Private Blend: Noir de Noir Tom Ford for women and men

Smelled on a paper strip: Too flowery and feminine for me. But it might be nice on my wife; she does well with florals.

Actually I am not fan of rose-oud fragrance and before I test this one I didn't thought it impressed me.
But it's surprisedly good.
In here we don't have strong and heavy scent of rose-oud common in arabic perfumes.
In opening it does smell like sour grapes , but you should wait about 10 minute till see the beauty of this.
Deep and balance blend of softest rose with vanilla and oud with touch of saffron and patchouli that smell dark and chocolatey.
Very warm and sensual , Rich and Luxury.
Fantastic job from Tom Ford house.
I really enjoy from this scent.
But I think it's not Noir de Noir as name suggest, Just Noir :D
Great longevity and sillage Like other perfumes from Tom Ford.

خوب راستش ما ایرانی ها معمولا از ترکیبات رز و عود خوشمون نمیاد.
منم طبق معمول وقتی ترکیبت این عطر رو دیدم انتظار یه کار سنگین عرب پسند رو داشتم.
اما این کار من رو سورپرایز کرد.
این عطر در شروعش یه بویی شبیه غوره داره که ممکنه شما رو نا امید کنه اما فقط کافیه چند دقیقه صبر کنید تا به زیبایی این عطر پی ببرید.
ترکیب رز و عود توی این عطر مثل این عطر های عربی نیست و ترکیب اون با گیاه نعنای هندی و زعفران و مخصوصا وانیل یه ترکیب بالانس و دلنشین رو به همراه داشته.
که این ترکیب یه بوی تاریک و شکلات مانند میده.
خیلی گرم و سکسیه بوش.
من که خوشم اومد از این کار.
اینم اضافه کنم این جور که اسم عطرم میگه این عطر تاریک تاریک هم نیست.
مثل ما بقی خانوادش پخش بو و ماندگاری خوبی داره.

To me this smells like the sweet tonka part of Hermessence Vetiver Tonka, but rounded and creamier. I loved it until the sales lady said Rihanna wears it.

great fragrance. most unique out of the tom ford line. alittle too feminine for me against my other collection but definitely a keeper. Certainly don't need 250ml so I am spilting. email me if your keen keedon@gmail.com (5ml/10ml/15ml/20ml/30ml/50ml)

Fantastic, dark, sensual woody-rose-oud. It smells like a forest floor blooming with sin and mystery.

I got this last week and have tested it for some days now. It's absolutely divine.. It has the deepest, most intense rose scent ever. Normally rose scents tends to be way too floral(surprise) and sweet for my liking but this one is different. It is very intense and dark but still sweet and just very lovely. It smells a bit like Turkish Delight - specially after 1 hour on the skin as it turns more sweet, chocolate-ish and Turkish Delight-ishy.... Unfortunatley it does not last long on my skin at ALL!!!! 2 hours or maximum 3 :(!!!!! Which is really disappointing as TF always stays strong on my skin. I have Black Orchid, Azure Lime, Black Violet and Tobacco Vanille and they all last forever..... I am truly sad that this one is so weak :(

Review of DARRSHAN

Well my 2nd review , actually it took me some time to really understand this dark but luxurious scent , it's true luxury in every sense and not for faint hearts , only quality people will understand tis scent and will pay a huge amt to own it, u need class to wear tis, in understanding I mean, it has very good notes and rich and luxurious in all means , tomford has not compromised in tis scent like tobacco vanille , tis scent along with tv is a masterpiece by tomford and his line, just three sprays and u r done it lasts and lasts like tv

Tom Ford's Noir de Noir starts off very feminine on me. The initial burst of thick syrupy rose and vanilla is very dominant during the first stages of the scent. However, as the fumes settle the fragrance becomes slightly darker, woodier, and comparatively smoother. If there was one scent I could deem worthy of calling a true "date" scent this would be it. This rose, truffle, vanille, and oud composition is unremarkable at enchanting and winning hearts over. Beware though, the juice is potent and moderate application will serve its purpose better than over applying it.

this does not smell like Queen Latifah's perfume at all!

please make it stop....!!! ughhhh

My review of Queen, concerning the comparison with TF:



I would like to let people know of my experience with Queen.

Warning: this is a comparison, not a true review, I guess.

I bought this once for $12, because of its alleged ressemblance to TF noir de noir (one can always dream). I was quite disappointed because I don't find these 2 fragrances to be having anything in common. Queen strikes me as a boozy chocolate dessert scent that is somewhat oriental (westernized) with a common sort of patchouli.

Noir de noir is a true modern chypre rose with a strong vanilla, a sassy saffron/patchouli combo, a discreet oakmoss... a earthy tuber and a westernized, highly wearable synthetic (?) oud.

how are these 2 fragrances anything similar? I don't see it...

