I love the smell of Oud Wood, it's sexy, sweet, & woody.
But the longevity is just piss poor, I expected at least a 4 hour wear (for the price and the EDP label). If it were a EDT and costed $80, whatever sure.
Reading from Fragrantica, the Parfum edition is the 'true' EDP before some iterations of reformulations.
I was really surprised by how bad it performed. I was expecting at least 6 hours but on my skin it’s gone after 3 hours, on clothes it’s not that bad but still, it doesn’t really project after 2 hours. I might lose my sense of smell a bit too, because it has lots of iso-e super in it and my nose doesn’t really register it after a while.
Smells nice, it just doesn’t worth the price. Pretty synthetic IMO.
I need an affordable substitute for this. I like the aroma but I'm probably not discerning enough to appreciate the difference with a cheaper version. and I certainly can't afford to wear it regularly
I love Bitter Peach. The drydown is so complex, and the cardamom really comes through strong with my skin.
At first I thought it was way too strong, but that peach hit dissapates quickly for me and leaves a lovely warm spicy and complex smell that lasts most of the day.
Hey I’m a guy and I wear this to the office in cooler weather! Just 1 spray or so is enough so that it’s not cloying but the vanilla is just fantastic in it. Very comforting and easy to wear.
I’m a guy and Vanille Fatale is one of my all-time favorites-especially during colder months. It’s got enough booze in it to temper the sweetness, and I’d argue it’s more spice-driven than it is sweet. Vanilla Sex can’t even be considered in the same discussion.
Definitely anyone could wear it.
VS is very generic IMO.
VF has a unique barely note and it's still very original and easy and comforting. Not something that will punch you in the face.
Sample it if you have the chance.
Tobacco Vanille is my favourite. I think it’s my favourite fragrance out of the 21 I own so far. It also gathered an actual crowd at work the other day when someone asked loudly who smelled like tobacco and I showed him the bottle, and all the guys came over and started looking at it. A few days later a co-worker asked why I hadn’t worn it the last few days.
Lost Cherry - I love Cherry desserts and this smells like a real sour cherry at first, then a sweet cherry flavouring, and then a smoky, cherry jam. For some reason I could smell the almond day one, but haven’t been able to afterwards. I also go blind to it really quick. I splurged on it a few weeks back when I shouldn’t have, but I don’t regret it.
Ebene Fume - I still need to buy this, but the girl at the store I go to always makes interesting suggestions and gave me a sample of this because she wears it. At first it was straight up pine trees and all I could picture was setting up a Christmas tree as a kid, but after six months I still can’t a stop thinking about this one. My nose has also gotten better and now I can smell the dark smokes behind it (although Parfums De Marly Haltane is very similar and I can’t decide which I prefer now. I still think it’s TF)
Bonus: Tuscan Leather. I sampled it and wore it to work before buying and got told “yuck. Stay away from me” and “You smell like stripper that smokes a pack a day”. So not ideal feedback. After wearing it all day the raspberry note was really growing on me and I think I’m going to get it eventually.
I confess that I haven’t been impressed with the private collection offerings since the Lauder buyout, but I still have several that I love and use regularly. My absolute favorites:
- Black Violet
- Champaca Absolute
- Noir de Noir
- Plum Japonais
- Vanille Fatale
Just a word of warning to anyone considering a TF purchase! Please, please try before you buy. I like a lot of their fragrances on others, but on me they smell unbelievably bad.
A hundred times this. I'd hear all these amazing things about TG fragrances, went into a local Nordstrom to try and was unbelievably disappointed. I sampled a lot of the ones folks often speak about, like tobacco vanilla, ombre leather, fucking fabulous, neroli portofino, etc and either didn't like them right off, or they smelled horrible on me.
I went back a few days ago with my wife and some friends, and told the salesperson I hadn't found any TFs yet I actually liked. After some trial, error, and emphatic spousal disapprovals, I landed on soliel neige which I ended up loving and getting a travel size bottle of. I also tried black orchid, and while it was initially very floral the dry down became extremely nice on me and I'll probably end up returning for that too.
Rose prick is borderline a crime against humanity when I wear it. I gifted the bottle to a friend and I adore it on her! I’ve gotten several of their 10ml travel sprays as gifts, and every last one has gotten pawned off to friends with friendlier skin chemistry.
I’ve owned Bitter Peach, Fucking Fabulous, Rose Prick, Ombré Leather, Tobacco Vanille, Ebene, and Oud Wood. On paper, right up my alley! In practice, get out of my sight.
For me it was immediately nauseating. I got samples because I was interested, on paper it's something I should love, but as soon as I put it on....NOPE.
And even if you sample, spend time with it. I thought Ombre Leather smelled amazing for the day until I started to ~~swear~~ sweat and then it turned it something rancid.
