Reviews of Black Orchid (2006)
by Tom Ford

I don't know how to rate this - I loved it on the blotter; loved its opening, adored its heart... and right at the dry down when I was left with what the perfume would "smell like on me", out came a chemical spoiled fruit dipped in nail polish remover. Oh. Bugger.

Want to wear it; my skin disagrees.

WOW. One of the best new releases in years, and destined to become a cult classic if not a true classic. Impossible to draw comparisons, as it is like nothing I've ever smelled. A true example of artistry in perfumery.

Powerful opening - earthy, boozy, dark, slightly dangerous, intoxicating. The truffle note is brilliant!. So thick, it feels like velvet on the skin. Evocative...conjures up images of a moonlit dark forest heavy with evening mist...night blooming flowers...witches burning ceremonial incense. I feel mysterious and powerful when I wear it. Unlike others, I do not find the drydown disappointing at all; it may not be as explosive as the opening, but the vanilla/sandalwood/incense combination is very well done and so relaxing...like that peaceful feeling after an intense orgasm. To me, wearing Black Orchid is the olfactory equivalent of fantastic sex. Needless to say, I won't ever be without a bottle...

Fascinating brew...certainly something to wear while playing old jazz records at midnight. On another site, I wrote that it made me think of chugging mugs of coffee while looking at the stars; that sort of caffeinated rebel-grunginess you feel, after staying awake while most of your neighbors are asleep. Long, tortured nights of creative contemplation or romantic drama. I can also imagine a sort of smoky haziness surounding the scene. Perhaps those nights even run into days without interruption from torment--"Black Orchid" could almost be interpreted as a layering of fragrance on body sebum. The best way I'd describe "Black Orchid" on my skin, is as an almost dirty chocolate---certainly truffle-like (some hints of the murky places where mushrooms grow) and of the earthy dark variety. It's also quite sweet, but powdered over with a heavy duskiness. Potent, strange but not unpleasant. I'd consider it a good replacement for Vivienne Westwood's "Boudoir", as I found that too "dirty-underwear-sprayed-with-perfume" for my tastes. But both have a similar quality of richly fragranced intimacy. This was released in 2006, around the time "The Black Dahlia" film was being promoted. While the film didn't have the massive following expected from such a star-littered cast, I can't help but think that mischevious Tom Ford was intending to ride that film-noir wave. A more sinister interpretation of "Black Orchid": I wouldn't be surprised to smell something like it wafting off the body of some poor, young thing left abandoned in the woods. There is a strange obsessive nature to this concept, the creepy combination of beauty, mystery, crime and death. A must-have scent for Film Noir junkies or those who can't get enough of Gothic literature.

Yowza! Knock 'em dead! A most intriguing, STRONG, warm and fierce scent. I'd love to wear it oh, once a year, when I'm feeling tigerish. But if I were to smell this on colleagues and on the street... no, please! Definitely great art, I am very happy this was made and is selling, because it's streets ahead of 95% of other scents. I would love to own a gorgeous bottle, but for something I would wear so seldom, it's just too pricey. Try the Voile de Fleur if this is too much for you, but that one I found very pleasant, still interesting at first, but with a generic-ey drydown and not quite enough presence.

This is the first women's fragrance I bought. Saks says that this is unisex, but it requires quite a stretch to accept this as unisex to my taste. Nonetheless, I adore this scent. I love everything about it: the opening, how thick and syrupy the scent presents itself, how it sticks on your skin and totally transforms itself to something unique.

It is an unmistakably heavy scent, and I can detect it anywhere I go when someone wears it. On the elevator, at a club, outside, no matter how crowded the place is, you can always feel if Black Orchid is present. Like I said, it is very thick. That being said, the scent on my skin doesn't remain too sweet, as many people complain about the fragrance. It transforms something quite spicy, and erotic. It is very dark. The black currant note is quite heavy in the opening, and I can also detect some bergamot, which gives it a very very slight citrusy note to my nose. I never had the chance to smell a pure ' black truffle note' as a scent, so I don't know what that smells like in particular, yet that anonymous scent that hits my nose along with deep woods and heavy florals can be the truffle in question, I suppose.

