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gebeljs – :
Finally got my hands on the genuine article after a few run-ins with fakes. Vert d’Encens is about what I had expected, given my love for Vert des Bois – deep, green, earthy, and richly resinous, with excellent performance and the distinctive TFPB expensive sillage. Perhaps not as spicy as I would prefer for an incense perfume, but I can spike it with a bit of my go to Myrrh absolute. I also now understand why the replicas I tried were so horrific – VDE goes on ugly. Unlike other Tom Ford scents which seem to take pains with ‘whiff appeal,’ in the bottle or freshly sprayed, this frag gives strong stale cigarette and pencil shavings notes. It settles very quickly to an enjoyable (if one enjoys smoky balsamic type scents) experience, but it seems that in trying to recreate precisely the harsh opening, the replicas have neglected to incorporate the gentle dry down. I’m a layering mixologist of sorts, and I can imagine VDE will make an excellent underpinning for Private Blend florals Champaca Absolute, Black Violet, and perhaps even Noir de Noir.
MurX777 – :
I got a great deal on a 8.4 decanter of this recently.
For me, it is a really nice balsam fir pine forest in the 1st half, then it settles down a dusky forest floor, then it dries down further to an oriental vanilla/incense (Labdanum) scent. Longevity is very good, easily 8 hours and it really smells good on one’s clothes. I can see me wearing this quite a bit for the holiday season ahead. But regardless of season, it’a gorgeous foriental scent.
sandracmin – :
I discovered this today while purchasing a different Tom Ford (Tobacco Vanille).
This is a really good incense!
I love incense perfumes and this one is my cup of tea.
I received a nice sample today and imagine I will get a full bottle.
This is gooood!
Happy!!!
gerxord76 – :
This is good stuff! Pretty unique to my nose. I read through alot of the reviews here and I’m not getting anything green. I get mild chocolate and tree bark that’s been freshly peeled. Longevity and projection are slightly above average and this to me is pretty versatile. Try before you buy as it may not be for men who enjoy more masculine scents.
DJBY – :
Tom Ford…the saga continues. This fragrance does open very green, but it’s not a cis-3-hexanol (cut grass) type of green as others here suggest; it’s resinous like pine, fir and even cypress. I would call it coniferous instead of grassy. It’s also not overwhelming to me at all, as from the beginning you can smell that the edges have been softened with heliotrope and amber (vanillin + labdanum).
I like those first few moments, but almost immediately the green notes depart and leave a scent that is mostly a soft, powdery vanilla. The aroma chemical vanillin has a tendency to absorb other similar notes, and that has definitely happened here with the heliotropin.
Whatever ‘incense’ exists probably comes from the labdanum, which is smokey and usually carries an incense connotation. But considering amber is a 9:1 ratio of vanillin to labdanum, the effect is very subdued, so much as to give the impression that it is not there at all unless you’re smelling for it.
This fact makes the name of the fragrance, which translates to ‘green incense’, a conceit in my mind. Too, the idea that this was inspired by the coasts of Corsica is almost silly, as it doesn’t seem to relate to the actual scent in any way I can detect.
Overall, the opening accord is very pleasant, and the dry-down of mostly vanilla also doesn’t bother me, but Estée Lauder’s mass market approach to development of the Tom Ford line doesn’t work with the idea that it’s niche and special; 50ml of Vert d’Encens will cost you around $235.
I can think of a hundred more unique and well-developed fragrances at that price point (or lower) that I would rather spend my money on. Moss Breches, done by Stephen Nilsen of Givaudan for Tom Ford’s private collection, was a spectacular marriage of green/agrestic notes, with oakmoss and beeswax absolute creating a very unique harmony. Unfortunately it was discontinued and this scent seems to be the 2016 version of that idea. I would rate it 2/10.
Ckyall_18 – :
So this fragrance really hit me all at once. The notes upon initial blast are VERY Green, Rooty & Earthy.
Its like the Notes that were used create a Vetiver accord. Which is strange.
I smelled Green Roots, Dirt, Woods, & Smoke.
