Tom Ford

Noir Extreme

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
Tom Ford asks $300 for 100 ml
50 ml$205
100 ml$300

The houseFor men

From lightest to strongest

Warm cardamom and ginger over rose, clove and ylang-ylang, drying to sandalwood, smoky guaiacwood, tonka and vanilla.

Tom Ford says

You’ll smell cardamom, shimoga ginger, tonka bean and guaiacwood.

More from Tom Ford’s description

It also mentions Sandalwood.

The house’s page

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The drawn Noir Extreme bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Noir Extreme’s scent picture, a draft: cardamom, ginger, tonka (coumarin), guaiacwood, sandalwood, sweet orange drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Noir Extreme, when you spray it: Cardamom, Ginger, Sweet orange, Bitter orange

As it settlesheart notes

Noir Extreme, as it settles: Clove, Rose, Ylang-ylang

What staysdry-down notes

Noir Extreme, what stays: Tonka (coumarin), Guaiacwood, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Galaxolide (musk), Vanillin (vanilla)

What’s inside it

What Tom Ford names

CardamomShimoga gingerTonka beanGuaiacwoodSandalwood

What the label names

39 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 & lavender14 florals4 woods3 sweet5 spices2 musks1 powder

Citrus5

LimoneneBitter orange oilCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender5

PineneTurpentineLinaloolLinalyl acetateTerpineol

Florals14

Rose oilNeroli oilYlang-ylang oilBenzyl salicylateHydroxycitronellalFarnesolGeraniol (rose)CitronellolAmyl cinnamal (aldehydes)Cinnamyl alcoholMajantolRose ketonesGeranyl acetateAmyl salicylate

Woods4

SantalolPatchouli oilIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)Ebanol

Sweet3

Vanillin (vanilla)Coumarin (new-mown hay)Benzaldehyde

Spices5

Eugenolbeta-CaryophylleneClove bud oilCinnamalAnethole

Musks2

Galaxolide (musk)Hexadecanolactone

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBenzyl benzoatePhenoxyethanol, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For more

Blessed BarakaInitio · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Noir Extreme$410 for 90 mlIts notes add amber, sandalwood and musk and leave out guaiacwood and ginger.

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Palais BourbonMemo Paris · shares cardamom, tonka, guaiacwood and sandalwood$350 for 75 ml
I Am Coming HomeFloraïku · shares cardamom, ginger and guaiacwoodabout $332 for 50 ml · about twice Noir Extreme’s $300
BoundlessAmouage · shares cardamom, ginger and guaiacwood$395 for 100 ml
See 5 more27 more share half its notes
Eau d'Ombré LeatherTom Ford · shares cardamom, ginger, tonka and sandalwood$200 for 100 ml
L'HommeYSL · shares cardamom, ginger, tonka and sandalwood$149 for 100 ml · about half of Noir Extreme’s $300
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares cardamom, ginger, tonka and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
Grey BlazerD.S. & Durga · shares cardamom, tonka and guaiacwood$225 for 50 ml
Opus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares cardamom, tonka and guaiacwood$395 for 100 ml
See 5 more22 more share half its notes
Iris PalladiumLes Eaux Primordiales · shares cardamom, guaiacwood and sandalwoodabout $214 for 100 ml
Detour NoirAl Haramain · shares cardamom, guaiacwood and sandalwood$19.05 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Noir Extreme’s $300
WantedAzzaro · shares cardamom, ginger and tonka$120 for 100 ml · about a third of Noir Extreme’s $300
Khamrah QahwaLattafa · shares cardamom, ginger and tonka$49.99 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Noir Extreme’s $300
Musc NurāsanaMaison Crivelli · shares cardamom, ginger and tonkaabout $441 for 100 ml
See 5 more17 more share half its notes
ElsewhereAmouage · shares cardamom, ginger and tonka$475 for 100 ml
Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares cardamom, ginger and tonka$135 for 100 ml · about half of Noir Extreme’s $300
Atlas FeverEx Nihilo · shares tonka, guaiacwood and sandalwood$515 for 100 ml
Crystal NoirVersace · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$158 for 90 ml · about half of Noir Extreme’s $300
Crystal NoirVersace · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$115 for 50 ml
See 5 more12 more share half its notes
Your TurnBillie Eilish · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$90 for 100 ml · about a third of Noir Extreme’s $300
The One for MenDolce & Gabbana · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$112 for 100 ml · about a third of Noir Extreme’s $300
AniNishane · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$375 for 100 ml · about the same as Noir Extreme’s $300
Spectre GhostFrench Avenue · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwoodabout $41 for 80 ml · about a fifth of Noir Extreme’s $300
Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$320 for 100 ml · about the same as Noir Extreme’s $300
See 5 more7 more share half its notes
Overture ManAmouage · shares cardamom, ginger and sandalwood$395 for 100 ml
Le Beau Le ParfumJean Paul Gaultier · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$169 for 125 ml · about half of Noir Extreme’s $300
RareRare Beauty · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$78 for 50 ml · about half of Noir Extreme’s $300
Oud ZarianCreed · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$630 for 100 ml · about twice Noir Extreme’s $300
Aventus CologneCreed · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$510 for 100 ml
See 2 more2 more share half its notes
VibratoSospiro · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$326 for 100 ml · about the same as Noir Extreme’s $300
BeeZoologist · shares ginger, tonka and sandalwood$240 for 60 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.