Tom Ford perfume covers a wide range, from dark, velvety evening scents to bright citrus colognes. Here are the Tom Ford fragrances we stock, what is in each one, when to wear it, and a few other scents in a similar mood if you want to compare.
Signature and Private Blend
Tom Ford's perfumes fall into two main lines. The Signature collection includes Black Orchid and Noir Extreme. The Private Blend collection includes Oud Wood, Neroli Portofino and Ébène Fumé, and is usually sold in smaller bottles at a higher price. Both are made for anyone to wear: "for men" on a label is only a guide.
Tom Ford Black Orchid
Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum (£153.99, 100ml) is dark and rich. It opens on truffle and plum, moves into rum, ylang-ylang and black orchid, and settles on patchouli. It is an amber floral, made unisex, and best for evenings, special occasions and the colder months. The parfum is a stronger concentration than eau de parfum, so one or two sprays are plenty.
Tom Ford Noir Extreme
Tom Ford Noir Extreme Parfum (£144.99, 100ml) is warm and spicy-sweet. Cardamom, nutmeg, saffron, mandarin and neroli open it; rose, jasmine, orange blossom and kulfi, a milky, dessert-like accord, form the heart; vanilla, amber, sandalwood and woods make the base. It is made for men and suits evenings and cooler weather.
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino Eau de Parfum (£164.99, 50ml) is the bright one. Italian bergamot, mandarin and Sicilian lemon lead into Tunisian neroli, orange flower and lavender, over a light base of amber and rosemary. It is unisex and easy to wear in the daytime, at work and on holiday.
Ébène Fumé and Oud Wood
Tom Ford Ébène Fumé (£184.99, 50ml) is smoky and woody: palo santo and black pepper, then rose and leather, over ebony wood and resin. Tom Ford Oud Wood (from £115.99, 30ml or 50ml) is smoother: oud wood, rosewood and cardamom over sandalwood, vetiver, tonka bean and amber. For more on oud, read our oud perfume guide.
Which Tom Ford perfume suits you?
- Fresh and easy for daytime: Neroli Portofino.
- Warm, spicy and sweet: Noir Extreme.
- Dark, rich and dramatic: Black Orchid.
- Smoky and woody: Ébène Fumé, or the softer Oud Wood.
The season helps too. Neroli Portofino suits spring and summer, while Black Orchid, Noir Extreme, Ébène Fumé and Oud Wood come into their own in autumn and winter. Many people keep one fresh and one warm scent and switch as the weather changes.
Other scents in a similar mood
These are different perfumes, not copies, but they share some of the same notes:
- If you like Neroli Portofino's citrus: Acqua di Parma Colonia Pura (£32.99, 20ml), with bergamot, orange and petitgrain over jasmine, coriander, musk and cedarwood.
- If you like Noir Extreme's spice and vanilla: Joop! Homme Le Parfum (£32.99, 75ml), with lavender and cinnamon, orange blossom and tonka bean, then vanilla, amber and woods.
- If you like Black Orchid's rum and depth: Bvlgari Man in Black (£64.99, 100ml), with rum, spices and tobacco, leather, tuberose and iris, over guaiac wood, benzoin and tonka bean.
How to wear it
- Start with one or two sprays on the neck or wrists; parfums and eau de parfums are concentrated.
- Spray on moisturised skin so the scent has something to sit on: see our guide to layering perfume with body butter.
- Let it settle before you judge it. The base notes come through after the first half hour.
Good to know
- Parfum vs eau de parfum: read extrait vs eau de parfum for what the labels mean.
- Sizes: Black Orchid and Noir Extreme come in 100ml bottles, Neroli Portofino and Ébène Fumé in 50ml, and Oud Wood in 30ml or 50ml.
- Gifting? Tom Ford makes a generous present; see our Christmas gift guide.
- Store bottles away from heat and sunlight, with the cap on.
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