Tom Ford · 2021

Ombré Leather

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor men

Cardamom spice over black leather and sambac jasmine, with violet leaf, drying to patchouli, moss and amber.

Tom Ford says

You’ll smell cardamom, Jasmine Sambac, Black Leather, patchouli, White Moss and amber.

More from Tom Ford’s description

It also mentions Black leather accord, Violet leaf, Cedarwood and Green tobacco notes.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Ombré Leather’s scent picture, a draft: cardamom, jasmine, black leather, patchouli, oakmoss, amber drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Ombré Leather, when you spray it: Cardamom, Violet

As it settlesheart notes

Ombré Leather, as it settles: Jasmine

What staysdry-down notes

Ombré Leather, what stays: Black leather, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Amber, Cedar, Tobacco, Virginia cedar, Galaxolide (musk), Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Vanillin (vanilla)

What’s inside it

What the label names

19 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.

2 citrus4 herbs & lavender4 florals3 woods1 sweet1 amber & resins1 spices2 musks1 green

3 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell3

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Ombré LeatherTom Ford · shares cardamom, jasmine, Black Leather, patchouli and 2 more$240 for 100 ml · about the same as Ombré Leather’s $300
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares cardamom, jasmine, Black Leather, patchouli and 2 more
Opulence LeatherMaison Alhambra · shares cardamom, jasmine, Black Leather, patchouli and 1 more$25 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Ombré Leather’s $300
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.