Noir de Noir
Noir de Noir by Tom Ford is an unisex eau de parfum from 2007 in the luxury price tier. It opens with saffron and rose, moves into black cherry, chocolate and cocoa and dries down to patchouli, vanilla and oakmoss. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Heart
- Black Cherry Darker, boozier cherry. Reads more grown-up.
- Chocolate Sweet, dusty and rich. Can go milk-bar or dark-and-bitter.
- Cocoa Dry, dusty chocolate. Bitter rather than sweet.
Dry-down
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
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