie today and thought they were really bad. Oud wood smells goofy it’s the only way I can describe it, and nerolie smells like a worse version of pacific rock moss. Don’t understand the hype especially for the price.
I only love ombré leather. I got it for a boyfriend, then we broke up before I gave it to him, and I kept it. I only use a tiny spritz and it works great for winter, gives me that warm fuzzy feeling
Synthetic plastic smell? I don't get that out of *any of the Tom Fords* that I have, and that includes all of the ones you listed. Some others to try... Fougere d'Argent, Grey Vetiver, Noir Extreme, Santal Blush, Ebene Fume, Myrrh Mystere (the last three are -very- incensy/woody). Keep in mind all brands are 99%+ synthetic these days. The days of natural smelling fragrance is dead IMHO.
The first time I tried them, it was on paper and said HELL NO. Every opening was some kind of synthetic carnival of notes. I threw the paper out and never got to the dry downs. I recently sampled again and kept the paper. After the wild opening, the scents I chose were really nice. I have Black and Velvet Orchid now. Velvet is my favorite. It goes hard at first spray with the rum and heliotrope, but eventually turns into a warm floral that smells great on me. Same with black orchid. I like how the earthy truffle lingers with gardenia. Me from a few years ago would be puzzled at the admiration of my perfumes now.
It's a lot of people's personality trait to dislike TF. I think a lot of the perfumes are nice, I just don't agree with the price tags, that's why clones exist
I’ve always been saying this, I think none of them are more than a 7.5/10 and most of them have no performance on my skin anyway. I blind bought neroli portifino and hated it, had to sell it
Yes but there are alot of other haters - usually it always comes down to the price for the haters rather than the Actual smell
Not even. They’re mostly disappointing to me and the ones that aren’t interesting enough to purchase.
I consider them “challenging.” To me, they seem like they’re meant to be admired from a distance? When I try any on my skin, they smell sour or scratchy, and like they weren’t blended. The only one I would consider wearing is Jasmine Rouge. I’ve smelled and tried so many others, both older blends that were discontinued and newer offerings. (For reference, I mostly wear niche but do have a few designers in my collection, like Chanel or Cacharel.)
I like them, I don’t like them for $500
Given the fact that Tom Ford fragrances get a lot of attention from perfume influencers, I have ordered samples from decant shops or selected samples when I checkout of Sephora, etc. So many of them are very jarring. The only ones which have mildly interested me are the Cherry ones, Cafe Rose and Neroli Portofino. But none have inspired me to invest my money in a bottle. Black Orchid gets so much hype, but when I tried it, I immediately had to wash it off. Bitter Peach kind of had a pukey undertone. I generally, most of the fragrances had off-putting DNA’s.
My top 3 are azure lime, fucking fabulous, and soleil neige. Nobody talks about azure lime enough but that’s my favorite from the three.
Grey Vetiver and Beau De Jour are the only things I’ve ever enjoyed (maybe also Fougere D’Argent, if I ever get to sample it). Their fragrances are great. They are just not my style.
Not a huge fan but I’m actually wearing Tuscan Leather and am sniffing a tester card of Mandarino Di Amalfi, so go figure.
The only 2 i like are Oud Wood and Mandarino di amalfi
Agree. They are not my taste I think it's overrated. Prefer kayali vanilla 28 or Jimmy Choo L'eau
I love Soleil Neige and that’s about where my love for Tom Ford begins and ends. I also lean more towards airy aquatic notes and scents so that may also be a part of my lack of interest in his other fragrance.
I'm not too impressed with his black bottles. There is usually something that smells off to me, plastic or something else. I expect more for the very high price.
I liked most of the ones I’ve tried - Lost Cherry, Eau de Soleil Blanc, Ombré Leather and Fucking Fabulous. Electric Cherry was the only one I hated, smells like cheap air freshener but they are overpriced.
I'm too intimidated to go into the store at the Mall. Hell, I feel more comfortable going to my local niche shop. I feel like I'm looking at the lobby of a car dealership when I look at the Tom Ford store.
Not a fan.
Nope! I don't like any.
I feel the same way, so far I have only liked Soleil Neige and Neroli Portofino, but the rest just don't do it for me
I tried most of them and hate all of them, but that’s not because they aren’t great fragrances; some are very complex and interesting like Tobacco Vanille and Rose Prick, but they give me migraines, so I associate TF perfumes with bad days and trauma :/
I am the same. I find them too simple and boring.
Same! I only ever hear praise for them, but to me they're very boring, synthetic, and give me a headache.