White Patchouli. Tom Ford.

Perfumer:Givaudan.
Notes of peony, bergamot, coriander, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, ambrette seed, amber, sandalwood and incense.

First, I’ll confess, I’m always totally intrigued regarding Ford's creations.
I loved big time "Black Orchid" and I do love "White Patchouli". It amuses me how those fragrances that are without the shadow of the doubt designed for a sensual, modern and sophisticated woman , in fact, go much better in a man skin.
Retro-Metrosexual is how I would describe this perfume.

When I find out that Tom Ford could now be found in Sephora I went down the shop to try this one.
The company describes it as a "floral-infused wood fragrance"

It starts as loud as "Black Orchid".
Surprisly is not as floral as you could expect.
It definitively smells masculine, developing with a spicy, warm, woddy aura.

I detect rapidly the patchouli surrounded by a spicy coriander.
The white flowers (mostly lily of the valley and jasmine to my nose) arrive in the background and they show themselves in the same way as in "Kenzo Power": Both flowers have a distinctive spicy-ambery-woody character but going futher, trying to explain it, is like a soft floral undertone that is literally scratched and splashed with spices, amber and woods. The result certainly smells slightly synthetic but gives an interesting twist to the whole formula.

And the perfume stays like this for ages not being as powerful as "Black Orchid" but being enough noticiable with a gorgeous trail and become rather linear but extremely addictive as you can't help to sniff yourself over and over again.

There's a subtle change in the background as the floral notes dissipate slowly ending just like a soft whisper while the woody notes increase.

"White Patchoui" is excellent. It literally smells like white patchouli.
It smells chic, elegant, clean and sophisticated.
It is definitively more masculine than femenine and for those who found the "Orchid" too much gourmand, they probably would love this one.
Not being as loud as "Black Orchid" it has a beutiful long lasting and sillage still.
I am very impressed and find it pretty unique.
For me it is a heartbreaker.
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Flowers are for men.

I can't help to talk again about this new trend going on currently, based on "the new man" and the perfumer's interpretation of this new social specimen breaking boundaries in the masculine perfumery world.

I'd lie if I said that from my personal and particular point of view, all this has benefitted me on a certain level because now I could wear socially certain perfumes with confidence when before, I would not dare to do it.

Knowing that most of the masculine new floral perfumes are always based on the same boring concept, (sticky-powdery-definitively feminine), I start to wonder:
Why can I not wear a women's fragrance which actually does smell not even remotely as feminine as for example "Dior Homme" or "Kenzo Power"?
Meanwhile I'm still waiting for "the release", that one which will surprise me pleasantly, but no joy so far.
Iris, petit grain and violet. Is there not anything new under the sun, please?
I am getting to the point where I start to believe that perfumer's creativity is starting to vanish.

Summer is around the corner and I keep looking for the perfect fresh floral.
Being aware of the limited market in Spain,I decided to leave aside prejudices, go girly and try on some "hidden gems" created specifisally for women that, on a male skin, they just smell delightful.

Eau de Fleur de Silk by Kenzo.
An uncomplicated, light delightful fresh, clean floral scent.
Countains bergamot, pink guava, mint leaves,silk flower, cherry, musk, amber.

Black Orchid by Tom Ford.
A dark floral-gourmard scent.
Notes of black truffle, ylang ylang, bergamot, black currant, mandarine, jasmine, gardenia, lotus wood, black orchid, chocolate, patchouli, incense, vetiver, vanilla tears, balsam, sandalwood.

Eau de Fleur de Magnolia by Kenzo.
An uplifting citrus-flowery scent.
Notes of bergamot, citron, heliotrope, spruce, champaca absolute, vetiver, musk.

Eau De Givenchy by Givenchy.
This is a crisp, sheer, simple, almost clean floral, very sparkling and cheerful.
Notes of bergamot, spearmint, tagetes, greens, fruits, honeysuckle, jasmine, lily of the valley, tuberose, rose, cyclamen, orris, musk, cedarwood, sandalwood, and moss.

L'eau par Kenzo by Kenzo.
A gorgeous aquatic-youthful scent. My favourite for years.
Notes of mandarin, frosty water mint, reed, fressia, watermelon seeds, pink pepper, water lily, amarillys, blue cedar and infusion of vanilla pods.

Kingdom by Alexander McQueen.
An impressive oriental.
It has orange, mandarin orange, mint, neroli, bergamot, lemon, carnation, ginger, rhubarb, jasmine, cumin, celery seeds, rose, amber, musk and oakmoss.