The most gorgeous state of the fragrance is the drydown though, it is almost cruel to the nose. It is so seductive and erotic, it is nothing short of orgasmic. I claim there have been few scents that could handle vanilla this well. (Another one is Opium pour Homme, I think) It settles into something warm, familiar, close to skin, and very hazy. Yes, it is sweet, make no mistake, yet it is a very sophisticated, well thought out and sublime sweet. It is not 'delicious' like Lolita Lemplicka, Chpard Wish, or that monstrosity called Angel and the masculine versions of all that I have listed. Blacl Orchid doesn't smell like food, or desert.

I love this scent, it is a gorgeous creation from top to finish. It will always be a part of my fragrance collection. It is not just the fragrance that is unique, it is the whole experience. I feel like the great sultans or princesses of Arabia, or geishas of Japan must have smelt like this. It is an ultimate elixir. In general I love Tom Ford's creations, yet this is the first scent since his unmatched YSL m7 that I have been this excited about. He really shines in creating dark scents with flower accords and wood accents. Not only the scents, but also the bottles and packaging are also always gorgeous. The Black Orchid bottle, gorgeous like every fragrance bottle he designed, is on the masculine side, yet also very user friendly. You can carry it anywhere, and it doesn't 'age' with time, look tarnished and all. Being skinny and curved, the bottle looks decadent and very soignee. It is onyx black with a gold plate on top, proclaiming the mysterious name. First I thought 'Black Orchid' was a tacky name, but now I am kinda used to it.

If you want a unique experience, you must test this scent. Whether you like it or not, you WILL have some sort of an opinion about the scent, which makes this a very special creation. It has an identity, and it sparks up discussion, because it is very different. Must test before buying though, unless you are buying it only for the gorgeous bottle.

I don't know where to begin with this sinister, earthy, gnarly, rich, dark, gorgeous fragrance. Every time I smell it on me I notice something new, something even more spectacular. I generally enjoy dark, richer fragrances so no surprise that this is for me, but this is intensely fascinating. My sister had orchids in her house and I remember walking past them and noticing a funny, hollow clarity as they began to wilt, and I smell that RIGHT at the beginning here. There is a sense of earthy decay that is MIND BLOWINGLY intriguing, mixed with the richer vanillic base.

It starts of earthy, rooty, sweet (I don't smell fruit), with this hollow fresh cut white flower smell (like the smell of a flower in refrigeration), or is it the smell of a flower on its way to the garbage? I can't be sure but it's REALLY fascinating. My only problem with this is the drydown. It is an unfortunately simple, uninspired vanilla. I only wish that the shoulder grabbing, truffled earthy opening would last longer. But that part, however long it lasts makes this totally worth it.

An amazing opening but the drydown was very generic and disappointing.

If you don’t agree with me about the drydown, but could do without the topnotes (or you can even take it or leave it), try Scent Intense or Nu instead. Your bank balance will certainly thank you for it.

Bizarre but beautiful concoction that puts me very much in mind of Thierry Mugler's Angel. A deep, chocolate-drizzled floral gourmand that is way too feminine on my skin, but definitely a creation to be admired from afar -- I can certainly see why this one has its ardent devotees.

I have a sample of this. I will own this. OMG, this is a masterpiece. Warm sexy boozy chocolaty, yummy, intoxicating. Dear God, this is Hedonism in a bottle!

I see there are many products out in this now, including a shampoo I think. I may start out slow with this, maybe a bubblebath and shampoo..oh would this make a bubble bath for two incredibly steamy.

YET, it isn't necessarily sexual, it is INDULGENT but that calms down after a bit and becomes soothing and comfortable...I only tried this for 18 hours. BUT I KNOW...A KEEPER! Tom, I love ya for this one.

I've eaten something like this before.
And it's not dark chocalte, Vanilla, or truffles...?...hmm...

This maybe could work on the right girl.
It's edible, sweet, but not soft enough, the base is too dark, thick, and cloying.

A fresher, softer version is in order.

As ridiculous as this sounds, since I tend to think in sounds and images, I totally associate this perfume with internet star Tay Zonday's voice (and voice ALONE) on the song "Chocolate Rain". The patchouli-chocolate-earthy wilty orchidity (not words, I know)has a completely over-the-top darkness and deepness (yet another word I know is not a word) that reaches out and grabs you. This ain't no a perfume to mess around with.