Within that i also smelled Iris..& its the same Iris used in L’Artisan’s Skin On Skin. Which on one hand here, creates a Makeup Powder accord, & also a Play-doh accord.
As it moves to the Mid i dont get Incense at all…What i get is a Smoky Vetiver that almost smells like Cigarette.
I also get Vanilla & Chocolate notes as it further dries down into a smoky Makeup Powder.
Performance:
I sprayed it on at 4:30 PM, & i can still smell it wafting off of my wrist this morning as i write this post at 7 AM.
.Tom Fords Vert d’Encens is a very unique fragrance. Its in no way a crowd pleaser. But you wont turn away the crowd either.
It will however make you stand out in the crowd.
Its definitely Unisex…But as with all Tom Ford Frags its a Fem that leans more masculine.
DF – :
This is a really well done fragrance. I just hate the smell of grass and don’t know why anyone would want to smell of it.
diablo_99 – :
I really like this fragrance, it has a play dough white chocolate with a hint of vanilla feel. All the sweetness is most likely from the heliotrope. Although I wanted a more green fragrance I find this one interesting. There is one reviewer that bashes everything he reviews so take these reviews with grain of salt.
kalek – :
Vert d’Encens opens with resinous greenery and a sharp jolt of incense before drying down to a powdery woody scent with a touch of vanilla. Perfect for a graveside funeral on a cloudy day.
LeksyDF – :
I’ve worn this on two occasions and I’ve enjoyed it each time. When l think seriously about this perfume l cannot shake the LOVELY vintage feel of it… Like it’s a simplified and deconstructed female perfume of yore, updated to modern sensibilities.
The juice is never harsh，loud, screechy, or conspicuously floral. It’s soft, warm and inviting. The Green aspects impart freshness and vaguely of the outdoors. Underneath the crushed, green foliage, there is this lovely Golden almost ambery, Woody base of (pine?) resin with a touch of powder, vanilla and white chocolate.
I like that there is no white musk (which screams clean!) in here, the incense notes can quietly persist for quite some time. This isn’t a sterile perfume; it radiates and smoulders!
As a female, l think l can wear this on any occassion, year round. It’s not too heavy, and not too light. It has enough richness and body to it that can be worn on evenings out. I feel like a real classy Dame wearing this. The dry down is downright dreamy, nostalgic and romantic. And delicious. Just mmm….
I wonder if guys will find this too sweet, but in general Tom Ford perfumes can be quite sweet in general and this frag is definitely not a sugar bomb by any means. The Green really tempers the sweet. I think this may be a special occasion perfume for a man.
I own Chanel no 19 in copious amounts so l cannot justify a purchase. What can l do? I will just hoard my sample for very special occasions.
s_name – :
Vert d’Encens by Tom Ford has many fans and often pops up as a recommendation on both perfume forums and YouTube. Be warned, however, that this fragrance should sit for a few minutes on warm skin before conclusions are to be drawn.
In the initial stages, Vert d’Encens is super green. It’s almost the equivalent of being hit in the face with a bucket of grass clippings. As this fragrance settles, however, the spicy frankincense accord becomes more apparent and morphs the sharp green opening into an almost sensual mossy-incense.
Vert d’Encens is what promiscuous forest nymphs would smell of if they ever existed outside of my imagination. I am yet to test the remaining ‘Vert’ line, but I have a feeling that this may be the best of the bunch. Never have green notes and incense paired so well together. The trio of perfumers that worked on this composition; Yann Vasnier, Shyamala Maisondieu and Antoine Maisondieu have done an outstanding job.
I am glad that I waited for this fragrance to settle, as I may have scrubbed in the initial stages as sharp green scents aren’t really my thing. I am also hugely impressed by this fragrance’s longevity, which lasted a spectacular ten hours on my skin. I am keen to sample this fragrance further over the coming Winter months.
andreylogan – :
Vert D’Encens—wow! What an amazingly simple, but artistic fragrance! The green in this fragrance is so deep and rich—it’s truly like the smell of fresh pine trees—and instantly strikes me with the feeling of a very wealthy person’s study, with the most suburban woodland feeling imaginable.
