Tom Ford is my guilty pleasure.
I absolutely adore the man himself and am fascinated when I read about his career and the way he transformed one of the worlds biggest fashion brands. His first perfume Black Orchid did not disappoint when I bought it a few years back. It is my all time favourite smell. I am quite a fan of fragrances for men because I like the strong spicy based smells as opposed to a floral, feminine scent. That is exactly what Black Orchid is like- its strong, spicy scent literally lasts all day and although it is not to everyones taste, it is very difficult and always invites and intrigues question. So, when I saw that Tom Ford was bringing out some new scents, I knew I had to try them out.
The fragrance that I opted to try is the new Jasmine Rouge, retailing at £270 for 250ml- available at Selfridges and Harrods amongst other limited stockists.
Looking at the description, Tom Ford Jasmin Rouge is a" voluptuous, saturated, spiced floral. An unexpected blend of precious sambac jasmine sepals absolute, an ingredient never used before in perfumery with dusky clary sage and rich spices, it unveils a new facet of jasmine's erotic decadence. Jasmin Rouge is as audacious as lacquered red lips. Its deep red bottle evokes lush and hedonistic glamour."
Jasmine Rouge was created by Rodrigo Flores-Roux and includes notes of bergamot, mandarin, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, white pepper, broom flower, jasmine sambac, neroli, ylang ylang, clary sage, Mexican vanilla, leather, woody notes, amber and labdanum.
On first site of the bottle, I had to agree with the above description- the packaging itself OOZES glamour. The first few hours of its wear was great; indolic jasmine, spices and creamy ylang-ylang layered with red fruity notes, just beautiful. However, it pains me to say that the scent wore off extremely quickly and the base that was left was very disappointing.
All in all, I would say that the new fragrance is not worth the £270 that it retails at- I much prefer the original scent Black Orchid and will forever choose that over this new range.
Peace,
O x
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