Orchid Soleil
Tom Ford (2016)

A floral storm opens this experience: A rich, heavy, moderately indolic and waxy tuberose, with touches of white pepper and a discreetly woodsy background - a but cypress is just traceable.

In the drydown it develops more floral notes, white floral mainly, with a sweet red spider lily as well as the orchid; the latter is endowed with a slightly dirty characteristic at times.

The base adds a mix of vanilla paste and, accompanying as a sidekick, a chestnut cream impression; the latter dyad is quite intriguing, albeit fading with time. a very faint, soft and quite bright patchouli prevents the sweetness from becoming too cloying.

I get moderate sillage, very good projection, and eight hours of longevity on my skin.

To me this spring scent is a bit of a misnomer, as the tuberose is the most prominent component on me. It has a few original twists built into its development, but whilst initially a rich and intense floral creation, the second half's ingredients as a bit anaemic on my skin. The performance is good. 3/5

I wish I could give this five stars, because it smells absolutely gorgeous. Tuberose, pepper... creamy, nutty, with a skanky white floral backdrop that only smells sexier and more indisputably feminine the hotter and sweatier the wearer gets.
But, it needs to last a whole lot longer. I feel the need to carry this about and reapply, which for the price (and it being a TF) is mightily annoying.
I sprayed this in a store more than a year ago and was immediately transfixed. My fume-virgin partner was equally impressed. When I found I was still thinking about it a year later, I finally got a bottle. I know I'm going to be repurchasing this one every summer.
Layer with Guerlain Terracotta, to brighten. On hot days, it's Terracotta by day, and Orchid Soleil by night.

Oh so good. I sprayed it randomly when I went through a duty free shop and I was wearing Tubéreuse Couture by Parfumerie Générale, which is one of my favorite fragrances. This one is sweeter. It has less tuberose, although it is well present. I love it even better than this favorite of mine.

Buttery, nutty, creamy. Not quite a floral. Almost gourmand. Too sweet for a woody scent. It's perfectly mysterious and quirky. Massive tuberose.

Indelicate, inapposite white floral. Full-figured tuberose is as enticing as ever. Normally the appeal of an overpowering composition is that it blankets you with its thick, impenetrable veil. Verges on the sensation of a physical unguent, slathered across your person. Inside the indolic haze, you feel as if you've been scouted out and marked by some base animal.

Orchid Soleil is somewhat true to this sensation of oppressive luxury, yet remains oddly light on its feet. The standard plushness has been set aflame, vaporized into a thousand fine motes, suspended across a glittering satin curtain. Its showiness has worn itself out on me, admittedly, but there's something fascinating going on here that someone else might just choose to adopt as a mainstay.

*After repeated wears, I have become aware of a deeply unpleasant plastic note that almost wholly negates my heaping praise. To most, it probably appears a minor misstep, but nevertheless one I can't abide. Consider the vision of a wedding dress maculated by a few material defects. The fantasy either coheres, or doesn't. Orchid Soleil's joyeuse is starting to look a little shabby around the edges, so I must be scrupulous if schizoid and downgrade my rating to neutral.*

This was very much not for me- it's just so huge and opulent. I think it was nicely done, if a little overdone to my nose- the lush, slightly overripe white floral is intense in the metallic open and doesn't settle down for ages.