This stuff is simply divine. It does smell a bit feminine at the start but once you get to the drydown it becomes more masculine I feel. I sprayed this stuff on around 7 last night and I was getting whiffs of it in windy conditions the whole night. I can still smell it on myself this afternoon nearly 18 hours after I put on only 2 sprays of it, so you know longevity is not a problem.

10/10 from me.

Reveiw of DARRSHAN

well have got a 50ml bottle and from the first spray it speaks quality, just love it , the notes r beautifully blended and has good longevity and sillage, all in all a sophisticated scent but expensive one,

Wow I cant believe i fell in love at first sniff with noir de noir ( Amazing)

Its so weird for me because of the roses i have never love a fragrance like that before
but for me its just 10/10

Абсолютная Красота во флаконе, какая роза в удовом одеяле! Шедеврально, томно и густо в начале, тонко и шлейфово - в конце

Well, where do I begin :), first of all this is definitely a great fragrance, yes absolutely, as far as it's being unique, I wouldn't say that at all. For the price that it costs it's not worth it, there are far better fragrance out there for a much better price. On me it stays on for about 2 hours so I'm definitely not going to pay 200 dollars for a fragrance that is nice but not phenomenal and doesn't stay for longer than 2 hours.

But on the sunny side, this is the first fragrance that I've tried that had aoud in it, and it didn't repulse me with that dead people smell like most aoud fragrances do, so the aoud here is very mild and very well blended.

Thank mermaids that there is something that I do not actually need to have!

EDIT: At first I could not figure out where I've smelled this before, and then it hit me - Paestum Rose Eau D`Italie, this is the exact smell of Noir De Noir but Paestum Rose is much much better and a lot less in price. If you like Noir De Noir I definitely recommend Paestum Rose, you will love it.

Review of Darrshan

After trying a small vial of 2ml instantly fell in love, actually I don't like black orchid and I was afraid of tis smelling similar but no noir de noir is simply outstanding , after tobacco vanille I like this, the longevity is amazing like tobacco vanille, even sillage is good, a nice one to put in ur collection of niche, Buy noir de noir I wud suggest if u believe in quality

This is quite a nice scent, althoug I don't find it as special as others in the light of several reviews I've been able to read. Also I must say that in a way, it's quite similar to 1740 by Histoires de Parfums, and encourage anyone to try both before deciding (being 1740 far cheaper).

This is quite a nice scent, althoug I don't find it as special as others in the light of several reviews I've been able to read. Also I must say that in a way, it's quite similar to 1740 by Histoires de Parfums, and encourage anyone to try both before deciding (being 1740 far cheaper).

Finally, I changed from liking this fragrance to loving it. I finally got the rose and vanilla that I love so much after using four sprays instead of two, probably due to my lower body temperature. Great fragrance with good sillage and longevity.

love it...its amazing

Amazing! One of the best rose scenst I've smelled. The vanilla gives it a smooth and sweet touch, and tones down the rose to a fresh and pleasant scent. The argawood gives it that classy vibe.

Intense saffron and rose, somewhat medicine like, at the first 30 minutes, then the smell of vanilla and chocolate dominated with very subtle and deep rose as background. At one point I did smell something citrus but it disappeared quickly and replaced with a bit of cinnamon and patchouli. As a whole, a big opening fragrance with soft and pleasant ending.

Although I had just bought a 50ml bottle of Noir de Noir this evening, I would say I preferred Cafe Rose over this one as the rose scent here is too hidden after the first half hour. Maybe I'll try to learn to appreciate it's subtlety at the moment as I'm not ready to spend another $220 to get Cafe Rose in the near future.

Intense saffron and rose, somewhat medicine like, at the first 30 minutes, then the smell of vanilla and chocolate dominated with very subtle and deep rose as background. At one point I did smell something citrus but it disappeared quickly and replace with a bit of cinnamon and patchouli. As a whole, a big opening fragrance with soft and pleasant ending.

Although I had just bought a 50ml bottle of Noir de Noir this evening, I would say I preferred Cafe Rose over this one as the rose scent here is too hidden after the first half hour. Maybe I'll try to learn to appreciate it's subtlety at the moment as I'm not ready to spend another $220 to get Cafe Rose in the near future.

WOW.
This is truly a masterpiece, I blind bought a 10ml rollerball bottle of this after reading so many great reviews.
This fragrance deserves all the great reviews it gets.
It is a beautiful, exotic, dark and warm scent, opens up with a gorgeous sweet and almost sugary rose note which stays right the way through, as the fragrance dries down you will start noticing hints of the vanilla and oud which gives the fragrance a dark and warming quality.
Not only does this fragrance smell fantastic, but the longevity and projection are superb. You only need to use a tiny amount of this and you will smell great all day, it also projects well for this first 6 or 7 hours.
I got a lot of compliments with this as well, I remember walking past a girl and as I went past I heard her turn to her friend and loudly say 'Wow! Did you just smell that!?'
Scent: 9/10
Projection: 8/10
Longevity: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
An absolutely amazing fragrance, definitely worth a try if you haven't already.

