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ClearaCow – :
I got a nice sized sample of this in an order, and dismissed it. I had never heard of this. I LOVE Tom Ford, but his Private stuff is WAY out of my price range, so why even try/sample? I know myself– if I love something I’ll do whatever I have to for a bottle. 😉
So I ran across the sample recently and checked out the Fragrantica page. Oh boy– this looks like something I would LOVE and WANT. I loooove galbanium and I have and love: Chanel 19, Goutal Heure Exquiste, Grey Flannel, etc… Given the notes of this– could it be similar to my FAVE Vol de Nuit by Guerlain? (I’m always looking for something like VdN that is POTENT because the current EDT of VdN is so weak).
Ok- let’s do this. I put on about 3 sprays to my bare skin/chest/neck. I didn’t find it cloying or TOO strong. It was perfect. But my skin also eats perfume.
And damn. I love this. But not enough to buy. It does smell like Chanel 19 and Heure Exquiste. It’s cold, green, soapy, floral, potent, airy yet great sillage/strength. This smells feminine to me because I love old fashioned/vintage green scents. I think if you like Miss Dior Originale, Chanel 19, Heure Exquiste, Silences, Vol de Nuit– You would like Tom Ford’s Ombre de Hyacinth.
But given I have ALL of those ^^ I can live without this very expensive Tom Ford. Whew!
To me it doesn’t really smell like Grey Flannel- which is quite masculine to me. I also bought GF when I heard it was similar to VdN. It’s not.
A really nice cheapie that smells like VdN and Grey Flannel combined is Pagan cologne by Mayfair.
While Heure Exq and VdN are cold, and I think that comes from iris, OdH is def a diff flower- hyacinth.
This is powdery, green, soapy, floral. And damn, I like that. Thumbs up, but pocketbook away.
Whoops- instead of this, I treated myself to Eau de Gentaine Blanche by Hermes and Annick Goutal Grand Amour EDT. Prices too good to pass up!
НинаФедотова – :
Gosh, totally unexpected! I got this in a swap, completely blind.
This has a very vintage vibe-not old fashioned, but it smells very ‘English’, like something Penhaligon’s or Floris would do. It’s extraordinarily good from start to finish.
The initial 30 minutes or so are a fresh, peppery hyacinth-its there upfront, not really middle. It’s sweetened by violet, and it gradually settles into the most beautiful slightly sweet, slightly earthy, spring-fresh honey and finishes with a gentle powdery woodsy musk which is just the good side of soapiness. It’s very smooth and quite delicate after the initial spicy hyacinth blast.
It’s definitely floral, but its very unisex. I’ve been hit and miss with Tom Ford, but this is an absolute joy to wear.
v.k.78 – :
I just ran out of this stuff and need to replace soon. Why they list hyacinth as a mid note is beyond me, as it is the first thing you smell on the opening, and its lasts all through the middle and end. if fact, i did a double take when I saw there were other notes involved at all, i thought it was a solo floral scent. It really, really packs a punch, and longevity is insanely long. If you overdo it (like more than one squirt) you may be in for trouble, as this stuff can be totally overpowering, so use sparingly. If you are a fan of hyacinth as I am, then this is YOUR scent! It is uncanny how dead-on this fragrance is to real hyacinth!
tuman1982 – :
It opens with an amazing burst of hyacinth and peppery green violet leaves. It is full bodied and impressive.
But sadly it had to mellow and then it turned to a soapy lavender with an occasional hint of what was before. This is probably just a case of body chemistry not agreeing with it.
колли – :
Ombre d’Hyacinth is an old school lavender/Hyacinth combo.
Herbal and earthy, grounded scent that evokes serenity.
It smells to me of warmth and a mother’s hug, my late mother specifically. A scent evoking so many good memories that I cannot be totally objective reviewing it.
I’d understand if it doesn’t get much love from a lot of people since it might seem outdated.
Longevity is on the strong side and sillage medium to low.
vovan880 – :
Ombre de Hyacinth is lovely! Very pretty, light but strong and long-lasting. Beautiful hyacinth. Really feminine and elegant. Gorgeous.
TrearlCreeK – :
Very fresh and light. A different Tom Ford I was really surprised. It a wounderful bright scent and you can smell the hyacinth veey well but not over powering I.am so surprised by this lys fume and jon. Nuit. So bright. Even if you are not a Tom Ford fan try this its not over sweet or floral.