I like it OK. Transparently sour grapes because I can't wear it. This makes me sad because I think it's a late 2000s classic in the making. My attitude is right for it, I'm confident and assertive--I'll wear it any time I doggone well feel like it, day or night; but my body chemistry is all wrong. When I do wear it, I've had to face the consequences. I've gotten zero compliments and many "please-get-away-from-me", "oh-God-here-she-comes" and "I'm gagging." looks from my co-workers and my students. My three year old niece (and most honest critic) refuses to sit in my lap when I wear Black Orchid because as she puts it, "Auntie, you smell yucky."

I can't blame it on the perfume because it's fantastic. *sigh*

A velvety body, heavy without being stinky, sour, sweet, hot, , little spicy, a little woody too.
I'm amazed!. The best on the gourmad range like Angel by Mugler.
The compostion is very strong. I may suggest to use with caution.
Main notes of truffle, berries,vetiver, jasmin, lotus wood creams accords and patchouli...
I can see this one weared with brave men.
I would if I could reach it easy here in Spain.

Spray responsibly and you'll be fine. I've worn this thrice, and it sits very comfortably with me. The top is fruity, quite edible. The bottom to me is grainy,in the same way as M7, but still soothing and comfortable. Nothing sharp or irritating throughout the drydown. I don't find it synthetic smelling and think it has loads of depth. To me it's intelligent and sexy. Certainly no prude, but no putain either. I haven't received any comments yet, let alone compliments. The packaging is great...not too feminine, but far from masculine. However, it immediately caught my eye in the shop, and that was where the affair began. I think it's going to last longer than most...

Here are the notes I collected from various sources on the internet for the Perfume: Notice the Dark Chocolate in the base...only found at two sources.

Top: Black Truffle, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot, Black Currant, Mandarine, Jasmine, Black Gardenia
Mid: Lotus Wood, Black Orchid, other fruits and florals
Base: Dark Chocolate (from FragranceX, also listed as Noir Gourmand at Saks), Patchouli, Incense, Vetiver, Vanilla Tears, Balsam, Sandlewood

When I first sniffed out of the bottle during a recent shopping trip, I was entranced, and couldn't wait to spritz this on. Sorrowfully for me, that's as enticing as the scent got. I got my hands on a decant, and eagerly tried it for the first time last night. It was with great anticipation and relief that my first impression was indeed marvelous...the scent was so very...all over the place. What was I smelling? It has only to get better! It was a HOT scent, a touch exotic, with definite blasts of vanilla and oriental spice, and what I'm imagining as "orchid".

Well, as interesting and confusing as the first spritz was, the rest was oh, so disappointing. After about 15-20 minutes, the thrill was gone. What developed was a common oriental (although marvelously smooth) with a hint of B.O. Now, knowing that Chocolate was a note, I recognized this as chocolate...and not something that won me over...just out of place. The whole of the scent got very heady, and bordered on bothersome.
After an hour, the chocolate was still present, but the scent had died down to roar, a simple spicey oriental. The next day even the chocolate was gone, with remnants of the everyday spice.
I will try this again, but don't have much hope. I rather detest orientals, wishing that this one would have change my perception. It didn't. I wouldn't shell out cash for this, and would pass if it was handed to me. What a disappointment!

The word, "bewitched", is used often by reviewers of this fragrance here. After trying it (and yes, buying it), I can see why. It's as much that as Ungaro III, another "dark and sensual", yet not as sweet a fragrance, that I find wonderful, yet different from almost anything else out there. Black Orchid's uniqueness is its allure and its strength. Bloomingdales Atlanta is selling it as a unisex frag and its flying off the shelves. Glad I caught one.

Gawd! The name is so enticing, and the reality so crass! I love many complex and "challenging" orientals, but this is not among them. On first blast it has a sickly sweet gourmand, boozy, faintly rotten animal pong -- after a few moments I detect an ambery accord similar to Prada -- and then it quickly devolves into something anemic, faintly metallic, and synthetic. Such a disappointment. I recommend sampling before buying.

After all the hype and expectation, this was a mega disappointment. Sickly, headache enducing and syrupy. I imagine a bordello in a red light area to smell like this. I could not smell any truffle or indeed any of the listed notes. My husband gave me a wide berth the evening I wore my sample, and told me I had an 'unpleasant odour'. I think it was his hint for me to hit the shower!!

