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It is no secret that Tom Ford perfumes and Tom Ford clothing have taken over the fashion world in the last decade and a half.

Thomas Carlyle Ford has done it all. One of the most celebrated American fashion designers, and the biggest designer name in the 21st century is associated with luxury, bold and controversial commercials, and most importantly – exclusiveness.

When it comes to Tom Ford perfumes, the story is the same. It is no secret that the Tom Ford fragrances are the most sought and loved fragrances in the world.

The secret – high-quality ingredients, unified and recognizable Tom Ford bottle design, and the right kind of marketing. Even with his clothing, Tom Ford has always played on the card of sexual fantasies or better said, provocation and the desire itself.

The guy has even dressed Daniel Craig in the last couple of James Bond movies. Can you get cooler than that? I guess not.

You simply cannot go wrong with Tom Ford fragrances, and as someone who has always tried to keep this blog on the more personal and grounded level, I’m not gonna hide and openly say that I believe Tom Ford brand is to the fragrance world what Chanel used to be in the 20th century.

Here’s what you will learn in this ultimate guide:

Besides the obvious suspects, I have added a couple of the best-hidden gems from the brand that are often overlooked. Come and see why should you join the exclusive Tom Ford club of sophistication.

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It is hard to include only 10 fragrances and call them the best from a brand that makes such big and bold creative decisions.

I have been rarely disappointed with Tom Ford, and after a serious amount of time of testing numerous Tom Ford fragrances, here are my top 10 everyone should try out.

Tom Ford is an American luxury fashion house founded by fashion designer and filmmaker Tom Ford in 2005.

Along with fragrances, the brand also offers cosmetics, footwear, ready-to-wear and made-to-measure, and other offerings.

Born August 27, 1961, in Austin, Texas, U.S.A., Thomas Carlyle Ford studied at Bard College at Simon’s Rock and art history at New York University from which he both dropped out to focus on acting in television commercials.

He graduated in 1986 with a degree in interior architecture from Parsons School of Design at the New School in New York City.

Ford’s breakthrough in the ’80s and ’90s was working as an in-house designer for Perry Ellis and chief women’s ready-to-wear designer for Gucci before being appointed as Creative Director at the same brand in 1994.

Ford’s work at Gucci during the early 1990s was mostly behind the scenes, and most of his contributions were overshadowed by Dawn Mello who was Gucci’s public face during those years.

Ford’s five-year period as the Creative Director at Gucci was remembered as the brand’s resurgence to lost glory, and by the time Gucci was acquired by Yves Saint Laurent in 1999, the company was valued at more than $4 billion.

During his time as creative director for Yves Saint Laurent(1999 – 2004), where he was also Creative Director, Ford won numerous Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, introduced numerous new styles such as controversial shaving the letter G in a model’s pubic hair and pulling the classic fashion house back into the mainstream.

Ford was also creatively involved in creating the two brands most famous fragrance releases that are still praised as one of the best fragrances ever released and now discontinued:

Tom Ford departed Yves Saint Laurent in 2004 to start his own brand named Tom Ford SA in 2005 as a venture between Ford and his business partner Domenico De Sole with the launch of a cosmetics line.

During the same year, Ford announced his partnership with Marcolin Group to produce and distribute optical frames and sunglasses.

The first Tom Ford flagship boutique opened at 845 Madison Avenue in New York City in 2007. In September 2010, Ford debuted his label’s women’s ready-to-wear collection with celebrities such as Beyoncé, Julianne Moore, and Lauren Hutton attending the event.

Tom Ford Black Orchid was the first perfume launched under the Tom For Beauty umbrella in 2006. An opulent mix of truffles, orchid, patchouli, and dark chocolate.

A fragrance much praised by women and men all around the world, placing it in the same level of quality as Chanel No. 5 and Guerlain Shalimar.

In 2007, the Private Blend collection of perfumes were introduced by Tom Ford, a line focusing on the niche side of perfumery. More daring and more complex at a higher price point.

