No. 05
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64% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 5 in fragrance
Sample
28 redditors with explicit opinion · 18 positive · 7 negative · 3 neutral
Score
0.662 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 46–79% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Recommended — ≥50% positive. Mixed but more good than bad.
Sources
r/Perfumes, r/fragrance
Tom Ford · fragrance
Recommended
Black Orchid Eau de Parfum
r/Perfumesr/fragrance
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
A polarizing luxury fragrance that lasts for years and gets better with age. Strong floral that some find screechy or nauseating.
What redditors love
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Bottle lasts a decade and smells better over time
“I've had my bottle for about 10 years and it smells better every time I use it.”
u/International_Try660 · r/Perfumes →
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Extremely concentrated, a little goes a long way
“Like Black Orchid, a little goes a long way.”
u/OhFigetteThis · r/fragrance →
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Users wear it exclusively for years
“I use Tom Ford Black Orchid exclusively”
u/Mea_Culpa_74 · r/fragrance →
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Reserved for special occasions, not everyday wear
“I love Black Orchid but also know that I will probably only wear certain occasions.”
u/Charming_Spirit_5279 · r/Perfumes →
What they don’t
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Floral notes described as screechy and unpleasant
“that one was so unpleasant I had to give it away. Such a screechy floral.”
u/Glittering-Map-5811 · r/Perfumes →
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Can smell like burnt rubber and cause nausea
“Smells like burnt rubber and makes me nauseous lol”
u/De_NE1988 · r/Perfumes →
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Spray mechanism can fail and stop working
“Nearly threw my bottle of TF Black Orchid Parfum away this morning as I couldn't get anything resembling a spray out of it”
u/JPathway_UK · r/fragrance →
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Direct quotes
What 28 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/Glittering-Map-5811
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r/Perfumes
that one was so unpleasant I had to give it away. Such a screechy floral.
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u/childfreeentry
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r/fragrance
The only scent that has ever done this to me is Tom Ford Black Orchid. Perfection in a bottle
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"I've had my bottle for about 10 years and it smells better every time I use it."
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"t hits… but the Exclusif version of this scent I literally want to bathe in 🤩
-Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille — this one delivered and I love it. Def adding to my collection at some point"
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"I love Black Orchid but also know that I will probably only wear certain occasions."
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"i miss it i love it and i cannot wear it after a breakup all those years ago"
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"se wtf was I thinking???
On my WEDDING DAY in 2021 I layered Glossier You and Tom Ford Bitter Peach. I was butthurt for like 3 years that not one person told me I smelled good on"
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"l honesty because I think we all need fragrance therapy at this point. I bought Tom Ford Oud Wood last summer and holy shit, the mental gymnastics I put myself through to justif"
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"s salty, mineralic, has oud warmth, mysterious, and long-lasting.
**Number 8: Tom Ford Oud Wood -** Smooth, creamy, woody, has nutty nuances, and has the most wearable oud acc"
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"ces I have already:
Jason Wu
Whipped Cherry - Clean Reserve
Lovely Cherie (the tom ford lost cherry dupe!)
And I have a custom one I made in nyc at Olfactory with vanilla and sand"
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"Versus (really old version, discontinued, dark red bottle I think.
Now I love Tom Ford Lost Cherry and Versace dylan purple. Celine Dans Paris. Chanel Paris Venice. Valentino Bo"
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"don’t know when the hell I’d even want me to smell like a leather jacket. 7/10
Tom Ford Oud Wood - very simple and straight forward Oud woody smell. Quite nice. Quite masculine"
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"yone intrigued on the intoxicating scent-- well before it was reformulated, was Tom Ford Noir de Noir. I had bought a 10ml decant and within a day of wearing it, it garnered"
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"I did love the scent I spent most of the day in a tightly enclosed place when we were on our trip"
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"Nearly threw my bottle of TF Black Orchid Parfum away this morning as I couldn't get anything resembling a spray out of it"
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"Other ones might be Imagination, Tobacco Honey, BR540, Sycomore, Angel's Share, Black Orchid, Rive gauche, samsara, Shalimar, opium"
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"I haven't even smelled it nor do I like most tom Ford fragrances but it was too good of a deal not to buy"
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"It's not at black orchids level that's for sure"
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"My dog barked at me and ran away when I was wearing black orchid and that's the only criticism"
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"Anybody got a dupe recommendation for TF Black Orchid?"
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"Like Black Orchid, a little goes a long way."
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"The artist's manager bought it several bottles at a time, at least 4 times during the 5 month tour."
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