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Could have, would have, Ferrari chain
As my loyal old readers know, leather fragrances are not my specialty. But now that Ford's OL has fallen under my nose, here are my 2 cents on the subject.
OL comes across as an only slightly innovative, very mainstream fructo-synthetic leather scent of the last 15 years, even though neither raspberries nor other berries are listed in the fragrance pyramid.
At first sniff, the fragrance appeals to me surprisingly well. It is definitely wearable for the general public and a variety of occasions.
On closer inspection, I notice the light but distinctive cardamom freshness, which mysteriously has hardly been mentioned in previous reviews. I love cardamom as a kitchen spice and sometimes also in fragrances. It gives OL a certain cheeky edge, which, had this idea been developed further, would have been a great way to ironically meet the pseudo-elitist, solid-gold-chain and leasing-ferry basic habitus of the fragrance. However, this opportunity (from my perspective) was missed, as the aesthetic ordinariness increasingly spoils the overall picture.
I have to admit that I am perhaps not qualified to appreciate this Ford objectively. It starts with the fact that TF is certainly far removed from my brand image, even though I have already awarded a 9 (not a Porsche 9) for a Ford here. In addition, I can't do anything with the images that this fragrance apparently evokes in series. Of the 7000 or so reviews here, 6500 are about cars (of which 5500 are about Porsches and Ferraris) and of the remaining 500, 400 are about motorcycles and motorcycle jackets. Far behind are the leather sofas. Why not horse or bicycle saddles, hand or foot shoes, whips, bondage or old footballs?
Finally, for me, the name is always part of the fragrance. But I find Ombré, i.e. shaded, a lie, firstly because OL is very linear and lacks subtlety, and secondly because it is linguistically unattractive, as a French adjective is soldered onto an English noun in an unmotivated way, like a pluvieux weather.
OL comes across as an only slightly innovative, very mainstream fructo-synthetic leather scent of the last 15 years, even though neither raspberries nor other berries are listed in the fragrance pyramid.
At first sniff, the fragrance appeals to me surprisingly well. It is definitely wearable for the general public and a variety of occasions.
On closer inspection, I notice the light but distinctive cardamom freshness, which mysteriously has hardly been mentioned in previous reviews. I love cardamom as a kitchen spice and sometimes also in fragrances. It gives OL a certain cheeky edge, which, had this idea been developed further, would have been a great way to ironically meet the pseudo-elitist, solid-gold-chain and leasing-ferry basic habitus of the fragrance. However, this opportunity (from my perspective) was missed, as the aesthetic ordinariness increasingly spoils the overall picture.
I have to admit that I am perhaps not qualified to appreciate this Ford objectively. It starts with the fact that TF is certainly far removed from my brand image, even though I have already awarded a 9 (not a Porsche 9) for a Ford here. In addition, I can't do anything with the images that this fragrance apparently evokes in series. Of the 7000 or so reviews here, 6500 are about cars (of which 5500 are about Porsches and Ferraris) and of the remaining 500, 400 are about motorcycles and motorcycle jackets. Far behind are the leather sofas. Why not horse or bicycle saddles, hand or foot shoes, whips, bondage or old footballs?
Finally, for me, the name is always part of the fragrance. But I find Ombré, i.e. shaded, a lie, firstly because OL is very linear and lacks subtlety, and secondly because it is linguistically unattractive, as a French adjective is soldered onto an English noun in an unmotivated way, like a pluvieux weather.
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