684 community ratings

Noir pour Femme

2015WomenClassic

8.4/ 10

Community score
684 ratings

Tom Ford Noir pour Femme is a sweet, spicy floral oriental that moves from a bright ginger and bitter orange opening through a rose, orange blossom and jasmine heart into warm vanilla and sandalwood; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 614 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.1 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.7 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.8 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.2 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

90% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Ginger Bitter orange Mandarin orange

Heart notesfirst few hours

Rose Orange blossom Jasmine

Kulfi

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Sandalwood Vanilla Mastic Amber

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Creamy
Resinous

What does Noir pour Femme smell like?

It opens with ginger, bitter orange and mandarin orange, lively and lightly spiced. In the heart, rose, orange blossom and jasmine lead, while kulfi adds a creamy softness. The base of sandalwood, vanilla, mastic and amber settles into a sweet, woody, resinous warmth.

Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick fall and winter, and evenings and nights out; summer is rarely chosen. Many read it as feminine, and a fair number call it classic. Tom Ford Noir Extreme and Joop! Le Bain have a close profile.