The Last Spritz

Score

81/100

Tom Ford

Velvet Orchid

2014

Velvet Orchid

“Honey, rum, and black orchid — Velvet Orchid's intoxicating night-out, evening-only.”

The lighter, more floral counterpart to the 2006 Black Orchid in Tom Ford's orchid line — Antoine Maisondieu's 2014 entry in Tom Ford's Signature line. A dense floral-amber feminine with rum, honey, mandarin, and bergamot at the top, a black orchid-orchid-jasmine-heliotrope-rose heart, and a vanilla-myrrh-suede-sandalwood base. Performs strongest in fall and winter, leans evening, lasts 6–8 hours with moderate projection.

The take

What works

●Honeyed rum and warm vanilla — winter date-night perfected
●Multi-faceted floral that earns the Tom Ford price

Trade-offs

●Redundant if you own Black Orchid
●Myrrh dries it out for some wearers

Notes

Top

Rum

Honey

Mandarin Orange

Bergamot

Mid

Black Orchid

Orchid

Jasmine

Heliotrope

Hyacinth

Rose Oil

Narcissus

Magnolia

Orange Blossom

Base

Vanilla

Myrrh

Suede

Sandalwood

Peru Balsam

Labdanum

Performance

LongevityGood

69

ProjectionSolid

65

SillageNoticeable

65

When to wear

Spring39%

Summer19%

Fall97%

Winter96%

Day54%

Night100%

Gender

Leans feminine

Smells like

Similar scent DNA — if you own one, you may not need the other

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Details

Perfumer: Antoine Maisondieu