White Patchouli by Tom Ford Eau De Parfum For Women 100ml

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None of the flowers try to show up as patchouli doesn't insist on making this all about itself,they're all in a perfect harmony Let me start that this is NOT what I expected it to be. Because in WP the patchouli has very little to do with real patchouli. It is, on the contrary, a white floral monster! It is very very huge on the peony, rose and other white flowers - not mentioned but i am sure there is plenty of Magnolia, a note that I do not particularly favour - i do not even detect the initial bergamot opening (as written in the notes). I usually like patchouli when it's blended with vanilla or woody notes or anything which make it smell chocolatey but patchouli isn't woody,dry or chocolatey here.it's fleshy but I love how it grounds florals adding a minty undertone.not a cold toothpaste-like mint,it's warm and it adds elegance and a sexy vibe to pure feminity of white flowers,peony and rose

If only Tom Ford White Patchouli upheld the promise of its opening accord, I would have been ready to give it 5 stars. It opens up on such a sultry accord of spices and amber with patchouli’s chocolate bitterness perceptible underneath; it is difficult not to fall under its spell. Yet, after an opulent prelude, the composition veers into the barren territory of sharp woods and pale musks. Perhaps this suggests that I prefer my patchouli in the darker registers, full of its earthy, pungent facets. There is that menthol patchouli note but it doesn’t overwhelm the other players. He seems to keep the others grounded.I also recieved some negative comments while wearing this so I decided to put it in my drawer and wait for the right time to give it another try

Just as one expects to receive more opulence and seduction, things grind to a halt. Patchouli begins to pale and wither away, leaving behind a strong and brash woody note laced with musks and sharp amber. Even more disconcertingly, something in the drydown makes me think of the musky sweetness associated with fabric softeners. The switch is so jarring and disappointing that it took me several trials to finally come to terms with the fact that White Patchouli and I are not meant to be together. As is the case with fragrances one does not like, White Patchouli lasts forever on my skin. At any rate, to experience a fantasy that it promises but did not deliver, I reach for Agent Provocateur or Frédéric Malle Portrait of a Lady.

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Summary : Aquatic Patchouli, Fresh and Clean with a lot of Floral Ideal for everyday scent of Patchouli lover. I never imagined I would so much as like an unapologetically patchouli fragrance, not to mention be unable to stop smelling my wrist once I had sprayed it on myself. White Patchouli is different from pretty much any other patchouli fragrance I've smelled. It is not at all oily, damp, dirty or even earthy-smelling as one might expect from this note. It is instead a crisp, dry and sligtly floral patchouli with a hint of citrus. What this brings to mind is fresh laundry and a breath of winter air, rather than anything earthy. Something about it always comes across cold, which is something that sets it apart. It really feels light. If you want a precise and detailed review of the ingredients and the composition then I suggest you take a look at Aaron Terence Hughes' review of it on YouTube.

Well, it's, to me, actually more of a rose centered fragrance. With a slightly bitter base giving it that chypre feeling. The patchouli in White Patchouli is kept rather sleek, proper and clean, but it has a ruling position as the name implies. There is a medicinal quality in the opening of this fragance that makes it very interesting, like it belongs to an old fashioned pharmacist or herbalist´s shop. It is also very floral, in this odd, aseptic way, and, I agree, kind of mushroomy. Peppery, bitter, dry zest, dry undergrowth, turpentine-like notes fuse together with luminous flowers (peony and a burning jasmine) on a bed of honeyed tobacco and a patchouli, that may be hard to recognise on this garments. I have an ambivalent relation with patchouli. The truth is that this ingredient smells wonderfully, but, to me, it tends to get overwhelming after a while in some formulas where i find it too cloying/dirty, or screeching or just predictable and uninteresting. I will give it a chance, however, as I don't like the opening of Giorgio much, either (in a totally different way), but it then becomes gorgeous on my skin. My former review was all about my hatred towards this perfume but now,after more than a year,I'm growing a love for patchouli,not in all cases,but at least I don't hate it anymore when it's well done,so suddenly in the middle of night I remembered my long time forgotten bottle of white patchouli and decided to give it another sniff

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As soon as I sprayed it,I could see why I disliked it,that very sharp opening of bergamot and coriander,while fleshy patchouli and floral sharpness was easy to detect through it.still I'm not fond of the opening part and it smells somehow like cheap-smelling handmade perfume oils which were popular in past where I live,but... I did not enjoy much. it is really about skin chemistry, so you must test it before buying; on the good side, it had a tremendous lasting power - on my skin-eating perfume - so dab a tiny bit as it will last forever. that is, or may reasonably be considered to be submitted in extreme volumes and as such be deemed as ‘spam’;

After a couple hours White Patchouli looses the strange ointment edge from coriander, and a non-indolic jasmine with "golden" rose step forward, becoming a quite beautiful, rather unisex floral as it is balanced with the rich patchouli/sandalwood base and a sweet note that reminds me to hop (the herb it is used to aromatize beer). It has a remarkable tenacity but on the other hand, stays quite close to the skin.Here patchouli is paired with white florals and spices,and I find the whole composition kind of wiered,I find bergamot and peony fresh here but there is also something heavy and old,something like dead florals or something rotten..it's also sweet with a hint of strange sourness,maybe it's not doing well with my chemistry..I also find it feminine and masculine the same time,sexy and without any sexuality the same time and modern and old fashioned the same time It stung my nostrils and the first time made me almost gag, so strong it was (and mind you, I am not afraid of huge florals, that I frequently wear, let me name Quelques Fleurs, Joy, Jardins de Bagatelle, all very prominent). I found this 100ml for an insanely good price, and I knew the bottle was legit... so I had to. I figured I could resell or swap. Blind Buy Report: If you're looking for anything remotely resembling dark brown earthy patchouli : look elsewhere. TOM FORD may have been playing abstract artist here but White Patchouli is LOVELY nonetheless. It's very sweet with a hint of sharpness and a tiny dash of spice. Nothing overwhelms or will poke out to annoy anybody. I'm feeling like this should have been called "Amber Patchouli" because it's got a warmth to the base notes.