you guys a fan of tom ford fragrances
like myself
what do you guys think about tom ford
black orchid which was you know released
in 2006.
today we're going to talk about the
newest version of this fragrance the
2020 release
tom ford black orchid 2020 powerful
version of this particular fragrance
guys you want to check this out see how
it compares with the original
if you guys want to know if this is
worth your time stick around
the video is up next
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welcome back to another fragrance review
i'm max forte you guys know if you like
to make a great first impression
smelling good is definitely a great way
to start today we're going to talk about
the newest from tom ford
black orchid old parfum 2020 edition
which by the way on the website says
it's the most powerful the most potent
black orchid yet the original one was
introduced in 2006
from the original tom ford line of
fragrances and by the way it was michael
jackson's one of michael jackson's
favorite
fragrances to wear was one of the
signature scents but since 2006 tom ford
black orchid has had a few
flankers in the making before we got to
this one and i will pop them up here so
you guys can see there's been a whole
bunch of them velvet orchid
orchid ood i mean solil i mean it's been
i think
10 all together including this here
which is the 10th one so
available in two main sizes you can get
the 50 ml like the one you're going to
see here in this video 450
or the size up 100 mil will run you guys
195
usd i do like what they did here they
took exactly the same
profile the same a bottle of the
original and made it into this golden
uh you know a pointed bottle which you
know the box itself has the black
appointments the rib
bottle that comes with the regular temp
ford releases the sprayers are actually
pretty good on these you can actually
control the mist really nice bottle i do
like it's chic it's elegant
and it's what we come to expect with
tongue 4 fragrances the only thing here
i would do myself
i would actually you know go and swap it
out i would actually put this little
jigma thing here black
with the metal plate also black to
pay homage to the original just
inverting the colors but
this is actually a pretty nice bottle
don't know who the nose behind this
particular release is the original was
you know the nose behind the original
one was actually david appel if you guys
know who the nose is behind this one
please be sure to sound off in the
comments
this is an oriental floral composition
when you spray this fragrance i actually
have the dry down here
on the blotters of both of them we have
the edp on this side and we have the edt
on this side i also have on both of my
hands but i'll do it again
just to give myself a initial blast of
both
edp and edt right off the bat the other
twilight is going to be
a little smoother a little creamier for
my take
and this particular one is going to be a
little sharper almost animalistic at
times the
longer long note here the floral cords
are very amped up like i said
almost animalistic it's going to be
sharp at times
you must really enjoy floral fragrances
to like
either one of these but especially the
older parfum even though they amped up
the fruitiness of the fragrance here
with the plum and they also gave it a
boozy facet with
a rum absolute i find this fragrance to
be
even more floral than the original which
was already floral to me the black
truffle is present in both
the only difference here this is going
to be leaning more gourmandish because
it has a dark chocolate facet
this one here does not so it's a matter
of personal taste
i myself enjoy the edt
better and and so does my wife i think
it's
very well blended i like the smoothiness
and the creaminess that you get
especially from the heart and to the
dried out with edt
and from the get-go i think it's a more
pleasant scent i have an older bottle
from 2012.
not sure from what i hear it has been
reformulated it's not as strong and
potent as it used to be
so if you wanted something with a little
more oomph with a little bit more punch
a more uh strong take on the on the
other part from original
you're definitely going to appreciate
this because they did made it stronger
it's more denser it's definitely denser
it's definitely richer
and it's definitely fuller but again
that elongate that floral
absolute rum along with that animalistic
vibe that i get can be a little
off-putting it was to me you know
especially in the beginning
once you get into the 35-40 minute mark
of the fragrance it will get smoother
and creamier and will be
easier to appreciate but if you don't
like floral fragrances i'm going to be
right honest here right off the bat
you're not going to love this it's not
going to be for everyone let's talk
about the opening the opening here is
going to be
syrupy sweet floral and bitter in the
account of the plum
fruitiness sweetness you're also going
to have the bitterness that we talked
about with a little bit of an
animalistic undertone in the account of
the four aspects the orchid accord that
they put together here along with the
ilangalang which is really
the the forefront and the star player of
this fragrance from beginning to yeah
will never leave you
it's going to be present throughout the
whole life of the scent in the heart of
the fragrance
all the parfum black orchid will have
even more floral undertones that we're
really going to pop at this point along
with that booziness
it's going to push the florals even
further the fruitiness of the plum is
not going to be as rich and sweet as the
initial
blast the heart will also give you an
earthiness feel with the patchouli that
comes to play
along with the black truffle accord
which is quite enjoyable and unique as
you get with the tom ford black orchid
fragrances
but also again earthy slash florals so
