Black Orchid Voile de Fleur Tom Ford for women

Very creamy jasmine.. like honey dipped jasmine, with a touch of gardenia to add some butteriness ...prety yet slightly dirty... deep .. resinous..heady, thick.. I love it. Sweet, but the kind of sweet that I like, the kind that comes from ylang ylang and honey, not sickening sweet at all. and the longevity is excellent, sillage nice And although I dont wear it alot I would definently say.. as far as quality goes this has to be in my top ten possibly top five. Excellent fragrance

I know jasmine isn't listed but I cant help but get the sense of jasmine

What I smell is mostly milk, sandalwood, plum and oak moss. I don't know if it is enough for me to buy a full bottle. I guess I should try it once again in cold weather. But a scent is warm and rich for sure. Those who don't like gardenia still could try this scent because white flowers are blended well with other components like milk and plum. I've retested it in autumn - what a beauty this fragrance is. But I'd still recommend to test before buying. A bit similar to CK Secret Obsession. Longevity is great, 10 hours plus.

Strong and attractive smell with high perdurability that I love it. This perfume is one of the ineffaceable smell from my mind.

I miss this so much. Only ever had a 30ml bottle. Far superior to the, I guess, reformulated Black Orchid (am I the only one who thinks something has changed about it in the past 5 years?)
A beautiful tuberose. I truly hope Tom Ford decides to bring this back at some point!

Much prefer the original Black Orchid to this. This is nice but way too floral in the beginning for me. Dries down quite nicely but still too much gardenia, reminds me of Coco chanel.

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Voile de Fleur is perfectly Mysterious, Romantic, Sensual and Exotic. Its perfect. Every luscious note is perfection, its there and I get it.

A while after a gardenia flower is cut from its stem, the scent will intensify. And thats exactly what VDF's gardenia note smells like to me. Pure, smooth and sharp.
I agree its in the family of secret obsession, reading that was what made me want to try VDF even more. But this is better, yes, darker and more complex.

You can't fool a gardenia-flower girl. I've been sniffing the real thing for many years, and this must be one of the best gardenia scents. Once I get it, it will be my new signature scent for sure.

What a seductive and provocative scent! Yes, it does belong to the family of Secret Obsession, but I find it darker, more mysterious and more complex. I actually tried Secret Obsession numerous times and it never grew on me....there was something strange about it that wasn't quite pleasant to my nose.
The sillage and longevity are equal to quality EDP, which is pretty much excellent.
Despite the quality contents, I till think the original price tag is steep.....but look who's talking, a cheapskate like me. LOl I even managed to get this one for $ 44 for a 3.4 oz bottle....so my excitement is double!

A sophisticated tuberose floral composition. Nice if you like tuberose, great if you're into an affected and mannered kind of elegance. Too much for me, sorry!

Rating: 6/10

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BLACK ORCHID VOILE DE FLEUR is reflect a Femme Fatale when she is ready for enchant a man in a unforgettable night or like a woman who gives a man a come hither look followed by a go away look.yes definitely it is an attention grabber. Provocative,Oriental, Captivating,Mysterious,Complex and Great.

The opening is strong then gardenia and orchid leaves space to the wonderful base notes due Vanilla,Sandalwood and especially patchouli that allure and glamor you when everything is by feminine guiles.Floral notes are more dominant in this one than original BLACK ORCHID for me.

It is perfect for a Evening in AUTUMN/ WINTER and any Special Occasion.It Leaves a heady memory of you in your wake.Anyway if you want to feel something different,You should try this one.TOM FORD fragrances worth Every penny you pay for them.

Sillage?Ok.

Longevity?Very Good on my skin.

8/10

Well, I prefer this one to the original BLACK ORCHID which has a strong masculine vetiver note in it that I did not like.
I do like the instantly loud, cold, feminine soapy gardenia blast of this one. It has massive sillage which slows down after 30 minutes or so, then it settles more into a softer floral but with a strong leathery note on my skin, lasting several hours.

I am growing to like it a lot... and if you would like to know if there is a comparison to this fragrance, to me it smells very similar to Dior addict when I tested it on a paper strip.