Does anyone remember the store chain Spencer's Gifts? (They have an online entity now.) They sold/sell gag gifts, semi-obscene t-shirts and posters shown under blacklights, lava lamps, etc. I didn't remember that the store even had a particular smell until I tried Black Orchid last night and Bam! I went back in time 30+ years and found myself standing 10 feet into the store at the mall. Freaky, man. There are layers of scent emanating from the store shelves: waxy pads of sandalwood and patchouli for hippy-wannabees and sugary sweet smells that I can only believe came from edible panties, and there's another odor I can't quite name (and maybe I don't want to?). Once I had that mental picture, it was hard to shift focus to a more neutral context.

The high- and low-pitched top notes start quite some distance apart and take their time settling toward each other. I was hoping once the candy faded, I was in for some pleasure. Twenty minutes in, I was reminded of the feel, although not exactly the smell of mure et musc. The arrangement never quite came together for me because the candy panties smell hung around too long. Yet, there is something compelling about the scent of the sample sprayer itself. So, maybe someone with the right chemistry can bring out the truffle undertones I'd prefer to have encountered.

It’s a good thing that I had a huge sample (Thanks, Buffalo_Gals): It took me at least ten trials to wrap my brain around this one, to get my nose to respond consistently and close enough to what others reviewers are saying so that I can believe we’re speaking of the same fragrance. My first few tests gave me Nu: Nu with more variety, more breadth, more depth…but Nu, nevertheless. Then came bubble gum—my next three testings gave me bubble gum—grape bubble gum to be exact. Finally, one night after a sushi meal in an excellent Japanese restaurant and half a bottle of very good Sake, I tested Black Orchid again and, there it was: Exotic, fruity, earthy—who knew that fruit, floral and fungi could achieve such a level of vibrancy? Although I recognize its daring, I’m not sure that I even like the opening—along with the impressively dark earthiness it carries an oozy fruity sweetness that I don’t care for—it’s too much: I live near a swamp and if I want that smell, all I have to do is open a window. When the orchid note kicks in, I am reminded of Nu and I can’t rise above that connection. I think that it is an interesting accord, but, in addition to being a bit too feminine for my tastes, it’s nothing that I really want to smell for very long, which is to say that I could enjoy this accord on another, but don’t want it on myself. Also, as others have mentioned, it has been seriously reduced in intensity from the beginning. While it has become quite wearable in that respect, it has lost much of the initial drama and intrigue. The dry down is excellent except that it should manage more substance and sillage. How could it miss with a luxurious lineup like chocolate, incense, patchouli, sandalwood, vanilla, and vetiver? But it perhaps did miss…this is a balanced and refined base, but it is also quite anemic. The thing is, Black Orchid tends to too quickly lose its impact and settle into something more ordinary, and its similarity to Nu means that another Tom Ford variation of Black Orchid can be had at bargain basement prices. No thank you.

oh...my...g-g-g-god! one awful smell and i love frags of many stripes. this stuff billowed, sweet and cloying, out of the sample vial, followed me thru the next 4 hours while downgrading to a vanillin (not vanilla) with a cadaverous rotten wood undertone that COULDN'T BE SCRUBBED AWAY! gives orchids a bad name. not only that but the crusty perfume woman at nordie's insisted on giving me a tom ford bio even after i told her i already knew about him...

Hell of an expensive scent that smells rather synthetic and mainstream. Bold, with berry and creamy notes, the wood and incense is choked off of its beautiful qualities due to this berry-floral, Aunt Betty has just entered the room smell. You'll be better off reading about a black orchid in a mystery novel rather than trying to read the black orchid in this composition. Did Tom Ford really have a hand at creating this? Doesn't smell like it at all!

Given this by a friend who knew I love orchids....

What a terrible stench! The truffle was not as bad on her as it was on me, but we both scrubbed it off - or at least tried to!

It does endure - a plus if you like it.
I get none of the sweeter, deeper notes that others love - only funk and stench. No development past the awful rot.

I sooo wanted to love this! But it's impossible on me. I tried to wear it a second time - same bad luck.

Even the friend who gave me the cool-looking bottle doesn't want it (sigh).

What a waste of money. One of the worst disappoint-scents in my career!

