If you like unusual, eccentric odors, then you are probably familiar with the collection of Tom Ford fragrances. To the question: “Can perfume smell expensive?” - the answer is single-minded: “Yes, if the creator is Tom Ford.” Tobacco Vanille, reviews of which are mostly flattering, is one of the most famous smells, not only in the Ford lineup, but also, in principle, from niche perfumes.
For a short time after release, the fragrance fell in love not only in its homeland, but throughout the world and, in a sense, has become a classic tobacco flavor. In this post we will learn the history of the creation of the product and the perfume brand, get acquainted with customer reviews, and also analyze the pyramid Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
Perfumery water, clothes, cinema ..
The fact that a talented person is talented in everything is not always confirmed in practice. Today, it has become a trend for all media individuals after a sudden take-off to the starry sky to create their own collections of clothes, perfumes, cosmetics. The market is awash with products from movie and music stars, often of dubious quality. And this is not surprising, because such products are not the realization of creative potential, but simply the desire to earn money as soon as possible, where possible, while the name is booming. As soon as the star ceases to shine brightly, the product released under the iconic name is forgotten. Perhaps simply because not all celebrities are equally talented. What can not be said about fashion designer, director and aromatizer Tom Ford.
Creator Tom Ford
To study the biography of the person who created the favorite product is always interesting. The perfumery water Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, reviews of which encourage you to buy a fragrance without even testing it, is not the only creation of the master. But everything Tom Ford did in his life was done with the soul, and not for profit. Each creation - clothes, perfumes, cosmetics or a film - is, first of all, the embodiment of a vision of the world.
Tom Ford was born and raised in America, but he spent most of his adult life in Europe. At first, working on education, Ford was involved in architecture. In 1990, Tom enters the Gucci fashion house as a clothing designer. In just two years, the young man established himself in such a way that the brand owner offered him to become an art director, and two years later, in 1994, Ford grew to the role of creative director of the brand. It was then that the name of Ford became famous throughout the world - he participated in all processes of the production of fashionable clothes, and it was Tom who brought Gucci to a qualitatively new level. In 2000, the fashion house was overbought by the Yves Saint Laurent brand, and under the new conditions, Tom becomes the designer of the year. Meanwhile, he cannot fully show his talent by working for someone else.
After 4 years, Ford leaves the company, firmly deciding not to work on clothes anymore. Tom decides to occupy himself in another field, no less attractive to the creator - perfumes and cosmetics.
Tom Ford - Perfumer
Having entered into an alliance with Esti Lauder in 2004, Tom is developing his own line of decorative cosmetics for women. And at this time, he feels a craving for a new field of activity, which will become another business in life - perfumery.
The first fragrance from Tom Ford - perfume "Black Orchid." This flower was artificially bred in 2007, and together with the botanist-breeder Ford produces a fragrance that is identified with a majestic black orchid. Black Orchid is the masterpiece’s first masterpiece. At the same time, Ford creates the brand Tom Ford International. In his stores, he presents his own works - perfumes, cosmetics and ... designer clothes. Ford acknowledged that his reluctance to get involved with fashion was less than his desire to create exclusive things.
Exclusive Tom Ford tobacco perfume
Tobacco Vanille is not the first masterpiece of the master. But any self-respecting collection should have a tobacco flavor. In perfumery, tobacco is known for its exquisite and expensive aroma, which is why perfumers use it both in male and female compositions with adoration. This is not alien to the elegant and aristocratic aroma of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
Reviews about all the niche fragrances from Tom Ford are quite laudatory. The smells created by the designer and perfumer are not always liked the first time, as the compositions are complex and sensual. Some do not understand his perfume at all. But the aromas from Tom Ford captivate, are remembered and forced to acquire small glass bubbles for a considerable price. The price tag from the official site is $ 125 for 50 ml, this price is set in the Tom Ford brand store.
Tobacco Vanille, whose scent reviews are mostly enthusiastic, appeared in 2007 and was first introduced at Tom Ford's company store. This smell after ten years is not outdated and claimed by customers. Tobacco and vanilla are classic pleasant aromas, which the perfumer turned to a combination in his exquisite creation.
Odor composition
What is Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille pyramid made up of? Reviews of genuine gourmet perfumes suggest that you can not rely on the pyramid of aroma to imagine the smell in its entirety. In addition, many manufacturers do not always honestly reveal all the derivatives of their creation in order to avoid copying and leave the complete “recipe” a little secret. But you can’t ignore the components of the aroma.
Perfume Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille belongs to the spicy oriental aromas and is suitable for both men and women. Top of the composition is tobacco, allspice. The heart reveals the aroma of flowers of tobacco and vanilla, cocoa, tonka bean. The base of the perfume is woody notes and dried fruits.
The smell is warm, suitable for the cold season, but even in summer on your skin, Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille perfumes will unobtrusively set off the warmth of the day, and not irritate with the cloying vanilla or astringency of tobacco.
According to those who use perfumes, not only the first violins of the fragrance - vanilla and tobacco, but also notes of dried apricots, spices, cocoa, floral and wood motifs are most clearly heard.
Tasty but not for everyone
Who needs Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum? User reviews say that this work from the designer and aromatizer is not for everyone. Firstly, unlike the products of the mass market, which is produced on the stream for the largest number of buyers, Ford focuses on gourmets and connoisseurs. His goal is not to sell more expensively, but to amaze the client, charm and fall in love. The fragrance "Tobacco Vanilla" is an adult, unusual, somewhat eccentric. Do you consider yourself aesthetics? Then definitely worth a try.