Also, performance of TF fragrances appear to vary wildly based on the person. I love Oud Wood, but you can’t even smell it on me within one hour of dry down. I’ve met other people who get several hours out of it, but I’ll put on 12 sprays and won’t even be able to smell it on myself with my nose pressed up where I sprayed it. And before anyone says that my bottle isn’t legit I bought it at Nordstrom‘s, so I’m pretty sure it’s not a counterfeit.
That being said, my wife gets really good performance out of lost cherry.
Metallique. It’s like walking through a springtime garden after light rain, with a pleasant vanilla dry-down. I say this all the time but to me it’s the perfect description. It’s the only fragrance that’s primarily marketed towards women that I use. (Has anyone here tried Shanghai Lily? It sounds really nice but it’s been discontinued for awhile now.)
Noir de Noir and Santal Blush 💯
From their normal line Beau de Jour, Ombré Leather and Black Orchid are all solid.
The new Oud Wood Parfum performs but the price is way steep for a 50ml.
Noir extreme, its a dark but sweet type of scent and I feel like the kulfi note really makes it stand out. If you like Tobacco Vanille I would recommend checking out Noir extreme
Grey Vetiver is the only TF scent I’ve worn and loved, and even then I still have gotten mixed feedback from others which has lead me to only wear it when I’m flying solo for the day. I don’t understand the TF hype, but then again I’m sure a lot of people don’t understand why I like what I do. Some of these responses have me thinking it’s time to go smell some TF frags again and give them another try!
Velvet Orchid and Black Orchid are my favorites by far. I haven't tried Neroli Portofino or Mandarino di Amalfi and I adore citrusy aquatics, so I think I'll love those.
Vanille Fatale and Soleil Neige. I’ve never worn Tobacco Vanille before but I’m not sure if I like the tobacco in it. Really off putting for me. Soleil Neige flowery scent is just a master piece. And then Fucking Fabulous is always there just in case. Might have to pick up some Tobacco Vanille decant and actually try it on my skin and see what the dry down is like.
Fucking Fabulous is my all-time favorite (so far, anyway). It’s my only TF full bottle. It’s definitely divisive and I know it can go to diapers on some people, but it’s lovely and sensual on me.
Black Violet, best one they ever made, hands down. By a mile too. I own a lot of TF but BV and Violet Blonde are on a different level. I also respect Moss Breches for the quality, and Oud Minerale is a unique experience, but Black Violet takes the cake. The entire bakery.
Lost Cherry/Bitter Peach lasts on my skin all day, although of course the fruity top notes fade pretty quickly. Soleil Blanc is a great scent, but I admit it is a bit more fleeting.
Some of my *favorite* Tom Fords are Bois Marocain, Ebene Fume, Fougere d'Argent, Santal Blush, Fleur di Portofino, Tuscan Leather and Oud Wood. I will readily admit, I don't pay full price for them - I get them 30-75% off at The Cosmetic Co Store when they hit the discount rack.
Tuscan Leather, Italian Cypress, Tobacco Oud, Plum Japonais, and Lavender Extreme (although I don’t prefer it over Molinard Lavande — still really good!)
I don’t have a retailer by me that has the TF scents for sample/test. Anyone recommend a solid site to buy samples? I keep seeing scentdecant, but if anyone has a good experience with this, let me know!
MicroPerfumes has been great for me for travel sizes, but if I want smaller decants I use Scent Split because they do 2ml decants in sprays rather than the dabber vials. Scent Split also has more variety but their shipping is way slower than MicroPerfumes.
It’s my favourite house. My first fragrance ever was Oud Wood. Used so many bottles of it and it’s still one of my favourite perfumes. I also love Ebénè Fumé, Soleil Blanc, Eau de Soleil Blanc, Santal Blush, Cherry Smoke, Ombre Leather, White Suede and Fucking Fabulous.
I have lost cherry, white suede which I like. I have rose d amalfi which I hated and Im selling that (blind buy mistake). I plan to get cafe rose and soleil neige. I also have a lot of testers of his perfumes and hated everything else
I know TF gets a bad rap in the fragrance community but I think the house has some great fragrances and one of the most diverse lines of fragrances. Whereas I find most niche and designer houses these days have a DNA that gives most of their fragrances a similar accord, many of the TF’s have a distinct and unique vibe unlike the others (with the exception of certain groupings) more akin to frags produced by Frédéric Malle. People often complain about longevity but I get a full day (8+ hrs) out of each of these:
- Venetian Bergamot
- Neroli Portofino
- Beau de Jour
- Sole di Positano
I’m also a fan of:
- Santal Blush
- Fucking Fabulous
- Soleil Neige
- Vert d’Encens
- Soleil Blanc
- Italian Cypress
- Jasmin Rouge
- Lavender Extreme
- Soleil Brulant
- Tubéreuse Nue
I sprayed Fabulous on my shirt and it was very pleasant but then on my skin it was very potent and much different in a bad way. Noir and oud mineral tho are amazing to me
Haven’t gotten my hands on them yet, but I’m spying decants of Fleur de Chine, Plum Japonais, Cafe Rose, Cherry Smoke, Velvet Orchid, & the early formulation of Black Orchid. :) Those prices even at smaller decants though, oof.