Before sampling the newest child of fragrance industry icon - Tom Ford - I read all the reviews, checked out the listed notes, and then sampled away! At first I was on the look out for a reason to hate this scent because there was so much seemingly undue hype around T.F. After spritzing this one on though, I must concede and concur ~ Mr. Ford has earned his accolades! Black Orchid is a well thought out, finely crafted perfume. At the top: Black Truffle, Ylang Ylang, Bergamot & Black Currant. I love this initial blend. The Florals, Fruits & Lotus Wood in the middle didn't particularly thrill me. In fact, I became slightly annoyed by a little tickle in the back of my throat while those middle notes hung around. After that, my most favorite part of Black Orchid...the drydown to the basenotes! Noir Gourmand, Patchouli, Incense and Vetiver! Sexy! For me, this is not a dark or heavy fragrance. I find it fresh, yet deep & mysterious. Actually, it is somewhat airy until the top & middle notes settle down. Black Orchid is unique and satisfying, I will eagerly anticipate future releases by Tom Ford; right along with the rest of you!

I’m at a loss here because i have never smelled a black orchid in my life before, but ill give it a go nonetheless:
The first of tom ford’s line of scents is a very attractive, love-it or hate-it kind of scent, that it truly smells very unique and , to my nose, is fantastic.
From the very first impression you get the sense that this ride will not be like something you’ve experienced before, in its complexity and its darkness, from the start you get the gritty ,black, earthy notes and the wonderful very dark and slightly sweet truffle that changes quickly to an intensely flowery (I imagine the black orchid note) that glides onto what it seems a french bonbon of very high quality : 73% dark chocolate cover with an inside of milk chocolate with a filling of vanilla-dark truffle cream that still has some gritty bits and some green bits and that all blends together very fetchingly. The drydown of this one get sweeter and sweeter but it’s a nice animalic smokey sort of sweet with a nice dose of patchouli, that it never loses its elegance, its power and its presence.
I would imagine that the queen of all vampires Akasha (that character from the Anne Rice’s novels) , would wear this one when she’s not in her stone-like form, when she’d smell more like a marble stone with dust and blood. Now she would wear this because it’s unique, she’s a queen and most of all because she just doesn’t care what other people say and she always has the last word, all at the same time when one is admiring her beauty and her intensity, falling under her spell, and we say: yes, do whatever you want with me, my Queen.
And the there’s the shock of the realization that this scent is very treacherous, and it would turn you into the stinkiest stink bomb ever, or it would send you into the fast track to heaven-dome, heaven being some type of Olympus where the gods seem decadent and smitten with all things human. And human is what you get on the basenotes, charred musky skin (human or not, I don’t know) with sweet undetones and dead sugary flowers and smoked chocolate, all resting in a very elegant dark wood cabinet.
I love it!

I think it's true that the dramatic and fantastic opening of Black Orchid trumps the drydown, and while that's a questionable strategy, I don't know if I'd go so far as to call it an insult, and yet. . .

This is such an experience: a fruity floral not in the usual sense, but rather... it's as though the flesh of fruit were cloned somehow from a richly fragrant blossom, resulting in an edible fruit which is allowed to overripen, then is sliced open. A succulent, seductive perfume of decay, although there's none of the mustiness of the patchouli evident. Perhaps, I couldn't help imagining, there might be a resemblance here to the scents of the emanative wounds of the blessed St Lydwinne, whose body was at one point separated into three discreet sections representing the holy trinity, and from whose stigmata was said to waft uncannily alluring floral frangrances.

When I sampled it, the drydown seemed like the heavy syrup of a "fruit cocktail" made from this weird relgio-sci-fi fruit-flower. But when I actually wore it in a full application, the fragrance settled into something spicier, not unlike l'artisan's safran troublant.

I have to admit it's not one I will "reach for" often, but I love it anyhow.

I love it but, then again I also loved Alien when it first came out. I sprayed a sampler card with Black Orchid while at Nordstrom the other day. I put it under the noses of at least six sales people in several departments of either gender and they unanimously said: " Ummmmm...I like that! What is it?' I then flipped the card over to reveal the name: Tom Ford's Black Orchid. They were as surprised and delighted as am I when I spray it on in the a.m. I agree that it is a fragrance for men or women in moderation.

This fragrance intrigued me from the second I heard about it. The list of notes appealed to me a great deal (Top notes are listed as Black Truffle, Ylang, Bergamot and Black Current, the middle notes mix dark floral with dark fruits, and the base notes are listed as patchouli, incense, vetiver and warm vanilla). It sounded dark enough to capture my attention. When I finally got my hands on a sample my initial reaction wasn't altogether positive. I found that first spray very strong and overpowering. After a few minutes, however, I was in love. It is dark, it is exotic, and it has a definitive licorice scent on my skin. I would not recommend this fragrance for the meek at heart. It is bold and seductive. An added bonus is that the bottle is stunning!