I have designated a few perfumes as my go-to "Forget-You" frags. That's "Forget-You" as in Cee Lo Green. The latest? Tom Ford’s Black Orchid Voile de Fleur. Like an expletive uttered only in my head, Voile de fleur's initial gardenia blast has a brief, but stinging, in-your-face quality. This brashness lasts just long enough to make me feel more fierce than I am. By the time I mingle with the world, Voile de fleur has settled down nicely, the gardenia always discernible, but softened, in a plummy amber patchouli base reminiscent of Black Orchid, minus the chocolate. A kind, gentle drydown, yes. Still, I know I'm dressed for battle.

Very unique and original,Actually I don't find it neither cloying nor heavy at all, even though I should recommend to use caution when wearing it,2 sprays would do,it gracefully develops,and you will be utterly enchanted when you smell it. it worth every penny.

I intensly dislike the original Black orchid which literally turns my stomach with its heavy, mint-like patchouli note and its smell of mud and wet crushed leaves. Voile de Fleur misses that artificial mint smell, which makes it slightly more enjoyable for me, read I do not feel compelled to run away barfing. Still, it is a pretty heavy scent and if you dislike BO chances are slim you will like this one either.

If you love this perfume, try Secret Obsession and if you can find it Chiffon by Oriflame. They all belong to the same perfume family!

This is SO sexy! White florals do dominate, but in an alluring way I have never experienced! I can't explain the sultriness of this scent because it's overwhelming and delicious. I'll try... How bout gardenia & honeysuckle drenched in cream and cinnamon spice. This is absolutely "scentgasmic"! LOVE IT

I get a voluptuous, almost tropical lily and honeysuckle note. This sets the dominant tone of the fragrance for me, and somehow none of the other notes seem to emerge on my skin. It is a sillage bomb, but does not smell as strong when I put my nose to my wrist.

For me, the fragrance didn't have very good longevity...maybe 2 hours, and my chemistry didn't seem to make the most of it. Where were the base notes on me?!

Personally, I was overwhelmed by the honeysuckle and longed for an earthier, woody, resinous, or patchouli-laiden base to balance the scent for me. It seems the scent would be best for those who like very feminine fragrances. I imagine a woman who's relaxed in her own skin wearing this. My mother, who takes regular vacations to warm places, would LOVE this!

IN defense of my beloved Black Orchid!THis is one beautiful fume,to me.At first spot of application,i smell a BURST of gardenias wrapped by honeysuckle.FRom the beginning its a deep,thick,almost oily kind of sexy.Like pure lust.Its as if the gardenis and honeysuckle r in a deep embrace.Too soon,an overipe,juicy plum comes sliding in on a massive deep purple orchid.It throbbing with the fullness of its floral juices.THicker ,stronger and even more sexy when after 7/8 hrs it slowly fades into a smokey,caramelized pot of milky cream,just kissed by a vanilla.All the way thru the senses become alive because of the excitement of pure ground black pepper.A true masterpiece!!

I do not see any difference between this scent and Black Amathyst by BBW, coconut and the fruity mixed in. Nothing unique at all to this scent, I was so surprised to the similarities that I was taken aback from it. I never imagined that Tom Ford would create something so cloned as this!

Tom Ford is a pure genius. As a wearer and lover of the original "Black Orchid", I thought I'd have no use for this version.......was I ever wrong. Upon my initial spray I noticed that "Voile de Fleur" had the same dark and alluring floral appeal that its big sister has. However, that's their only similarity. As this gem lingers it transforms into this floral, feminine and invigoratingly sensual aroma. Black currant, pepper, cinnamon, milk, resin and vanilla. My olfactory is in heaven! This is such a genuinely beautiful fragrance. It's all woman and unashamedly so. I just love this bottle of perfume. It's lovely. It's pretty. It's sensual. It's arousing and sexy. I love Tom Ford to pieces for creating this wonder. When it comes down to turning heads and making eyes roll into the back of their sockets......NOBODY does it better than him.

Black Orchid is a strange, yet interesting fragrance that at first sniff was very sharp & floral.. I recently wore this to my brothers wedding & let me tell you... THIS STUFF LAST FOR AGES!!!!! I put this on & my mother claims that she could smell this before I came down stairs... IT WAS THAT STRONG! However, the scent is rather a creative masterpiece from Mr. Tom Ford! I really dont like it for the first 30-45 minutes, but I tolerate it, then the worst note of this frag appears.. That awful rotten mushroom smell which I just find simply dreadful... Thank goodness it does not last long & the best part kicks in which is the base! SIMPLY MARVELOUS! When I took my rental tux back the next day, the lady who opened the bag to make sure everything was there she said MY U WORE SOMETHING THAT SMELLS JUST GREAT! WHAT IS IT???? Mind you I did not spray any on the tux. I grinned & said Black Orchid! She smiled back & said I'll have to give that a go!

