Ombre De Hyacinth by Tom Ford, 2012

If you like FM French lover you may like this one as well, its fool of green, raw notes, galbanum and violet leaves, i is not too complex perfume, rather simple composition ideal for summer, is female version of French lover, those red peppers are much more subtle, and it reminded me of one part of odalisque, that white floral part.

The hyacinth top note is convincing: rich, nuanced and playing with several aspects if this flower. Ibget good magnolia in the drydown, with a nice touch of jasmine and a minute touch if spice - no sickening floral sweetness at all. It is more of a balanced, dryish but rounded scent. Alas, like in many TF products, this beautiful opening loses a lot in the drydown, but after the second hour a nice greenish garden impression with a touch of stem-like woodiness becomes stronger, and this last to give it a decent longevity of over four hours on me. Although projection and silage are limited, overall this makes it a positive score. An unusual scent.

On first sniff this smelled very green and rooty like smelling the roots of a plant that has been plucked from the earth. It's fresh and gets quite floral and the mixture of the earthy greeness and floral aspects makes this smell like a green house full of flowery and green aromas. I have to say this smells interesting and you can tell a lot of thought went into creating this as it's complex and the different notes seem to play off each other in a garden like harmony. To sum up a really nice mix of fresh green rooty plant like smelling notes coupled with flowery florals that makes you think of gardens & green houses full of plants and flowers. Nicely done.

Green, fresh, slightly bitter. Very masterfully blended and in my oppinion the most masculine one from the Jardin Noir collection. The hyacinth here is presented in 3D - flower, stem and roots with soil attached to it. It would be perfect for a springtime or whenever you feel like having a "Twisted Floral" on.