Tom Ford · 2014 · Antoine Maisondieu, Shyamala Maisondieu, Calice Becker and Yann Vasnier
Velvet Orchid
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 50 ml | $165 |
| 100 ml | $240 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Sparkling bergamot and mandarin with honey and rum, over orchid, jasmine and rose, drying to suede, sandalwood, vanilla and myrrh.
Tom Ford says
You’ll smell Italian Bergamot, Mandarin Orpur, Tom Ford Black Orchid, Jasmine Absolute, sandalwood and Myrrh Resinoid Orpur.
More from Tom Ford’s description
It also mentions Honey, Rum, Floral veil, Bergamot, Mandarin, Vanilla, Orange blossom, Rose, Jasmine, Narcissus, Magnolia, Cattleva leopoldii orchid, Heliotrope, Leather (suede), Labdanum and Myrrh.
What’s inside it
What Tom Ford names
What the label names
37 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.
6 citrus5 herbs & lavender12 florals4 woods3 sweet2 amber & resins3 spices1 musks1 powder
Herbs & lavender5
Florals12
Amber & resins2
Musks1
Top notes13
when you spray it
Heart11
as it settles
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell4
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, sandalwood and 6 more
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, orchid, jasmine, sandalwood and 5 more
HawaSwiss Arabian · shares bergamot, mandarin, jasmine, sandalwood and 4 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.