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Bone Dry and Bad to the Bone
Tom Ford Oud Wood Intense.
I struggle to pick a number one from this house. It's between this one and Tobacco Oud Intense for me, and it all comes down to my mood and what I feel like wearing that day. If I want something more complex, sweeter, and warmer, I'll say it's TOI. If I am in the mood for something dry and butch, it'd say this beauty right here.
As so many have already mentioned, there is no common ground that this perfume and the original Oud Wood share. Perhaps the mother brand. This fragrance could have been named "Aromatic Leather" or something along those lines, as the two facets are most prominent to my nose. Aromatic qualities in the opening, dry leather for the most part, dry woods, sweaty musks, and to my surprise, a good amount of salty and inky oakmos in the base. It feels rather monolithic, although there are some clear transitions from the top to the base.
The opening is very aromatic and calls back some old-school men's colognes. Juniper, cloves, and ginger abound. Later, the beautiful cypress joins in. Shortly after the initial burst, the leather creeps in and stays throughout. I'd imagine the castoreum works to define most of this leather accord. It feels like an Oriental take on leather, somewhere between refined and rough, smoky and musky, with an intoxicating allure. It is a dark but mysterious perfume. The woods are there, although I wouldn't scream "Agarwood" at the smell of it. It comes across as fumigating wood, therefore, I believe part of the traditional incense-burning bakhoor is showcased through it - a leather garment infused with bakhoor smoke. In the later stages, I get this constant creamy and salty muskiness that pairs with an equally salty, bitter, and inky oakmoss. It lingers on the skin and clothes for days and smells incredibly enticing.
The overall experience is bone dry, with no sweetness whatsoever, with plenty of leather, wood, smoke, musks, and earthy-aromatic facets. I understand why this perfume doesn't appeal to so many Tom Ford fans, as it stands alone among the other releases from the house. It is a pure androgynous beauty, and those who like them butch and assertive, as well as those who love Leather-Orientals, will find much to appreciate here. I know I love it.
IG:@memory.of.scents
I struggle to pick a number one from this house. It's between this one and Tobacco Oud Intense for me, and it all comes down to my mood and what I feel like wearing that day. If I want something more complex, sweeter, and warmer, I'll say it's TOI. If I am in the mood for something dry and butch, it'd say this beauty right here.
As so many have already mentioned, there is no common ground that this perfume and the original Oud Wood share. Perhaps the mother brand. This fragrance could have been named "Aromatic Leather" or something along those lines, as the two facets are most prominent to my nose. Aromatic qualities in the opening, dry leather for the most part, dry woods, sweaty musks, and to my surprise, a good amount of salty and inky oakmos in the base. It feels rather monolithic, although there are some clear transitions from the top to the base.
The opening is very aromatic and calls back some old-school men's colognes. Juniper, cloves, and ginger abound. Later, the beautiful cypress joins in. Shortly after the initial burst, the leather creeps in and stays throughout. I'd imagine the castoreum works to define most of this leather accord. It feels like an Oriental take on leather, somewhere between refined and rough, smoky and musky, with an intoxicating allure. It is a dark but mysterious perfume. The woods are there, although I wouldn't scream "Agarwood" at the smell of it. It comes across as fumigating wood, therefore, I believe part of the traditional incense-burning bakhoor is showcased through it - a leather garment infused with bakhoor smoke. In the later stages, I get this constant creamy and salty muskiness that pairs with an equally salty, bitter, and inky oakmoss. It lingers on the skin and clothes for days and smells incredibly enticing.
The overall experience is bone dry, with no sweetness whatsoever, with plenty of leather, wood, smoke, musks, and earthy-aromatic facets. I understand why this perfume doesn't appeal to so many Tom Ford fans, as it stands alone among the other releases from the house. It is a pure androgynous beauty, and those who like them butch and assertive, as well as those who love Leather-Orientals, will find much to appreciate here. I know I love it.
IG:@memory.of.scents
2 Comments
Schoeibksr 8 months ago
1
Back when TF was special…
DrB1414 8 months ago
1
😅you're always on time, and we seem to agree for the most part. Thank you for following through 🙏🏻