Sahara Noir
Perfumer: Rodrigo Flores-Roux
Votes lean masculine
297 ratings
From your scent profile
Tom Ford Sahara Noir, now discontinued and made for women, blends oud, frankincense resin and vanilla into a sweet, spicy and smoky oriental.
Skunky's take: A sweet talker that softens everyone around it.
How does it perform?
From 227 community ratings, all out of 10.
Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.
Blind buy risk
85% 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
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Resinous
- Earthy
- Smoky
What does Sahara Noir smell like?
Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. Votes on character are almost evenly split between masculine and feminine, so it doesn't sit in one camp.
Bitter orange, cypress and cistus open it. Jasmine, rose, cinnamon and frankincense form the heart, and oud, benzoin, vanilla and labdanum make a sweet, resinous, earthy base. The result is warm, dense and oriental.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Bitter orange
- Cypress
- Cistus
First hours
- Jasmine
- Frankincense
- Cinnamon
Towards evening
- Ambreinol
- Benzoin
- Cedar
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 38%Winter
- 37%Autumn
- 15%Spring
- 11%Summer
- Evening34%
- Nighttime31%
- Casual18%
- Office9%
- Daytime7%
Least picked for daytime.
Smells like this
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