What to expect? Expensive tobacco in a flowing cover of vanilla, seasoned with pepper, fragrant cloves and sweet dried fruits. Someone will smell too masculine, someone will say that it is too sweet. And yet two out of eight people will surely fall in love with this smell, choosing it for themselves forever.
Long fragrance
Worthy of respect and resilience Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. 100 ml or 50 you choose in the official store - it does not matter. Tom Ford perfumes are more than long-playing. On the skin, the aroma will linger for 10-12 hours, on the hair - before rinsing with shampoo, and on clothes, the smell may remain after washing.
If you read a review that the fragrance is short-lived, most likely the user had the honor to get acquainted with a fake or oil analogue of draft perfumery.
“Tobacco vanilla” is revealed in the first 20 minutes after application, playing with you the spicy sweetness of vanilla and the restrained sophistication of tobacco. As if an adult wealthy man from high society was in the company of a flirty young lover. Sugar and bitterness, experience against mischief, high cost, seasoned with frivolity. After a few hours, the aroma can play a joke with particularly penetrating gourmets - suddenly a tobacco cherry “appears” in the smell of perfume or the sweetness of creamy ice cream is felt. The smell is not boring, playing, not very plume, but witching and expensive.
Similar aromas in the line of Tom Ford
Sometimes, when you try a famous aroma, the thought arises: "I like it, but I would not like this particular aroma, but something similar from a perfumer." In this case, if we talk about "Tobacco Vanilla", the Ford lineup has two flavors that are similar in sound. Do not miss the opportunity to get acquainted with them if possible.
So, if you like the flavor of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum, be sure to try Tobacco Oud from Tom Ford, which belongs to the group of spicy-woody aromas. This oud perfume is considered stronger and warmer and dope with a combination of aromas of tobacco, whiskey and sandalwood. More energetic and definitely more masculine.
The second scent, also more masculine than unisex, is Tom Ford Arabian Wood. The “Arabian Tree” is more mysterious than the “Vanilla Tobacco”, based on notes of moss and cedar. This smell Tom Ford associated with the East. It is no accident that the Arabian Wood perfume was first introduced in Kuwait in 2009 and is aimed at Arab sheikhs and magnates.
Other tobacco flavors similar in sound
Not everyone has the opportunity to afford dear Ford. Other flavors similar to Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille will be interesting in this case. Frank Toblet's male Tobacco is considered closest in sound to Tom Ford's fragrance. It is also based on tobacco and vanilla, complemented by notes of plum, ginger and cloves. If it seems to you that you have not yet “grown up” to the expensive and eccentric Tom Ford, then Frank Buckle’s work is understood by almost everyone, and the reviews about it are mostly enthusiastic. In addition, the price of Tobacco Franck Boclet doesn’t bite as much as the price of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
The description of the Tabac Rouge Phaedon pyramid differs significantly from the aroma Tobacco Vanille. The recipe contains ginger, honey, vanilla, cinnamon and musk. Meanwhile, this smell is considered very similar to the tobacco perfume from Tom Ford. The same pleasant warmth and energy, restraint and indispensable high cost of perception. Tabac Rouge Phaedon is not heavy, but quite dense and dense. Unlike Ford, there is less vanilla, but more honey notes, which reminds of tea drinking with gingerbread cookies near a smoking tobacco pipe. For money, Tabac Rouge Phaedon is not cheap, and you can’t save significantly if you consider the smell as an alternative to Tom Ford's “Tobacco Vanilla”.
How not to buy a fake
With niche perfumes, unlike the mass market, it is impossible to buy a fake. The fact is that it is not practical to fake a luxury - a gourmet will not buy his favorite fragrance in a small store on the market for a price five times lower than the original, and an ordinary buyer simply does not know about selective perfumes due to lack of advertising.
Tom Ford perfumery prices are several times higher than the cost of advertised perfumes. For example, the official price of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille 100ml is 23,000 rubles, 50 ml can be purchased for 15,000 rubles. There are many offers in online stores below the manufacturer’s price, testers are also offered - if you are lucky with the purchase of the original, you can find out only empirically.
By the way, it is worth noting that the price of the original product may change due to pegging to the dollar. Since the rate is changing day by day, the cost of the imported product varies.
Tom Ford's oily version - is it worth a try?
Now in malls and shopping centers of large cities of the CIS countries you can also find branded points with draft perfumes based on an oil base. The sellers of such goods do not trifle - in the offered assortment only selective, and the aromas when meeting people are really similar to the original. Meanwhile, the key word is “similar”, since you cannot get the quality that the manufacturer offers.
Even if the oil perfume is close in sound to the original, the similarity will be approximately the same as between children's champagne and a genuine adult drink. But the price will not bite, for example, the "oily" Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille 100 ml will cost you 7-8 thousand rubles. It is worth noting that such variations of the famous perfume are very persistent, because oil is the basis. Genuine products are created in a different way, without the use of oils in the recipe, otherwise it could not be applied to clothes without leaving greasy stains.
Negative reviews about Tobacco Vanilla
The shortest path to failure is to try to please everyone. Tom Ford, by virtue of his special vision of the world as a designer and aromatist, creates products for his client, with a unique worldview and sense of beauty. If a person who is accustomed to the advertised perfumery tastes the aromas of Tom Ford, there is little chance that he will be delighted. Tom Ford will also not like young people, without a formed taste and preference.
After all, to “put on” Tom Ford, whether it be a dress or perfume, means to stand out, to attract attention and not to be shy about declaring oneself loudly, albeit silently. On the forums of perfume lovers, one can find a comparison of “Tobacco Vanilla” with the aroma of a cooled ashtray or with sweetened ice cream. Therefore, you need to familiarize yourself with the reviews, but you can draw your conclusion only after a personal acquaintance with the perfume creations of Tom Ford.