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vanoxxxl – :
Very reminiscent of Serge Lutens Musc Koublai Khan to me. I love this scent. It mixes very well with Sahara Noir; the two are gorgeous together. On it’s own, I still love it and longevity on my skin is an easy 8 hours or more. I must admit that I have bathed in it to get that effect but it’s well worth it to me. I love the sweaty animalic nature of this spicy musky scent. It’s not for everyone but it’s for me 😉
Minaeff – :
Why London? Honestly, I have no idea. This smells nothing like the stale air of the Tube, or any other recognisable London-specific scent. This smells like animalic musk, cat piss, synthetic oud, spices and burned smokey resins. Imagine a male clubber in his late 20s – early 30s who has layered YSL M7 with vintage Kouros and then smoked cigarettes outside of the club on a cold rainy night. Now, TF London smells like his t shirt in the morning.
1982petuh – :
Could have been named Tiger Sweat
garik1971 – :
Smells like the heavy detergent smell you get in a public toilet and is therefore reminiscent of Kouros.
-_-WINSTON-_- – :
My signature.Really can smell the scent of subway railways and that’s a pleasure. Cumin and coffee, oud in the right place and incence ..Longevity beastmode, good sillage.Something in my head scream copper and rust when wearing this..a delight.
lereionimalia – :
the rubber and stale steel
the brakes pads screechings
of the London Tube
late 80’s
the old trains
left this rubber raunchy
very singular smell
captured here
the scent in itself
not so much wearable
low persistence
and low sillage
interesting concept
and spectacular reproduction of
one of the most original smells
the smell of the London Underground
before privatisation
FIZI777 – :
Fragrance -London Tom Ford
Bottle from – 2016
He’s got that menacing and a bit dark vibe going on.
London is a dangerous yet elegant,spicy,smoky,unique, animalic and a bit leathery interpretation of incense with a nice touch of oud and musk and with a wisper of jasmine and cedar.London is in the middle of the road between a beautiful fragrance and promotion of freedom of artistic expression,and I like him.
Longevity – 7/10(7+ hours)
Silage/Projection – 8/10(moderate to heavy projection and silage for the first 2-3 hours,than sits closer to skin for the duration of the scent’s evolution)
Weather -best in autumn and winter.
Age – 30+
Compliments – 6/10
Scent – 8,5/10
Main notes according to me – incense,spices,oud,saffron,cedar,jasmine,birch.
The drydown is woody,smokey,leathery and musky and I get some -cedar,oud,incense and spices.
Emotions -dark vibe elegance,menacing,dangerous,unique, sophisticated,class.
Occasion -Perfect for special occasions and formal and semi-formal events.
Don’t blind buy this one.Try before you buy.
avaclejer – :
Here is a Mediterraniean twist: I just realized that London smells a lot like tiny dark Niçoise olives. In my opinion the best fragrance from TF.
shineolechka – :
Snowtree below is bang on. This is the lost cousin of Koublai Khan. I don’t get woody notes. I get musk, musk and musk. Sorry, but this is all slightly BO/crotch. There is also a strange something in here that reminds me of my parents’ basement too. Not musty or moldy, but old paint cans, old books, various forgotten projects of my dad. Maybe woody is what I am thinking of as he never cleaned up sawdust (think 2x4s…. not good wood) ever. Certainly not an oud scent but maybe birch.
andrkiri – :
I really don’t understand a lot of the comparisons in the reviews below. Oud Fleur, smoky? I want to make this as simple as possible. London is a more wearable, accessible version of the skanky twins Dzing! and Muscs Koublai Khan (L’Artisan and Serge Lutens). I couldn’t wear those evil siblings despite all the love many perfumistas had for them and shouldn’t be able to wear this, but I can, barely. The animalistic stronghold has been reduced to a shimmering shadow and replaced with semi-sweet undertones which to me is a good thing. This is still going to be challenging for most and some days when I wear it I feel uncomfortable in the presence of others who are either into mainstream scents or none at all. There is an undeniable sweaty, sex filled, escapade delivered when I take this scent in. If you and your significant other are both into niche scents, I say go for it. It would be perfect to wear before doing your thing.
