Plum Japonais
Plum Japonais by Tom Ford is an unisex eau de parfum from 2013 in the luxury price tier. It opens with plum, black pepper and cinnamon, moves into osmanthus and hinoki and dries down to vanilla, benzoin and labdanum. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Plum Dark, wine-like and slightly stewed. Autumnal.
- Black Pepper Dry and prickly. Gives a fragrance grip and a bit of bite.
- Cinnamon Sweet heat. Reads festive, sometimes to a fault.
Heart
- Osmanthus Apricot-and-leather floral. Unusual, warm and very wearable.
- Hinoki Japanese cypress. Lemony, calm and spa-like.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
Smells like this
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- Mancera Hazel Latte
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