Cristalle Eau Verte by Chanel.
It is a really sophisticated, green, young, elegant, not boring, elusive, refreshing scent.
Countains sicilian lemon, bergamot, magnolia, neroli, white flowers and jasmine.

Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker.
A discrete ambery floral tending to the patchouli side. It has resemblances to "Power" by Kenzo.
Countains nectarine and bergamot, rosewood, lavender, apple martini, white daffodil, orchid, white amber, cedar, woody notes, patchouli and white musk.

Aire Loco by Loewe.
It is a fresh, sheer, ozonic white floral-fruity perfume Despite the company.
Notes of bergamot, pink pepper, freesia, cardamom, ozonic accord, jasmin, passion fruit, petitgrain, rockrose, magnolia patchouli and virginian cedar.´


Diorissimo by Dior.
It is a beautiful and classic floral fragrance, based on a fresh, green, animalic and very subtle spicy interpretation of the lily of the valley scent. Great for anytime, anywhere, any season and any age.
Notes of bergamot, lily of the valley, ylang-ylang, lilac, jasmine, amaryllis, boronia, sandalwood and civet.

Diorella by Dior.
A green chypre. Another Dior's classic.
It has lemon, green note, basil, bergamot, melon, honeysuckle, peach, jasmine, rose, carnation, cyclamen, oakmoss, vetiver, musk, patchouli.

Esencia de duende by Jesús del Pozo.
An aquatic fresh yet warm fragrance.
Notes of coriander, mandarin, orange, grapefruit, bergamot, jasmine, hiacynth, lily of the valley, lotus, rose, sandalwood, cedar and mahogany.

Escape a Portofino by Dior.
It is a blindingly bright perfume with a powerful, invigorating citrus accent.
Countains bergamot, lemon verbena, petit grain, orange blossom, juniper berries, cedar, cypress, galbanum, caraway and musk.

A Scent by Issey Miyake.
A very fresh, green and yet elegant floral scent.
It has amalfi lemon, lemon verbena, hyacinth, jasmin, cedar and galbanum.

#3 by Comme des Garçons.
The scent of an alien flower. A real chyphre-woody floral.
Notes of mandarin, magnolia leaf, basil, gingko leaf, blackcurrant leaf, red pepper, angelica, cardamom, mate, freesia, jasmine, champaca flower, cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli, birch, olibanum, amber.

Kashaya by Kenzo.
A sadly "very hard to find" gorgeous, gentle oriental. Graceful woody, soft yet characteristic perfume for a hunting night.
Notes of tangerine, bergamot, pineapple, anise, orange blossom, jasmine, ylang-ylang, narcissus, tuberose, orchid, hyacinth, rose, lily, carnation, sandalwood, amber, white musk, benzoin and cedar.

Nilang by Lalique.
It is another "hard to find" unique aquatic, bitter-floral-oriental scent with a sensual and gourmand edge.
Countains water jasmine, freesia, water lily and narcissus, blueberry, lotus, sandalwood, amber, musk, vanilla and praline.

Miroir des secrets by Thierry Mugler.
It is a bright, floral aldehyde fragrance.
Countains aldehydes, patchouli and musk.

She Wood by DSQUARED².
A juxtapose betwwen aquatic and woody agaisnt powdery floral notes. Soft, warm and deep. A weird yet enjoyable scent.
Countains lemon, aquatic notes, neroli, jasmine, violet, heliotrope, musk, cedar, vetiver and amber.

Omnia Green Jade by Bvlgari.
A clean, green floral aquatic. This perfume is soft ethereal and refreshing but dries down into as powdery scent.
It has green mandarin, spring water, white peony, pear blossom, jasmine, pistachio, blond wood and musk.

Parfum D'ete by Kenzo.
It is a fresh yet powerful, green floral perfume.
Countains jasmin, hyacinth, lily of the valley and lotus.

Calyx by Prescriptives.
A sensory therapy. Bright and vivacious. Wet, fresh and fruity-herbal elixir.
Notes of bergamot, apricot, passionfruit, mint, orange, cassia, mango, cyclamen, lily, melon, freesia, orris root, jasmine, neroli, marigold, lily of the valley, rose, musk, oakmoss, raspberry and cedar.

Eau des Merveilles by Hermès.
A real masterpiece. Woody, dry, spicy yet zesty and deliciously salty.
It has lemon, orange, elemi, pink pepper, vetiver, oak, cedar, ambergris.

Jasmin et cigarette by ETAT.
Smoky floral. Pity the longevity is so mediocre.
Notes of Jasmin Absolut, tobacco, apricot, tonka, hay, cedar, amber and Musk.