Once the incense note chimes in, this full vintage experience begins to come to life. Suddenly, it’s like you’re being taken back through time by the Ghost of Christmas Past, who brings you to this wealthy suburban homestead surrounded by woods in the dead of winter; enraptured by the enigma of a sophisticated gentleman—who appears in a form like a silhouette.
What’s to be said about the gentleman or the nostalgic environment is entirely open to interpretation—but just to describe how the incense note has this deep, heavy, life-like resinous quality to it—sappy and smoky like the combination of a real life flashback and theatre set.
It’s very vintage—and so vivid—that it makes my imagination spring to life like this! I would almost question if this was laced with neurotransmitters or something! As for the fragrance, I actually like it a lot for the vintage factor alone; but I would swear this comes from Richard Buckley’s “For Theatre Collection”—given how realistic and grandpa-ish the vintage quality is.
So one thing is for certain, Vert D’Encens might definitely have its uses (like wiping your dashboard down with it for Christmas)—but you’re definitely not going to score with any chicks wearing this.
Undenegoota – :
Middle aged male review.
Full disclosure: Not a Tom Ford fan after trying many.
A glutton for punishment I guess, I gave this a go on the advice of the SA.
I like one or two of TFPB, but not enough to wear them (ouds). Ones I should love like TV and CR I couldn’t stand.
This one has a predictably and initial interesting opening, but the heavy aromachemical vibe coupled with EDP concentration is just killing any chance I have of liking the frags.
It was suggested as a “greeny” to me, a genre I do tend to enjoy. For me it has a hint of green but lands more sweet, kinda sickly-ish.
Then the powder hits.
I tried to understand how/why people would associate this with the holidays, and I finally did get that to an extent, which would esp be true if they actually tested it during that time.
I waft Tom Ford’s frags knowing his EDP’s are heavy. That still does not prevent headache and nausea for 90% of what I’ve tried from this line.
Kinda a shame considering there is potential…I “get” the appeal briefly to much of what he puts out, but the photo-realistic artificial foundation is just too pervasive. I have nothing against synths, as long as they’re done well (subjective of course). TF’s synths are so laboratory that I just can’t handle them.
I will however try the recent release of the EDT version Eau de Soleil Blanc…idea being, since I semi-like the EDP counterpart, perhaps I’ll finally have a semi-positive review to offer for Tom Ford.
But don’t count on it Tom.
Soknoussy – :
This one is gorgeous,and actually lasted longer than an hour on my skin. I got about 5 hours with it, which never happens to me with TF perfumes.
It has a beautiful incense and pine, and floral oriental notes. I love it.
Do try a sample of this, well worth it! Well done Tom!
ANGELXD – :
Tom Ford scores again with this Oriental beauty. I wish there were more talk about this fragrance; then again the more secret it is, the more unique it’ll be. Even though this scent conjures up images of autumn and the holidays, I’m going to try to rock this one during the warmer months; I like it that much.
Scent: 8.5 / 10
Projection: 7 / 10
Longevity: 7 / 10
Shirin_007 – :
I like this opo a great deal. The first half hour gives a cool evergreen, which is the Christmas vibe people are talking about. But then something magical happens here. After the first half hour the evergreen begins to fade and the holy amber begins to show itself, and this panache is radiant throughout the duration of the opo, which on me lasts a good 7 1/2 to 8 hours. This amber is a real treat, and I will probably invest in a larger bottle. Since amber is the main celebrity here, I would call this opo more of a golden balsam, rather than a green that I ascribe more to herbals than to resins. I would wear this anytime, on any occasion, and in any season of the year. It is very classy.
After revisiting this I decided against this, reason being, the fir needle in it reminds me of the smell of future acrylic floor polish that we used in the Army to put a shine on the floors and on our combat boots.
Dima2010 – :
A captivatingly green gourmand! Beautiful from the bottle, perfect on the skin!
The resins and the incense blend harmoniously with the flower and add a feminine touch to the strong fir and mostly masculine pine.
The result is mesmerising and lasts well! Could have well been a hippie fragrance!!