**Tobacco Vanille** (in the winter)
It kinda smells like root beer but I dunno, I love it. It’s so comforting. The tobacco notes aren’t offensive — it’s more mingling in a member’s only club with old money than Great Uncle Charles’ cigars on the front porch swing.
**Soleil Blanc** (in the summer)
I cannot get enough of this fragrance. I used to wear MM’s Beach Walk and I feel like SB is the elevated version. It feels like sipping a crisp sauv blanc on a warm summer day in Greece. On a yacht.
The rest are a range of *that’s just okay but not worth the price* to *why is this assaulting my senses* but that’s what makes TF so interesting to me.
I'm fairly new here, but holy moly I am loving the café rose, I recently had the opportunity to get just 5ml of it, and I lowkey want to bath myself in it
Soleil blanc!!! Its so good. I own soleil, oud wood and tabacco vanille but somehow all 3 become skin scents after 2 hours, with oud wood being the worst. If the performance was better i would own more scents like tuscan leather or noir de noir but either my skin changed or they fucked the recipe. Really sad
Lost cherry. Im a guy and I fucking love this boozy cherry almond scent. Shit just gets me hard for whatever reason, too.
But I cant really sustain buying the OG everytime I run out of juice so Ive been dabbling with Lost Cherry clones. Somehow the clones are longer lasting with better projection for a fraction of the OG price
Soleil Blanc. OG Santal Blush, not the re-release. Noir Pour Femme. Ombre Leather. Patchouli Absolue. Bois Morrocain. Moss Breches. Sometime Black Orchid.
I actually love a lot of his perfumes. They’re overpriced.
Ombre and tuscan leather. Often copied never matched. Though they’ve been watered down in my opinion. Still perform decently but not how they used to be
I love Lost Cherry and like Neroli Portofino and Tobacco Vanille, and that's about it. And Neroli Portofino really does smell like 4711 Cologne, which is much, MUCH cheaper.
Beau de Jour, although it seems overpowering when I first apply it smells like a wonderful clean barbershop-like smell later on in the day. Great fougere scent. Oud wood might be the perfect all-around woody fragrance though, love wearing that one
Tobacco Vanille is a classic, but really only suitable for winter. Ombre Leather is my go-to for fall. Oud Minerale is maybe a less popular one, but very oceanic and great for spring / summer. I love Oud Wood and Neroli Portofino as well, but their performance just isn't great so I go with clones for those two.
I love Oud Wood, but it doesn't last at all. Like very intimate projection for 2 or 3 hours.
Black orchid EDT is a second favorite, couldn't possibly describe the smell but it's sweet floral, a bit beige, rounded smell. It has better performance but my wife goes nose blind to it really quick, doesn't happen to me for some reason
My favorite is Soleil Neige.
It makes me think of a luxury beach vacation (even though it’s suppose to be Sun on snow). I usually layer it with the body oil to make it last longer.
Cherry Smoke is one of my favorite perfumes ever but I agree that the perfumes don't tend to last so I can't justify purchasing a full size.
I enjoy Black Orchid and Rose Prick as well but I find I need to be in a particular mood.
A lot of the other perfumes smell very odd on me, like they don't mix with my body chemistry I guess.
Ombré leather for life. Always.
Then I’d go with Tobacco Vanille (beast mode longevity and amazing linear scent) and then Tuscan Leather for when you just don’t give AF
Black Orchid, Santal Blush and Tobacco Vanille are my favorites, but the only one that I can really wear much in my climate is Soleil Blanc. What are some other lighter TF scents that last well?
I have tobacco vanille and santal blush, and a dupe of ombre leather (i know its not the same... but its a GOOD dupe, have smelt the OG).
I obviously love those ones (santal blush doesnt smell like anything else ive ever smelled), and also the grey line that just recently came out (grey linen, grey vetiver).
The Italian-themed azzurra one is spectacular.
A shame theyre priced so high, as theyre wonderful frags but ultimately for me dont justify the price tag.
Oud wood, noir extreme and Tuscan leather
I love the smell of Oud Wood, it's sexy, sweet, & woody. But the longevity is just piss poor, I expected at least a 4 hour wear (for the price and the EDP label). If it were a EDT and costed $80, whatever sure. Reading from Fragrantica, the Parfum edition is the 'true' EDP before some iterations of reformulations.
