Vert des Bois belongs to the Les Extraits Verts collection, along with Vert d'Encens, Vert de Fleur, and Vert Bohème, which was launched in the German market in September 2016. It is available in sizes of 50ml and 250ml.
Appropriately, but somewhat lagging behind, TF presented his new autumn-winter fashion collection on 09.09.2016, which was heavily influenced by the ideas of the 70s. In fact, the 70s trend, if we look at it very closely, is already over. But one must consider: TF has always incorporated ideas from the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s into his designs since his Gucci days. Nothing can go wrong there; you just have to keep rewarming and repackaging the old stuff. TF is a master at this. Therefore, in my eyes, Tom Ford is a good GJ, a Garment Jockey. And because the clothing is so damn expensive and thus almost unattainable for me, I settle for the tears of the collection, which are the wonderful fragrances.
So, fitting to the 70s look, here is the olfactory green late seventies flashback named Vert des Bois from the TF brand. For those who don't want to read further and want to know quickly how it smells, I provide the following information: It smells somewhat like the original Bogner Men, just a bit softer and more refined, so that women can wear it too. Very roughly speaking.
Upon closer analysis, the elixir is indeed a bit trickier than the green 70s-80s scent bombs. It behaves similarly to the comparison (which has been made by many) of Neroli Portofino with 4711. This is, of course, very inaccurate and wrong.
The scent: VdB has, of course, much more to offer on the mundane side, starting with a harmonious blend of mastic resin, poplar, a slightly salty note of olive tree leaves, and a pinch of ouzo. The pulsating green is underpinned with fruity plum, wild pistachio, and jasmine star dust. In the basement, we find a warm pepperwood note and highly concentrated oak wood absolute. Once mixed, the individual components are hard to separate. As is fitting for a good fragrance, something new has emerged, and it smells extremely green and warm. The longevity is enormous.
On the non-mundane, or inexplicable side, it smells like the extremely twisted idea of a neo-structural greenhouse in the wildest fantasies of an LSD trip with many strangely beautiful plants... well, I should probably stop here. It smells fantastically woody green.
The bottle: The shape of the 50ml bottle somewhat resembles a small square pepper mill. Overall, the product appears very valuable and elegant due to the heavy glass and the golden remaining parts (labels, spray head).
Occasion: In my opinion, the fragrance is wearable for any occasion and at any time. Personally, I wear it in my leisure time.
What do others say about it: Green, unusual, fresh, creative, cool, sexy.
What I like best about it: As a child of the 80s, I already loved Bogner Men, and this is not unlike that. I love the unusual aspect of this fragrance and promise myself individuality.
My available duel on the wrist:
Bogner Men is much more casual and rough, but not entirely dissimilar.
Italian Cypress is much woodier and resinous, hardly green.
Eau de Gentiane Blanche by Hermès is much drier, rougher, and more one-dimensional.
Pricing: Don't think about it and pay quickly with a card. By the way, a liter of good 100 octane gasoline costs only one five-hundredth of that.
Conclusion: I like the fragrance, which for me is not so 70s at all. The positive earthy-green energy that the fragrance radiates was my main buying argument.
Mastic
Patchouli
Olive leaf
Pepper tree
Poplar bud
Oak wood
Plum
Jasmine
Roasted tonka bean
Ouzo
BertolucciK
Vmaster
Hitchslap
Aqiboo
Hermesh
Margioo
SrPumpkin
Floyd
Yatagan
Medianus76
