Tobacco Oud Tom Ford 2013

To this fragrance there is the following backstory: For a long time I was drawn to the proximity of TF Oud Wood, which is immensely good but certainly now a kind of mainstream classic of TF is (albeit a very expensive).
At an airport terminal, I tried my way through the rest of TF's collection of oud scents, via Oud Minéral to that aforementioned TF Tobacco Oud. The Oud Minéral said to me very much, with Tobacco Oud I asked myself immediately, how one could wear such a thing probably ever.
Two weeks later, the return flight was due. This time at the other airport, but again there was the full TF collection. As I chatted a bit with the saleswoman, she reached for Tobacco Oud without much hesitation and before I knew it, my wrist was sprayed again.
Stupid, I thought - until I arrived home and took off my hoodie. The scent that now presented itself to me was so completely different from the one I still had in my memory, so that I had to re-smell several times.
I was presented with a sublime and special fragrance, which came along confidently but also gently. A fragrance that invites you to cuddle up. The oud comes here very warm, an equally warm and well-dosed tobacco note envelops the oud and places itself protectively before the animalic notes. This keeps the fragrance pleasing in sillage, but still possesses enough ego to stand out. Certainly, both positive and negative reactions can be found here; it polarizes. However, if a viewer has ventured close enough, it reveals itself with such attraction and warmth that I like it even better here than Oud Wood. Despite everything, the wearer needs enough self-confidence and the right clothes to do justice to this fragrance and to set it properly in scene.
While outside the damp autumn leaves under the shoes forms a slippery cushion and cold mist wraps itself around the warm breath air, this fragrance warms and gives the wearer a small, fine and soothing scent bell with, which comes along very close up comforting and protective. Who wants to smell this fragrance sample, necessarily spray on a cozy wool sweater or on the wool jacket and after some time stick the nose in. It's worth it.