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tyh593Negeltzex – :
The bergamont and leather combo is reminiscent of Roja Dove’s Fetish. Japon Noir smells like a spice mix rubbed into a leather jacket, coated with amber and bergamont. Rich, unique, elegant and masculine. This is simply incredible. Such a shame TF/Estée Lauder have replaced great scents such as this one with the rubbish they’re producing now. The original private blends are legendary fragrances that have forever changed the fragrance industry.
Frogerstr – :
To me this was the best TF PB hands down…dark oily woody walls of a Victorian Opium den
Spurius – :
If a friend come to you wearing a Tom Ford and say “guess which perfume I have on” you could answer “this must be a scent of the 80s”.
Japon Noir, as many TF creations, remind me a not well defined cologne for men (or woman) of the second half of the 80s ( here mostly the original Colors by Benetton, or Pancaldi, Xeryus, Roccobarocco PH: absent here) when they discovered the oriental vanilla warm notes were good also for a man avoiding to balance those with herbs and conifers.
I love Japon Noir.
STMERC – :
Tom Ford should bring this back!
This is one of the very few perfumes, which I can imagine to be my signature scent. It is enigmatic, original, different, mysterious – just like me.
If it had a colour, it would be red-brown. The scent is harmonic, complex, woody with semi-sweet undertones. It can make an impression with its originality. I see this suitable for formal events, dinners in luxurious restaurant, weddings or Nobel-prize awards haha 🙂 . I am curious why is it discontinued, ingredients for this aren´t rare, maybe Tom Ford already wants to have Japon Noir only for himself.
tariel1967 – :
This must be the place the note mentioned: intense crushed spices rubbed into cold smoked meat of some long bodied animals body hung to mature. A short relief from freshness like a last gasp of fresh air under a midnight sky before stepping onto the stairs leading to the tea room round the back of some grocery store at Kyoto market. Sweet candied fruit in jars on shelves way out of reach right next to an old tied up bouquet of jasmine flowers hanging upside down from an invisible ceiling absorbing the smoke of burning ginger cubes and patchouli incense sticks. A tattoed and handsome yakuza at the bottom of the stairs, without a doubt a sword for hire tonight, dressed in a black satin suit, effortlessly alert, guarding the entrance behind him sipping from an unlabelled bottle containing what smells even from a distance like port wine mixed with gasoline. He scans with piercing red eyes and merely nods without approval. Inside the chamber it’s too dark to see at first but those could be silhouettes of low wooden chaise lounges surrounded by footstools (expensively upholstered in silk without a doubt) upon which slender women in shiny and tight leather outfits are engaging themselves in shadowy play seemingly undisturbed by the oncoming stranger.
Japon Noir to me is the crown jewel and a first generation scent of Tom Ford’s Private Blends. It’s mysterious, sexy-animalic, dangerous, ruthless, dirty, elegant and does capture (for once) the concept of noir. It’s also the mentor of Interlude Man of whom is only spoken of in whispers and old scripts. This is the one worth hunting down from the collection; that one or, perhaps, the slightly more woody Bois Rouge.
Absolutely marvelous!
knopochka712 – :
This is really badass, it takes no prisoners. I just cannot tell any of the notes apart, it is similar to Bois Rouge, but there is less emphasis on the woods, and more to the weird, dirty mixture. This is dirty in a good way, thanks to the leather (which I cannot discern here), patchouli and vetiver, and I am surprised by the minimalism in the notes used.
Why they are no longer selling this is beyond me.
Despite leaning to the masculine side, it also reminds me to Memoir Woman, further proving that wearing certain fragrance notes doesn’t require a certain set of genitals, but certain personalities. The opening is surprisingly bright and citrusy from the bergamott, then comes the somewhat masculine part which reminds me to Bois Rouge, and then the smoky-dirty drydown is like a drug to me, I can’t get enough of it.
Mebwi664bedyWelty – :
Is anyone selling a decant of this???
V1perus – :
This must be the place the note mentioned: intense crushed spices rubbed into cold smoked meat of some long bodied animals body hung to mature. A short relief from freshness like a last gasp of fresh air under a midnight sky before stepping onto the stairs leading to the tea room round the back of some grocery store at Kyoto market. Sweet candied fruit in jars on shelves way out of reach right next to an old tied up bouquet of jasmine flowers hanging upside down from an invisible ceiling absorbing the smoke of burning ginger cubes and patchouli incense sticks. A tattoed and handsome yakuza at the bottom of the stairs, without a doubt a sword for hire tonight, dressed in a black satin suit, effortlessly alert, guarding the entrance behind him sipping from an unlabelled bottle containing what smells even from a distance like port wine mixed with gasoline. He scans with piercing red eyes and merely nods without approval. Inside the chamber it’s too dark to see at first but those could be silhouettes of low wooden chaise lounges surrounded by footstools (expensively upholstered in silk without a doubt) upon which slender women in shiny and tight leather outfits are engaging themselves in shadowy play seemingly undisturbed by the oncoming stranger.