Let me start by saying that this surely doesn't seem like an edt. It's a gigantic perfume is a black bottle, mean and strong, ready to knock everything down in its way.
Very intoxicating, leaves the longest trace behind the wearer, doesn't mix well with any other perfume.
The white flowers drown in tar, smoke and cream, creating a very "gray" effect.
Voluptuous to the point of obscenity.
Somehow it gives me a nostalgic feeling, I don't know why because there is nothing romantic about it.
I think it's good for rainy and cold days, for women that are extremely confident, or for nights that aren't lonely.
Although they smell nothing alike, this one has the same aura as Bandit from Piguet.

Tom Ford BLACK ORCHID VOILE DE FLEUR is a big, bad ueber feminine patchouli perfume. This is certainly not a "romantic, light, and bubbly" frag! There is a lot going on here, and the opening really packs a voluptuous floral-patchouli punch, so proceed with caution, as BOVDF edt is not a weak and insipid liquid, as so many flankers of late have become.

I love BOVDF, a totally intoxicating bouquet of white flowers and patchouli infused with a big dose of resin to hold everything together in thick almost amber-like viscosity. The drydown is a smooth and only slightly sweet patchouli scent which stays rather close to the skin, in stark contrast to the huge sillage opening.

To me, BOVDF is a special occasion perfume. Too much for most quotidian occasions--definitely NOT an office scent, NOT something to where to a grocery store (unless you really want someone to slam his cart into yours...)! BOVDF is to be savored now and then, at night.

Thank you to kimkim for bestowing upon me this alluring elixir appropriately enclosed within such a beautiful bottle!

Beautiful, dark floral... however, not suitable for the males. This is for the lady in the black trench, the one whose hair's fallen over half her face. The blank expression under exotic eyes, and perplex aura. The mystery woman.

★Sexy
★Provocative
★Romantic
★Mysterious


★★★★ 4 STARS!

I ended up with a bunch of this stuff by accident because the seller listed it as "Black Orchid EDT" so obviously I thought I was getting Black Orchid. I didn't realize at the time that Black Orchid doesn't HAVE an EDT and the seller was under the impression that Voile de Fleurs WAS the Black Orchid's EDT version. We finally agreed to disagree and now I've a lot of this to go through. It's OK - it has really a quite lovely scent on the top notes - that's probably because that is where it smells most like Black Orchid, which I adore ... the mid-notes are very subtle, but I'm catching a little bit like caramel or something in there - very sweet. The dry-down is nice; clean like Black Orchid, but sweeter and more flowery. Those who are troubled by Black Orchid's "in your face" attitude might find this one more to their liking, since it is softer and more lady-like.

This is really beautiful, and very complex. It lasts a very long time.

On my skin, after the floral topnotes disappear, its very oriental. Cinnamon, plum, sandalwood and a touch of creaminess from the warm milk.

A must try and smells great on guys too!

very old vintage and old dusty flowers that betty in 1952 left in her house on her table and her scent lingered after she went out the door for tea. ...to sum this up it stinks....threw it away!

I like this better than black orchid which is interesting as well..it has amazing sillage on me and it doesn't lose its oomph when the opening notes fade. But it is quite imilar to b.o. with some violet in the top notes.

Classy, colplex scent. Easily worn by men and women.

Starts off very floral but dries down very spicy on my skin. The cinnamon is very prominent, as is the sandalwood and the resin. The warm milk adds a touch of creaminess. It lasts forever.

Beautiful. Give it a try. Perfect if you found Black Orchid too "filthy".

I love florals sits on a vanillic or woody base and this is a great example for that.. This one is softer and less spicy, comparing to Black Orchid, but still a remarkable perfume. Together with white flowers, I can feel plum and cinnamon too and fragrance gets better and creamy as it dries down.

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Sometimes patchouli combines with honeyed plum & (to my nose) gives the suprise scent impression of fruity pond-water....it happened with John Varvatos, & to a certain extent with X2O Extraordinary for Woman.

Even more suprisingly, this stage is not unpleasant! The sweet fruity hit is tempered by a still, natural, earthy, watery vibe which makes you think of a beautiful white lakehouse with exotic flowers at sunset, crickets playing, low flying swallows skimming the water.

