Black Orchid by Tom Ford Eau De Parfum For Women, 50 ml

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I see why people are saying this smells very similar to the original. I have the drydown of the edp on one wrist and the drydown of the parfum on the other. They are, in fact, stress inducing-ly similar. Having said that, there are differences. I'm giving myself a headache continually sniffing both wrists, but sacrifices must be made for the fragrance-loving community. The first spray gives you a fruity-floral and earthy mixture of several different notes that you cannot really detect individually. It is a strong and bold opening, very prominent and unique to the level we can call unconventional. BOP opens with an earthy, vegetal truffle note, similar to the real thing as in the EDP. It is richer and longer-lasting here, complemented to perfection by the boozy rum note. It is quite balsamic.

A true, winter fragrance made for any woman or man that loves challenges, love daring and unique scents, and for everyone who wants to be innovative, alluring, and sexy. On clean skin, spray once or twice on desired areas. Do not rub the fragrance on skin, as this can alterhow the fragrance develops.

The left side of the shirt, that probably was rubbed with my left wrist sprayed with BO Parfum, is smelling heavenly (truffles, vanilla, chocolate and liquor). Enter the BO Parfum. First wow is for the bottle, shiny golden screaming for a Hollywood star vanity. I may just be too much of a basic bitch to appreciate this and maybe it will grow on me...but as of right now, I'm glad I sampled first. If you don't like the EDP, you will hate this. And if you own the EDP, it would be pretty redundant. Definitely more feminine to my nose, but then again the original is just barely unisex for me... Striking since its inception, this unisex fragrance continues to envelop all genders in a world of its own.

The atomizer on the original one has a shinier, more goldish color and looks very clean and nice, while the fake one has a pale and rustic design. One of the best in my collection, and in winter this is my first choice for an important event. It smells so dark, so earthy and so complex and classy, evolves into something different by second. The truffles, the juicy winter fruits, the booze. An open buffet for your dark soul. Eternal longevity, one of the longest lasting in my collection and in first couple of hours it will make its presence felt in a room full of people. Stands out. Do not apply more than 4 sprays though. It may be too headache inducing on other people. The whole appearance reminds of a luxurious, boss type of vibes, with its minimalistic yet mysterious look — it will sit beautifully on your bedroom shelf.

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Projection was close to your bubble, so was sillage. This will be a scent that doesn't reach across a room- but anyone walking side by side with your or sitting across a restaurant table will be able to catch whiffs of this. Longevity was excellent. Applying at 8PM and a shower later, I woke up the next day and could still smell this on my skin. The note of orchid doesn’t have a particular smell, so you won’t be able to detect it, it is a fantasy note that fragrance crafters tend to create from other, synthetical nuances. On my skin the Parfum is the smoothest, creamiest and sweetest version. ( it’s not a sweet fragrance but has a syrupy/boozy quality to it). I find it easier to wear day to day than the EDP. Longevity is good (8 hours) - better than the EDT, not as long wearing as the EDP.

I’ve not much else to add in describing this scent. The original smell is well known and has a bit of a cult following and this ‘version’ has many parallels to its predecessor, the EDP. This signature unisex fragrance has provided individuals with distinct, sophisticated character ever since its debut in 2006. The projection is also satisfactory, in the first 2 to 3 hours it evolves beautifully around you, and with the silage being strong as well, people a few feet away from you will have no issue detecting it.

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This is not a perfume for everyone, you have to have the confidence and the look to match it, otherwise you'll just get eaten alive by it, but if you do, this will definitely be your secret weapon scent. ALCOHOL DENAT, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), WATER/AQUA/EAU, BHT, LINALOOL, LIMONENE, CINNAMYL ALCOHOL, CITRONELLOL, COUMARIN, GERANIOL, EUGENOL, FARNESOL, BENZYL BENZOATE, HYDROXYCITRONELLAL, BENZYL SALICYLATE, BENZYL CINNAMATE, CITRAL, ISOEUGENOL, BENZYL ALCOHOL, CINNAMAL, ANISE ALCOHOL * Definitely an exclusively night-time scent, can't wait for clubs to reopen so I can wear this out, it has such a magnetic quality to it.

The dry down mellows things out a bit, I guess it's a LITTLE boozy but still, not much...it's definitely more pleasant than the opening and much closer to the original All in all, even though I don't get a huge difference between the parfum and the EDP, I'm not terribly disappointed. Now I have about 200 ml instead of only 100 ml of a fragrance that's really enjoyable to my nose! 😊👍 I made the mistake of only smelling this on a tester strip before buying it. It smelled much earthier on paper versus the original eau de parfum version, but on my skin the two are extremely similar, the parfum not really earthier at all. To make sure that you are buying an original batch, I want to share with you some major differences between original and fake batches, that will definitely save you money and frustration.

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At the bottom, you will find a serial number on both boxes, but on the original, you can see the batch code engraved in the box, while the fake one doesn’t contain one, which is a major difference. I own and wear the EDT, the parfum, and the EDP. If I was to do a brief side by side comparison of all three this would be my conclusion;