Tom Ford has described Private Blend as his “own personal scent laboratory”, suggesting that it is okay to mix two or more fragrances to create your own unique scent.

The three most popular creations from that line are:

As of 2017, Tom Ford Beauty is owned by Estée Lauder while the major shareholder of Tom Ford International is still Tom Ford, holding 63.75% of the shares.

Ford has described “the Tom Ford customer” as international, cultured, well-traveled, and possessing disposable income.

Some of the celebrities that Ford dresses are Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, and Ryan Gosling.

Tom Ford has directed A Single Man and Nocturnal Animals.

Tom Ford’s fragrance line is divided into two distinctive collections. The more creative and expensive Private Blend and more affordable, yet still original Signature Collection.

In this ultimate guide about Tom Ford perfumes, I’ll also cover the sub-collections within those two lines so as to make it easier to choose which Tom Ford fragrance path you wish to tread on.

One thing’s for sure, the price range varies and depending on which fragrance line you choose, the price goes from anywhere from 60$ to more than 900$.

Does it mean that if something is expensive it’s better? Not always, and my number one choice comes from the Signature line.

Please keep in mind that you can wear whatever you want. No matter what it says on the perfume sticker. To put it plain and simple, that’s just marketing. Man or woman, you can wear each and every fragrance from this list.

I don’t think any other fragrance brand has come so close with their scents being unisex, as Tom Ford did. One more reason for you to try them out.

Let’s take a closer look at Tom Ford’s perfume range.

THE PRIVATE BLEND

The Private Blend range was introduced in 2007 in Tom Ford’s own words: “Private Blend is my own personal scent laboratory; it’s where I have the ability to create very special, original fragrances that are unconstrained by the conventions of mainstream scent-making.”

The original collection consisted of the following fragrances:

This unisex range is meant to be layered one with another and thus, creating your own distinguish scent profile.

Highly-priced and targeted to perfume connoisseurs and to all who want to experience true niche perfumery, The Private Blend will amaze you and open your eyes to what can be achieved in modern perfumery.

Praised by fragrance lovers, actors, musicians, and people in all other sorts of industries, Private Blend fragrances just work.

High-quality ingredients, exclusive, sophisticated, open-minded ideas blended into fragrances, superb complexity, and much more. There is something for everyone here.

What’s even better, you can find this range in almost any high range fragrance department store. It is all in the name of the fragrance. Each fragrance begins with the extract from a single note such as leather and vanilla.

If we want to go even further, Oud Wood, Tuscan Leather, and Tobacco Vanille are widely regarded as the best fragrances ever released.

THE SIGNATURE COLLECTIONFragrances from the Signature Collection bring Tom Ford luxury to a wider mainstream audience and are more approachable in some cases.

This doesn’t mean that these fragrances are of lower quality or not worth seeking out, but sit in the designer price range to compete with the other big fragrance brands such as Dior and Hermes.

The compositions are tight, blended to perfection, and punch way above the price point. I recommend starting with this collection if you are new to the brand to get the gist and idea of where to go next.

The first-ever released fragrance from Tom Ford was Black Orchid in 2006 and comes from the Signature line. It was developed by having a grower create the darkest flower possible and then adding black truffle, lotus wood, bergamot, and vanilla.

To this day, Black Orchid stands as the pinnacle of modern women’s perfumery.

EXCLUSIVESThe even highly-priced Private Blend of exclusive fragrances are composed of currently four perfumes, usually found in Tom Ford boutiques, some duty-free shops, and on Tom Ford web site:

No, you are not imagining it. It is a play on words.

NOIRIn the Signature line, the Noir sub-collection has four different seductive fragrances: Noir Eau de Toilette, Noir, Eau de Parfum, Noir Extreme for Men and Women, and Noir Anthracite. Suitable for nightwear, glamorous black-tie events, and business wear.

