Noir Varnish
Tom Ford — Black Lacquer · ALT. Fragrances
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Noir Varnish
Tom Ford — Black Lacquer
ALT. FragrancesSmoky polished black-lacquer/vinyl opening with black pepper and rum, dark ebony wood, peony softness, apricot nuance, elemi/olibanum resin, amber warmth, and a modern woody-leathery shadow effect.
Quick glance
Glossy, seductive amber woody scent Oriental Woody, women and men / unisex ALT unisex Black Lacquer-inspired extrait de parfum
black lacquer
Character
- woody
- aromatic
- fresh spicy
- warm spicy
- Scent profile
- Leading accordswoody / aromatic / fresh spicyPrimary styleblack lacquer
- Best season
- Fall / Winter
- Best setting
- Night out / Formal
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What it smells like
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How it develops
The opening is deliberately strange: a glossy, solvent-bright rush of ink and vinyl cut with black pepper and a boozy rum sweetness, more object than flower. That gloss dulls as ebony wood takes over, dark and dry, with elemi adding resin and apricot and peony supplying just enough softness to keep it from turning industrial. The end is olibanum and amber resin, smoky and polished, a lacquered wood surface rather than a warm hug.
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Praise
Praised by fans of dark resinous, incense-like, smoky woody, and unusual modern Tom Ford profiles. Official Tom Ford page notes Black Lacquer as a Fragrance Foundation Awards winner for Fragrance of the Year - Universal Luxury.Criticism
Can read strange, synthetic, vinyl-like, smoky, bitter, or resin-heavy rather than easy mass-appeal. Because it is a newer release, consensus is less settled than older Tom Ford staples.Comparison notes
ALT Noir Varnish closely mirrors the Fragrantica-style pyramid with black pepper, rum, dark vinyl, ebony wood, peony, apricot, and olibanum/amber resin language. Official Tom Ford uses more proprietary note names: black lacquer accord, Makassar ebony wood ScentTrek™, vinyl accord, dark peony, olibanum, and cedarwood Atlas NeoAbsolut™.Discovery
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