Alexandr Kozhevin – :
I love the dirty but refreshing smell of the London underground, one of the only places in London where you can still smell something real and urban. All the past smells of the city have evaporated over the years as the cleanliness and gentrification took over. This perfume is exactly that: The smell of entering the underground, rushing to the platform, reminiscent of sweet 90’s and early 2000’s memories of a seedy city. Too expensive, but a true treasure.
raimis1 – :
Only picked this up yesterday and wanted to share my initial thoughts.
This is nowhere near as smokey as I have read in other reviews, nor is it dominantly masculine or feminine.
Having lived and worked in London for most of my life, I have wanted to try this fragrance for an age, but naturally was a little concerned that my idea of what “London” should smell like wouldn’t be represented at all. I need not have feared…
Tom Ford London evokes an image in my mind that still remains. To me I find some smokiness – more light exhaust fumes than cigarette or cigar. There is wood – not too dissimilar to the dry down in Tom Ford Italian Cypress. I get a faint whiff of coffee – the kind you smell on someone who works as a barista – but this soon blends in with the cardamon and cumin, so is only here in a minor supporting role. This is all layered over a slightly sweetened leathery oud – which reminded me of Al Oudh by L’Artisan Parfumeurs.
To me this fragrance formed in my mind a picture of a city worker – let’s call him Matt – who left his house on Friday morning squeaky clean from a shower, freshly shaven, wearing a crisp cotton shirt and an expensive cologne.
Matt travels into Central London by train and walks the 30 minutes from the station to his place of work… the soft yet cracked leather strap of his bag over his shoulder. The office is warm and Matt is very active. For lunch, he and some colleagues grab a coffee and food at a nice little Asian café, before returning to the office where he remains until the early evening.
Now imagine you meet Matt for a drink after he has left the office. You’re standing very close to him whilst waiting to be served at the crowded bar. You notice his light stubble and can’t help but smell the shoulder of his shirt.
This my friends is Tom Ford London.
diversantxb – :
Smells indistinguishable from another private blend I can’t put my finger on right now. It’s like they removed one and rebottled it with a different name.
Oud Fleur! That’s it. Though I like this slightly more than oud fleur. But I heard they’re getting rid of oud fleur too.
aidar92 – :
Very smokey / Woody / with a little coconut. Definitely a womens Fragrance.
pqoniene – :
smells like the dry down of Rien (but a bit smoother)
i like it a lot. don’t know why it’s soo underrated in the community.:/
Xeroxspoxk – :
Following the review from Syzygy73 it prompted me to write I was thinking all along a ghost train, the dusty dark corners and the greased track and electric lights, even down to the battered leather seats and the worn hand grips on the bar of the little car. If it wasn’t called London It should be called “Bill Sykes dog” when it has been rolling in the Thames and sleeping on spice route sacks as to me it’s what I imagine Oliver Twist’s London smells like after dark. For these reasons I’m glad it’s not a loud scent.
ale49380070 – :
Imagine walking alone in a very dark forest and suddenly you hardly found a house so you run to ask for help and company, and when you got there the gates were already open and you went inside calling for help, but no answer only cracking, clanking and creepy noises. No one is there. It’s abandoned. This is what you smell inside that creepy house.
This is what this fragrance made me feel.
Dark, smoky, mysterious. I like it, though I wouldn’t wear it. But I would definitely go to London!
xlatoevace – :
Complex, animalic and dry. I wonder if Tom Ford was inspired by The London Dungeon on Tooley Street because there is a section of it that recreates the apparent horror of medieval life and when I smelled this I recalled that vile odour of rot and disease. I recoiled and imeadiately thought I’d made a mistake blind buying it but after a few days I returned to it and began to understand it. The animalic note is a pronounced mix of sweet and spice with an indolic quality that gives the composition depth while a dry aspect imaginatively evokes the squalor of an industrial city. This is much more than the sum of its parts and while it is a challenge at first it is also worth the effort. It’s as close as Tom Ford has got to anything done by Andy Tauer and that is saying something.
tigr555 – :
I bought a small bottle from eBay seller and received it recently. Try it on my wrist and I feels like I am in iron/steel mill. Right after I spray it, I smell soldering smoke from my wrist. How weird – oh, it come from the incense notes. I can’t smell the rest – the incense really bother me a lot. The perfume drydown is a little bit softer than initial spray. Incense, oud, and wood – I still can’t appreciate the smell. For me, its too harsh for my taste. It keep remind me of soldering smoke.