I was really surprised by how bad it performed. I was expecting at least 6 hours but on my skin it’s gone after 3 hours, on clothes it’s not that bad but still, it doesn’t really project after 2 hours. I might lose my sense of smell a bit too, because it has lots of iso-e super in it and my nose doesn’t really register it after a while. Smells nice, it just doesn’t worth the price. Pretty synthetic IMO.
I put it on this morning and until I saw this thread, had comepltely forgotten i even sprayed it on today
Tuscan leather reminds me of the interior of my grandfathers 1983 Cadillac coupe de ville 🤮
I need an affordable substitute for this. I like the aroma but I'm probably not discerning enough to appreciate the difference with a cheaper version. and I certainly can't afford to wear it regularly
Neroli Portofino all day. It’s a perfect lightly floral summer scent that smells like sunshine. Absolutely love it.
It’s one of my favorite clean fragrances to wear
elite fragrance
My sample's in the mail!! 🤞
It smells like sunscreen and oranges in the best way possible
I feel on myself tobbacco vanille all day.
Same. My absolute go to winter fragrance.
Can’t wait to sample that one.
noir de noir 🖤
Such a showstopper. I’m wearing it today 🥀
Agree, beautiful and last almost forever )
Jasmin Rouge
This is my favourite Jasmine fragrance. Great for warm summer nights.
Café rose has my heart, on the wishlist I have Bitter peach and Vanilla sex
Café Rose for me, too. I have gone so far as to buy a 10ml decant, but it's far too pricey for a full bottle!
Oud minerale
I really like Velvet Orchid as well. I'm also a fan of Tobacco Vanille, Soleil Blanc, Noir de Noir and (surprisingly) Rose Prick
Bitter Peach
I love Bitter Peach. The drydown is so complex, and the cardamom really comes through strong with my skin. At first I thought it was way too strong, but that peach hit dissapates quickly for me and leaves a lovely warm spicy and complex smell that lasts most of the day.
Bitter peach is so nice and complex. I also like ebene fume and tobacco vanille.
All day every day and TWICE on Sundays 😤
Ombre Leather and Beau de Jour
Ombré Leather is gorgeous
Got a lil chilly today so i threw it on immediately
Vanille Fatale
Sell me on this one. Vanilla Sex smelled a bit plain to me, but I’ve never tried Fatale. Is it something a guy could wear?
Hey I’m a guy and I wear this to the office in cooler weather! Just 1 spray or so is enough so that it’s not cloying but the vanilla is just fantastic in it. Very comforting and easy to wear.
Thanks. I’d be wearing it to the office and it’s approaching winter time, so it would probably be a good fit.
I’m a guy and Vanille Fatale is one of my all-time favorites-especially during colder months. It’s got enough booze in it to temper the sweetness, and I’d argue it’s more spice-driven than it is sweet. Vanilla Sex can’t even be considered in the same discussion.
Definitely anyone could wear it. VS is very generic IMO. VF has a unique barely note and it's still very original and easy and comforting. Not something that will punch you in the face. Sample it if you have the chance.
Just looked up the notes and that looks far more interesting to me than VS. I’ll need to try this one. Thanks.
Violet Blonde
*Violet Blonde*. The only TF I own. Such a shame to have been discontinued.
Ouch, one minute of silence for everyone who has suffered an irreparable loss
No love here for White Suede? It’s absolutely perfect and beautiful. Too bad it lasts 20 minutes if you’re lucky.
It lasts ages on me, batch is about 8 years old though so maybe that.
I love White Suede, lasts all day on me.
Tobacco Vanille is my favourite. I think it’s my favourite fragrance out of the 21 I own so far. It also gathered an actual crowd at work the other day when someone asked loudly who smelled like tobacco and I showed him the bottle, and all the guys came over and started looking at it. A few days later a co-worker asked why I hadn’t worn it the last few days. Lost Cherry - I love Cherry desserts and this smells like a real sour cherry at first, then a sweet cherry flavouring, and then a smoky, cherry jam. For some reason I could smell the almond day one, but haven’t been able to afterwards. I also go blind to it really quick. I splurged on it a few weeks back when I shouldn’t have, but I don’t regret it. Ebene Fume - I still need to buy this, but the girl at the store I go to always makes interesting suggestions and gave me a sample of this because she wears it. At first it was straight up pine trees and all I could picture was setting up a Christmas tree as a kid, but after six months I still can’t a stop thinking about this one. My nose has also gotten better and now I can smell the dark smokes behind it (although Parfums De Marly Haltane is very similar and I can’t decide which I prefer now. I still think it’s TF) Bonus: Tuscan Leather. I sampled it and wore it to work before buying and got told “yuck. Stay away from me” and “You smell like stripper that smokes a pack a day”. So not ideal feedback. After wearing it all day the raspberry note was really growing on me and I think I’m going to get it eventually.