Aerohopleneriaol – :
Ombre de Hyacinth is the scent that got me into fragrances. I randomly applied it on myself, visiting a beautiful perfume shop in Rome, and from then on I felt enveloped in a dark, purple cloud of beauty and joy. I use this fragrance now only very very rarely because firstly it has been discontinued and I’m fearing the moment that bottles get rarer and rarer and secondly this fragrance has an almost hypnotizing effect on me. I can’t trust myself in traffic wearing this. 🙂 I haven’t come across anything like it since. Utter love.
Volodyka – :
This is like a watercolor painting of fair ladies and gentlemen at tea time on a spring day. Very green, rich with vegetation, also has a slight, bitter, metallic edge that I smell with freshly cut stalks. It is fresh, crisp, clean, and a bit herbal medicinal. For as “light” as this smells, it has excellent sillage and spreads the word of spring in all directions.
The packaging is very deceiving. I was expecting something more dark and aggressive but instead I got something transparent and fair. This is not in any way a sexy fragrance. Both men and women could wear this. I might like it on a man better.
Personally, It’s too cold, straight edged, and boring for me. If I had to wear this, I’d probably wear it to a funeral, someone’s baptism or something along those lines.
noumoulpillup – :
Being a huge fan of Hermes Eau de Gentiane and Grey Flannel, I really wanted to buy this as I was sure I’d love it based on the notes and the reviews here. I’m a sucker for natural scents and fragrances that emulate fresh vegetation, plants, woods or flowers. Most scents marketed to men are too harsh or smell like they were made for hitting a nightclub. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, its not my first preference for an everyday cologne. I’ve got to be able to live with a scent.
I finally tried it and the first impression I got was Ombre de Hyacinth could almost be from the Chloe line (especially Chloe Love) as it has a clean effervescent flowery vibe to it. Also, I get the Grey Flannel references, as they have a lot in common. If you took out the oakmoss in GF and replaced it with a hefty dose of natural purple lilac type notes, you’d pretty much have Ombre de Hyacinth. It’s clean and flowery that is sweet and bitter green, but slightly veers more toward the sweet side. It’s light but it projects like crazy, I smell it on me all day when I wear it. The dry down is very nice; soft, clean and soapy. Overall it’s very unisex, and very very natural smelling.
Ombre de Hyacinth is strictly a daytime scent. If I were all dressed up for a night out, I probably wouldn’t reach for this. But it’s the go to scent for brunch, a matinee, or a wedding. I also think it’s a perfect scent for the workplace, for a man or woman. I only wish it was a little woodier and less flowery. But layered with Grey Flannel or better yet, Tom Ford Oud Wood, and this becomes a masterpiece.
Too bad it’s discontinued. Its a great fragrance.
bidash72 – :
Have to agree with houstcs…within a very short period of time this evolves into something very “Grey Flannel”-ish…not a bad thing as Grey Flannel is an all-time fave of mine, but vastly different price points…definitely,most of us are much better off to spend a few bucks on Jeffrey Beane Grey Flannel rather than $100 or more on the Tom Ford Ombre de Hyacinth…IMHO.
magnit000 – :
Although this can be unisex this one leans too masculine for me. I’m generally ok with unisex but this is just so green, like the smell of grass being mowed on first application.
I like it, don’t get me wrong. It was actually wise to pair galbanum with Hyacinth because it reduces hyacinth’s waxy nuances. Being a fragrance collector I strive to own fragrances inspired by a whole bouquet of solifores so now I can cross of hyacinth.
garciabernal – :
I was to be honest really afraid that this would be a rather dull giant soapiness. If i had to rely on some bloggers this would be a huge misser but i am so glad i tested it on my own skin. And woow, this perfume develops in all its glory : i get a very dark/green opening, earthy bitter from the galbanum and then the magic starts : beautiful smoky floral, consisted of violet leaf, magnolia, olibanum and hyacinth. It even changes into a warmer creamy drydown due to jasmine, benzoin and musk. Some bloggers consuder it a very restrained floral, it is indeed not an outgoing loud Diva shouting for instant attention. I truely love this one and unfortunately this one is discontinued but since i have that huge decanter bottle i think i can enjoy it for a century..
kalgan21 – :
I wore OMBRÉ DE HYACINTH today to the doctor’s office. I, alone, was in the waiting room with my husband, who wears no cologne. A group of ladies walked in and immediately one announced, “Someone smells fabulous in here!” and another lady immediately agreed, “Oh, yes! What a nice perfume!”. They had to be talking about me because, well, I smelled fabulous!!