WALKER – :
A subtle leathery/spicy/smoky scent is the best way I can put this scent into terms. After the harsh opening in which cumin is very amplified it turns into a somewhat of a refined gentlemen’s scent. This is only my 2nd wearing but that dirty sweaty cumin note just sticks around a bit too much for me. Longevity and sillage is not the greatest either as most associate Tom Ford with creating “beast mode” scents. IDK if it’s been released in the USA now but if it has not been I can understand why as this almost reaches Amougae territory.
erurlertyq – :
I’m still trying to form my opinion on this it’s like something from another time.
Vova01 – :
Very nice and evocative. I just sniffed it and it smelled a bit like a close relative (cousin? nephew? grandson?) to Elixir by Penhaligon’s (same strong incense and spices vibe).
Not a dupe at all but having already an incense based fragrance (Elixir) I just skipped London.
To my nose London is more complex. I see myself wearing it but I would’nt suggest it to a very feminine woman. London is kind of a strong statement that speaks of an elegant luxoury smoking room where men discuss and chill out.
Vitalikkkkk – :
While browsing the reviews as I contemplate whether my opinion on this Private Blend Fragrance from TF is worthy of readers – quickly noticed a sense of despair from a few reviews, almost as if the person blind bought it and disliked it or just did not fully grasp the emotion this perfume tries to employ on your senses. Different than any other Fragrances you have ever tried, it sure is. Harder to place a direct answer to whether you enjoy it or dislike it, that is correct. It is outstanding that a blend of quite typical notes we notice in numerous other Fragrances can provoke such an atypical reaction, whether good or bad. It is in the end, an experience, which I find makes this particular Tom Ford worthy because it does possess a mysterious aspect, a little untypical, slightly animalic base that retains a rare aroma that is bound to have you coming back for more. That been said, it is to be used as you desire – as it truly is an experience for your senses and not others. The owners who I presume are proud to have this in their collection can agree with me on the fact it is a gem to be cherished with dignity and subtlety when the occasion arises.
Nogyanneway – :
@jakec42490
Wow! I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought this is similar to Oud Fleur! I’d say it’s more like 70% though..
What Oud Fleur did with the rest of the 30% is magnificent, whereas London only utilized 25% of that space, stuffing it with all kinds of spices; although not as glorious as OF, I think London still did a great job keeping up with the family–sophisticated, exotic, and masculine–taking notes from all 3 Ford Ouds
p.s. Most fragrances are not $220 [for 50ml] worthy (quite ridiculous actually), but some are $300 [for 100ml] worthy though 🙂
Psixhospes – :
yeah…no.
it’s just too messy. this comes across as an eight-year old trying to cram all their favourite sweets into the same bowl. this like like a coconut mango ice cream with white chocolate chips and blueberries with blue heaven syrup. it just doesn’t taste as good as you’d expect, unforch…
the cumin is insane! just too powerful. overpowers the oud, that’s for sure. i find myself thinking “there could be oud in this…possibly, but i can’t be sure!”. likewise, the incense is ‘there’, but totally overshadowed. the cumin needed to be toned down for this.
about 2 hours in coffee beans chime in, and this signals the reduction of cumin, but the damage has been down already. it’s burnt and crashed and i find myself just *not* willing to smell anymore. it’s just too much. too much too soon.
i felt that there was something animalic in this, maybe civet or even castoreum, but i daresay it’s the accord struck between the big-hitting basenotes that are just too powerful.
i’d love to smell a version of this *before* the cumin was turned up this high. anyway…
ira44 – :
This is 85 percent oud fleur. Nice but not 220 worthy.
