Black Orchid
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Black Orchid by Tom Ford is dark, rich and earthy, a floral that spends most of its time in the shadows. It starts with truffle and black currant against a flash of bergamot, mandarin and lemon, with gardenia, ylang-ylang and jasmine just behind. The heart turns to orchid and lotus, warmed by spices and a soft fruitiness. Underneath sits the best part: chocolate, patchouli and incense over amber, sandalwood, vetiver and white musk. It came out in 2006 and is worn by men and women alike, usually by people who want a scent with presence. Save it for winter evenings, late nights and going out. Voters lean towards long-lasting on longevity and strong on sillage, so go easy at first. A 10ml decant lets you live with it for weeks before you decide.
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The community verdict
Mexican chocolate and patchouli give Black Orchid its earthy warmth. It opens with truffle and black currant before orchid and spices emerge. Wear time divides: some find it long-lasting, others exceptionally so; strong projection leads, with room-filling reach also reported. It favours winter nights, while autumn evenings work for going out.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Amalfi Lemon
- Bergamot
- Black Currant
- Gardenia
- Jasmine
- Mandarin Orange
- Truffle
- Ylang-Ylang
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Fruity Notes
- Lotus
- Orchid
- Spices
- Basewhat lingers
- Amber
- Incense
- Mexican chocolate
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Vanille
- Vetiver
- White Musk
- Brand
- Tom Ford
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2006
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Tom Ford Black Orchid, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Chocolate and truffle shavings on a lacquer table under low gold light.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
- Amalfi Lemon
- Bergamot
- Black Currant
- Gardenia
- Jasmine
- Mandarin Orange
- Truffle
- Ylang-Ylang
Heart15 min – 2 h
- Fruity Notes
- Lotus
- Orchid
- Spices
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Amber
- Incense
- Mexican chocolate
- Patchouli
- Sandalwood
- Vanille
- Vetiver
- White Musk
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity12,434 votes
Most voted: 40%Long lasting
39%Eternal
Sillage12,912 votes
Most voted: 43%Strong
29%Enormous
Season12,434 votes
Most voted: 58%Winter
32%Autumn
Time of day12,434 votes
Most voted: 52%Night out
38%Evening
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Longevity12,434 votes
- Very weak1%132 votes
- Weak2%266 votes
- Moderate18%2,178 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)40%4,950 votes
- Eternal39%4,908 votes
Sillage12,912 votes
- Intimate4%552 votes
- Moderate24%3,062 votes
- Strong (Most voted)43%5,593 votes
- Enormous29%3,705 votes
Season12,434 votes
- Spring8%980 votes
- Summer2%254 votes
- Autumn32%3,950 votes
- Winter (Most voted)58%7,250 votes
Time of day12,434 votes
- Daytime7%874 votes
- Office3%370 votes
- Evening38%4,680 votes
- Night out (Most voted)52%6,510 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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The house
More from Tom Ford
Tom Ford launched his own fragrance line in 2005, a year before Black Orchid arrived and set the tone: dark, glamorous and a little provocative. The range leans warm and spicy, with amber, vanilla and tonka bean at its core, and cardamom, saffron or leather adding edge. Jasmine and orange blossom bring a sensual floral thread. The Private Blend line, introduced in 2007, is where the house plays most freely. Tobacco Vanille is its cosy classic of pipe tobacco and spice, Oud Wood is smoother and drier than the name suggests, and Lost Cherry is a boozy cherry-almond treat. For daylight, Neroli Portofino brings crisp citrus and white flowers. Black Orchid itself remains the deepest, most velvety way into the house. Try two contrasting ones before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
What does Tom Ford Black Orchid smell like?
Tom Ford Black Orchid opens with Amalfi Lemon, Bergamot, Black Currant and Gardenia. The heart brings Fruity Notes, Lotus, Orchid and Spices. It dries down to Amber, Incense, Mexican chocolate and Patchouli.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (40% of votes), and 79% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (43% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for winter; summer takes only 2% of season votes.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 58% of season votes.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 90% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 10% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Tom Ford Black Orchid to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 3% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Tom Ford Black Orchid?
Black Orchid is made by Tom Ford. It was launched in 2006.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Tom Ford Black Orchid?
A 10ml decant of Tom Ford Black Orchid holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Tom Ford perfumes can I try?
Besides Tom Ford Black Orchid, 10ML has Tobacco Vanille, Oud Wood and Tuscan Leather from Tom Ford, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Tom Ford Black Orchid decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Tom Ford Black Orchid decant is filled by hand from an original Tom Ford bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.