Fashist – :
This one is weird to me for some reason, and not in terms of its performance but in terms of its smell. It’s as if I have a love/hate relationship with it or something. On some days, I absolutely love the smell, especially the opening and on other days, the opening is rather harsh and overly sweet for my liking.
ludmila – :
I’ve tried this the other day and my God, what an experience–and quite a sacred kind of experience, I should add!
I’ve never been to Corsica, but I’d love to know if it really smells like the Mastic Tree.
It’s not that it corresponded to my expectations (well what were my expectations anyway?). It went beyond that, or to a totally different place.
I loved it, but my wife couldn’t stand it, she said it was too strong, that it didn’t go with me… (My younger daughter–she’s 10– though, came to appreciate it.) The thing is I felt so at peace with myself in a spiritual way that I’d like those around me to understand that this special fragrance has indeed to do with me at a profound, and yet mundane level.
What other same-styled fragrances–and preferably not so expensive–would you recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Jorge
Uribraver – :
Impressive winter scent – incense and realistic fir tree, with a rich vanilla in the long drydown. It changes quite thoroughly from intensely green to smooth and smoky, and it lasts ages. One of the better Tom Ford’s, although I woukdn’t Pay the price he wants for it.
БОРОДУЛЯ – :
Amazing Addictive. Epic.
A Bonfire on the Carolina Coast near the woods.
A walk through a warm forest…
It’s
Meditation with incense
A massage with essential oils
Woodsy
Balsam & Pine jst what my Guru ordered to alleviate my stress & lower my heart rate.
Every note serves a purpose. Pine is in many fragrances, it isn’t often as pronounced or well done, bt the nose knows it’s there. It alleviates anxiety, etc..
Vinai – :
This might be the “Christmas fragrance”. Before I bought it I saw someone describe it as like eating sugar cookies in a christmasy pine forest- spot on. Not many fragrances dabble in pine notes. It has a vanilla kind of wind down at it’s base. Honestly, it is a little pricey. I have a few Tom Ford fragrances and have tried the oud and neroli body wash. I’m not a huge fan. I think they rip off Europe and think the emphasis on Neroli and Oud is a huge indication of it. They then charge exorbitant prices and don’t deliver. For example, stay away from the Mandarino di amalfi collection. I bought it and another and they were virtually identical. You are talking the most expensive fragrances on the market. Just not worth it. That being said- if there was a line that I enjoy the most from them- it is the vert. If you like this- try the de bois. Straight bumping that poplar.
SANTA KLAUS – :
Any similarities to Polo Green? I’ve just stumbled upon this fragrance and suddenly I am intrigued by these notes. I’m considering this or perhaps Tobacco Oud. I love the Christmas resemblance.
EDIT: DEC 16/17
This is Christmas in a bottle. I sniffed the test strip in my wallet, and my goodness, it is heavenly. Smells like a wintery forest. It has been a week since I sprayed on the card, and the dry down is magnificent. This is definitely a special scent. When to wear? That’s the hard part. For such a magnificent scent, I can only pinpoint wearing this during the winter time. Office scent? Nope. Wear at home when entertaining your guests, or whilst your being entertained. Wear when the snow falls, your huddled near the fire, deep in conversation, which a drink in hand, nestled in your wool sweater, dress pants, your fanciest watch, and a spritz of Vert d’Encens.
Christmas in a bottle right here.
zsozso77 – :
I don’t know am I right or wrong but my first impression sniffing this was “Wow! But wait a minute – I know it…”.
I thought about it couple hours and finally when I closed my eyes and I sniffed a blotter with Vert d’Encens I screamed “Oh my God! Vintage Kenzo Jungle Tiger!”.
I knew Jungle Tiger only from a little vintage sample but I remember it smelled very similar to that!
Is there anyone who noticed the same?
By the way – great fragrance!
fl1ght – :
This is a very beautiful green earthy incense.
I love pine, and green earthy, woody fragrances, but I have a large collection, with many fragrances having elements of this one, but Vert d’Encens is unique.