Datura Noir by Serge Lutens.
A dark, mysterioyus floral scent. A tuberose glory.
It eatures coconut, tuberose, tonka bean, almond, lemon blossom, mandarin, orange, musk, chinese osmanthus, heliotrope and myrrh.

Do son by Diptyque.
It is a beautiful white floral fragrance, fresh, natural and enchanting.
It is like finding an abandoned garden, that nobody takes care of.
Notes of african orange flower, rose, tuberose, benzoin, iris and musk.

Anais Anais by Cacharel.
Despiste it is definitively an ultra-feminine fresh, romantic bouquet of flowers, it actually smells damm hot in a male.
Coutains bergamot, transparent orange blossom, lavender, galbanum, black currant, hyacinth, honeysuckle, tuberose, carnation, grenade blossom, iris, yland-ylang, white lily, jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, orris root, leather, sandalowood, amber, patchouli, msuk, oakmoss, vetiver, cedar and incense.

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Black Orchid. Tom Ford.

Perfumist: Tom Ford.

Notes of black truffle, ylang ylang, bergamot, black currant, mandarine, jasmine, gardenia, lotus wood, black orchid, chocolate, patchouli, incense, vetiver, vanilla tears, balsam, sandalwood.

Spechless: What a fragrance!!!.

A velvety body, heavy without being stinky, sour, sweet, hot, little spicy, a little woody too.

I'm amazed!. The best on the gourmad range like Angel by Mugler.

The compostion is very strong. I may suggest to use with caution.

It starts deep and rich with the pure truffle accord, that in my opinion is the main note, going all the way through the perfume. Is that much real ,that your mouth goes watery. Even so, is a funny note as, being the richest accord, seems to my nose, heady and airy, not overdosed.

The truffle slowly melts with the black currant and a velvelty ylang, soft, like a shadow.

After 15-20t apply the flower notes starts to raise slowly but with a strong presence.

I start to renember NIlang by Lalique. This perfume has the same reminiscent of jasmin, berries and lotus wood. It's just a ghostly exhibition, cause it changes radicly, in a blink on an eye. I have now in front of me, a dewy sour hint of fresh jasmine, that is for me, at the precise moment of the fragrance, like a little spark in the middle of the darkness.

The gourmard accents, now, are falling down into a pool of creamy light quality. I hardly may detect very shy vanilla, ( like a nice ice cream) and the vetiver is making himself a way into a halo of dark, rich, luxury notes too. Probably the unknow orchid note appears here, waving in a matte texture, in the background.

The chocolate has melted already with the truffle, that is basicly impossible to distingue within them.

There's come a hint of balsam and patchouli. Just a little touch. A landing into reality, after been floating in a glutteny heaven for hours...

This perfumes stay forever, the projection is miles so far.

I can see modern men wearing this. Is enough masculine and sexy, to be weared for the brave.

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M7 & M7 fresh. Yves Saint Laurent.

Perfumist: Jacques Cavallier and Alberto Morillas.

Countains: bergamot, mandarin, rosemary, agarwood, Haitian vetiver, amber and musk.

This is one of my favourite in winter. Exudes sensuality, masculinity.

It catch me by surprise as Yves range wasn't on my list of interesting fragrances.

It's dark, hypnotic, enigmatic and earthy.

It starts a bit of a medicinal, but this feeling goes quickly with the short pressence of the citrus notes.

After that, becomes the darkness: It is dark, warm, and dry, a little spicy and the agarwood reign the all procress.

To me, it isn't heavy at all, but the intesivity of the vetiver and agarwood, probably wouldn't suit every single nose, unless, really like much both.
It' hard to find a scent too masculine to wear, but M7 probably qualifies this challenge.

The longevity is just leave me speechless. It can be easy noticiable even after 8-9 hours after apply.

I wear it, specially in nights. On any man, I find it the sexiest fragrances I can remember.

I may review also the M7 fresh version that has thumbs up along for me!.

It still representing the sensuality and the enigmatic but in less doses.

Countains: Grapefruit, lime, ginger, vetiver, bay leaf, cola, agarwood, musk and amber.

The first spray is a pretty straightforward grapefruit note and juicy lime. The opening citrus lasts all along the perfume, while, slowly It's getting to a darker side (never as the original M7)completed with a soft ginger touch and earthy vetiver.

You cand detect the bay leaf and a FANTASTIC fizzy cola note that start blending with the agarwood.

This fragarnce is less potent, much fresher than the other, but still retaining a nice amount of the darkness of the original.

M7 Fresh hasn't the longevity of the original, but it does last long enough. Both are top list, and must have fragrances.

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