![]() ![]() Links to all my projects can be found through: iambarbarella.The radiant force of nature from Tom Ford. Write to me! Submit your questions, observations or requests for episodes Liked this episode? Buy me a coffee to say thanks ![]() Top notes: Pink Pepper, Bitter Orange, Cypressīase notes: Vanilla, Orchid, Chesnut, Whipped Cream, Patchouli It dries to mostly the whipped vanilla, and the whiffs you get when you walk away from it are comforting and addictive. It reminds me of Diptyque's Eau Duelle (one I could never get along with, a dance of pepper and vanilla) but here it is a lot creamier and a lot softer. They are beautifully done, as I am not one for pepper. There's something dirty about it that pushes it forward, I think it's the pepper and patchouli. I can imagine it to be quite daunting if you apply it in excess so use some restraint. Tom ford black orchid or soleol skin#My skin almost always has a trace of Philosykos on it, and this layers. I think perhaps it's the lily accord that makes it rebellious. The scent is defined enough that it doesn't blend in with the usual florientals we love to hate. There's a milky honeyed tone along the way that brings roundness and sweetness and could be compared to lotion. I like its open audacity at the beginning. So how does it go? Well, it starts a bit resinous, with a stench of frangipani, and I mean a stench. I can't say it smells much like sunscreen on me, but if that note exists I'd like to meet her. I see the likeless to Terracota, although I much prefer this one. It has often been described as smelling like sunscreen, and compared to Guerlain's yearly Terracota. It includes chesnut cream and vanilla, and I can definitely agree with the intensity of the vanilla, my favourite orchid. This fragrance is a sweet gourmand, and everything that makes it gourmand speaks to me. Do Son is my tuberose of choice, although in Diptyque style, it is clear and cristalline and watery and green. It fires me up to know many people dislike it or find it too much. ![]() The notes include tuberose too, a flower I like a lot in practice and even a touch more in theory. I found myself sniffing it at airports, as if its association with Black Orchid somehow spoke to me through the frangipani.īecause yes, there is a lot of frangipani, and not much of Black Orchid. I wasn't sure the distinction between Songes and the Tom Ford proposal was great enough to warrant a second try, but as it turns out, it was. I loved everything about Songes except perhaps its smell, and so ended up selling it to new owners. I waited for its release with excitement, and after testing, I had quickly discarded it, noticing it's remarkable similarity to Songes by Annick Goutal, a frangipani a la creme. This is a release I actually anticipated. I think the feeling is mutual because today the smallest 30ml size traveled home with me in my basket. I still don't know if I like it or not, but I know I want it. This is a fragrance I've resisted for over a year, spraying my wrist and then turning my head from the counter with affectation. I'm about to apply Orchid Soleil in the sun, by the water. ![]()
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