When I just finished my lucky scent sample my first impression was the ashen smoky incence with some amber but not too much amber like Sahara Noir. This was real smoke, then a very nice earthy green note, second most dominant note in the opening, I guess boxwood.
Then the nice woody notes come in making me think, now it’s getting nicer and more complex than other Incense frags like Montale Full Incence or Avignon, this is more woody and aromatic, smoother, with a slight sweet gourmand feel in the mid.
You get this sweet fir Christmas vib, making this a unique green incense frag. Incence lovers may need to check this one out. It has a nice floral touch, hyacinth, making it a bit like Vert d’Fleur, but much less floral.
Rating: 8.5/10
God bless. John 3:16
innasan – :
Opening is smashed flower stems, green and grassy. Then a winter evergreen forest with a campfire burning in the distance.
impaniscind – :
Got a sample from Sephora yesterday, sprayed on the back of my hand this morning. Herbaceous at first, the green notes are definitely at the top. I guess it is the resin note, but I could swear I’m getting labdanum, one of my favorites, among the needley trees. Sadly, it seems the pine and fir doesn’t last on me because I’m finding it very sweet in the vanilla smoke drydown. It’s just like a slightly woodsier Atelier Cologne Vanille Insensee, five hours later. Not bad, but I think I was expecting more coniferous longevity like MMM’s Soul of the Forest.
ZeroPul – :
A very festive offering from Tom Ford. This fragrance was released late last year, and I had a small decant of this and wore it around December, so I can’t shake the Christmas associations with this fragrance. It smells like a huge, majestic balsam fir decked out in ornaments in the middle of a warm, cozy house where your grandmother is making you hot chocolate with gingerbread cookies. There are even hints of smoke from the fireplace and the texture of the slightly scratchy wool sweater you’re wearing.
Vert d’Encens is like a virtual reality fragrance. It completely transports you to a different place, time, and emotional mindset. It’s one of the best fragrances I’ve ever smelled as far as creating a true olfactive scene. This fragrance is composed in a way that smells so vivid and tangible, and you are flooded with these feelings of nostalgia, anticipation, and merriment.
This fragrance really blurs the line between wearable perfume and ambient room scent. It is a little challenging because it is quite strong and the pine note is very resinous and sappy. But for the right occasion this is a bold and gorgeous fragrance to wear, and of course it would make an amazing candle too.
Thank you for taking me on this journey, Vert d’Encens. I’ll see you next Christmas.
Paradoxx – :
Amazing fragrance. Opens with fresh green pine then warms up to smell very very similar to Tom Fords Italian Cypress. Lasts forever, applied one spray to back of my hand at 7pm and could still smell it next morning
denteedia – :
Chocolate and vanilla coated fir trees, anyone? That’s pretty much my take on Tom Ford’s Vert d’Encens. Oh, along with some smokiness. Initially thought I must be wrong about the chocolate note (as in “that’s crazy”), until I read other reviewers saying the same thing. A very arresting, fresh green opening that quickly changes into something smokier and sweeter. If this sounds like you, please enjoy this walk through a smoky, cocoa-dusted pine forest! Longevity is great.
emduk – :
If anyone has this and would like to split or sell the whole bottle please let me know
олька25 – :
I enjoyed this a lot! The sweet smokey chypre vanilla dry down was very reminiscent of something that I own… Le Labo’s Patchoul 24! I find the dry down to be quite similar. However Tom Ford is fresher and more green.
Dimitriy535 – :
Possibly the best out of the entire line, from what I’ve tried. Sold on the smell immediately, now I’m just testing the longevity and projection.
GlurceResee – :
Received this the other day and what a beautiful scent this is. When I first tested I was not at all interested, I much preferred Vert Des Bois but when I purchased a sample of it, it often gave me a headache on most wears. This on the other hand grew on me a lot after I tried it in Germany and went on a long walk through the beautiful English Garden, I fell in love. This is very green so be warned, I get a slight Dr.Pepper vibe when I sniff the cap but in a good way!
Scent – 10/10
Sillage – 8/10
Compliments – None as of yet
hnp604speagoessenda – :
Something about this reminded me of Amber Absolute.