Zabotinigor – :
Classic, refined, sophisticated and (at times) can seem a bit dated. But, though it seems it’s from a bygone era, London still remains shy of being antiquated and stodgy. It starts off with a spicy bang full of pepper and cumin, and a hint of mellow-ness thru the coffee and oud. From there, the oud takes centre stage, and the oud here in London is, for mine, the most typical and classic oud amongst all of the Tom Ford fragrances; it’s the closest to oud essence you get in the Arab world, or the classic bottled “attar” that’s so common in the sub-continent. Once the oud takes over, it stays all the way thru till the end, and stays and stays and stays…In between, you get glimpses of incense, saffron, coriander and very lite jasmine/rose, but all of these interplay with the oud without ever taking over. The eventual dry-down is where the coffee come thru again, adding softness and subtlety to the magnificent oud. Silage is nice, and longevity though not as good as other TF’s, is still better than expected (about 4 hours with the dry-down). Overall, this is a nice, warm scent, ideal for formal evenings reminiscent of old world opulence, yet comfortable enough for most of us not indulging in such excesses. I just wish it had a bit more cardamom and saffron, or perhaps a touch of something earthy like violet to make it more complex and really unique.
Lumimyrsky – :
For me is the (or one of) quintessential of a refined, classy, rich masculine scent…but not in a provocative way. It doesn’t ‘scream’, it’s a sophisticaded scent for connoisseurs, not for nouveau riche.
One of the most beautiful scent from Tom Ford’s Private Blend line.
DIBILL – :
One hell of a fragrance (scent wise). This smells so good. Starts off like tobacco oud but then ventures off to London. This is what I call “Cumin done the right way”. The cumin, incense and oud are the main players in this one. The incense and oud are to the front, while the cumin is right behind. Lovely scent but poor performance. Longevity is terrible (I get 2-4 hrs tops) and sillage is moderate. Extremely disappointing for such a beautiful scent.
NeonMaxx – :
The name is spot on. This really reminds me of London, the smell of a huge city, of overcrowded streets but with great style and excitement. This actually reminds me a bit of the tube and its many smells. It is part wonderful part dirty especially because of the white flowers. Great urban smell that holds endless stories
BolikiLelik – :
This is Tom Ford’s most refined Oud to date, it could even get away with the name “Spice Oud” instead of “London.” It’s perfect for people who find M7 a little outdated, Oud Wood too “nice” (boring), Tobacco Oud too dirty, and Oud Fleur too flamboyant..
Morikone – :
Un parfum sensuel arabesque qui me fait rappeler l’arabian night de del pozo, a peu prés les mêmes notes… Il est parfait, dure longtemps est aussi apprécié par les passants 😉
andrisena – :
Wish that I could obtain this, even a sample! Purchasing fragrances from ebay and other non-bonafied online stores is too unreliable.
prazdnova.i – :
Tom Ford London conjures several descriptions—smoky, animalic, woody—and this provocative mix holds throughout its lifespan. Cedar and musk provide some sweetness in the dry down but London is mostly held together by its top and heart notes of pepper, cumin, coffee, and incense, touching on all of these notes but never being dominated by any note in particular, which is good, as we could all find a fragrance that does this with each of these notes, and as always, it’s the mix that makes this fragrance relatively unique. I’ve seen some reviewers call it feminine, but it strikes me as masculine, at least on my skin, perhaps due to the leathery quality.
Also, it’s an excellent example of a fragrance that leans toward the cold weather but isn’t overpowering enough to restrict its use to the winter, as this probably has 3- or even 4-season wearability.
Of course, availability is lacking since this is mainly sold in the UK, but perhaps that adds all the more intrigue to fans from elsewhere. Not necessarily the next bottle I’d buy but one I would strongly consider.
8 out of 10
slt748bedyWelty – :
this is new perfume but No new smell .
in the top note you will feel many Ingredients .
Saffron and oud are not strong but not poor too .beside them became Cardamom scent but that like soft Clove !
also you can sense Jasmine characteristic odor .
in the perfume there is oud scent but no dark and heavy instead it is soft
after 10 minutes,became Smell like hay or forage With previous compounds.
and Finally, musk will be combined with previously weak elements .
