White Suede 2009 Eau de Parfum

White Suede (Eau de Parfum) by Tom Ford
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White Suede (Eau de Parfum) is a popular perfume by Tom Ford for women and men and was released in 2009. The scent is leathery-powdery. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Leathery
Powdery
Floral
Creamy
Woody

Fragrance Notes

SuedeSuede Lily of the valleyLily of the valley MuskMusk SaffronSaffron SandalwoodSandalwood AmberAmber FrankincenseFrankincense RoseRose TeaTea ThymeThyme

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Scent
8.1413 Ratings
Longevity
7.4341 Ratings
Sillage
6.6333 Ratings
Bottle
8.3330 Ratings
Value for money
6.3120 Ratings
Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 02.09.2023.

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Pollita
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Pollita
Pollita
Top Review 47  
The bride and her wardrobe
Mrs. Pollita is skulking again. Skulking around Tom Ford's White South. I like that one, no question. I've tested it and worn it a couple of times now, but I'm still undecided. Do I need it? The suede note is subtle and always swings in the background behind a wonderfully soft, restrained white veil of scent. I think of a bridal veil when I sniff White Suede. If I weren't already married, this would be a candidate I could very well imagine for the wedding.

Nevertheless, this fragrance irritates me, because it contains so many notes that I don't really like at all. Leather is not my favourite. For me, leather has to be woven into the overall composition in the best possible way so that I can go with it. Then we have lily of the valley, which I actually don't like at all. Saffron. Another candidate I feel more like running away than spraying. But whatever. White suede, it kind of fits, and there's actually no interference.

Through the rose and the incense it reminds me a little bit of L'Ether from IUNX, which I like very much. But - in contrast to L'Ether - it also has a very fine sweetness, which makes me think of my fine Velvet Orchid by Birkholz. White Suede hovers somewhere in between. There's the tough business lady and next to her is the lovely, nature-loving private Pollita, who's just thinking of a flock of happy chickens.

Last but not least there is also a sound that is foreign to me and that is why I can't make sense of this scent. Here, I'm guessing a suede and flower combination, because I always see my mother's closet in front of me with her numerous, extravagant clothes, her huge shoe collection and the boundless selection of bags. And that's exactly what doesn't pick me up, because I can't do much with fashion, shoes or bags.

Still this Tom Ford won't let me go. Shoe and bag lovers will be hopelessly addicted to him. I'm sure of it. And I'm just as sure that he'll look great on brides. If there's one thing that smells white, it's this. Mr. Ford made it really strong and beautiful.

I will probably still be thinking about him, because he has something that carries me along every time I wear him
Many thanks to AdAstra72 for the sample.
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Centifolias
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Centifolias
Centifolias
Top Review 32  
Childhood memory ...
I have already read here several times the association of this fragrance with the smell in a shoe shop.
And... yes, it is. But not a shoe shop of this sort, cheap and lots of plastic, huge shelves, stuffed full.
It's the shoe store of my childhood.
White suede met me in Berlin. In the department store that everyone knows.
Huge perfumery department with the finest fragrances of all origins.
My husband wanted to test oud Wood and so I stood next to him and
waited patiently for his then nevertheless 3
"I can't-me-don't-decide-candidate." Who understands this better than
all of us here. I could hardly help because I liked everyone equally.
Tom Ford fragrances have always been too heavy, too extremely stored for me, at least for a woman.
Well, my husband waved his arms around, I was already dazed by all the "oud".
And it smells wonderful on him.
Then came the awakening from the almost anaesthesia: I suddenly smelled something clear, pure. And it made me feel so good.
A lady next to me had sprayed White Suede.
What's that?, I asked.
The salesgirl was overzealous and already I had it on my wrist. Oh, that was wonderful. What the hell was that? What did it remind me of? Suede said the lady next to me.
And then there she was. The memory of that smell in the shoe store of my childhood. My mother always bought very high quality shoes, even for us children. I saw the shop in front of me: a slide that led down from the upper floor, on which I felt I had slipped 1000 times. And I tasted the cherry lollipop that I got at the checkout after buying new shoes. I saw the radiant eyes of my mother in front of me again when new shoes fitted and were found.
And smelled the smell in this store, finest clean leather, no plastic.
On my wrist the smell of leather became softer and softer, creamed in. Well-groomed.
Dry, not sweet, not flowery. The note of tea and musk remains present in me, breathed in with a little incense. The leather keeps subtly in the background. Stay clean and pure. Wonderful.
I let myself be sprayed completely and we left the stand for the visit to the upper delicatessen department.
Since we would have made other purchases, we decided to stand firm and put Tom Ford oud Wood intense and white suede on the birthday wish list.
What do you think? Did it work?
In the evening we visited a vaudeville and sniffed around at us without a break. Tom Ford accompanied us with a relentless consistency.
Maybe it was the so beautiful trip to Berlin, maybe it was due to chance that the following day was Sunday open for business...
White suede and oud Wood intense have definitely found their way into our suitcases and survived the return flight well.
And have been our daily companions ever since, harmonizing wonderfully together and we believe that this could become a connection for life.
Thanks Mom for your patience when buying shoes and also for everything else.
Even if you're not anymore, memories live on. One of them in White Suede.
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Lockenkopf
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Lockenkopf
Lockenkopf
Very helpful Review 12  
finest suede
I'm upside down in my brand new handbag made of butter-soft suede and
looking for my good hand cream. Damn!!!!! Expired....... ;-)

