Reviews of Tom Ford for Men (2007)
by Tom Ford

I can't help but feel a little disappointed by Tom Ford for men.
The "cologney" opening offers a promise unfulfilled. It aspires to a Colonia Intensa character with zesty citrus notes and a woody-leather-floral heart but unlike the AdP product it just fades from my skin in less than an hour. It is well blended but I just can't accept the total lack of longevity.
This is my first thumbs down.

Smells like a designer scent more than a niche. Too bad it doesn't last long because I think it smells much better than most niche fragrances. A clean, flowery scent. Just doesn't last.

Great smell but no lasting power, at least not on my skin! It was gone within the hour!!!

For all the hype, this is a disappointing (and very short-lived) fragrance. It’s certainly masculine but in a run-of-the-mill sort of way. If you love subtle scents, which require constant re-application, this one may be for you.

This starts off fresh, sweet and orangy. But, gudzooks, no sooner had I walked out of the store, and it's gone! Did my skin absorb it like a sponge or had I just sprayed water? Just because you can design clothes, doesn't translate easily into having a good nose to make perfumes - from rags to frags.

Too fruity and overpriced. I think this guy is so overrated. His scents fall in the dreaded unisex category. I still think Sean John is the best American scent. Unforgivable rocks. Tom Ford is an overrated designer in my opinion and this scent and Black Orchid are perfect examples of that. Way overpriced.

Top: lemon leaf, italian bergamot, mandarin, basil, violet leaves, ginger
Mid: orange flower absolute, black pepper, tobacco leaf absolute, grapefruit flower
Base: deep amber, cedarwood, virginia patchouli, vetiver, oakmoss, leatherwood resin, cypriol root.
Well the Ford website has lots to look at and you can play with the image of the bottle to get the above information. In my opinion – all hype, no substance. All these rare and specific products jumble together into a vague, sweet, powdery, slightly stale cloud. The only good thing about this is the brief orange opening. Everything after that is yawn and yuck: yawn over what we’ve seen in so many other current men’s fragrances, yuck over the awful vanilla note that is headache-inducing. So many interesting ingredients! So poorly executed! Try the Ford-designed Rive Gauche for something interesting, avoid this lame product.

HOT GLUE!!! Like the sticks of glue that you insert into the back of a hot glue gun, like the kind you get at a craftstore! That's the first impression I got from testing this! HOT GLUE!!! Think about it... think about it...