Tom Ford
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
A sharp galbanum spike announces itself immediately, cutting through creamy hyacinth and neroli's almost medicinal brightness. Basil adds a savoury, green-peppery snap that immediately signals this won't be a conventional floral experience.
The florals emerge with substance—jasmine sambac's honeyed warmth finally balances the opening's vegetal sharpness, whilst orris butter introduces an almost talc-like softness that humanises the composition. Orange blossom and rose settle the fragrance into something that feels both natural and composed.
Oakmoss and vetiver establish themselves with quiet authority, the patchouli lurking beneath like a shadow. What remains is almost antique—a green, earthy vetiver base with faint floral echoes and the faintest whisper of that orris powder, reminiscent of old perfume bottles left in grandmother's drawers.
Vert de Fleur arrives as a contradiction—a fragrance that refuses the saccharine surrender most florals demand. Yann Vasnier has constructed something genuinely herbaceous, where galbanum's sharp, almost metallic greenness wrestles openly with jasmine sambac's creamy indulgence. The bergamot and neroli provide citric scaffolding, but this isn't about brightness; instead, they're vehicles for the basil's peppery whisper and hyacinth's almost soapy floral density.
What makes this scent arresting is the orris butter's presence in the heart—that iris-derived note carries an almost powdery, root-like earthiness that prevents the composition from floating into prettiness. The orange blossom and rose arrive not as romantic gestures but as counterweights to the green notes' insistence, creating a push-pull that feels genuinely alive rather than harmonious.
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3.6/5 (724)