Wonderful!! This is a romantic evening in a bottle. Pink roses, dark chocolate, red wine ... I get just enough oud to make this mysterious. In addition, I smell quite a bit of the saffron, as well as the vanilla in the dry down. The downside is that is it quite heavy on the alcohol upon first spraying.

Since there has been such a trend in fragrance with oud, often paired with rose for women, I was determined to challenge myself to explore it. After trying several (actually 5) rose/oud fragrances and wanted to give up on oud all together, I have definitely found the right one for me. The oud in this is more musty (in good way, like old books) rather than smoky, which I have experienced in other blends.

The fragrance gives me a bit of melancholy impression, I think perhaps because of the oud. I picture old lace, dark velvet, crumbling books, a gothic atmosphere. Dark in a rich and romantic way.

I see this as a evening scent, and it brings to mind a confident, sultry, dark haired, exotic woman. Longevity is good, it seems to sink into the skin and get sweeter (more vanilla) and more blended with body heat. As it continues to develop, I keep sniffing my wrist, and I would say the last notes I get are creamy vanilla, with just a touch of the oud.

I do not see this as a man's scent at all, unless perhaps layered over leather? I would be interested to hear if anyone has tried this with TF Tuscan Leather?

this is a ringer for "queen" by queen latifah. i don't imagine most people dip into celebrity fragrances and tom ford ones, but i do.

if you like this, save some cash and buy queen.

This is something to get excited about. A dark rose with a wine like quality. Can smell something truffle-like and the oud provides a soft astringency. Vanilla comes out more in the dry down. Unisex but leans towards feminine. Strong but not loud or overwhelming. Nuances of Westside, midnight oud and lady vengeance but still unique and less sweet than all 3 of them. Definitely a masterpiece and easily placed on my want list.

Oh yes. This is a masterpiece. It is dark spiced and a bit oriental rather than chypre, but dry enough so as to be different. It is sophisticated and wearable as is not heavy and overlwelming. Vanilla and patcouli are not prominent. I can smell saffron, moss and rose better than the other spices, and that is what I liked most. I only wish it had better longevity and tenacity on my skin after two hours....

This is Ford's masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. It's the deepest, blackest, earthiest rose you can imagine, without the strong compost undertone of Black Orchid. I find the truffle note subtle but definitely there. I'm always surprised to hear people compare it to Black Orchid. In my view, Black Orchid keeps tugging your sleeve for attention until you're so bored with it that you wash it off. Noir de Noir doesn't try to impress, it just makes you want to get closer and closer. I can't quite imagine it on a man, though. To me it's a supremely feminine scent.

Like Jack_Hunter below sais. This is a dark rose that has been dunked in a dark chocolate. On the top it is mainly rose. A little too feminine for me. But as the fragrance dries down it goes sweet with the chocolate and vanilla. Wouldnt wear this myself but would love this on a woman.

Very close to Moments de bonheur,Yves Rocher.

A dark chocolate rose poured in red wine with hints of patchouli and vanilla is what I am picking up.

A delightful fragrance that would suit best for evenings out to somewhere special.

To me it smells rather like DKNYs Delicious nights..Tom Ford's more expensive but really Delicious nights is gorgeous too.

For me, this is the smell of mature love, deep, enduring and infinitely warming. The touch of rose brings a wonderful sense of romance and simple joy. This fragrance clings and hugs in all the right places and a perfect scent to wear on date night or just as a reminder that you are truly valued and loved. I adore this scent from the bright opening to enduring smouldering finish.

I had to write something about this scent. I am not really good in understanding the notes in fragrances but I may try to translate them in emotions. and this scent is pure emotion to me. such a warm, sensual, feminine fragrance. it reminds me of my travelling around middle- east. so intense I would drown in it.
I think is a very mature scent, not for young girls. certainly not for a hot summer day. absolutely perfect for a night out with your love.

red wine (only the first sec), slightly sour saffron, then dark chocolate (almoust a hologram of a brick of those sugarless bitter ones) , dark red rose, oud and then vanilla...hmmm why is it that truffle-notes in perfumes are so seldom? I find this creamy, earthy mushroom-smell quite interesting and addictive!

Black Orchid is the beautiful girl that shows up to the party that is trying to hard. She has money and her bag, clothes & jewelry check all the right boxes. Her hair, makeup and outfit are over the top. She talks loud, laughs loud and is in all respects obnoxious. She is the girl who gets a nod from all the guys when she walks in the room but within two minutes the same guys are saying "Thank God she's not with me".

