The Tom Ford Private Blend range and the award winning Grey Vetiver revolutionised mainstream fragrance but not content with this success, Tom Ford fragrance has returned to the fore with a new scent that is as much a reflection on current times as it is the man himself. Entitled TOM FORD NOIR, the new scent encapsulates the multiple facets of Man in a sensuous Oriental fragrance. While most men appear to be of a certain ilk, more often than not there is a duality, an inner and outer if you will, characters that we men ‘play’. This harmony of luxurious elegance is something many men aspire to attain but few actually accomplish.
The NOIR bottle doesn’t shout, but is an enveloping black silhouette, monolithic in shape despite its unassuming size and eye catching in its simplicity. A reassuringly heavy mass, the bottle has a corrugated style lid and sides, sides on which the letters ‘T’ and ‘F’ are subtly debossed.
“Noir is enigmatic, complex—and surprising. Its spice notes are soft and extraordinarily sophisticated; it juxtaposes a grand and feminine rose with cool and extremely precious orris. Then the oriental warmth pulls you closer in an almost addicting way. Noir is perhaps my most personal fragrance yet.” – TOM FORD
The Fragrance
The fascinating contrast between a man’s outer persona and his inner nature defines the experience of the fragrance. A smooth and luminous spice bouquet of black pepper oil Orpur and nutmeg is blended with exquisite, masculine florals, then enveloped in warm and creamy leather, resins, amber and vanilla that impart an animalistic pull. The result is a signature, sophisticated olfactive portrait of masculine duality: elegant and seductive at once. Most certainly something to aspire to.
TOM FORD NOIR EDP will be available nationwide from October 2012, priced £60.00 (50ml) and £75.00 (100ml).
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