The sillage on this frag is a monster and the longevity approaches 5+ hours. This is a lovely, clean, green perfume where the hyacinth is the stand out star. This fresh flower is complimented beautifully by the violet leaf, pink pepper, benzoin and galbanum. The musk lends to the freshness of this frag and creates a soapy facet in combination with the other notes. This perfume has a wonderful calming effect. Which is why I chose to wear it to the doctor (I mean, who likes going to the doctor?). This is a perfect summer and spring scent that I would highly recommend when your looking to just “feel good”.
ehm875Unlogrere – :
Ombre opens with an astringent green and galbanum accord. Houstcs is correct, this is very like Grey Flannel. OdH stays pretty linear, first becoming more soapy, then more soapy, then even soapier. Like Grey Flannel, I find the musk in the heart hard to bear.
In the dry down, OdH returns to galbanum, green hyacinth and strong white musk, with the faintest underlying note of magnolia. Ultimately Grey Flannel costs much less and has a nicer dry down. Safely unisex, but not safe for those who dislike soapy notes.
TEST before committing to a FB.
fobas08 – :
This fragrance is pretty bizarre, but in a good way.
I initially trailed this on my skin and my clothing and instantly thought, nope its too much of a day time perfume for a female.
However, as it died down I could not stop thinking of how amazing it was – so good. Its very earthy, like flowers, soil and soap – but damn good, suited to country blokes like myself whom now live in the city.
Another thing was all of my male housemates commented on how good i smelled – they are all the super-masculine “jock” type if we must stereotype – if they knew that it was essentially a flower perfume they would have been shocked.
RageS – :
Love at first spray. I’m not a huge fan of TFs flowery line… However this one is brilliant. For me it’s a masculine flowery scent. Perfect rendition of hyacinth. After Tuscan Leather my favorite in the TF private line.
ашот – :
I love violet so I do love this, but do yourself a favor just spend 5$ on grey flannel and water it down.
Dashko_O – :
Very true rendition of hyacinth flower.
The fragrance is big and intense though. It smells like flower shop, the corner where they keep 2-3 dozen of hyacinth flowers, and you inhale them all at once – smell the bloom, leaves, stems, humidity and the pot soil, they are planted in.
The fragrance has very earthy feel, the green foliage part feels very true and natural. The hyacinth flower – typical watery-sweet aroma. It opens as very intense green, but dries-down on my skin to be sweet-floral.
This fragrance achieved a perfect balance between feeling natural and “perfumey” at the same time. This is not a shy fragrance. Interesting and very well done!
JachJagreeKig – :
Beautiful “dark floral” perfume perfectly suited for the colder season. To me it is a real hyacinth scent with some resins and musk. Very green to me in the Chanel 19 way. Even though it is considered a unisex fragrance, I find it very feminine. Love this one very much! More of an old fashion classical type.
Sillage: Moderate to heavy
Longevity: Good 10 hours
jekey – :
I really want to find one of the Tom Ford private collection to love, but so far I haven’t. This one stays too sharp, too soapy, and too masculine. Like the first time spending the night with a man, when you have none of your stuff there and have to use his deodorant.
eziz-designer – :
I really love to wear this scent on rainy days. The hyacinth paired with the musk, pink pepper and jasmine, gives it a watery, clean floral feel. It is not an over powering floral. For me, when it is gray and cloudy outside, or if it is a rainy day, this scent uplifts me to face the rain. It is like an armor of good feelings for drab days. It is so nice and somewhat warm, but clean and light. Does that make any sense?
For me, my rainy day scent was Hiris, but the Tom Ford Ombre de Hyacinth is my new replacement scent.
Enjoy!
lolpoops – :
This starts off crazy green, and then transitions into a beautiful, realistic (imho) hyacinth scent. This smells like spring to me. It’s like you’re smelling a crushed, green stem, and then moving up to the flower.
Tatsy90146 – :
Ombré de Hyacynth is a green floral that’s quite fresh and bathroomy smelling. Its soapy and a little old school which is my favourite part , the old fashioned bar of soap , equally good on a man. I smell lavender and violet leaves with olibanum and galbanum. Earthy and rooty and stunning. A touch of aldehydes makes this perfume perfect. Although there are many soapy scents out there. This is more green and rooty and natural than many others I it’s genre. I am a big fan of this and just ordered a full bottle.
