Noir Extreme (Eau de Parfum) by Tom Ford

Noir Extreme 2015 Eau de Parfum

Lilsniffles
01/09/2022 - 05:45 PM
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Absolutely masculine? No. But that hasn't mattered for a long time.

You really can't say more than that. Just for your information - I'm in my mid-20s, male.

A scent that is addictive. Sweet, bitter, gentle, not a "I AM MAN" fragrance, but a "What's your number?" fragrance, where you are not the one asking, but the one being asked.

A scent that sneaks up on you, and doesn't punch you in the nose. You are not the center of attention, the sun around which everything revolves because everyone notices you from miles away. You are the earth, because everyone is on you. Noir Extreme is in no way "Extreme," but it is extremely good if you understand what I mean. I'm not familiar with all the terms, I can't write a novel about unicorn blood of the Third Archimedes like some others, cardamom flower dust from the lily garden of the once noble maid of Latruvia, who knows - such things confuse me rather than tell me what kind of perfume this is.

Do you know One Million? Yes, terrible, I know. In the first second, there’s a brief shock and you think "Oh no, it smells like One Million," but the shock fades after 5-10 seconds. After that, this perfume unfolds on a completely different level, very gentle, sweet, simply delicious (which is why it is also called a gourmand). You won't smell like Chicken Tikka Masala, no, you will just smell incredibly delicious and inviting. If you ask someone how they find the scent, they will smell your neck, pause for a moment, and then go back to your neck and take another DEEP breath, just to say "wow," you know you’ve done everything right with this scent. It is absolutely not intrusive and aggressive, but subtly present and incredibly close to the body. Unfortunately, it doesn't last too long on the skin; the first 2-3 hours, it is definitely noticeable up close, but after that, the scent slowly fades away.

A suit is not the right choice for this fragrance, unless you wear a black suit, gold jewelry, and are the main character in 365 Days. Just kidding, but also not really.

I can't say it often enough - this scent is just amazing. So incredibly amazing, and an absolute ladykiller. No Barbershop 0815 crap in a classy black bottle whose only purpose is to be rated as "Perfect" on TikTok, this stuff is worth every cent and sets you apart from the rest.

Compliment scale: 10 out of 10. A magical scent that will have women worshipping you, believe me. For many men, it might be a bit too unisex and too sweet, which might put some off.
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LilsnifflesLilsniffles 3 years ago
Update: I don't know what happened, but the scent (still the same bottle as in the review) lasts less than 3 hours now, then it's just... gone. Really gone. I'm not talking about nose blindness here.
Freshly showered, applied the fragrance (4 sprays, should last), out for 2 hours. When asked how it smells, the response was "Do you even have perfume on?" - Yes. I don't know what's going on, but the longevity is gone. Completely gone, not even close to the skin. Of course, it was stored in a light-protected place.
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3lbows3lbows 4 years ago
I like the casual perspective from which you view the fragrance. Cheers to that with a bowl of kulfi!
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LilsnifflesLilsniffles 4 years ago
Johnnyhoston - No, my reaction to One Million was just a kind of "trauma" response because that stuff still puts me off. In the first few seconds, it has a similar scent-spicy, strong, almost overwhelming-but it fades almost immediately with Noir Extreme, and it becomes incredibly beautiful. With One Million, however, that aggressively penetrating scent lingers. They don't smell the same at all; it's just that initial shock because both are equally strong at first.
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VrabecVrabec 4 years ago
Yes, I liked it too, as it really smells like Kulfi, which makes it quite special, but it wasn't my scent.
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JohnnyhostonJohnnyhoston 4 years ago
I can totally agree with you. The scent is amazing, but you have to learn to love it. Once you find it, you know which fragrance to wear on a date and you can't go wrong. But for me, it's nothing like One Million, not even in the first millisecond, but maybe that’s not what you meant :)
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