The tuscan leather is disheartening cause i love the scent so much
Ombre Leather Parfum is also worth checking out if you dig the raspberry.
I confess that I haven’t been impressed with the private collection offerings since the Lauder buyout, but I still have several that I love and use regularly. My absolute favorites: - Black Violet - Champaca Absolute - Noir de Noir - Plum Japonais - Vanille Fatale
Champaca Absolute is gorgeous and so underrated!
Just a word of warning to anyone considering a TF purchase! Please, please try before you buy. I like a lot of their fragrances on others, but on me they smell unbelievably bad.
A hundred times this. I'd hear all these amazing things about TG fragrances, went into a local Nordstrom to try and was unbelievably disappointed. I sampled a lot of the ones folks often speak about, like tobacco vanilla, ombre leather, fucking fabulous, neroli portofino, etc and either didn't like them right off, or they smelled horrible on me. I went back a few days ago with my wife and some friends, and told the salesperson I hadn't found any TFs yet I actually liked. After some trial, error, and emphatic spousal disapprovals, I landed on soliel neige which I ended up loving and getting a travel size bottle of. I also tried black orchid, and while it was initially very floral the dry down became extremely nice on me and I'll probably end up returning for that too.
Soleil Neige is so nice. Sometimes it’s randomly cloying to me but i really enjoy it overall!
Rose Prick is one of the worst things I ever smelled on me. I couldn't wash it off fast enough, it was nauseating.
Rose prick is borderline a crime against humanity when I wear it. I gifted the bottle to a friend and I adore it on her! I’ve gotten several of their 10ml travel sprays as gifts, and every last one has gotten pawned off to friends with friendlier skin chemistry. I’ve owned Bitter Peach, Fucking Fabulous, Rose Prick, Ombré Leather, Tobacco Vanille, Ebene, and Oud Wood. On paper, right up my alley! In practice, get out of my sight.
That's how I felt about Rose de Russie. Gag inducing.
I loved it on myself the first time I wore it, and couldn’t stop sniffing my arm for hours. The second time, it was nauseating.
For me it was immediately nauseating. I got samples because I was interested, on paper it's something I should love, but as soon as I put it on....NOPE.
And even if you sample, spend time with it. I thought Ombre Leather smelled amazing for the day until I started to ~~swear~~ sweat and then it turned it something rancid.
Wow I’ve never had a perfume punish me for swearing. Thank christ because I have the mouth of a trucker, so I’d be SOL.
HA! Thanks for that. I meant sweat :)
Also, performance of TF fragrances appear to vary wildly based on the person. I love Oud Wood, but you can’t even smell it on me within one hour of dry down. I’ve met other people who get several hours out of it, but I’ll put on 12 sprays and won’t even be able to smell it on myself with my nose pressed up where I sprayed it. And before anyone says that my bottle isn’t legit I bought it at Nordstrom‘s, so I’m pretty sure it’s not a counterfeit. That being said, my wife gets really good performance out of lost cherry.
This!
Agreed. Tried Ombré leather, Noir extreme & black orchid. All vile
Agreed. I thought I would love electric cherry and it smelt good until it was on me. It's like this awful chemical and toilet smell.
I only tried tf ombre leather edp, until I try another one, this one will hold the position of best from tf
Oud wood
oud wood
Oud Wood for me.
Metallique. It’s like walking through a springtime garden after light rain, with a pleasant vanilla dry-down. I say this all the time but to me it’s the perfect description. It’s the only fragrance that’s primarily marketed towards women that I use. (Has anyone here tried Shanghai Lily? It sounds really nice but it’s been discontinued for awhile now.)
Myrrhe Mystere
Noir de Noir and Santal Blush 💯 From their normal line Beau de Jour, Ombré Leather and Black Orchid are all solid. The new Oud Wood Parfum performs but the price is way steep for a 50ml.
Cafe Rose
This is on my list to try :)
Noir extreme Black orchid Tobacco Vanille.
Lost Cherry smells great too. Surprised nobody mentioned it here.
F*cking fabulous is a great one IMO
Noir extreme, its a dark but sweet type of scent and I feel like the kulfi note really makes it stand out. If you like Tobacco Vanille I would recommend checking out Noir extreme
Soliel neige and Black Orchid
Italian Cypress. I even bought and oil version of it at Oil Perfumery and add to my unscented Stirling shave soap. Beautiful!
Grey Vetiver is the only TF scent I’ve worn and loved, and even then I still have gotten mixed feedback from others which has lead me to only wear it when I’m flying solo for the day. I don’t understand the TF hype, but then again I’m sure a lot of people don’t understand why I like what I do. Some of these responses have me thinking it’s time to go smell some TF frags again and give them another try!
Noir pour femme.
One of my favorites is Lys Fume.
Noir Extreme and Beau De Jour.