Noir de Noir is the beautiful, confident & quiet woman who walks in the room. She is chic & elegantly dressed. Her bag, clothes & jewels are top of the line but unless you have an eye for perfection you would never know who designs them because she feels no need to advertise. She doesn't do anything to say "Look at me". But you do...they all do.

NdN is just downright sexy. On me I get no rose. I had my husband smell me and he could not detect rose either. On me this is dark, creamy, boozy & a little smoky. A total stunner!!! This is like the deepest, darkest most beautiful wine that you have ever had the pleasure of swirling around in your mouth. This has to be one of the richest most alluring scents I have ever smelled. Bravo Mr. Ford!!!

Cocoa dusted velvet truffles and red roses keep coming to mind as the day goes by wearing Noir de Noir. The scent is powerful but not ostentatious. It refrains from being intrusive. It is a unisex fragrance that enhances a mans masculinity and intensifies a ladies feminine character. A most exquisite and elegant perfume.

عطر فواح بقوة و رائحة لا تسبب الصداع
مجموعة زهور و اخشاب و خلطته جدا جميلة و ينفع للنساء و الرجال سواء

Amazing top and middle notes but that basenotes are so synthetic and powdery, it gives me a headache and comes across as some cheap Indian or Arabian attar you can get for 5 dollars.

Absolutely gorgeous!! It's a deep dark chocolaty rose, smells very decadent but not obnoxious in any way. In terms of it being unisex, I personally see this as leaning more to the feminine side rather than the masculine but it can definitely work on either. I think the subtle incense in this smooths out its edges and balances it as well as giving it a mysterious air. The saffron makes it a bit more exotic than it would've been without it and sets it apart from Black Orchid. My skin tends to bring out the best in fragrances that have a predominant rose note in them and this is no exception. I think I've found my new signature and I doubt I'll change it after this...as long as Tom Ford doesn't discontinue this gem as he did Japon Noir. I think someone mentioned this earlier but Noir de Noir is Black Orchid's brother but on a higher class of its own. Definitely do try this beauty out before you buy because it's unique enough for it to not be for everyone :)

It took so long ..but I finally found you..my voluptuous rose, darkened with booziness, all cloudy with sweet tobacco with a chocolate kiss and a dry-down to Obsession. I'll always reach for you.

This fragrance is INCREDIBLE...what a home run from the Ford House...got this in a sample with Tuscan Leather...still on the fence about Tuscan Leather...NdeN just keeps getting better as it drys down...defintely a must have for the 2012 big chill here in good ole PA.

Edit...I now love Tuscan too! ;0)

If you've ever seen the scene from the 70s film The Stud starring Joan Collins, when she arrives to collect her lover in a limousine wearing a fur coat and little else, then you will know exactly what this fragrance smells like.

On my skin, this isn't unisex or feminine. It comes across as very masculine, dark, and mysterious in a formal way. When I first smelled the fragrance off of the atomizer, I thought it might be toward the unisex end of things, but it definitely didn't turn out that way. So that tells me this is one you'll want to try before you buy to see how it works with your body chemistry. Some might find this one difficult to wear, however, as I could see it making someone feel a bit overdressed if they're not accustomed to it.

Mmmm... creamy, saffron-infused vanilla cream. As it dries down, it smells like vanilla ice cream with rose syrup.

Am I the only one who smells a strong resemblance to Black Orchid? The tuber is there, the patch is there, the vanilla is there; but the oud is a like a finer substitute for chocolate. Add some saffron, and you have an ultra exclusive, high-class Black Orchid.

Oud combines with the other notes to create a scent that's truly rare and exquisite. The intensity of the oud is so perfect that I don't wish it would fade a little, the way I wish it would in other oud perfumes. The blending is just seamless. This is the oud perfume I've been searching for.

It's so luxurious, well-balanced, simply perfect. So worthy of all its praise.

My very first review - and I'll probably get myself banished. :)

I know nothing of perfume "notes". I recognise a few obvious ones - I know rose when I smell it but I wouldn't know oud if it bit me on the...

So, with that in mind, on my first wearing of Noir de Noir this is what I get: tobacco, chocolate, dark rum, vanilla - and the floral is not rose but violet!

I'll get my coat.

ETA: They haven't rescinded my membership yet so, before they do, I'll just mention that I like Noir de Noir. I like it a lot.

Swahili
انا مثلك قرات عنه كثيرا حتى ان اخي شمه عند محلات وجوة faces-me .co بالرياض ومدحه كثيرا وانا بصدد شراءه

يقولون عطر ليلي حالم جميل. وانا أتوق لشراءه

I keep trying other "deep dark rose" scents to compare, and every freakin' time, so far WITHOUT FAIL, TF NdN comes out on top. Love this stuff. Best "deep dark rose" out there IMO/IME.

