The Trained Nose

Tom Ford

Black Orchid Eau de Toilette

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads white flowers and fruit, over incense underneath. It narrows as the day goes on. It carries more white flowers than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Not enough has been recorded against this pyramid yet for anything to be confirmed or contradicted.

What is it similar to?

Nothing is recorded alongside this entry yet. Two signals, and they part in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by AKIN: the resemblance graph first, the measured accords breaking ties, the note pyramid where neither reaches. Right about half the time, and the column says which signal answered.
What AKIN links it to
Bottles AKIN reads as resembling this one, strongest link first.
Tom Ford Black Orchid elsewhere
Tom Ford Black Orchid Parfum elsewhere
Ard Al Zaafaran Oud 24 Hours elsewhere
Tom Ford Black Orchid Voile de Fleur elsewhere
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid elsewhere
Paco Rabanne Lady Million Privé elsewhere
Tiziana Terenzi Maremma elsewhere
Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve elsewhere
Rasasi La Yuqawam Femme elsewhere
Tom Ford Black Orchid Perfume Lalique Edition elsewhere
Ariana Grande Moonlight elsewhere
Valentino Valentino Donna Noir Absolu elsewhere
Avon HerStory Love Inspires elsewhere
Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Toilette (2023) elsewhere
Van Cleef & Arpels Precious Oud elsewhere
Valentino Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu elsewhere
Elie Saab Nuit Noor elsewhere
Calvin Klein Obsession Night for Men elsewhere
Avon Premiere Luxe elsewhere
Mahogany Wild Cat elsewhere

Compared with

Each of these reads the two side by side, hour by hour: what they share, what only one of them carries, and what people who have smelled both say about it.

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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