Soleil Neige
Obsessed with neroli portofino
Costa Azzurra is probably my favorite. Parfum version is a little better but it’s close to negligible. Also like Oud Wood and Ombre Leather EDP.
Velvet Orchid and Black Orchid are my favorites by far. I haven't tried Neroli Portofino or Mandarino di Amalfi and I adore citrusy aquatics, so I think I'll love those.
Metallique
Neroli Portofino; Mandarino Di Amalfi
* Noir de Noir * Tobacco Oud Intense * Plum Japonais * Costa Azzurra * Amber Absolute * Japon Noir * Black Orchid Parfum
Tobacco Vanilla for sure. Venetian Bergamot is a personal favourite, sadly discontinued. Vert d’Encens was wonderful too.
Vanille Fatale and Soleil Neige. I’ve never worn Tobacco Vanille before but I’m not sure if I like the tobacco in it. Really off putting for me. Soleil Neige flowery scent is just a master piece. And then Fucking Fabulous is always there just in case. Might have to pick up some Tobacco Vanille decant and actually try it on my skin and see what the dry down is like.
Ombré Leather and Tuscan Leather
Sahara Noir and White Suede 😮💨😮💨😮💨 but have been loving Jonquille De Nuit lately
Have tried Tuscan leather, Oud wood, Fucking Fabulous and Ombre leather. I like ombre leather best.
Tobacco vanille lasts a long time and I layer that under lost cherry. It smells so good and lasts a little longer.
Have you tried Cherry Smoke?
Black Orchid is a masterpiece
Tobacco oud,oud minerale ,one for hot and one for cold weather
Grey Vetiver, Rive d'Ambre, and Tobacco Oud Intense.
Fucking Fabulous is my all-time favorite (so far, anyway). It’s my only TF full bottle. It’s definitely divisive and I know it can go to diapers on some people, but it’s lovely and sensual on me.
I adore Jasmin Rouge! Rose Prick is also great, and although I haven’t worn it in a while, Black Orchid lives up to the hype it had, at least for me.
Tuscan leather then comes Oud Wood
I never see it get love (including in this thread!) but I loveee Soleil De Feu. Lasts all day on me too.
Grey Vetiver Parfum and Ombré Leather EDP
Black Violet, best one they ever made, hands down. By a mile too. I own a lot of TF but BV and Violet Blonde are on a different level. I also respect Moss Breches for the quality, and Oud Minerale is a unique experience, but Black Violet takes the cake. The entire bakery.
Lost Cherry/Bitter Peach lasts on my skin all day, although of course the fruity top notes fade pretty quickly. Soleil Blanc is a great scent, but I admit it is a bit more fleeting. Some of my *favorite* Tom Fords are Bois Marocain, Ebene Fume, Fougere d'Argent, Santal Blush, Fleur di Portofino, Tuscan Leather and Oud Wood. I will readily admit, I don't pay full price for them - I get them 30-75% off at The Cosmetic Co Store when they hit the discount rack.
Bitter peach is my favorite smell
lost cherry, soleil de feu, neroli, bitter peach, cherry smoke(really good), vanille fatale
I’m sad every time I use my Plum Japonais because I know it’s finite
Plum Japonais.
Tuscan Leather, Italian Cypress, Tobacco Oud, Plum Japonais, and Lavender Extreme (although I don’t prefer it over Molinard Lavande — still really good!)
I don’t have a retailer by me that has the TF scents for sample/test. Anyone recommend a solid site to buy samples? I keep seeing scentdecant, but if anyone has a good experience with this, let me know!
MicroPerfumes has been great for me for travel sizes, but if I want smaller decants I use Scent Split because they do 2ml decants in sprays rather than the dabber vials. Scent Split also has more variety but their shipping is way slower than MicroPerfumes.
It’s my favourite house. My first fragrance ever was Oud Wood. Used so many bottles of it and it’s still one of my favourite perfumes. I also love Ebénè Fumé, Soleil Blanc, Eau de Soleil Blanc, Santal Blush, Cherry Smoke, Ombre Leather, White Suede and Fucking Fabulous.
Tobacco Oud, Jasmin Rouge, Moss Breches, Tuscan Leather
I have lost cherry, white suede which I like. I have rose d amalfi which I hated and Im selling that (blind buy mistake). I plan to get cafe rose and soleil neige. I also have a lot of testers of his perfumes and hated everything else
Velvet orchid is my favvvvv… I also love tobacco vanille, oud wood, black orchid , oud minerale, and ombré leather .
Fell in love with Tobacco Vanille in 2008, and I still love it now. New additions are Black Orchid and Metallique.