Reminiscence of chanel 19
extremeD15Z6 – :
I love this scent. Classic without being dated, rich and strong without being overbearing (2 spray max), always a solidly pleasant smell.Much has already been said about this and I suspect the negatives mainly concern the opening. The opening reminds me of a damp woolen blanket left overnight in the grass… But then again, I don’t like the majority of openings of most of my favorite fragrances and they are relatively unimportant in real classics.The base has a brilliant soapy feel which thanks to the remaining bitterness never gets too sweet.
LESCINN – :
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!
Kayamntagwarm – :
I was not planning to buy it in the first time I’ve seen, but after 2 hours of testing it, I noticed the smell was so so Soapy with a strange flower smell that I’m not aware. I loved it.
One tip : it stay forever if you spray on your cotton clothes. but it never last for more than an hour on the skin. I don’t know why? so try. maybe I’m wrong.
serejka16.91 – :
Tom Ford is a master of appropriating design classics and his fragrance line is no exception.He has moved on from Halston and now its Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene.With the success of Balenciaga’s Violet leaf fragrance it was timely to jump on the bandwagon with this sweetened offering.Smells sublime upon spraying and falls flat in no time at all.Like magic it disappears.
Fits like a cheap suit off the rack.
ivanfew – :
I really like this one from the Jardin Noir collection. This and Cafe Rose seem most masculine to me (Lys Fume could be unisex but definetely sweeter. Jonquille is most overtly floral).
ODH is CRISP. BITTER. BITING. ICY. ROOTY. Like the feeling of icy breath in a way. Very earthy and garden like.
fokusn1k – :
This on me smells just like Carpet Fresh and Irish Spring soap – for hours.
Геннадий – :
This is my favorite of the Tom Ford “dark” florals. It starts out floral and green like fresh flowers. Then the topnotes quiet down a bit and the floral heartnotes come on stronger and the drydown is lovely with warm resinous musky notes. What I love most about this scent is that it is not too sweet, it is perfectly balanced in my opinion. Also, I do not find it too strong either.
jjj66 – :
On first sniff this smelled very green and rooty like smelling the roots of a plant that has been plucked from the earth. It’s fresh and gets quite floral and the mixture of the earthy greeness and floral aspects makes this smell like a green house full of flowery and green aromas.
I have to say this smells interesting and you can tell a lot of thought went into creating this as it’s complex and the different notes seem to play off each other in a garden like harmony.
To sum up a really nice mix of fresh green rooty plant like smelling notes coupled with flowery florals that makes you think of gardens & green houses full of plants and flowers. Nicely done.
zm1gol – :
This fragrance is very nice, it is also very potent. It is a intense green scent with strong hyacinth, violet leaf, pink pepper, and galbanum…these stand out the most with a nice jasmine undertone. I personally feel it is too masculine for me. I think it would smell fantastic on a man. My final smell in the collection is Lys Fume, I have a feeling this will be the one for me!
BADJE – :
This time Tom Ford puts a giant markup on Gucci Envy. Ridiculous price point for what would be a good designer scent.
Lauredebrused – :
I only tested it on a paper strip. It’s like a green chypre of the 1970s with a chic soapy quality. Jacomo Silences (though iris based) comes to my mind. It’s not Noir/dark, I would see one of the original Charlie’s Angels wearing this. It is my favorite out of the Jardin Noir series. I need to try it on my skin, as green notes are notoriously tricky when it comes to skin pH, but I would actually add Ombre de Hyacinth to my collection.
My favorite fragrances out of the Tom Ford Private Blend collection are:
Santal Blush
White Suede
Arabian Wood (an other green chypre)
Oud Wood
and now Ombre Hyacinth
ddt304elipseskism – :
I’m familiar with the smell of hyacinths, we keep them in the house and they always bloom around Christmas and into January, and that’s sort of what I expected this to smell like; cool and delicate. It’s actually a lot more herby and spicy, but pleasant nevertheless.
Dzudocu – :
I tested this yesterday in Brown Thomas and is has a lovely dry down as well as initial scent.
It has a lovely burst of fresh flowers particularily the Hyacinth but not overly flowery just intoxicating and then has a soft drydown with a sensual musk and lasting scent of sweet and spicy. Would have bought it if not going on hols in few days. This is a new scent to me, love the way it has many layers and is not overpowering just fresh and sexy. Will be buying when back or maybe when away. Another great scent. Soft and sexy:)