Velvet Orchid

Tom Ford launched Velvet Orchid in 2014 in his Signature collection, eight years after Black Orchid, released in 2006. The brand presents it as an evolution of that first success, an oriental floral where the freshness of petals meets honey and rum.

A follow-up to Black Orchid

Now Smell This announced the fragrance in January 2014 as a follow-up to Black Orchid, with similar notes. For The Candy Perfume Boy, Velvet Orchid gives a firm nod to the original without copying it, in a more dressed-down version of its glamour.

Four perfumers

Four perfumers signed the composition: Antoine Maisondieu and Shyamala Maisondieu, Calice Becker and Yann Vasnier. They took up Black Orchid’s orchid in a more floral, softer version, lifted with honey and rum, which the brand intends for women.

Formats

The eau de parfum is sold in 50 and 100 ml bottles. It came out in the spring of 2014, and The Candy Perfume Boy announced its British release for September of the same year.