you must appreciate floral fragrances
that are oriental
in the heart to really really appreciate
this one if you're not somebody who
likes floral fragrances
these are not going to be fragrance that
you'll enjoy but they are very elegant
they're very sophisticated there are
fragrances that will clear
these are fragrance that will clear out
a room so
very important here don't over spray
especially the beginning the first 35 40
minutes the introduction into the heart
if you go crazy on the sprayers you're
going to choke yourself and those around
this is a fragrance that's like two to
three sprays at the most
what do we get from the dry down so the
dry down what i'm left off with
is going to be a creamy floral
plummy semi boozy but really
floral and a little bit spicy undertone
dried down that i get so
it's creamy it's pleasant especially
after the 35 40 minute mark
the beginning it's going to be probably
the most daring facet and
you know time of the transition of this
fragrance the first 30 30 minutes or so
then it becomes more enjoyable i would
wear this stuff but it's not really the
kind of fragrance that i lean toward i
usually like more woody spicy fragrances
this is an oriental floral so flora is
actually my least
favorite of the you know classifications
or fragrance
genres so this is not something that i
normally gravitate towards but i wanted
to review for ladies out there i wanted
to review for people that actually
enjoy this fragrance it is one of the
iconic fragrance that tom ford put out
you know
tom ford fragrances started back in 2006
and this was a great rendition again
michael jackson wore this
tons of you know celebrities were in
this fragrance and it's actually one of
those fragrances that
it's very unique it's one of those
fragrances that like i said will be a
head turning set it's very elegant
sophisticated
whether you go with the original 2006 or
you go with the parfum 2020 release
one thing is for sure it smells of class
it smells of sophistication
it smells of refinement
you can attest to that whether you like
it or not whether you love it or not
you're going to smell amazing it's very
elegant and i think i can see a lady
pulling this off beautifully
i think this fragrance leans a little
more on the dressier side of things you
can wear this for day wear
i wouldn't wear this casual i think this
is more of an office scent you know
somebody was really
you know well put together well-dressed
you want to make a great impression i
think this is definitely one of those
fragrances
and i also would love to see this in a
romantic setting evening where
one of those you know occasions that you
really want to put your best foot
forward and really make an impression i
think this is one of those scents
three words that i would summarize this
fragrance you know
three objectives that i would use to
summarize you know bakfum 2020 black
orchid this is earthy it's savory and
it's floral
performance in this stuff needless to
say is beast it's going to push
very very powerfully for two to three
hours it's going to give you a
tremendous
siage especially if you spray your
clothes it'll be there the next day i
promise you
and it lasted ten plus hours on my skin
of course the first three hours are the
strongest
you know the next three hours you know
from three to six it's going to be
pushing nice giving you a really nice
scent bubble and then the last three
hours will be closer to your skin but
still giving
you know an arm's length of a push it is
one of those beastly fragrances like i
said
two to three sprays don't go crazy this
stuff is powerful
and can be very pungent and off-putting
at times this is definitely a more
mature fragrance i think
somebody whether a guy or gal that are
in their 30s would appreciate this or if
you're 20 mid 20s are up
but you have a season nose you really
love fragrances you have a really nice
extensive wardrobe
you're gonna like this stuff it's one of
those fragrance that's nice to have
it's one of those wild card type of
ascents that you can wear
and really not something that you wear
ordinarily i think this is like one of
those
special occasions type sense or if you
have a
nose that really appreciates oriental
floral scents you're going to love this
if you have the original perhaps this is
a little bit redundant because it's
pretty much the same thing just amped up
more animalistic more
on a sharper edge of things it has a
little booziness you know from the rum
but it's not really a boozy scent
it's more of a really amped up sweet
floral oriental scent
so i like the original batter as i
stated before
but you might want to try this perhaps
you'll like this one better than the
other one
it's a matter of personal preference
seasons of course you can wear this all
year round if you control the sprayers
but i think this is more conducive due
to the
dark uh resinous and and you know
oriental facet here i think this is
great for early spring
definitely great for fall and winter for
sure my final thoughts on tom ford's
2020 eau de parfum black orchid this is
a really really nice release
uh like i said before it's not a
fragrance genre that i
gravitate towards so to me it's not
something that i absolutely love or it's
going to be my top
favorite releases of 2020 but i can see
a lot of people loving this
people that enjoy tom ford people that
love the original
will probably like the take on this one
a solid release from 2020. we'll just
leave it at that i want to know what you
guys think if you guys
are a fan of the original if you have
gotten your noses on the 2020 release
please sound off in the comments let me
know what you think about the two how
they compare and if you like this one
better than the original please
sound off in the comments thanks so much
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