Tom Ford · 2014 · Antoine Maisondieu, Shyamala Maisondieu, Calice Becker and Yann Vasnier

Velvet Orchid

VersionEau de Parfum

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Velvet Orchid’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, mandarin, orchid, jasmine, sandalwood, myrrh drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Velvet Orchid, top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Magnolia, Sweet orange

Heartas it settles

Velvet Orchid, heart: Orchid, Jasmine, Rum, Orange blossom, Rose, Heliotrope, Leather, Ylang-ylang

Dry-downwhat stays

Velvet Orchid, dry-down: Sandalwood, Myrrh, Honey, Vanilla (vanillin), Narcissus, Labdanum, Patchouli, Peru balsam, Coumarin (tonka), Iso E Super (pencil shavings), Galaxolide (musk)

What’s inside it

What the label names

37 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.

6 citrus5 herbs & lavender12 florals4 woods3 sweet2 amber & resins3 spices1 musks1 powder

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Black OrchidTom Ford · shares bergamot, mandarin, orchid, jasmine and 4 more
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, sandalwood and 4 more
LibreYSL · shares bergamot, mandarin, orchid, jasmine and 3 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.