All is mellow & then the creamy gardenia starts to bloom & bloom & bloom! Be warned: it is a bold & pervasive floral scent - one that could well trigger headaches in sensitive types but will be greeted by those who like a little sillage.

The longer it remains on the skin the sweeter & more cinnamon-floral it becomes. But I wait. & wait. Wait for the depth & daring "black" side to appear....& I am left disappointed.

Here is a nice "big" scent for very womanly women who know what they want. However, I felt SURE I would uncover a fragrance with character & star qualities & this sadly does not live up to all the hype. No sale.

Mmmmmm.

Cannot really add much more insight to the great reviews already posted here on BOVDF, except to say that my impression is:
Warm, milky, creamy violets;
Cinnamon-sprinkled caramelized notes;
A small vase of ylang ylang and tuberose...

Rich, yet not cloying. Noticeable in a good way. Stays close to the wearer, so it is sultry yet soft. I have not had enough experience with Black Orchid yet, so can't comment on the comparison, but I CAN say that this is feminine enough for the office without yelling "SEDUCTRESS" too loudly. I find it unusual and hopefully men will find it attractive and intriguing in a dusky way (as opposed to my more "behaved" and "ladylike" fragrances such as Bulgari Pour Femme, John Varvatos and Jessica McClintock.)

LOVE IT! Very unique!

it started quite flowery and old age perfume, and after about half an hour to one hour it started geting more and more fruite and in the same time, more interesting. On left hand i had the first bO, and the right, the blvf, although i was geting more and more fascinated by the blvf, people i asked- especially men- pointed the left hand, when i asked them what they prefered....

My husband took this perfume and has been wearing it and he smells so good in it. It is masculine, yet tender noted. I bought if for me, and I would never ask for it back after smelling it on him. The chemistry of a man brings out different notes and ladies if you want your man to smell irrisistable this is the fragrance to buy him. He will love it.

Ah, I think this might be called "Nuit de Fracas" or perhaps "Fracas Noir"! Fracas' gardenia is cloying to my nose except in the tiniest of spritzes but THIS, this is gardenia darkened with black orchid and the zippy tang of black pepper and there's nothing overly sweet or cloying here at all.

The ylang ylang draws me in, the lily makes me feel welcome and then there's something of a caramel note as well that's truly tasty, but I've no idea where that might come from except perhaps the milk note? Sniffing... sniffing... Yes! it's the milk mixed with resins and pepper creating a sweet & spicey chai latte note. Oh, yeah, this is a winner.

A gardenia fragrance I like immediately with no reservations...wow, will wonders never cease?!

This smells a lot like Narciso Rodgriguez for her, and Tocca Cleopatra....all three smell VERY similar. It's strange that though I cannot STAND Narciso Rodriguez, I LOVE this one :)

I found BOVdF to sit happily at the crossroads where "heady floriental" and "comfort scent" meet - sort of a sensuous flower pudding, if you will. It is both creamy-spicy and voluptously deep, and clung close to my skin for several hours without being overpowering. (I dabbed from a sample vial.) Wore it to work two days in a row, and could only smell it either close to my wrist or when I moved my arms.

I have not tested the original Black Orchid, but there doesn't seem to be a lot of overlap between lovers of BOrchid and this scent - if you loved the original, you found this one too puny, and if you liked VdF, Black Orchid chased you out of the room, apparently.

I found VdF very feminine, and had no trouble wearing it in an office setting, but when I reapplied after work, my husband was very appreciative. (Oh, yes.)

Edit: I did finally try the original Blk Orchid - and hated it. That strange cocoa-dust-cucumber angle did not suit me (I might like to smell it on a man, though). I much, MUCH prefer Voile de Fleur for myself. Too bad it's discontinued.

yummmmm! I feel sexy,I feel vampy, I feel desireable when I wear this fragrance, but then an hour after I've applied it, I wonder what happened, where did that wonderful scent go!!

This is my cup of tea, my piece of cake, my fruit basket, my bunch of flowers.
Daring, intense opening splashes like first spring rains. After about 20 minutes all the power fades out and white flowers with black orchid on top, spread their scented pettals with juicy black plum and spicy black pepper. A drop or two of vanilla, cinnamon, sandalwood,..

