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Vert Boheme by Tom Ford

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Today, we have another entry from the Tom Ford Private Blend collection, Vert Boheme. This one was released back in 2016 and is probably one of the brand’s lesser known fragrances. The question is, is Very Boheme an unknown gem or a perfume that is actually quite forgettable? How does it smell? Is it worth a try?

What does Vert Boheme Smell Like?

Notes include: Sicilian mandarin, violet leaf, magnolia, honeysuckle, galbanum, wood

Click here to try: Tom Ford Private Blend Vert Boheme Eau de Parfum Spray, 50 Ml, 1.7 Ounce

My Full Wear Review

The opening of Vert Boheme is very green with a floral disposition and just a hint of mandarin to give it a citrus undertone. Galbanum is heavily present with violet leaf being its less intense pairing.

This pairing could easily go overboard, but stays relatively tame due to the introduction of honeysuckle and the aforementioned Sicilian mandarin.

It’s quite interesting, how Vert Boheme, walks the line between floral perfume and that outdoorsy green smell. The latter, is what it leans toward, but there are defined elements of both in here. It never strikes me as being too much of a bouquet, rather, it is cool and has a sort of mossy feel to it.

Vert Boheme is a very clean and fresh outdoorsy scent with a watery scent lurking in the background. The whole thing is pretty linear and what you smell 20 minutes in, is pretty much what I get for the rest of the wear.

However, it does have a woodier aroma as it dries down, and you get deep into its life cycle.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Projection wise, the sillage of this Tom Ford fragrance is quite moderate. It isn’t super powerful at the start and then fade away. No, it is just consistently in this moderate range during the wear.

With the longevity, I get about 6-7 hours out of this one. Not great, but a solid performer. Still, once I get into this sort of price range, I do start to expect more than this.

Seasonally, I’d call it spring to early summer. It feels as if it’d be fine in a range of temperatures, except maybe toward the higher end of the spectrum.

The green and floral aspects bring to mind a spring garden or walking along the edge of the woods, and Vert Boheme really fits that mood.

It is a feminine perfume and I don’t think that I could wear this as a unisex fragrance. It’s not super girly or anything, but is reminiscent of ladies’ scents, and there’s nothing notably masculine about Vert Boheme.

It’s a casual to office wear scent, not anything sexy or that cries out to be worn at night, more of a simple and clean everyday fragrance. I wouldn’t expect much beyond that.

Overall Impressions of Vert Boheme

Overall do I like Vert Boheme? It’s okay. Nothing about it strikes me as particularly amazing. If you are in the market for a very green, slightly aquatic, and floral perfume; then, I guess this would be a good option to consider.

For a more mass appeal? Not really. It’s pretty niche, in terms of who it would appeal to. It smells just fine and has a refreshing character, but it’s nothing that’s crazy good.

Noir de Noir by Tom Ford

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For this edition of my fragrance reviews, I have another entry from the Tom Ford Private Blend lineup, Noir de Noir. The scent is one of the more popular perfumes offered by the brand, but does it actually smell any good? How does this black of black perform? Is it even worth a try? I’ve been testing it out for a while and here are my results.

What does Noir de Noir Smell Like?

Notes include: rose, oud, patchouli, black truffle, tree moss

Click here to try: Tom Ford Private Blend Noir De Noir Eau De Parfum Spray Edp 3.4 Fl / 100 Ml

My Full Wear Review

I’m not too much of a fan of rose, as a note in fragrances. Especially, rose dominated scents, they usually never really strike a chord with me; even if I don’t hate the way it smells. So, Noir de Noir shouldn’t be a perfume that I enjoy, but I actually do.

When I saw that oud and patchouli were added to rose, I had the preconception that it was going to smell exactly like, every other Middle Eastern inspired fragrance out there, with a huge rose and overpowering spice. What I got from this Tom Ford scent, was quite different.

Noir de Noir does indeed open up with a familiar aroma of rose, however, it seems sweeter, while at the same time dirtier than other rose scents. But this is what makes it such a good smell.

