A particularly atypical designer, Tom Ford first revolutionized Italian fashion at Gucci before creating his own clothing brand. Then, in 2006, he decided to venture into the world of perfume as well, crafting a first essence for women named Black Orchid.
Truffle, earthy and damp, occupies the top alongside plum, velvety and sweet: two raw materials that are not truly opposed, the dampness of one sliding toward the velvety quality of the other.
Rum, spiced with cinnamon and ginger, sits alongside ylang-ylang, powdery, and patchouli, earthy and camphoraceous, in both the heart and the base: the earthiness of patchouli meets that of the top.