قرات عنه الكثير من الاطراءات والثناءات
اعتقد بانه كما يقال عن عطر حالم حميمي رومنسي لليالي الحميمية
لن اتوانى شن شرائه
لكم البحث في موقع عطر دوت انفوالعربي

got a sample of this...wow, nice opening..very classy fragrance..i love it right off the bat...just waiting for the dry down...but amazing so far..a pre-thumbs up...

I can’t stand raw tobacco scent in Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, but Noir de Noir doesn’t have Tobacco listed in the fragrance notes, and honestly I believe this is the best from Tom Ford privet blend range, therefore and as I sniffed the perfume, I fall in love with it and ordered 100 ml... But for my bad luck the smell of this amazing perfume after the heavenly top note changed when I wearied it next day and hint of the same raw tobacco odor of Tobacco Vanille start kicking in and putting me off!!!.
It could be my nose only that detects raw tobacco hint in Noir de Noir, and therefore it should not trim down the correct and deserved excellent positive reviews that was posted by others in this trend.

Amazing scent very sophisticated and classy.
This scent has a very dark and mysterious smell. It is very earthy and the rose is what i mainly smell with some aud to give out the woody vibe. THis scent is very potent do not attempt to spray twice on the neck one good spray would be perfect with a ligh tone on the chest.
The scent smells best after being on skin for an hour as the early stages can be too much for some who prefer the lighter scents. Lasting power is around 12 hours and more. projection is very good to amazing if you like it to project so much personaly i dont but thats me. bottle design well it's tom ford quality.


Scent 9/10

Am I wrong or...there is absolutely NO oud here?
I get mostly rose from the top, well blendend and rounded by the patchouli and, in the drydown, the rose fades away while the patchouli gently introducing a soft note of vanilla...

Anyway, no oud here, or my nose is completely gone...

THIS IS WHAT WE CALL IT ''SEDUCTIVE PERFUME''

KEEP GOING MR.TOM FORD

10/10

This is West Side bu Bond No9 in a different bottle

i agree with most reviwes, it's perfection, simple as that !

great mixture which you cannot do but clap your hands.
aoud, saffron, rose and vanilla. who think it's goning to be masterpiece ?!


longtivty 10/10 (for more than 2 days)
sillage 10/10 (one of the best)
scent 10/10 (unique, mysterious, luxury and unisex ! )

worth every penny, great work Mr.TOM

This goes without saying that this one is great quality scent. You can feel it from once you apply it till the last minute of its dry down. Dark, mysterious, unisex(more oriented on a person who wears it than the sex devision). Captivating and alluring fragrance. Whenever i wear it i feel like in some kind of state of darkness and seduction. You`ll get compliments with this one. Many of them. And believe me you`ll be suprised where it will transfer you while you gonna be wearing it.
Be easy on the sprayer and try to layer it with Japon Noir or Tuscan Leather which will give it more depth. Tom Ford, once again created a perfection.

10/10

techonolgy must be advanced as we can smell these fragrances from our laptops...:/ cant find it anywhere :/

Ok I had a go at this and tried it today.

I never thought rose could be this dark. The oudh certainly casts a shadow over the rose and I totally see why this scent has been named a dark entity. It is very intriguing and certainly meant for specific evening occasions.

I see myself sniffing this and just being captivated in a trance-like state. People will notice you. This is a fragrance and a half.

@Partario,

That was an amazing review, can I even call it a strict review? Tom should hire you if he hasn't already!

So the sample passed the paper sniff test with flying colours; warm, spicy, with an interesting elusive, mysterious quality.

The skin test was another thing; Noir de noir opened with a messy almost fruity accord, then dried down to a rather sweet and bland fragrance. The only thing I can say about it is that it was not very offensive, and has excellent lasting power.

Won't be on my list of wanted fumes...

Its quite nice, winey, plasticy (truffle accord?), and slightly sweet; definitely a darker rose when compared to Lyric Man. I heard that it is an amped up version of Bond's Westside. I really like it, although it does feel a little bit like a less rosy and more restrained Une Rose from FM if that makes any sense.

If you want to go for something even more over the top, check out Une Rose from Frederic Malle. It is boozier, earthier, more chewy but more winey at the same time (some will find it acetoney).

This is the older brother of Kilian Rose Oud, less strong, more like a skinscent fragrance.

Agar and rose are the dominant notes that make this perfume seductive, deep, velvety, dark, and sweet. To me it has the smell of (rahat) lokum, very delicious and mouthwatering!

Poor lasting power.

I was introduced to Noir de Noir by a sales assistant as I was testing Black Orchid. He claimed that this fragrance was similar, yet richer. I'm not so convinced.

I'm surprised to discover that some find similarities between this fragrance and Bond No.9's West Side also, which is a fragrance I am very familiar with. I honestly can't compare Noir de Noir to anything.

It's a deep, rich and rooted fragrance to my nose. The oud wood and patchouli notes smell very musty and concentrated, and the rose is present in a tart-like fashion, neither soft nor feminine like you'd expect it to be. Noir de Noir has guts and masculine tendencies, it's fascinating but a little too much for me sometimes.