It is paired with patchouli at the start and this provides an earthy spice, that not super intense but allows the scent to be dark and not just another in your face rose.

The oud sits at the base, along with the slight mossy element in here. However, the key here in my opinion, is the black truffle and vanilla. I didn’t see vanilla listed as a note, but I get that sweet creaminess peaking through during the dry down.

This is when Noir de Noir is at its absolute best. I love the balance here, one minute it is rosy and floral, the next dirty and spicy, and then it is sweet. All wrapped up in a dark and enveloping warmth. The oud is the sturdy heart of the perfume, but it stays out of the way, and isn’t super overt.

Sillage, How Long it Lasts, and Versatility

Projection wise, I don’t find the sillage of Noir de Noir to be all that powerful. It isn’t weak, but it didn’t make me recoil when applying it. It’ll stay in a nice little 3-4 foot radius of you during the wear and you will catch nice whiffs of it throughout.

It also stayed on my skin for about 9 hours or so. Wasn’t insane, with the longevity, but it is certainly very good. On a colder day, the performance does stand out. The longevity is good, but what’s impressive is how it sticks around with a good amount of power.

This is a unisex scent, maybe leaning more towards a woman’s fragrance, but it doesn’t really seem as wholly feminine. Noir de Noir works fantastically on me, as a man, so I wouldn’t worry about seeming too girly with it.

Either way, I liked wearing it in the cold weather recently, and don’t think that it would be too successful for anyone in the summertime. It’s a bit too rich for any time with too much humidity or heat.

Noir de Noir is a sophisticated scent, as such, I probably wouldn’t wear it casually. This is more of something to wear on an evening out, whether that is in a suit or a dress. Anything with a bit of style to it. It is sexy in its own way, not super seductive, but inviting and intriguing.

Overall Impressions of Noir de Noir

Overall, do I like Noir de Noir by Tom Ford? Yes, if you couldn’t tell. I think that it is a highly enjoyable fragrance, that captures a lot of different moods, aromas, and skirts the line of masculine and feminine.

It successfully managed to take notes that aren’t usually my favorites and make me enjoy wearing it. This is a wonderful piece of the Private Blend collection.

The truffle is a fantastic addition, getting paired with the more commonplace vanilla note. They sweeten and calm, what would otherwise be quite an intensely earthy sort of perfume.

Nonetheless, it ultimately is an earthy experience. The rose note is surprisingly good, when paired with patchouli. It comes together as a very dark, warm, sweet, and powerful wear. Noir de Noir is a fragrance, I wouldn’t have expected to enjoy, but really did, in the end.

Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford

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I’ve got a whole lot of Tom Ford fragrance write-ups to do over the next little while, so you can expect 20+ reviews, over the next months (?) as I get all of them written and sorted out. Today’s review, we have a fragrance from the Private Blend Collection, Tuscan Leather. It was released in 2007. How does this popular scent smell? What’s inside? How does it perform? Is it even worth a try?

What does Tuscan Leather Smell Like?

Notes include: leather, suede, raspberry, jasmine, olibanum, saffron, amber

Click here to try: Tom Ford Tuscan Leather Eau De Parfume Spray for Men, 1.7 Ounce

My Full Review

The opening of Tuscan Leather is obviously full of the headlining leather note, but it is also joined by saffron, which brings to mind Godolphin by Parfums de Marly. However, what separates the Tom Ford creation, is the addition of a light raspberry note which sweetens up the background. It isn’t super juicy or girly, but that familiar aroma is there.

The leathery fragrance is obviously going to draw a lot of comparisons with one of the newer Tom Ford scents, Ombre Leather. I think Ombre is a drier fragrance than this is, but I will do a full comparison in the future.

The leather note in Tuscan Leather is utterly phenomenal. I’m a huge fan of this ingredient in fragrances and it is done to perfection here. Rich and super smooth, only made more so by the addition of the black suede note. It all comes together as very dark and deep.

As it dries down further, there is a subtle smokiness to Tuscan Leather, and a warmth provided by amber.

Beyond that, a faint jasmine note peaks in to the composition at times, but never quite unseats the saffron. In the end the main players are: leather, saffron, raspberry, and suede.