TNX
یه کار جدید ولی نه از لحاظ رایحه
در نت اولیه شما خیلی از روایح رو میتونید از هم تفکیک کنید
زعفران و عود قوی نیستند ولی ضعیف هم نیستند
کنارش بوی هل هم احساس میشه که از نظر من بیشتر از این که بوش شبیه به هل باشه شبیه میخک هست
دیگه همه میدونند که من از میخک بدم میاد و درسته که اینجا این بو رو احساس میکنم ولی اصلا اذیت کننده نیست و برعکس خیلی هم باکلاسه
کنار عناصر قبلی بوی گل یاس که کاملا مشخصه رو متوجه خواهید شد و تقریبا چند ساعتی رو مهمون ما خواهد بود
بوی عود تو این عطر اصلا تاریک و خفه کننده نیست و برعکس خیلی عالی میکس شده و دزش هم کمه و عطر رو خیلی شیک میکنه
پخش بوی عطر اوایل بسیار ضعیفه ولی به تدریج تا حد متوسط افزایش پیدا میکنه که بعد از حدودا 2 ساعت باز پخشش ضعیف میشه
بعد از حدود 10 دقیقه یه بوی علوفه مانندی رو همراه روایح قبلی حس خواهید شد این به خاطر زیره سبزه
من عطرای زیادی رو دوست داشتم که از زیره هم داخلش استفاده شده ولی این عطر خیلی با اون یکی ها فرق میکنه
دوستان خیلی خیلی معذرت می خوام که این حرفو میزنم
ولی این بوی علوفه یا بهرته بگم یونجه مانند منو میبره به خاطرات کودکیم جایی که من میرفتم به روستای اجدادیم و اونجا یه طویله داشت که من هر وقت میرفتم روستا یه سری بهش میزدم تا گوساله ها رو ببینم و نوازششون کنم
یادش بخر یه بار هم کم مونده بود یه جفتک حسابی از الاغ بخورم :دی
خلاصه این بوی علوفه مانند دقیقا بوی طویله میده ولی نه به اون شدت خیلی ملایم کنار روایح قبلی حسش خواهید کرد
این بو اذیت کننده نیست فقط زمانی یکم ناراحت کننده میشه که خیلی از نزدیک بوش کنی ولی وقتی پخش میشه بوش خیلی خاصه
بعد حدود 1 ساعت بوی فلفل سیاه کمی عطر رو تند میکنه و اون حس علوفه ای هم ضعیف تر میشه
بعد از1 ساعت دیگه هم بوی واضح مشک رو متوجه خواهید شده که با روایح ضعیف شده قبلی ترکیب میشه (منتها دیگه خبری از روایح نسبتا دودی عطر خبری نیست) که کمی گرم و شیرین میشه عطر در این لحظه حالت گرمای عطر شبیه به بوییدن چای هست منظورم گرمای یه چای هست نه بوی اون
تمام
در تکمیل یادداشتم باید عرض کنم مظمئنا کار خاصی نیست
ولی خوشبو و باکیفیته
نمی خوام فعلا هزینه کنم برای این عطر چون عطرای بسیار خوبی از تام فورد مونده که باید اونا رو استفاده کنم بعد شاید بیام سراغ لندن
ولی خوشحال میشم بهم هدیه بدن 🙂
Maximillion – :
I’ve smelled most, if not all, of Tom Fords PB perfumes and with a few exceptions (Tuscan leather I’m looking at you) I enjoy them all. They are high quality and generally set you apart from the crowd. This, and Oud Wood and Patchouli Absolu are the standouts for me.
I bought this on an airplane flying back from holiday and got it for a decent price. The reason why I don’t own several of these PB perfumes is cause I would need another job to pay for them, but this I picked up for 190 euro less 30%…I had to pull the trigger.
Now I’ve never been to London….I have no idea what it smells like. If it smells like this, I think I would have to consider moving there. Maybe this smells of Arabian royalty LIVING in London, but that’s it. Here is what it reminds me of
Stepping out onto the porch of a freshly hewn log cabin with a cup of steaming Indian pulled tea in your woolen fist. The sky is low and dark and starting to spit a few snow flakes. It is late afternoon in wintertime and the low wattage lights on both sides of your entryway are producing a rich but dim light. The winter wind is streaming past having picked up the dry smell of the leaves from the sleeping forest around you and the redolent smell of woodsmoke from your chimney is dancing with it….close. …its a fabulous, dark, yet somehow lonely fragrance that matches my skin and personality to a T. Spicy and exotic as well as woodsy and familiar…almost nostalgic.
Scent 10/10….for me it’s something so personal. It’s like it was made for me
Projection 7/10….not bad, but not excellent. But something of this caliber you want to keep close anyway
Fortitude 9/10….lasts and lasts and evolves to devolves to evolves again…
long22970 – :
Wow.
Where do I even start with this one….