The fragrance starts spicy with suede accord
Quickly comes a slightly floral note to it (lily of the valley / rose)
Then it becomes softer and creamier (musk, sandalwood, amber)
Throughout the course, the suede accord provides an interesting contrast.

H/S long-lasting and rather skin

Conclusion: fine, creamy fragrance with realistic leather
Price absolutely justified, as !Attention! Women logic on! ,
if one loves the smell of new leather, the purchase of bags and
Shoes drastically reduced.
Theoretically, one even saves.......
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Lenii
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Lenii
Lenii
Helpful Review 11  
Huiui Buh...mhmm!
A while ago, I stumbled into the turquoise D in search of a leather fragrance. I was testing my way through the creations of Bottega when a strict but friendly expert asked me if she could recommend a leather scent. So I obediently booted behind (sometimes make me saleswomen scare :D) and sprayed White Suede Eau de Parfum on a cloth.

Puh nee, violently! Burnt, leather...whew! Next...

Shortly thereafter again smelled the test strip and suddenly there was a wonderful delicate floral scent, powdered lily of the valley with a delicate spice (the leather?!). Meanwhile, though, I had tested so much that I couldn't trust my nose... so I snagged a bottling from a dear perfumer here and I am sorely in love. The opening is fierce on my skin too, but fades away after a few minutes! It remains a beautiful floral-purgier leather scent.

It is daily wearable and lasts forever (until the next day it blows me around). The silage is rather low. He is definitely worth a test, you just have to have the patience that the fragrance notes can combine!
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Tresor

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Tresor
Tresor
Helpful Review 4  
Sueded Lily
White Suede, along with the other fragrances in the White Musk Collection, is something that I'd overlooked for quite some time. Thanks to the incredible generosity of a dear friend I had the opportunity to give this little gem a go. The opening is redolent of a dewy and bright lily-of-the-valley. It borders on sharp but soon softens and becomes subdued and incredibly gentle. The suede note is buttery and incredibly smooth, dusted with saffron and bathed in a blushed hue of a tender rose. It smells of the inside of a luxurious handbag where one has kept precious treasures like a compact of French cosmetic powder and a vial of sweet sandalwood perfume. The drydown is a soft, delicate and powdery amber musk. It's crystalline and registers as a gossamer haze just above the skin. What makes me so fond of this composition is not particularly its originality but how it reminds me of something from my past, something I can't quite put my finger on. That state of beguilement keeps me coming back for more.
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CrazyupsCrazyups 2 months ago
Reminds me of my grandmas home when she smoked…but damnit I love this juice!!
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DopeweaselDopeweasel 9 months ago
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Feels like someone slapped my face with an expensive Chanel bag i'll never have the money to own. I'm not complaining, it was nice.
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EmorandeiraEmorandeira 4 years ago
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Musk is what i smell the most un this perfume. And in the background a very quality suede note. Sadly the performance is not the BEST...
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Jazzy76Jazzy76 4 years ago
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A perfectly balanced classy scent with a discrete sillage.Good mainly in the mid-cold season expecially by day . Maybe too high price
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