Leather and saffron are really great together in fragrances. Tuscan is a premier example of this, and that juicy raspberry note, just ties it all together.

Sillage, How Long it Lasts, and Versatility

Projection wise, the sillage on this one is really strong, at first. Then, it settles down into something more moderate. To me, I love its loudness and confidence, when it kicks off. I am reviewing the current formulation and the longevity isn’t what I remember it to be in the past.

It is still good, but doesn’t have that same all day and into the night performance that it used to. I can still hit around a standard work day with Tuscan Leather. So, now it’s about 8 hours. Before, it would get 10+ pretty easily.

Is this decline just in the batch I have? Not sure, but I’ve read some other reports of this as well. Nonetheless, Tuscan certainly isn’t ‘weak’ by any means. Maybe just lost a step.

Seasonally, this is a wintertime gem. It hangs beautifully in the chilled air. You could also break it out during the autumn months to great effect. I’d definitely avoid it in the summer months or if you happen to live in a tropical climate. Not great in the heat.

This Tom Ford fragrance is classy enough to be worn for business or formal occasions, but also, sexy enough to go out at night.

It’s pretty much an anytime wear during the winter months. Maybe not for totally casual occasions or for really young folks, but it wouldn’t feel completely, out of place.

This is classified as a unisex fragrance and it does fit that bill. However, it does lean more toward the masculine end of things. That being said, anyone can really wear this one. The raspberry and jasmine notes, really help to give Tuscan a lighter touch.

Overall Impressions of Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford

Overall, do I like Tuscan Leather? Of course. It is a really great leather fragrance, that is sophisticated, well blended, and smells awesome. Smooth as hell and the saffron/raspberry really add a nice touch to the whole composition.

If you’re not a leather fan, obviously avoid this one. However, for anyone else with that kind of money to drop on a $200+ bottle of Tom Ford, this is an excellent choice.

This has a less dry and earthy feeling than does Ombre Leather, and I slightly prefer that scent from Tom Ford. However, this is still a really great perfume, maybe not exactly what it once was…but it holds up.

Vert de Fleur by Tom Ford

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I’ve gone through plenty of Tom Ford fragrance this year, testing them out, and reviewing each for the site. I still have a way’s to go from my current batch and what I’ll have to get a hold of. Nonetheless, let’s continue the progress today by reviewing, Vert de Fleur. This was a 2016 release, from the Private Blend line. How does it smell? How does it perform? Is it even worth a try?

What does Vert de Fleur Smell Like?

Notes include: hyacinth, iris, vetiver, galbanum

Click here to try: Tom Ford Private Blend “Vert de Fleur” Eau de Parfum 50 ml/1.7 oz

My Full Wear Review

Vert de Fleur really does start with a bitter green semi-woody aroma. A lot of that, has to do with the surrounding notes, but the hyacinth is the main star up top.

Along with, galbanum, which will grown stronger during the wear. That opening blast, isn’t my favorite, but luckily the bitterness does subside shortly thereafter.

As it moves forward, the galbanum comes forward more, along with iris. The iris at times, is quite prominent, and then I can barely detect it before it once again comes roaring back.

This is the epitome of a green/floral perfume, as the name would suggest. It has such an earthy and mossy damp quality to it.

Later, the vetiver and some moss, do seem to poke through. Along with some other potentially unidentifiable notes, which gives Vert de Fleur a solid woodsy base. This helps to tow the line between women’s perfume and totally unisex.

While it is a unisex fragrance technically, as a man, this isn’t something that I’d personally want to wear. It leans top feminine on my skin, plus, I’m not a huge fan of this style of fragrance.

Sillage, Longevity, Versatility

I find this to have a fairly large sillage and good projection, but it isn’t the type to fill the room. It’s strong enough to be, greater than a skin scent, and be noticed throughout the day.

The perfume lasted in the 6-8 hour range, both times that I tried it out. Nothing crazy, but still very useable. For the price, it is just decent. With fragrances as a whole, it’s a bit more than above average.