For some reason the vanilla note is sharp on my skin, perhaps even a little medicinal. I think I'll blame the spices and saffron for making this an odd yet strangely desirable fragrance.

The drydown is the best part in my opinion. It's here that the rose takes on a more traditional role and the heavy earthy notes mellow ever so slightly. I am able to breathe and sigh with relief upon discovering that this fragrance can be polite and friendly at times.

The longevity is excellent, as it should be, and the overall impression that it gave me was a good one. It's not for me, but this fragrance has been worth discovering.

This is something to put it as simple as possible - Playboy's Cologne. No matter who wears it, it just turns the person into a womaniser. All the girls stare, and lean over to get a nose full of the orgasmically narcoleptic potion.

Once you smell the opening notes, your pupils dilate, and they also dilate after you glance at the price. :D The price is a benefit IF you're looking for something which will set you miles away from the 1 Million/Issey wearing punks :)

Yes it has flaws, but what beautiful thing doesn't? I wish the longevity was for 2 days instead of 10 - 12 hours, I wish there was more oud and I wish there was more patchouli, but oh well!

If you want to nose f*ck the masses, I'd recommend layering this over a little bit of attar, something called Tom Oudh (e B a y) and you will be amazed at what heavenly orgasmic fumes you get, but please don't over do it as you will destroy your nostrils.

longevity 10/10
sillage 9.3/10
scent 10/10

I hardly expected to find love on the tube in London...but my heart missed a beat!

The tube is a good place to encounter smells, but usually they are not the pleasant kind....this time I got lucky! A striking, long-limbed, beautiful black woman was sitting not far from me. She was captivatingly beautiful in an androgenous, artsy, Shoreditch way.

I was deep in conversation with my boyfriend when my head snapped round, my nose on full twitch... a stunning deep, treacly, oud rose with a woodsy twist filled my nostrils. The dark bottle she was holding was unmistakably Tom Ford.....but which??!! Poor girl. I hope I didn't come across as too much of a perfume psycho.

I received a beautiful bottle of Noir de Noir this birthday - some love from my love. To me this is a scent of real, deep love. Not first love or infatuation, not maternal love, nor passionate love, but intense, romantic love. Beautiful. Timeless.

The scent is blended to perfection & smells like liquid gold pouring over molten woods & love letters scattered with the darkest of rose petals. The oud is present, but not over-powering & the deep, ambery sweetness is tempered by some patch-love & an earthy herbal twist. I am an oriental-lover & chypres can sometimes turn my stomach, but when they are done well I tend to adore them. Noir is mixed perfectly.

Great sillage & lasting power - but not to the point of vulgarity. Just enough evolution & interest to keep you on your toes but not so much as to be loud, unclassy or confused. Inky black with a touch of scarlet, flecked with gold leaf. “The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart.”

A dark beauty & a real heart-stealer.

Gypsy parfumista put it best in her (?) review below that Noir de Noir is "the queen of flowers...in her darkest aspect". This is ROSE, but a dark, brooding, foreboding rose with no hint of romance whatsoever. Vanilla and saffron swirl beneath the surface and restrain NdN from going despairingly dark, but the patchouli and oakmoss keep the blend in its entirety thick, rich, and with only a pinprick of light. This is not Cinderella, this is her evil stepmother: cruel, haughty, and without remorse or regret. The sweet and innocent best keep away. Noir de Noir layers quite well with Tuscan Leather if you wish to make it more masculine (NdN is too feminine on its own to sit well on a man) and/or you wish to quash that last remnant of light and make it completely dark.

This one smells identical to West Side by Bond No 9

This one reminds me very much of Midnight Oud by Julliette Has a Gun or even Midnight Poison with an extra touch of oud. More feminine than masculine but as the two scents above, it can be worn by a man. Lasting power is good, but not as good as some other ouds in the same collection.

I like it, but I'm not a big rose fan and it's pretty loud and heavy handed in this one, so I'll pass.

This one is more feminine though, deep floral and gourmand sweet; little bit strange on a man.
I test it many times but it's not on my taste. Only for indoor night parties in a highly formal suit.
Opens and ends with same pattern; sweet, deep, floral with some powerful undertone of honey. But rose is bolder at the opening as agarwood and vanilla are in dry out. Still can't catch enough saffron. The only perfume that has considerable amount of saffron spice - which is my profession - is Arabian Nights by J del POZO.
But although its name is so attractive, its scent is not that much. So ancient style like Egypt or norther African regions. They could balance it with more patchouli or something cooler and less sweet.
Not bad at all, but don't deserve the price. Too dense and heavy. Over-feminine.

longevity 10/10
sillage 9/10
scent 4/10

Black of Black (dark of night, maybe?) is, I believe, what Noir de Noir means in French. This is (to my nose, at least) first and foremost a rose perfume, but something about it is dark and haunting and almost mystically surreal...