It has a mistery that cries to be exposed. It is black like black satin or black lace.
It has shifty sauce which is for a day use, relaxed.
Average longevity , but I forgive it, because it has such rich composition that makes my heart beats faster and complete enjoyment in its notes.
Ah, yes. One testing is meaningless.

09/16/09 15:46:39

This is one of the few perfumes I have that I can whiff from the bottle and instantly fall in love. It's the perfect mix of white floral and gourmand notes. Each chosen and done to perfection. It's a real treat for my nose, and my only wish is that it would last longer than say 3 hrs., other than that it's HG status.

After having read numerous positive reviews, I allowed myself the luxury to buy VDF unsniffed and... it completely missed my expectations. I imagined something dark and mysterious, something creamy and seductive but alas :( Don't get me wrong - it is not a bad perfume at all but it is kind of boring. I imagined it to have something more than simple gardenia scent in the drydown. I like the truffle notes and the cinnamon and resins too but they leave my perfumista heart indifferent and do not last long on my skin. I remember testing the original BO at an airport and it was a different story, dark and bewitching. If you don't want to be disapponted, definitely try before buying!

lots of women like BO and VDF,but i cant.I tried with BO but i gave it away..Now i have VDF and I also can get used to it.It doesnt give me any emotions....it is not interesting to me at all.I am angry that i bought it unsniffed.I hope that i willl like it in time...who knows?!

I love it!!!!!! It is soo beautifull on cool night!!Even winter ,but for sure night! Pure sudection!!!Long lasting !!BO and VDF are such a naughty sisters!It is for a woman that get's everything with just a look!!!!

This is heavy on the Gardenia and Honeysuckle notes. Imo this is much heavier than black orchid. Though I prefer BO to VDF I do like The more floral notes I get from VDF. Would be nice to wear on certain occasions but I don't know if my office could handle this one, but I will give it a try, b/c I wear whatever I want anyway!

Much too "white floral" for my taste--I prefer the original by far. However, if you like fragrances like Fracas and other big floral scents, try this one. It is very well done.

I sampled this one day in Sephora with a couple other perfumes, and this one overpowered them all. Just one little spritz was VERY strong. I personally don't want people to smell me coming before I even enter a room because I'm sympathetic to people with fragrance sensitivities (like my mom) but if you want to make your presence known through scent than this might be for you.

I'm probably in the minority here because I prefer Black Orchid to this scent. I am guilty of always going for the most outspoken perfume I can find, so I found Voile de Fleur to not have the personality that Black Orchid has. I do have to say that once it was on my skin for a couple of hours,all I could smell was gardenia. I did not get any of the vanilla and milky creaminess I was hoping to find. So with my chemistry, I am missing out on the drydown others are finding which is disapointing.

There is a difference between Black Orchid and this scent so if you were scared off from Black Orchid, this could be a nice one to try.

Dark and exciting.

EccentricJ, sorry to approach You here (i tried to send you a private messagge and i couldn't) - where have you got the BO sample from?

I finally got my sample of this in the mail and I love it!!!!!! definitely something special. Warm and sensual scent that works for date night, I couldnt stop smelling my wrist.

Does anyone know where you can find tom ford samples online? Very interested in black orchid...thanks!

I had a mix up and I realized that this isn't the one I hate...it's the one I love! The original Black orchid is what I don't like.

So, I fell in love with Black Orchid... however, this Black Orchid Voile de Fleur was horrid! I was expecting from it as much of a surprising impact as the original Black Orchid had on me, but as soon as I spritzed it, blech! It was gross. The black truffle note really set me off. It's a very heavy fragrance, kinda weighed my nose down. Could just be me, but it was similar to Aquolina's Chocolovers, only stronger. Chocolate tastes good, but not suitable for wearing when it comes to my taste!

What seems to be the case in most reviews is the same... people loved Black Orchid, but weren't too turned on by this one.

My first impression after spraying is that Black Orchid Voile smells like Alupent cough syrup. My husband was on the other side of the room when I sampled this and he said it smelled like (and I quote), "Essence eau Carnivale Midway". While I don't share in my hubbies complete hate for Black Orchid, I certainly don't love it either. Surprisingly, there's hardly any detectable florals here. It has an antiseptic cinnamon scented note which is the most dominiant note on my skin. Even after a hour it hasn't changed, it's very linear and boring. Not my cup of tea. The bottle design is cute tho. I would definiately try before buying.