TOM FORD has the worst incense and/or resins ingredient, it comes off very sweet and dry-fruit like, dried fig specifically.
At least to my nose.
agrimmerm – :
I got unintentionally logged out while I was writing… The guest review below is mine. 🙂
djkjlz – :
I must say I am impressed with this one. I do see the vintage vibe many people note. I think this comes from the heliotrope powdery accord, which is gorgeous. The green resins however are really modern. Its a lovely combination and calls to mind perfumes like Chamade. I really love it and the performance is good. I would never spend this much for a perfume however.
dgeck – :
i have a 50ml bottle still sealed to sell
lya-lay76 – :
Absolutely gorgeous, fresh and natural pine and fir slowly evolving and revealing more woody and balsamic nuances before softening into an elegantly smooth vanilla/chocolate (heliotrope) drydown; a truly lovely perfume with a classy vintage vibe!
sistem – :
Very nice, but it does remind me of quite a few other perfumes – the balsamic amberiness in particular. I’d have liked the green notes to be more prominent, then it would be tipped into something special – maybe resembling ‘Enchanted Forest’ by Vagabond Prince.
The opening notes are almost Christmasy – gorgeous fir and pine, then the balsamic, slightly salty amber takes over with a soft natural vanilla that I find a little sweet (could be the heliotrope milky/cloudy effect too)
It definitely falls into unisex category, the fir and pine aren’t macho at all, the vanilla softens it too, and personally I might find the sweet touch a bit sickly on a guy, but that’s purely subjective. Also it’s true that vanilla really leaps out on my skin in a way it doesn’t on most male skin. For example if I wear Amouage’s Epic Woman the vanilla is distinct, on a male friend’s skin the frankincense stood out far more.
This is great quality, it feels natural, relaxing and easy on the nose, just a wee bit sticky/heavy for me. I find most TF perfumes a bit heavy mind you, with the exception of the lovely Jasmin Rouge and Grey Vetiver which are more my kind of thing.
Excellent sillage and longevity
igs – :
I’m not actually getting anything near as woodsy as these notes would suggest.
I love the opening which is very cucumber and frankincense followed by something more herbal that I registered as garden sage, but I guess it could have been piney. I love the freshness with the incense. It smells like blessings and growth.
However it starts to morph into a smokey vetiver. I personally have a hard time wearing vetiver because it screams cologne to me and makes me feel like I’m posing and a slightly skeevy frat boy. I know this is just me associating it with the aquatics of the 80s and 90s and it’s a lovely scent for many others.
djartyrostov – :
It remindes me of Memoir Man by Amouage, less complex but more persistent.
Rockkinder – :
I desperately wanted to like this. I smelled it on the paper, and I got such a smokey Christmas tree opening, and I was obsessed. I sprayed it on, and I liked it, but something was off. That “something” turned out to be the cloying, synthetic sweetness that crept in and stuck to my body for hours. I tried to wear it twice more, and all three times I got a massive headache and could not rid the scent from my mind.
Totally didn’t work with my chemistry. Totally didn’t work with my family’s noses. I hope no one would blind buy something this pricey, but you need to test this one before.
Лимон – :
The Fir and Pine are BIG and green in the opening. The opening is very much like a pine tree. Very realistic and quite good. Mr Chris nailed it below
“That opening Though!…
the opening is pure coniferous green heaven! ”
Now that its been about an hour I am getting the resins more and some floral note that I think is heliotrope. I do get a touch of smoke but not a much. This one is also pricey at $225 for 50ml or you can go big $595 for a 250ml. That brings to per ml cost down to a more affordable $2.38 vs $4.50 for the small bottle. This to me is what Tom Ford is going for in the Private line. It is big and bold and seems to perform well already like the others in the line. The scents are very natural and real. I am not big on smelling like a pine tree but if I were this is something I would look into. I will update on the performance later.
Note I do get the similarity with Italian Cypress but this does not count as a replacement IMO.
vatteanda – :
For me, this is the winner out of the 4 Vert releases. I probably feel this way as I love Heliotrope. Once the initial freshness/green-ness of the pine and fir fade (which is not very long at all) the inspired pairing of incense and Heliotrope take over, and don’t let go. There is a creamy, vanilla, benzoin like base that makes this fragrance so delicious, yet it has just enough incense and pine notes to not become bogged down by that creaminess.