Top Notes
Madagascan black pepper (very faint), Saffron (this is very present in the opening), Cardamom (this is very present in the opening), Coriander seed (also very present), Cumin (not so much standing out but it’s detectable), Coffee (Heavy Hitter)
Heart Notes
Egyptian geranium (after about 45 minutes), Jasmine (comes into play a little more quickly), Frankincense (I have to assume this is where the smoky/tobacco essence is derived from which is very present), Cistus (Rock Rose or Labdanum gives this a slightly rose-like essence wafting in the background)
Base notes
Oud (Loud and CLEAR!), Musk (Noticeable and gives a very clean smell to the dry down), Birch (very nice touch to the base), Cedar (Goes well witht the coffee notes in the top), Balsam torchwood (West Indian Sandalwood – this does not stand out to me…)
All in all this is a fantastic ol factory adventure.
This starts in a place of dark smoky, animalic territory and slowly becomes a sweet, resinous and warm scent that lingers for hours. Well worth the wait to purchase, i truly enjoy this but will only be used for more formal settings as this is simply too much for a day to day wear.This is heavy, deep and sophisticated. Heady and well received – another winner from Tom Ford!
Снежище – :
Tom Ford London,…. Hmmm, where to begin;
Tom Ford Private Blend London could be considered as the “next of kin” to Tom Ford’s Oud Wood. Its not as sweet as Oud Wood, and has more animalistic notes than oud wood, yet it is flatter than Oud Wood. However, the mystery remains for those who have not smelled this gem; Is it worth purchasing?
Tom Ford London is a fragrance which is tolerable after the first 30mins of application. However I strongly suggest wearing this fragrance around the house at least 4times before going in public. Reason, because of the animalistic note for the first 30mins. Yes, this fragrance has coffee along with a slight subtle sweet note in the background accompanied with a heavy balsamic and spice presence; But I cannot say there’s much oud in it such as Oud Wood or Tobacco Oud.
Is it worth purchasing?
Tom Ford Private Blend London is the ultimate scent. A fragrance which has its own fougere which is defined as “Mystery”.
For those that have useless money for a $215 50mL bottle; then by all means. It does have good lasting power, and so-so silage but nothing to brag about. It works good with other Tom Ford Private Blend scents as far as blending goes….
Overall 7.5 out of 10.
Its an okay scent, but I’d be reluctant to buy another bottle once I finish with what I have.
guide2000 – :
The first 30 minutes of this is simply glorious. Spicy, sweet, peppery, smoky, and slightly floral notes compete, and with each breath a different one stands out. Becomes a skin scent after only 3-4 hours but it’s still very pleasurable. The ratings say oud is involved, but I really don’t detect any or it is masked by the other notes.
A little to pricey for me to wear every day, but I could see breaking this out for special occasions. A winner.
savranski – :
Love the smokiness and the complexity of this fragrance . Unfortunatelly bad silage and longevity.
balldunker – :
Okay, I know I am now entering dark oud territory now. Yes, this is another level.
Away from my arm I detect pepper and cumin, sweet jasmine and labdanum…right on my skin is where my nose begins to hurt. Maybe best not to sniff right at it? I can smell deep, dark earthy animalic notes (like male animal urine?) and burnt wood notes. I also sense an old fashioned non powdery sandalwood in there. This is very powerful, very masculine, I would hesitate to use more than a spray or two at a time. I love using male fragrances, but maybe I will leave this one to the boys…
daizergad – :
So: blind smelling on day one, without looking up the notes, what I smelled was vetiver and sandalwood. Really, really good sandalwood, like you could find so easily when I was a kid-hell, when I was a teenager, you could buy sandalwood oil in funky little hippie-dippy shops that puts what some fine perfumes are using now completely to shame.
On day two I looked at the notes here on Fragrantica and was surprised to see that neither vetiver nor sandalwood are listed as being in London. Nope. Not a trace. So I reapplied, sparingly, and sniffed very carefully.
So, OK, I get the oudh and the cumin; I get the incense. Give it a little time and I get the birch and the cedar.
But if it weren’t for armaniboy’s review, I would assume that I am experiencing olfactory hallucinations. No kidding: this is an all-day perfume with massive sillage, and it still smells like sandalwood and vetiver, with a tiny peep of civet, to me. It’s terrific. Absolutely fabulous.