EDT and EDP are dark, woody, and floral fragrances, while both Noir Extreme’s are sweet and spicy scents. Anthracite is smokier with exotic characters.

OUDSpicy and woody Oud Wood is Tom Ford’s most popular fragrance and the scent with its own line within the Private Blend. Other three fragrances that make the line are Oud Minerale with an aquatic take on the woody formula, and Tobacco Oud, the most daring of the three, focusing on the dark tobacco note and oud. Oud Fleur takes a different approach with the inclusion of florals and focusing on the rose note.

PORTOFINOPurely designed as the option for summer usage, vacations, and those good times when you want to be reminded of the most relaxed part of the year.

Neroli Portofino, Neroli Portofino Acqua, Fleur de Portofino are composed of citruses, herbs, and light musks to made your day sunny and bright. It is also the only range in the Private Blend that’s more affordable.

Tom Ford has released more than 100 fragrances, and you may find yourself overwhelmed to pick the best one from the bunch.

Here are my tips on how to narrow down the list:

Don’t stop exploring, and enjoy the wonderful aromas of each fragrance. None of them are dull, and each brings something new to the table.

At the first glance, perfume may seem like scented alcohol-water you spray onto yourself and that’s it. Still, it takes a little finesse to learn how to wear perfume correctly.

If you have ever wondered why your perfume may only last about an hour or two, the reason may be that you are not wearing your perfume the best way. Here are my favorite tips&tricks on how to wear your favorite fragrances:

1. CHOOSE THE RIGHT CONCENTRATION

One of the most important things to do when you find your favorite perfume is to choose the right perfume concentrations and learn more about fragrance strengths.

These two terms refer to raw material oil concentration. By knowing that, these concentrations vary from perfume to perfume and affect sillage and projection, along with some other subtle things.

All fragrant products fall into some of these main categories:

Thus, you’ll be pleased to know that most of your perfumes come either in Eau de Toilette or Eau de Parfum concentrations.

2. FINDING A PERFECT FRAGRANCE FOR THE RIGHT SEASON AND OCCASIONAnother important point you should consider before buying a perfume is choosing the right perfume for particular occasions and seasons.

This will greatly depend on your lifestyle, workplace, and in which part of the world you live in. Daytime fragrance usually is lighter, citrusy, effervescent, and lasts less. We usually associate these types of scents with Spring and Summer.

On the other hand, nighttime fragrances are stronger and denser with “heavier” notes. Heavier fragrances and usually associated with the Fall and Winter seasons.3. SPRAY THE FRAGRANCE ON CLEAN SKINThe ideal way of wearing the perfume is by applying it directly to the skin. Perfume products are made to best interact with our skin and our body heat.

That’s why I don’t recommend testing fragrances on test strips that don’t show the real picture. The warmest parts of your body will produce the best results and here are six recommended places to spray your perfume:

4. LESS IS MOREYou have found your favorite perfume, and you are enjoying it to the fullest. Spraying liberally surrounds you with the most beautiful scented cloud. You are happy.

But one day, you notice that the scent bubble has shrunk so much that you barely smell your perfume and now you wonder has your perfume has gone bad or what could be the issue.

If this has happened to you, don’t worry you are alone. Many people overspray their perfume, and block their scent receptors. The solution is to not spray more than 2 to 4 sprays maximum.5. MOISTURIZE DRY SKINAs we know, oily skin holds onto fragrance better than dry skin. That’s why it is a good idea to rub unscented lotion onto your pulse point and the rest of the body before applying perfume.

A small amount is enough and preferably, you should apply oily moisturizer after a shower. This takes us to other great alternatives just below.

Read more about how to wear perfumes here.

Fragrance families are a classification system used by the perfume industry in order to place different scents into olfactive groups.

These families have evolved through centuries with ever-going technology discoveries the fragrance wheel has been changed multiple times that help you narrow down your favorite perfume choice and distinguish scents.

