Top: Brazilian Rosewood · Cardamom · Sichuan PepperHeart: Oud · Sandalwood · VetiverBase: Tonka Bean · Vanilla · Amber Rosewood, cardamom, oud, sandalwood, and vanilla — warm, dry, and sophisticated. The composition that introduced oud to the Western fragrance market in 2007 and is still the benchmark everything else gets compared to. If you've smelled a Western oud fragrance, it was likely trying to be this. Tom Ford retails the Private Blend EDP at $445. The decant is a skin-chemistry assessment before that price point, and a worthwhile comparison point before spending $445 on the Parfum concentration. Fall and winter. Cool evenings year-round. Unisex, leans masculine. Six to eight hours on receptive skin. Spray clothes for extended presence.
