Tom Ford · 2006
Black Orchid
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 30 ml | $125 |
| 50 ml | $165 |
| 100 ml | $240 |
| 150 ml | $280 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Earthy black truffle and ylang-ylang lit by citrus, then rum-soaked plum around a dark orchid, over patchouli, incense and vanilla.
Tom Ford says
You’ll smell Black Truffle, Ylang Ylang, Black Orchid, Black Plum, Rum Absolute and patchouli.
More from Tom Ford’s description
It also mentions Bergamot, Bitter orange, Rum, Black orchid accord, Vanilla, French jasmine, Black gardenia, Mandarin, Effervescent citrus, Tom Ford black orchid, Spicy floral orchid accords, Lotus wood, Incense, Amber and Sandalwood.
What’s inside it
What Tom Ford names
What the label names
33 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
5 citrus5 herbs & lavender10 florals4 woods2 sweet2 amber & resins5 spices
Herbs & lavender5
Florals10
Amber & resins2
Top notes11
when you spray it
Heart11
as it settles
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell4
Wearers say
Smells like it
For about the same
Bois PacifiqueOn your shelfTom Ford · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Black Orchid“The composition feels like what D&G The One, Gucci Envy, and Tom Ford Black Orchid might become if you took the very best elements of each”
Reddit comment, r/ScentHeads, 2025
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
HawaSwiss Arabian · shares ylang-ylang, plum, patchouli, bergamot and 5 more
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares ylang-ylang, patchouli, bergamot, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain) and 5 more
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares ylang-ylang, orchid, patchouli, bergamot and 5 more
Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.