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The Decadents Collection

White Patchouli Tom Ford 2009

8.0 / 10 5 Ratings

A perfume by Tom Ford for women and men, released in 2009. The scent is smoky-sweet. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Smoky

Sweet

Gourmand

Spicy

Oriental

Fragrance Notes

Tobacco

Opoponax

Rum

Caramel

Clove

Gaiac wood Pear

Pear

Star anise

Sumatran benzoin

Labdanum

Vanilla

Citron

Coffee

Frankincense Hashish

Hashish

Ratings

Scent

8.05 Ratings

Bottle

4.36 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the The Decadents Collection collection.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/14/2023

Miss13Scent
104 Reviews

Miss13Scent

2

Gothic Gourmand

DAMN! This just became my favorite Alkemia at first sniff! It’s soo sexy and intoxicating. Deep, dark, slightly masculine, gourmand heaven. Yes it does somewhat remind me of Angel for men and also Agent Provocateur Fatale Intense.. but even better. More natural, less chemical. Boozy coffee smoky licorice woods. Something kinda dirty/earthy in the base. Fantastic. Great projection for an oil, with terrific longevity.

02/22/2017

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Dusk
6 Reviews

Dusk

Very helpful Review 3

A dark decadent delight

Caveau des Innocents is a multilayered hedonistic dream. The opening is all spiced, sugared, rum-soaked pear with a hint of sweet citrus. Anise, clove, and coffee rise up alongside golden resin, and over the next hour the boozy pear sinks into caramel, vanilla incense, and labdanum. While I don't love anise (and it is very strong here), it adds just enough astringency to stop the whole thing from becoming too sickly sweet, and it's actually a very nice accent. As it develops further, the tobacco joins in, rich and spiced, and then polished wood. Finally, several hours into wearing, opoponax rises up and envelops everything in its thick, dark, rich, resinous cloak until that's all I can smell.

There is no stage of this that I don't love. It is definitely a fall/winter evening kind of scent. It is not versatile, it is not conventional, and I once had someone tell me that I smell like weird root beer. But for someone of any gender who wants something dark, bold, and decadent, this is it. Sillage is fantastic for an oil, and longevity is very good (though I attribute some of that to the fact that opoponax never wants to leave my skin, ever).

One note: I do prefer this one fresh. That boozy sugared pear top note is one of my favorite aspects of this, and with aging (over a year) it becomes weaker, and the opoponax becomes much more aggressive than I would like. It is because of this that I am rating it an 9, and not a 10. But, as I noted above - opoponax really, really likes my skin, so this might not be as much of an issue for someone else.