A great, great modern Oriental. Surprisingly natural smelling for a big mainstream fashion house.
The opening notes are amazingly balsamic and natural. Those who love the great Orientals in history will find this a must-have. I love the quirky flacon, too... The lettering looks as though it was done with one of those old DYMO tape labellers... intentionally designed to look a wee bit "cheap"... but in a tongue-in-cheek, <> way. Bravo.

lovely fragrance...goes on very sweet,stays a little less sweet,can't smell any floral..it smells like i expected juicy couture to smell.i like it.doesn't smell anything like a man's crotch.LOL.even 6 hours later.this has lasted a long time on me,which i have not found to be the case lately.

I am neither a fan nor a hater of Tom Ford and his olfactory concepts. When his first scent was approaching, I was easily able to hold myself together and wait till whenever it hits the local counters. Thought he packaging is quite beautiful (though not particularly original, considering similar designs of Nuit de Noel and Habanita), the name is particularly corny and over used in my opinion. So you see, when I mean disappointment I refer to it purely in the olfactory sense.
At first, Black Orchid seems to stand up to all the expectations it tried to set in the packaging and marketing campaign. The opening notes are definitely luxurious, Femme-Fatale infuses mushroom sautéed in their very own arrogant sexual secretion while deeply inhaling spices. There is some nicely done chocolate accord as well… But if you think this is the base, you have been miserably deceived. These carnal notes wear off quickly, gradually revealing a phase of rum-soaked berries (not so bad on their own, really) and than a short lived rose opens up, only to be brutally murdered by an aquatic patchouli accord. From now on it will only go downhill, resembling a better-version-of-Allure-Sensuelle, which while is quite an achievement on its own rights, it is also frightfully disappointing in its own original way:
In Black Orchid, Tom Ford had proved to the world that it is possible to create a perfume with marvelous opening that smells worser and worser as it develops on the skin, thus creating the most disappointing fragrance of 2006.

* I can accept the idea of a perfume opening with less than lovely notes, and becoming better thanks to interaction with the skin (though this is not always the case, of course, because of body chemistry etc.). But to intentionally create such a devolution from fantastic to unoriginal is quite insulting.

Tom Ford get what he asked for: it does smell "like a man's crotch" (and I quote the designer himself) Bravo, Tom! (NOT)

Instant classic? Maybe it's a little too soon to tell, but at first whiff I realized this wasn't your everyday, middle-of-the-road designer scent. If Black Orchid is any indication of what we have to look forward to from Tom Ford, we're all in store for some wonderful scents. As Tovah said, it's a hard fragrance to describe, but it is quite dark, heavy, and yet subtle. There's not a lot with which to compare it, but beyond those mentioned already, I would also say it shares something with CN Scent Intense for that dark, thick, sweetness that works without becoming cloying.

Longevity is great, as is sillage (and rightly so for $135 for 100ml's), but best of all it rides that all-too-difficult line of maintaining distinction without being too outlandish. As well, it seems definitely wearable by men as well as women (it doesn't strike me as being any more feminine than CN Scent Intense).

DEFINITELY worth a try, but maybe only as a decant or small bottle, so that we can save our money to see what else Ford will offer this upcoming year. Smelling this, I'm THRILLED to see what his men's scent will be like.

i ve tested it yesterday and actually i 've to say this is a totally bewitching fragrance ,absolutely the best mainstream fragrance of the year

I agree this is totally intoxicating, and very dark. It has a strong sugar and liquorice scent when first applied but dries down to a woody, leathery scent on me anyway. It is very earthy after a few hours. I think it's highly vampire-ish and seductive

I haven't found a fragrance so alluring since the appearance of Poison in the 1980s. Before that it was Opium. For me the predecessors of that je ne sais quoi, are the likes of Chanel Bois des Iles, Fracas, FM Musc Ravageur...those fragrances that turned the olfactory world upside down. Black Orchid does not smell like any of these, it's that it's so different, so unusual, and so exotic. Black Orchid is daring, darkly sensual, and completely intoxicating. Don't even try this unless you're prepared to be bewitched into buying it!