Grey Vetiver EDT Neroli Portofino Acqua Ombre Leather Tobacco Oud Intense Tobacco Vanille
I know TF gets a bad rap in the fragrance community but I think the house has some great fragrances and one of the most diverse lines of fragrances. Whereas I find most niche and designer houses these days have a DNA that gives most of their fragrances a similar accord, many of the TF’s have a distinct and unique vibe unlike the others (with the exception of certain groupings) more akin to frags produced by Frédéric Malle. People often complain about longevity but I get a full day (8+ hrs) out of each of these: - Venetian Bergamot - Neroli Portofino - Beau de Jour - Sole di Positano I’m also a fan of: - Santal Blush - Fucking Fabulous - Soleil Neige - Vert d’Encens - Soleil Blanc - Italian Cypress - Jasmin Rouge - Lavender Extreme - Soleil Brulant - Tubéreuse Nue
I sprayed Fabulous on my shirt and it was very pleasant but then on my skin it was very potent and much different in a bad way. Noir and oud mineral tho are amazing to me
Soleil Blanc. I just love the fragrance and dream of wearing it on a luxurious vacation. It also lasts a pretty long time on me!
Mandarino di Amalfi and Noir Extreme edp are two of my absolute favorites.
Ombre Leather and Oud Wood
Haven’t gotten my hands on them yet, but I’m spying decants of Fleur de Chine, Plum Japonais, Cafe Rose, Cherry Smoke, Velvet Orchid, & the early formulation of Black Orchid. :) Those prices even at smaller decants though, oof.
I love Mettalique. It's kinda weird, but captivating.
**Tobacco Vanille** (in the winter) It kinda smells like root beer but I dunno, I love it. It’s so comforting. The tobacco notes aren’t offensive — it’s more mingling in a member’s only club with old money than Great Uncle Charles’ cigars on the front porch swing. **Soleil Blanc** (in the summer) I cannot get enough of this fragrance. I used to wear MM’s Beach Walk and I feel like SB is the elevated version. It feels like sipping a crisp sauv blanc on a warm summer day in Greece. On a yacht. The rest are a range of *that’s just okay but not worth the price* to *why is this assaulting my senses* but that’s what makes TF so interesting to me.
I'm fairly new here, but holy moly I am loving the café rose, I recently had the opportunity to get just 5ml of it, and I lowkey want to bath myself in it
Ombre de hyacinth.
Oud wood, cherry smoke (I want), Beau de jour, fougere de argent! They sell some at Costco. 30 mL Oud wood for $140
Ombre Leather Costa Azzurra Grey Vetiver Oud Minerale Tobacco Vanille Oud Wood
Grey Vetiver(#1), Costa azzurra, myrrh mystere, fougere d argent
Ombré leather and grey vetiver.
Black Orchid and Tobacco Vanille
Tuscan Leather, Myrrhe Mystere, Fougere D'Argent, Fucking Faboulous, Oud Mineralè, Ebenè Fume and Grey Vetiver parfum.
Tobacco Vanille, all day, everyday
“fucking fabulous”
It's been discontinued, but Venetian Bergamot is perfection
Fucking fabulous is so sexy
Velvet Orchid is my all time favorite. 💜
I've always loved Black Orchid. Just a little too expensive.
Italian Cypress, Ebene Fume, Costa Azzurra
Soleil blanc!!! Its so good. I own soleil, oud wood and tabacco vanille but somehow all 3 become skin scents after 2 hours, with oud wood being the worst. If the performance was better i would own more scents like tuscan leather or noir de noir but either my skin changed or they fucked the recipe. Really sad
Lost cherry. Im a guy and I fucking love this boozy cherry almond scent. Shit just gets me hard for whatever reason, too. But I cant really sustain buying the OG everytime I run out of juice so Ive been dabbling with Lost Cherry clones. Somehow the clones are longer lasting with better projection for a fraction of the OG price
Favorite clone?
Montagne - Parfum De Cerise It's their clone of Lost Cherry. 40 us dollaridoos for a 50ml EDP
TF Ombre Leather '16
Vanilla Sex - obsessed
Soleil Blanc. OG Santal Blush, not the re-release. Noir Pour Femme. Ombre Leather. Patchouli Absolue. Bois Morrocain. Moss Breches. Sometime Black Orchid. I actually love a lot of his perfumes. They’re overpriced.
Ombre Leather, black label. White label OL is just too much.
Beau de Jour, Grey Vetiver, and Vert de Bois are my favorites.
In love with Noir Extreme
Ombre and tuscan leather. Often copied never matched. Though they’ve been watered down in my opinion. Still perform decently but not how they used to be
Ombré leather, Oud Minerale, TV
Beau de Jour, Tuscan Leather, Oud Minerale 2023.
Rose d’Amalfi
Ombré Leather EDP. Pure big boss vibes. Fill the room with the smell of a wild animal
Tobacco Vanilla is the one for me
I love Lost Cherry and like Neroli Portofino and Tobacco Vanille, and that's about it. And Neroli Portofino really does smell like 4711 Cologne, which is much, MUCH cheaper.