Japon Noir to me is the crown jewel and a first generation scent of Tom Ford’s Private Blends. It’s mysterious, sexy-animalic, dangerous, ruthless, dirty, elegant and does capture (for once) the concept of noir. It’s also the mentor of Interlude Man of whom is only spoken of in whispers and old scripts. This is the one worth hunting down from the collection; that one or, perhaps, the slightly more woody Bois Rouge.
Absolutely marvellous!
evgenfox – :
As Japon Noir is a discontinued perfume, I must inform that I spotted a very similar fragrance with Armaf’s JUST FOR YOU.
It’s not listed in Fragrantica but the resemblance is remarkable.
I bought it in an Indian distributor and it costed me 21 USD (100 ml) plus shipping.
The fragrance reveals an intense woody scent and opens with fresh and spicy notes of green mandarin, pink pepper, nutmeg and birch leaves. The heart is composed of cedarwood, patchouli and vetiver leading to a base of incense and leathery notes.
Meaxn300InsuffBooni – :
If anyone can decant or make a sample of this, Bois Rouge, or Purple Patchouli, please message me! Thank You
Papa1958 – :
I’m glad to finally sample Tom Ford Japon Noir, one of the discontinued entries from the original 2007 Private Blend collection.
Japon Noir opens quite animalic, with a bit of leather and something spicy, but dries down to a resinous delight very similar to Plum Japonais, and although plum is not a listed note, the amber is very apparent, albeit enveloped in a sort of smokiness.
So, as compares to Plum Japonais, Japon Noir is darker, bolder, and a little more masculine. Still, it’s not quite like anything I’ve tried previously, despite the slightly similarity to PJ in the dry down.
Performance is strong, as it projects pretty heavily to start and seems to last continually for a while. I would really only use this in the winter, and probably at night or for formal occasions, given its character and strength.
I’ll try and track down a 50ml bottle of this one but it seems to be a near-impossible task nowadays.
8 out of 10
SophieT5 – :
Hello there!
I would like to get in touch with someone who has bought this one in shop (no tester). Thank you very much. Marco
wpf296Diobtetty – :
I still have 2 new bottles from this amazing perfum, its like a treasure
novikov441 – :
I used it in last winter, but my leather jacket still smells. Longevity king.
Felcon – :
Hate this…. way to spicy for my like.
mak222 – :
رائحة العطر مقاربة جداً لعطر كارتير سانتوس
Santos de Cartier
Ihtiy11 – :
Japon Noir by Tom Ford Private Blend for women and men
عطر جابون نوا من توم فورد الإصدار الخاص للرجال والنساء
تم اصدار هذا العطر ضمن باقة البرايفت بليند سنة 2007
وجميع اصدارات هذه المجموعة متوفرة وما تزال تنتج حتى يومنا هذا بحسب علمي
سوى هذا الرهيب جابون نوا فلقد توقف اصداره منذ فترة وأصبح الحصول عليه صعبا للغاية
وربما مستحيلا في بعض المناطق
جابون نوا أعتقد أنه المرادف لكلمة واحدة هي
الرهيييييييييييب
ما أن تبدا بنزع الغطاء والضغط على الأوتومايزر
حتى تتفجر من حولك قنبلة عطرية حقيقية
لا يمكن أن تعبر عن هذه الرائحة سوى بكلمة واحدة
الغموض
هل رأيت يوما محاربا إفريقيا قد تجهز للحرب وخرج لتوه من خيمته الجلدية السميكة
وقد كست الأصباغ وجهه ليرهب أعداءه ويخفي كل معالم وجهه الحقيقية
ويرسم بدلا منها قسمات تظهره قويا جلدا قاسيا لا يهاب الموت
الجلود + البرجموت + البتشولي + الفيتيفير
كلهم معا دفعة واحدة
من الصعب في البداية أن تميز واحدا دون الآخر