FRAGRANCE NOTES AND ACCORDSSimply explained, notes are perfume indigents, and accords are “fantasy” notes made from several other notes to get one distinct accord(note) that couldn’t be recreated otherwise.

Such accords are leather, amber, and marine notes, while notes can be bergamot, rose, and vanilla. But, while it may sound as simple as this, there are some other things to consider as well.

Smelly alcohol-water known as perfumes are made from multiple notes and accords which are made from a mixture of natural and aroma-chemical indigents to form a general scent profile.

These notes and accords are separated into three different classes known as perfume pyramid:

Each of the separate pyramid stages is carefully created by perfumes to evaporate accordingly.

For example, top notes such as citruses evaporate faster than for instance, Sandalwood and Agarwood found in the middle or base stage of the perfume.

In modern perfumery, accords are a vital part of creating a harmonious blend of two or more notes into a distinctive smell.

While this process is more complex than it may sound, it’s always good to know how are your perfume composed and when can you expect more natural indigents rather than synthetics.

So, to conclude the fragrance term referred to as “notes” and “accords” are often used as marketing to explain approximately what consumers may expect when smelling a particular perfume.

These are the four different fragrance families:

FLORALSFloral scents can be either made from single flower notes(soliflore) or many flowers(bouquets). Nature has provided perfumers a number of variety of ingredients, thanks to many different flowers all around the world.

Both classic and as old as citrus(Fresh) family, it leans more to the feminine side, but recently, many floral dominating scents such as Black Orchid have proven that even men can wear floral family scents and smell great.

ORIENTALOriental fragrance family is equally popular among men and women. Orientals have been dominating on fragrance market in the 21st century and they are not going to stop any time soon.

Rich spices such as vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, and balmy resins such as benzoin, myrrh, incense, amber are just some of the prominent notes found in this broad family.

It is not uncommon for oriental perfumes to feature gourmand properties(“edible” notes). Thus, this fragrance family is often sweet, dense, sensual, powdery, and inspired by eastern cultures.

WOODYThe woody family leans more toward men and is usually composed of warm, and rich compositions. If you are a fan of forest, sawdust, earthy, and dry type of smells, this family might be just for you.

Woody perfumes are split into three main categories but have many more variations since it is a fragrance family that tends to overlap with others the most with the combination of fresh and resinous notes.

Woody perfumes also tend to be long-lasting, blended for various seasons, and due to their warm heart, more and more unisex.

FRESHFresh family is the most crowd-pleasing of them all, and the only one that equally leans both on the masculine and feminine side. Perfumes have never been more affordable and accessible than they are now, and fresh scents are dominating the market since the early 90s.

Of all the fragrance families we have covered, fresh family spans across the most varieties of sub-categories of all the different fresh combinations that seem to work like bread and butter with others.

They are easy to wear, often fresh and airy uncomplicated scents. Fresh perfumes are also the only fragrance family group that’s wearable in any season, and in most occasions.

Fresh scents tend to have a mix of sparkly fruits, aromatic herbs, lighter woods and musk’s in their composition.

Read more about the fragrance families and fragrance wheel here.

Here are some answers to the most popular questions asked about Tom Ford perfumes and brand.

With more than 100 scents to choose from, some of the popular Tom Ford perfumes didn’t make the cut. Here are some honorable mentions I believe you should also check out:

Hopefully, you have enjoyed this list and found something new to try out. These are my favorite Tom Ford scents, and I cannot wait to try out new releases as well.

What are your favorite Tom Ford perfumes? Let’s start a conversation and let me know in the comment section below.

In case you are in doubt whether you should consider buying this fragrance or not, it’s always good to take a look at Scent Grail’s S.P.A. Signature Factor Guide.

It is easy to use and the most relevant perfume buying guide on the web. This way, you can check out if a particular fragrance is worth checking out, and potentially find your signature perfume.

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