I received this as a gift from another member as a nice sized decant (@ 4ml of EDP splash/coffret) so when I unscrewed the lid and sniffed it I just sat back and thought: "Gods, that is gorgeous!!" and then just put it in the armoire with Black Orchid (one of my favorite perfumes), for some "fancy" evening out, and thought to myself maybe (just maybe) I have misjudged this Tom Ford fellow!

Today, I actually dabbed some on and was very very impressed with it!! Is there such a thing as a night-blooming rose? Well, there is now! Here the queen of flowers shows her darkest aspect, as she saunters in robed in cool silver and black silk and sprinkled with saffron, crowned in sacred moss and bejewelled with golden vanilla and exuding a very dark and heavy patchouli. In her delicate, but powerful, hand she bears a staff of ebony and oudhwood; cool and polished. She is utterly ancient, yet ageless and very regal. She is not malevolent, but will scare those who have never appreciated the "darker" side of life and some may run, screaming, for the light of day, fields of sunlight flowers and the like. I, for one, am content to sit at her feet, in thick swirling shadows, and listen to her tales of ancient wonders and get "lost" in her nocturnal beauty.

Sillage: good
Longevity: very good
Overall: 4.25/5

Here is the high priestess of some ancient forest, she knows all about life and death and can walk freely between them, with no fear. Here are revealed all the secrets of nature...open to any who would look deep within and know themselves and realise all is ONE, and light and dark (love and hate, male and female) are just opposite sides of the same coin (or horns on the same goat, as my Gunda *grandma* used to say)...

Here, in this dark temple, words like "his" and "hers" are lost in eternal and immortal energies where such things are merely manmade words and everything just IS!

Divine! I can't express my love for this perfume in words alone. When this is on me, I smell my wrists all day and can't stop talking about how incredible it smells ; it just takes my breath away and makes me buckle at the knees. Yes, I love it that much.

On me it smells very feminine. The rose notes being most prominent but mixed with this deep dark brooding sensuality. It's whimsical and mystical. Gothic, floral and decadent all at once. Tom Ford has conjured up a masterpiece. For me, it really is perfection.

As the name suggests this scent is dark, dark, dark.
But more so it is delicious in more than one way. On me dark chocolate and roses show and melt into each other.
Very strong from start to drydown (as most Private Blends) but as we say here in my country "It is the dosage that makes the poison."
Use only little of it and your environment will surely notice a fine and expensive-smelling scent with star qualities. You can simply smell the exquisite composition and it is rather unlikely you will meet anyone wearing this.
I must admit that it really is similar to Black Orchid but imo NdN is less "loud" and less sweet. If you do not like BO at all then NdN is not for you, I believe.
On my skin NdN does not explicitely reveal the patchouli but I notice it in the very background, just as I like it (too much of it makes frags earthy and I am not so fond of that) and the famous oud ? Well, this mixture smells so divine that I simply do not care how much of it is in there. If I want to smell oud clearly then I will choose other perfumes.
Enjoy NdN for what it is : an exquisite semi-gourmand chypre fragrance. Bold and outstanding - a typical Tom Ford masterpiece.

B-Boy93: I have both Noir de Noir and Black Orchid and I find both quite similar... I could say NdN is a more intense version of BO... maybe less sweet, more dense.
I suggest you get a sample first before getting a full bottle. (From the private blend my favorite is Tobacco Vanille) regards, Ricardo

Tell me, is it only I who thinks this is perhaps rather similar to black orchid? What with the truffle notes, and that same dark oriental/chypre fragrance. I do think however, that what makes Noir de Noir stand out over Black Orchid is that powdery rose note and the edition of a subtle saffron. Do you think, if I own Black Orchid, that it is worth purchasing Noir de Noir? Or am I better of trying a different Private Blend fragrance?

I have mixed feelings about Noir de Noir.The perfume looks like it wasn't completely made for humans but for some types of creatures such as Batman....yeah Batman the man who couldn't get rid of his second nature,the nature of mammal.Comes out from its crypt,a cold wet basement in the rocks,as saffron sprouts on a hillside and rose gently caresses the dark and medicine note of oud.I find the perfume suitable for women too,after an hour I get a sweet rosy spicy feeling,it's really sexy.....

Gorgeous. Definitely a cold weather fragrance as it envelopes you in a thick fog of scent. I loved it at first sniff. Would be great on the right man too.

I consider this my signature scent!it is rosy boozy leathery very erotic simply fantastic. I got the 250ml decanter.not easy to use but the juice in it precious.LOVE IT.(bye bye Armani..at least for a while).

Noir de Noir is one of the most haunting scents i own. For some reason something about it is slightly eerie... that sounds bizarre but it must trigger some distant memory in my brain or something!