تماما كهذا المحارب الأفريقي
الذي تعمد اخفاء كل معالمه الحقيقية خلف هذا القناع
يمكنك ايضا أن تشم بوضوح رائحة دخانية
ليزداد المكان غموضا وعتمة
هناك من سيعتقد أن العطر صادم وخانق
ولكن تأكد أنه بعد قليل سيغير رأيه تماما
ما رأيك بالياسمين في أنقى حالته وأروعها
ما رأيك أن تنثره الآن في طريق هذا المحارب
ولكن لماذا فما الذي يمكن أن تصنعه هذه الزهرة الرقيقة بهذا المحارب الذي ملأت رأسه صور ذهنية كلها تعبر عن الحروب والقتال والقسوة
إنه حتما لن يلتفت إليها، بل إنه في الغالب سيطؤها بقدميه الجافتين العاريتين الغليظتين وهو في طريقه لملاقاة أعداءه
ولكن تأتي الإجابة مختلفة تماما داخل عالم جابون نوا…. فالعالم هنا مختلف تماما عن خارج هذه القنينة العطرية الفريدة
فهنا تختلف القواعد
فلقد ألقى المحارب بحربته ودرعه على الأرض وانحنت قامته الفارعة
وجثى بركبتيه على الأرض ليلتقط الياسمين المنثور بعبثية فوق أوراق الأشجار الجافة المدخنة
وما أن ملأ الياسمين ما بين كفيه حتى رفعها إلى وجهه
وتحولت دقات الطبول ورقصات الحرب إلى معزوفة هادئة من نسمات الياسمين التي أخذت تحمله بعيدا عن دخن الحروب ورهبتها
واعتدل المحارب ناصبا قامته حاملا ما جمعه من أزهار الياسمين
تاركا سلاحه ملقى على الأرض
وها هو يعود من حيث جاء وقد غير وجهته ناسيا وتيرة الحروب ونداءها
وقد ارتفع الدخان وتلاشى أثره فما يرى إلا منه إلا سرابا مستوحشا
وها هي الشمس ترسل خيوطها الحارة اللامعة على سيقان الأشجار لتصهر ما تجمد بين لحاءها من راتنج الكهرمان
وييبرق المكان من حوله بهذا الوميض الكهرماني الذهبي كلما وقعت عليه خيوط أشعة الشمس التي تدخل مزاحمة سيقان وأغصان هذه الغابة الكثيفة
لتنبعث رائحة العنبر وتزداد قوة كلما مر الوقت وانصهرت حباته الصمغية لتسيل على سيقان الأشجار وتقترب أكثر فأكثر حتى تكاد تلامس الياسمين الموجود بين كفي المحارب الأفريقي
العطر أروع من كل ما كتبت
لقد غامرت بشراءه دون تجربته
والآن استطيع أن أقولها ضمن مرات بسيطة
لقد فزت – لقد فزت – لقد فزت
العطر يستحق 9.5 من 10 فقط لأستمر بالبحث عن الأفضل ولا تفتر همتي أو يهدأ أنفي ظنأ أنني قد حصلت على نهاية غايتي العطرية
وربما تكون هذه هي المرة الأولى التي أقيم فيها عطرا بنسبة من الدرجات
العطر رسمي جدا – ذكوري لا أتخيله على امرأة مهما كانت
ثبات العطر وفوحانه ممتازان
ولكن جماله أعلى بكثير من مجرد الثبات والفوحان
العطر مميز بشكل لا مثيل له
حتما سيكون ملفتا لكل من يعشقون العطور فستستوقفهم رائحة عطرك بمجرد دخولك للمكان أو اقترابهم منك
لو أسعدتك الأقدار ووجدته في أي مكان فلا تتردد بالشراء
ونصيحة أخيرة
لا تلتفت للسعر مهما بالغ البائع في سعره مستغلا ندرته وتوقف انتاجه
MisteRussia – :
i felt i’m in kitchen, so much spices !!
now i know why tom ford discontinued this one.
pcv187speagoessenda – :
Japon Noir is dark, rich, mesmerising and incredibly powerful. WOW was my first thought when i purchased this fragrance (luckily before it was sadly discontinued) and I knew that I was holding something very special in my hands. This is probably one of the more masculine fragrances in the Private Blend collection but it could still very easily be worn by a woman. It has a split personality sort of mentallity. It can be quite heavy and dominant with the heaviness of the leather and patchouli but it also has a subtle kind of sweetness from the Jasmine and Bergamot which help the fragrance avoid being “simply dark”. Instead its versitile and very sensual. I detect some incense in the fragrance which also adds a bit of an Oriental touch, it sort of makes me think of Geisha’s and tea-houses where they’d entertain men. Which fits well because this fragrance certainly has a seductive and serious side to it. Just wear it and choose how your destiny.