In terms of when it should be worn. I’d say anytime the temperatures and humidity is moderate. It’d feel out of place in the extreme cold and probably not hold up all that well in the extreme heat.

Who should wear it? Women or men, who want a niche greenish floral fragrance. It smells perfectly nice, but it isn’t going to be a crowd pleaser, nightlife star, nor is it particularly sexy.

This is the type of fragrance, that is mostly going to be appreciated by the wearer themselves, and not people around them.

Overall Impression of Vert de Fleur

Do I like Vert de Fleur? It’s okay. Again, I’m saying this as someone, who doesn’t really enjoy this category of perfume. I think that the iris note is nice and actually enjoyed the vetiver dry down. The rest of it, I was pretty indifferent to.

However, this is absolutely going to have an appeal to a certain percentage of the population. If you do enjoy these kinds of ingredients in your perfume, this is a darn good example of it. The performance and quality is right up there. So, it is one that you may want to try out.

Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford

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I still have about a dozen more Tom Ford fragrance reviews to post from my current batch of samples. I’m going to start making a dent in that number today, by reviewing 2016’s release Soleil Blanc. This perfumes has gotten fairly popular over the past few years, but is it actually worth it? How does it smell? What’s the performance like? When should it be worn?

What does Soleil Blanc Smell Like?

Notes include: coconut, bergamot, pink pepper, ylang ylang, cardamom, pistachio, jasmine, tonka bean, amber, benzoin, tuberose

Click here to try: Tom Ford Private Blend Soleil Blanc Eau De Parfum Spray for Unisex 3.4 Oz / 100ml

My Full Review

Soleil Blanc opens with coconut infused with bergamot juice and flanked by floral notes, though, mainly tuberose at this stage. It feels quite tropical and I particularly like the beginning, when the bergamot is in full swing, before it fades from the picture.

Beyond the initial offering, I start to get a bit of cardamom (with a slight hint of pink pepper), and the jasmine begins to emerge more on my skin. It’s sweet with a fresh spice, in there, but the fragrance as a whole takes on a suntan oil or lotion fragrance.

Yes, it gets compared to Virgin Island Water a lot, but Soleil Blanc is more feminine and pleasing to my nose. I honestly don’t think that they are as similar as folks want to make them out to be.

The further along I get, the more the floral notes emerge, and create a smooth and creamy effect on the composition. Lots of ylang-ylang, tuberose, and jasmine with the sweet coconut still sitting in the heart of things.

It’s wrapped up in a slight amber warmth and a benzoin, that reminds me of men’s fragrance, Kouros Body. Soleil Blanc is pretty simple from there on out.

I put some on a t-shirt also, and the next day, it had dried down into a semi-sweet floral with cardamom being the other main note.

Sillage, Longevity, and Versatility

Projection wise, the sillage is solid, but not super heavy by any means. It is exactly what it needs to be, noticeable, but not room suffocating. It is also pretty consistent in intensity throughout the wear.

The longevity is great and Soleil Blanc lasts for over 10 hours on my skin. So, no worries about it quitting in the middle of the day. For a summertime fragrance, that’s actually really could compared to most others.

Seasonally, this bright fragrance begs to be worn in the warmer weather. Spring is just fine, but really summer is where it’s at.  I find it to be quite an attractive fragrance, but yes, it does have that suntan lotion element.

As such, maybe it isn’t a ‘sexy’ perfume, but is pretty and upbeat. It can be worn casually, semi-formal, or at the office.

Soleil isn’t really going to offend anybody, so it is safe for close quarters. Sweet, creamy, floral, with some underlying spice.

Overall Impressions of Soleil Blanc

Overall, do I like Soleil Blanc? Yes, I think that it is a great addition to the Tom Ford line of women’s fragrances. It’s really among the best of the bunch that have been released over the years.

The coconut is great and blends very well with the floral notes. It’s all creamy and smooth, with some nice warm and spicy notes thrown in.

It does have somewhat of a summertime beachy vibe, but not the same kind of saltiness that other scents in this category have. In the end, it smells nice and lasts all day, and is an awesome option for women.