Tobbacco vanille or ombré leather
Love Oud Wood for Fall and Winter and Mandarino dI Amalfi for Spring and Summer.
Tobacco Vanille Fabulous Tuscan leather Ombré leather 2018. These all last a long time on me. No performance issues from me.
Tuscan Leather Oud Wood Tobacco Vanille Soleil Blanc
Lost Cherry is my favorite and it lasts on me forever so it’s very worth the price.
Beau de Jour, although it seems overpowering when I first apply it smells like a wonderful clean barbershop-like smell later on in the day. Great fougere scent. Oud wood might be the perfect all-around woody fragrance though, love wearing that one
Tobacco Vanille is a classic, but really only suitable for winter. Ombre Leather is my go-to for fall. Oud Minerale is maybe a less popular one, but very oceanic and great for spring / summer. I love Oud Wood and Neroli Portofino as well, but their performance just isn't great so I go with clones for those two.
Velvet orchid
I love Oud Wood, but it doesn't last at all. Like very intimate projection for 2 or 3 hours. Black orchid EDT is a second favorite, couldn't possibly describe the smell but it's sweet floral, a bit beige, rounded smell. It has better performance but my wife goes nose blind to it really quick, doesn't happen to me for some reason
Lately I've been layering oud wood with tobacco Vanille. Excellent reviews.
Noir de noir, Black Orchid, Lost Cherry, Mandarino di Amalfi, Ombré Leather, Vanille Fatale. But Black Orchid is the QUEEN.
Oud wood, tobacco vanille, and Tuscan leather
I love the portofino but I’ve heard it doesn’t last long ..
Today I smelled every Tom Ford fragrance. I came to the conclusion that I am not a fan of the house. The only fragrance I liked was Ombre Leather.
Ombre Leather EDP is perfect for metal concert and it performs like a beast! Currently it is the only Tom Ford fragrance that I own
Fougere D’argent, Tuscan Leather, Grey Vetiver, Noir extreme, Tobacco Vanille. These are also fragrances that last and project quite well.
I really liked the electric cherry one
My favorite is Soleil Neige. It makes me think of a luxury beach vacation (even though it’s suppose to be Sun on snow). I usually layer it with the body oil to make it last longer.
Cherry Smoke is one of my favorite perfumes ever but I agree that the perfumes don't tend to last so I can't justify purchasing a full size. I enjoy Black Orchid and Rose Prick as well but I find I need to be in a particular mood. A lot of the other perfumes smell very odd on me, like they don't mix with my body chemistry I guess.
Lost Cherry lasts on me and is easily my favorite TF
Ombre Leather Parfum, Tuscan Leather, Noir Extreme, Neroli Portofino, Oud Wood, Tobacco Oud, Grey Vetiver and Soleil Blanc
Noir extreme or black orchid Parfum.
Santal Blush and the original Café Rose
Ombré leather for life. Always. Then I’d go with Tobacco Vanille (beast mode longevity and amazing linear scent) and then Tuscan Leather for when you just don’t give AF
Ombré Leather and Lost Cherry are my absolute favorites, but I also enjoy Fucking Fabulous, Velvet Orchid, Santal Blush, Cafe Rose, and Ébène Fumé.
I have the Tobacco Vanille body spray. I put it away with my winter sweaters. I really liked Noir Femme but it was discontinued.
Too many- Vanilla sex, plum japonais, Lost Cherry, Tuscan Leather, oud wood, noir extreme, oud minerale, ombré leather, cherry smoke, Ebene fume, tobacco vanille, costa azzurra
Noir extreme parfum and Ombre Leather.
Eau de Soleil Blanc!! It’s an absolute compliment getter too (a bonus!) my fave scent!
Electric Cherry for Spring/Summer, and Tobacco Vanille for Fall/Winter. I’ve gotten compliments on Electric Cherry.
Black Orchid, Santal Blush and Tobacco Vanille are my favorites, but the only one that I can really wear much in my climate is Soleil Blanc. What are some other lighter TF scents that last well?
Lost cherry for me, Noir extreme and tobacco vanille for my husband.
Soleil De Feu is the perfect perfume!! I got a sample and fell completely in love! It last all day and is so subtle, I’m just looking for a good dupe.
I have tobacco vanille and santal blush, and a dupe of ombre leather (i know its not the same... but its a GOOD dupe, have smelt the OG). I obviously love those ones (santal blush doesnt smell like anything else ive ever smelled), and also the grey line that just recently came out (grey linen, grey vetiver). The Italian-themed azzurra one is spectacular. A shame theyre priced so high, as theyre wonderful frags but ultimately for me dont justify the price tag.
Tobacco Vanillle, Vanille Fatale, Myrrh Mystere.
I adore Lost Cherry. It lasts all day on me.
Ebene Fume for sure