9/10
lykovica – :
I love this scent and wear it to boot.
It encompasses the notes (earthy and woody) that I like. I must amp the floral notes more that the leather. The dry dowm is subtle.
Perfect for me. 🙂
Korob – :
Dry woods, a little something vaguely oud-like, and some lavender are what I smell at first, very strong and concentrated. The lavender contributes to a “masculine-fougere”-like feel throughout the evolution of the scent. After the first half hour or so it becomes sweeter, and even woodier than it was at the beginning.
Despite “spice bouquet” being listed as one of the notes, I don’t find this particularly spicy. If there’s any spice at all it’s some ground spices that have been sitting around so long that they’re lost a lot of their scent and mostly just smell dry and woody, suspiciously like vetiver.
I have no idea what “porto noir” is supposed to be other than some sort of miscegenated language construction that’s listed in the official notes and is supposed to sound impressive. Maybe it’s what smells like Sterno fumes to people on Basenotes. There’s a subtle undercurrent of powdery florals, but it doesn’t really smell like jasmine, it’s just sweetly ambiguous. There’s no obvious leather, either.
After about 6 hours, it has dried down to a light vanilla scent. I would say that overall, this is a clean, sweetish, aromatic woody scent, that’s well-made and pleasant to wear.
zergano – :
based on the beautiful reviews here, i had to give japon noir a try.
at first, it is very cloudy… not dark, just very subtle and smoky.. sort of cured. the smokyness is even slightly salty which makes it terrificly interesting.. something in a way i have never smelled before. but then, all of a sudden, it changes drasticly in somthing that strongly reminds me of jicky. just a little warmer and softer without the animalic and edgy notes.. maybe more like shalimar. i think its because i smell a whole lot of lavender. even if it is not listed, it is what i smell loudest… strong lavender, with a little softness of vanilla and amber… and for me, the leather i was looking for wasnt as loud as all the other notes, just a slight touch. so this is how it stays… a little edgy but soft, with strong lavender, citrus and ambery-vanilla notes and slowly fades away.
as i already said, what i enjoyed most were the first 10 minutes… the smell of a room full of cured strong and salty smoke but it amazes me how fast the scent changes from that soft, mysterious smoke into a strong jickyesque lavender-vanilla… and i am so happy i didnt give in to buy myself the perfume worth 220euro after the first 5 minutes, because when the lavender came out, i wished it would fade as soon as possible… to my relief it did. so on me, the lasting-time wasnt what i expected at all from a tom ford fragrance. it was gone after a few hours.
Vadimks4 – :
I believe Japon Noir has been discontinued. I am hanging on to my precious bottle.
xa0tic – :
This is one of my favourite among TF Private Blend. It starts with bergamot, leather and vetyver; jasmine appears a little bit later. Patchouli is there, but not into you face annoying like in some other fragrances. This is an amazing truly unisex perfume. My boyfriend and his friend fell in love with it as well. It’s dry, leathery/floral, gorgeous on men and women equally. Thank you, Tom!
Dasertolop – :
This is very, very spicy so if you dont like spicy orientals i’d stay away.
It’s really lovely though. I get a citrus and ginger blast up front, this then calms a bit to a ginger, cinnamon and jasmine heart with a bit of vetiver. After a few hours i get a powdery amber accord, cinnamon still with a hint of the ginger and a faint bit of leather. This part lasts basically until you wash it off, or at least it does on my skin.
The changes in development are quite subtle though.
Its a strong scent, so a little goes a long way. Probably best for Winter.
citram – :
Out of all the private blends collection, this is one of the more masculine scents, however don’t let that throw you. It’s very unusual, as part of the private blends launch there was a beautiful casing with a small bit of all of the fragrances in the collection. The beauty in this is that it BEGS for one to mix the scents!
That’s the beauty, I found that on its own, this scent really didn’t hold a candle to the others, at least not for me, but in blending I found it added a lot of depth and richness to the others (one simple post-Private-Blend mix was my combo of this scent with the amber).
I really love the Tom Ford brand, and this collection, this scent really explains why. It’s very thoughtful. Obviously this collection has very masculine motifs however, within the packaging and fragrance combos it shows there was a lot of thought behind it and that really, this collection is much more geared to seduce.. and that means man or woman.