Tom Ford · 2006

Black Orchid

VersionEau de Parfum

Earthy black truffle and ylang-ylang lit by citrus, then rum-soaked plum around a dark orchid, over patchouli, incense and vanilla.

Tom Ford says

You’ll smell Black Truffle, Ylang Ylang, Black Orchid, Black Plum, Rum Absolute and patchouli.

More from Tom Ford’s description

It also mentions Bergamot, Bitter orange, Rum, Black orchid accord, Vanilla, French jasmine, Black gardenia, Bergamot, Mandarin, Effervescent citrus, Tom Ford black orchid, Spicy floral orchid accords, Lotus wood, Incense, Amber, Sandalwood and Vanilla.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Black Orchid’s scent picture, a draft: ylang-ylang, orchid, plum, rum, patchouli, bergamot drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Black Orchid, top notes: Bergamot, Bitter orange, Mandarin, Frankincense, Eucalyptus

Heartas it settles

Black Orchid, heart: Black truffle, Ylang-ylang, Orchid, Plum, Rum, Jasmine, Gardenia, Clove

Dry-downwhat stays

Black Orchid, dry-down: Patchouli, Vanilla (vanillin), Lotus, Amber, Sandalwood, Peru balsam, Iso E Super (pencil shavings), Coumarin (tonka)

What’s inside it

What Tom Ford names

Black TruffleYlang YlangBlack OrchidBlack PlumRum AbsolutePatchouliBergamotBitter orangeVanillaFrench jasmineBlack gardeniaMandarinEffervescent citrusLotus woodIncenseSandalwood

What the label names

33 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

5 citrus5 herbs & lavender10 florals4 woods2 sweet2 amber & resins5 spices

Citrus5

LimoneneBergamot oilCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender5

PineneEucalyptus oilLinaloolLinalyl acetateTerpineol

Florals10

Ylang-ylang oilBenzyl salicylateHydroxycitronellalGeraniolCinnamyl alcoholCitronellolFarnesolGeranyl acetateRose ketonesMethyl benzoate

Woods4

Patchouli oilIso E Super (pencil shavings)VertofixEbanol

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (tonka)

Amber & resins2

Peru balsam oilBenzyl cinnamate

Spices5

Eugenolbeta-CaryophylleneClove bud oilIsoeugenolCinnamal
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterOctisalate (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoate

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Velvet OrchidTom Ford · shares orchid, Rum Absolute, bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 4 more
LibreYSL · shares orchid, Rum Absolute, bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 3 more
RemainAmouage · shares ylang-ylang, patchouli, bergamot, vanilla and 3 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.