The strength is very good and the sillage is excellent. A few sprays lasts 8 hours and beyond.
This is one of my favourite Tom Ford releases this year – if finances permitted, I’d get the 250ml bottle! 🙂
fyr767speagoessenda – :
That opening though!…
the opening is pure coniferous green heaven!
Pine, cypress, resinous forest with a light creamy sweetness buried underneath.
After an hour or two the sweetness begins to dig it’s way up to the surface and level itself out with the green conifer and eventually the sweet side of this scent (heliotrope) becomes dominant and although the conifer remains present throughout the duration of the scent life, it just takes a backseat.
I really like this scent overall but I just wish it kept that opening, with the woodsy green resin in the foreground.
rrhgk – :
I’m still new to fragrances and have sampled and bought 50 or so the past 6 months. Most of my samplings have been to select fragrances for business meetings, or date night, or casual get togethers, or whatever, but this fragrance I wear for me. I can’t even tell you what it smells like except it smells calming, laid back, a little like the holidays. I sometimes spray this soothing fragrance on my arm before bedtime and tuck my nose close to it on the pillow and that is the last thing I remember about that day. It’s not sexy, it doesn’t say “I’m in charge” or “Look at me”. It just chills with you, and what great company it is.
ckol11 – :
I think this smells very simular to 1996 by byredo… Go check it out… But Tom fords.. Is little bit better. Just s little bit
dima8444 – :
Good perfume and surprisingly complex for Tom Ford – I find his stuff tends to be pretty linear on me.
Vert d’Encens veers into Play-Doh territory every once in awhile, especially early on and when the weather is dry, but this mellows out the longer you wear it. The pine and resin is lovely though, and this is a powerhouse of a perfume in terms of longevity. One person commented that it smells like Christmas in a bottle – now THAT is a compliment.
I’m going to wear my sample a little longer before deciding to commit on a FB, but this is the best of the Tom Ford green line by far.
nicolette716 – :
for me its talc+chocalte+grass
remnide me muse mugler
very relaxing
sawkaYa – :
Really like this a lot, On the top I get green almost grassy notes but then it fades it into a smell that is very similar to the sweet myrrrh scent of Eau Sauvage Parfum. VDE is much smoother in its opening than ESP and maybe smoother in its final dry down. ESP can be very harsh on opening and has rougher myrrh note in its base but the two scents become very similar after about 1 hr. Still VDE is a very nice and high quality scent. Once I am done with the ESP I am may get the VDE but the two would serve a very similar function in my perfume wardrobe.
seizhni – :
Green with a touch of incense and vanila.
This is a good release
HEREENQUINO – :
Bright green mossy opening, this fades on my skin leaving me with a slightly smoky/resinous dry-down, a bit like benjoin. While the opening is somewhat interesting, the incense dry-down is nothing special (Uncle Serge does this better and I think Ormonde Jayne’s Woman or Man has a more complex and interesting type of green notes). This stays very close to the skin when under-sprayed.
Leagmseqwq – :
A nice almost gourmand resinous perfume, very Christmas indeed. But even for this price I really prefer the same intense version you can find at Smell Bent: Bohemian Raphsody.
baccessinia – :
Wow!…this fragrance is more than a sum of its parts!…scent memory heaven alert!. This smells like Christmas to me. More specifically it smells like a freshly cut pine laden with lights and pine cones and fake tinsel while sitting in your jams drinking hot peppermint chocolate….also the aftersmell has a kind of “play doe” vibe to it…hard to describe really, but I can even smell the scotch tape on the wrapping paper.
Scent 9/10…mmmmm…a somewhat green gourmand that isn’t just a tweaked private blend. Unique and beautiful
Projection7/10…seems satisfactorily on my limited testing (one day)
Fortitude 8/10…longevity is really good. 7 to 8 hours
Full bottle worthy…I don’t know. Not for me I think. While I l