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Post by spodermen on Jun 24, 2015 19:33:34 GMT
Ombre de Hyacinth by Tom Ford is a Floral fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Ombre de Hyacinth was launched in 2012. Top notes are galbanum, violet leaf, magnolia petals and olibanum; middle notes are hyacinth, pink pepper and jasmine; base notes are galbanum, benzoin and musk. The fragrance features magnolia petals and musk.  |
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Post by spodermen on Jun 24, 2015 19:35:04 GMT
Tom Ford OMBRE DE HYACINTH is a fine greyish-green chypre which reminds me a lot of a couple of the Annick Goutal perfumes: HEURE EXQUISE and GRAND AMOUR. The chypre quality leans more toward the former, and the declarative hyacinth toward the latter. There is also a touch of nuttiness, which reminds me of Creed IRISIA.
Needless to say, given all of these comparisons, this is not at all a sweet perfume, and the drydown is even rather soapy. Nor does OMBRE DE HYACINTH remind me of much that I've tried before in the Tom Ford line. Most notably, there is no patchouli anywhere here to be sniffed. And no truffles, either!
I quite like OMBRE DE HYACINTH, but I like classic chypres. I see that galbanum is listed as both a top and a base note, but to me this perfume is more gray than green, and I'd have guessed the presence of oakmoss, though it is not indicated either in the hierarchy or on the manufacturer's card. I also believe that I detect something akin to lily of the valley in this composition.
OMBRE DE HYACINTH is unquestionably a well-made and pleasing soapy chypre perfume, but I believe that I can achieve the same effect by mixing a spritz of GRAND AMOUR with a spritz of HEURE EXQUISE. Yes, I'll have to give that a try!
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