CamelR – :
A good friend of mine is bringing this back from the UK,as well as Patchouli Absolu, on Monday.I cant wait to smell it and review it 🙂
piramida272727 – :
Aussie Tom Ford can be assured that London will be available in December as I’m reliably informed by Helen at the Tom Ford counter at David Jones department store in Sydney.
I’ve been wanting to sample this for ages and was under the impression that it was only available in London UK.
Hope its been worth the wait but with Tom Ford I’m sure it will be 🙂
philips007 – :
Love me love me not and this all what i can say about this fragrance complexity wise it’s complex but sometimes it’s so damn good and another times it’s so damn weird.
SaDisT – :
Well this is really similar to DIOR Leather Oud however they gradually turns into two different ways. Leather Oud is more subtle supple and soft while London is more rich and urban. The complexity of London underpinned with more obvious spicy, glorious woody and elegant floral notes of geranium. The longevity of London is a bit less than Leather Oud and in general is around 3-5 hours depends on different factors.
Guess this fragrance is supposed to be loved by more London city fans than fragrance lovers.
Nonetheless, well done Tom Ford, this fragrance has become one of my favorite oud fragrances from the house.
djekache – :
Is this really similar to Bois Marocain? I wanted to get that one but it was already discontinued at the time 🙁
apazov – :
The opening reminds me very much of Guerlain Songe d’un Bois d’Ete which i didn’t like at all because of a “sweat”-note that tended to stay there the entire time. The “sweat”-note in this one does calm down quite fast which is nice though. I really can´t smell any coffee in this one which is a shame…
So if you like the Guerlain this might be something to check out.
vrindam – :
Imagine you are sitting in a room on a cool but fresh winter morning. This room has polished wood floor and wooden wall panels. You are sitting on a leather armchair puffing away at some aromatic pipe tobacco in a fine briar. Let me not forget to mention the coal burning away in the fireplace and the bouquet of flowers in the vase on the coffee table. The scent in the room is captured by Tom Ford London.
This is definitely one of the most complex and interesting offerings on the Private Blend Line.
ridic666 – :
I posted this in a few facebook groups but thought sharing it here too. My review of TF London:
What notes are picked up?
Mainly incense, spices and oud. The oud belongs to the MFK oud category where it is heavy and potent. Definitely not the sweet soft oud from oud wood. I cant get much coffee here. It is certainly a huge different take from the house of tom ford. You wouldnt believe this is a creation in the private blend line.
Opening?
Loud. Very loud. As loud as amber absolute.
Projection?
Massive. Tier 1 this one.
Longevity?
Right up there with amber absolute and tobacco vanille. Tier 1 again
Complexity?
Yes. Very. It is quite difficult to know what I am smelling. You thought you picked up a note somewhere only to find its disappearance an hour later.
Complimentary factor?
Moderate. Not as alluring as Noir de noir but you will get some from hard core frag fan.
When will I wear it?
Definitely colder seasons where formality is needed. Easily see myself with this one in a suit at a gentlemens club
50ml Bottle worthy?
I will say yes. Its a great frag in the oud category. If incense and spices and heavy thick oud is your thing then this is a must try.
Analogy?
If tom ford designed this fragrance with London in mind, then he has captured the industrial revolution perfectly. Think of the smoke coming out of factories where it is an olfactory challenge to separate notes within. Throw in the fog that makes it thick, blending the pollution with scents coming off from people smoking pipes on the streets.
A83SASHA – :
At first, I was surprised at the in-my-face boldness: dirty and peppery, but somewhat softened by the captivating and comforting aroma of freshly-ground arabica beans. Totally elegant and warm. After 15-20 minutes, the real fun started as the woody and spicy complexities began to be revealed. I felt as if I was walking slowly through a dark ancient, incensed, king’s throne room being fanned lightly by small bouquets of flowers as I passed through. I own a whole bunch of amazing TF private blends, but this one stands above the rest. While all PBs invoke vivid memories and often sensual events and special occasions, London took me to a new and alluring place, one that I felt very comfortable and welcomed in. You need to wear this a few times to understand and truly feel the vibe. Thus, to me, London is a very appropriate name, as I have felt precisely this way about the city itself. Indeed, London has many mysterious and enchanting neighborhoods for you to explore.
Like most folks, I like to get the best longevity f