Private Blend: Bois Rouge Tom Ford for women and men

deep, chic, fabulous...

My mum wears this one which is funny because when i first bought it, to me it smelt like a mans fragrance and i couldnt picture any female wearing it, but i think really confident and self-assured women could pull this off. To me it spells confidence and power, its sexy and im a big fan of fragrances with leather scents although the leather in this one was quite soft when i sprayed it on me. This scent slapped me right across the face and took over an hour to finally calm down but once it settled, it was really nice and it lasted all day. Perfect for barbecues on a cool night.

Bois Rouge surprised me as an unusual leather fragrance on my skin. It`s interesting that it doesn`t seeem to be a dominant note from the reviews i read, but on me the leather is the key aroma. It`s a dry leather with a suede touch, something like a new leather jacket aroma, but less dry. I get a fast citrusy opening, followed by a metallic flowerish aroma, and then what dominates on me is a dry, ambered, woody leather. It`s not a strong one, it haves a light projection and sillage, but a fair longevity on my skin. Sounds elegant, and it`s one of my favorite citric leathers at this time.

This note is so similar to Japan Noir, but this is more of a fragrance, rather than a scent, or scent note... it's much more complex and has more depth than JN. It's also masculine however, not soo much as JN because of the very pungent jasmine and patchouli. Still as pungent as those two are, the cedar is very alive and present as well and there is no mistaking... woman, this fragrance was NOT for you, despite what the brand says.