Its really beautiful. I get a very powerful rose note, very fermented and boozy. Soon after the oud comes into play adding a slightly earthy quality. There's a lot going on in the background that my untrained nose cant detect. This phase lasts for hours and then its a woody vanilla skin scent. I can detect the rose throughout the whole development. I know its classed as an oriental chypre, but its definately more oriental than chypre.

Lovely on its own, but layered with amber absolute it blows me away.

Easily unisex.

I got to try this one today and it leaves me confused a little bit: the initial phase is very heavy and dense, but after a few hours i can hardly smell it. The presence of aoud is strong and intoxicating, but not in a pleasant way. On me, the scent reminds of the baking dough with those artificial flavours for cookies and sour vinegar... this makes my stomach turn slightly))
it's warm and somewhat cloying, suitable for winter, but not good for my body chemistry. I'll have to pass on this one, unfortunately...

Update: my friend commented that the scent was actually good, even though no suitable for summer, but my nose just can't accept it...*sigh*

When i was in Granada, i bought my grandmother some rosary beads made from rose petals (im not religious, but she is).
They smelled just like noir de noir. My admittedly unskilled nose can only pick up on the thick, boozy rose for the first few hours until it settles down into a subtle vanilla woods. There is always a slight, unclean tang (the oud i assume) but i cant particularly smell that, i can just get a hint of it.

It's truly beautiful. Somewhat more feminine than most private blends, but a man can easily wear it.

I don't get rose at all in this, so I'm not sure what Doc Elly is talking about. It's basically a cleaner, spicier Fumerie Turque on me; a little woody, spicy, clear tobacco notes. There's a slightly honey edge that sweetens it up, but overall it's warm and rich without being suffocatingly sweet or cloying. Very lovely and yes, unisex.

Delicious! That was my immediate reaction on opening up the little sample vial. This is an oriental rose perfume, a dark and complex rose framed by saffron, vanilla, and other things that aren’t really obvious. Are the truffles that are supposed to be in there the chocolate kind (most likely) or are they the pungent, sulfurous mushroom kind? In either case, I didn’t detect them. I think all of the excitement is in the beginning, because the scent eventually dries down to a slightly almond-y candied rose similar to several Arabian perfumes that I have. Whatever is revealed, hidden, or absent entirely, this is a very good rose scent.

Love this scent! JUST discovered it today but did not want to pay $180 for it :( luckily the S.A. hooked me up with a huge sample bottle of it!! along with a few other of his scents!

The scent notes call it a chypre—okay, fine, I won’t argue. But most chypres, in my experience, are about contrasting, almost warring smells—the citrus getting a rise out of the florals while the oakmoss ties them both to the ground.

Instead, I immediately experience “Noir de Noir” as fully shaped and stable with no sharp edges—harmonious rather than atonal, a major rather than a minor chord: dark caramel, vanilla, roses, freshly-cut blond tobacco leaf, yummy woods, rum. If there’s a citrus in there, I don’t find it. And then, as promised, black truffles over the top, and a curlicue of saffron. After 45 minutes and for the next 4-5 hours, the gooey center of a vanilla-saffron rum ball.

This is a scent to wear when you want someone to taste you. I’ve got another name for NdN: “Man Candy.”

this is one of my favorite scents from this line, but not in a 'I want to wear it' kind of way. This is too masculine, in my opinion.

But Gents- if you are perusing for a fragrance will make women's heads snap, check this one out. It is very seductive and intoxicating. Whatever Tom Ford does he does not well, but exceptionally well, as this chypre proves. I really love it (just not on myself).

Just by reading the description, I confess I expected "more." What more? Hmm, more patchouli, more oud, more tree moss. I expected to find more of the chypre qualities of a fragrance. Don't get me wrong. I still like Noir de Noir, but I find the name of this perfume to be somewhat of a misnomer. On me, Noir de Noir is not dark at all. In fact, it starts fairly brightly with the spicy note of saffron, which I happen to love (so no problem there). A gentle rose develops soon after, and then it is quickly enveloped by fairly sweet vanilla. I detect something like chocolate: It could be the combination of vanilla, patchouli, and truffle. Not a bad one, by all means, and, overall, the effect is quite pleasant. However, if you crave a true dark chypre with the earthy notes of black truffle and tree moss, look elsewhere.

I've got it. That's pure beauty. Warm, dark, rosy, but not oily or fatty. Incredible.

I thought i'd like that because it seems to fit the name perfectly and although it does i can't call it extremely interesting. This is saffron patchouli with rich undertones. I find it denser that i like it and it reminds me of a enjoyable museum piece like an Egyptian mummy.

I found this description: (oriental-chypre) with notes of saffron, black rose, black truffle, vanilla, patchouli, oud wood, tree moss.

I find it very warm and cozy and definately unisex.