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I wore this fragrance today all day and I loved the initial scent and the way that I smelled the next few hours..but man the longevity frankly sucked.
"With Oud Wood, TOM FORD uses rare oud notes to overwhelm the senses with dark, earthy sensuality. Exotic rosewood and cardamom give way to a smoky blend of precious oud notes, sandalwood and vetiver. Tonka bean and amber add warmth and sensuality."
I sprayed this for the first time and I fell on my bed and just smelled my wrists for a solid 10 minutes. It smelled wonderful to me. The scent truly was "earthy" it felt like I had walked through a recently rained on forest and came was surrounded by giant trees. The cardamom wasn't as spicy or strong as it was in bitter peach, and the vetiver, tonka bean and oud notes were such a wonderful accord. I wanted to just lay there in this scent forever.
What I liked about this was that it wasn't a "poopy" oud. I have smelled a some oud based fragrances that smelled like straight cow manure before and couldn't fathom wearing them. However, this fragrance was a clean oud. I could definitely tell that it was oud, but it was clean and more rounded which made it smell blissful. I think it with the sandalwood created the foresty feel for me.
After all this, I wanted to keep feeling the projection and silage throughout the day, it made me feel so clean and confident in the morning. By lunch, I could only smell it if my wrists were within a few inches of my nose. I felt that for the price of the EDP I can have higher expectations for the longevity and this one fell short.
If you haven't tried or smelled this one before, I would highly recommend it, but I am still debating on buying the full bottle due to only getting ~4 hours out of it..
Also, I love Aaron Terence Hughes' review of this fragrance posted a few days ago and I think he does a great job talking about the chemistry side of the fragrance. I share much of his views after wearing it.
Overall rating: 7.9/10
"With Oud Wood, TOM FORD uses rare oud notes to overwhelm the senses with dark, earthy sensuality. Exotic rosewood and cardamom give way to a smoky blend of precious oud notes, sandalwood and vetiver. Tonka bean and amber add warmth and sensuality."
I sprayed this for the first time and I fell on my bed and just smelled my wrists for a solid 10 minutes. It smelled wonderful to me. The scent truly was "earthy" it felt like I had walked through a recently rained on forest and came was surrounded by giant trees. The cardamom wasn't as spicy or strong as it was in bitter peach, and the vetiver, tonka bean and oud notes were such a wonderful accord. I wanted to just lay there in this scent forever.
What I liked about this was that it wasn't a "poopy" oud. I have smelled a some oud based fragrances that smelled like straight cow manure before and couldn't fathom wearing them. However, this fragrance was a clean oud. I could definitely tell that it was oud, but it was clean and more rounded which made it smell blissful. I think it with the sandalwood created the foresty feel for me.
After all this, I wanted to keep feeling the projection and silage throughout the day, it made me feel so clean and confident in the morning. By lunch, I could only smell it if my wrists were within a few inches of my nose. I felt that for the price of the EDP I can have higher expectations for the longevity and this one fell short.
If you haven't tried or smelled this one before, I would highly recommend it, but I am still debating on buying the full bottle due to only getting ~4 hours out of it..
Also, I love Aaron Terence Hughes' review of this fragrance posted a few days ago and I think he does a great job talking about the chemistry side of the fragrance. I share much of his views after wearing it.
Overall rating: 7.9/10
Ethanmcq
