Black Orchid Reserve
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Black Orchid Reserve by Tom Ford stays small and dense, built on bergamot and an earthy touch of truffle. From there it drops straight into a dark, edible base: chocolate, patchouli, tonka and vanilla, more savoury than sweet despite the vanilla and tonka underneath. There is no long unfolding here, just a tight, resinous line from bergamot to chocolate. Set for release in 2025, it is unisex and suits anyone who likes their gourmand notes kept dark rather than sugary. Voters wear it in autumn and winter, mostly at night and in the evening. Longevity leans long-lasting in the vote, with eternal not far behind. Sillage is more settled: most wearers call it strong. Even a 3ml decant of this one makes its presence known, so it is worth living with before choosing more.
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The community verdict
On winter nights, Black Orchid Reserve brings truffle and bergamot into earthy patchouli and a smooth dark chocolate dry-down. Long-lasting leads the wear-time reports, with exceptionally long-lasting next; most find projection strong, with enormous next. Autumn and evenings work too, but its intensity calls for restraint.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Tom Ford
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2025
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Chocolate and earthy truffle under low lamps at a late supper.
Main accordssweet, warm spicy, earthy, patchouli, woody
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity233 votes
Most voted: 41%Long lasting
31%Eternal
Sillage243 votes
Most voted: 51%Strong
24%Enormous
Season250 votes
Most voted: 38%Winter
36%Autumn
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 48%Night out
34%Evening
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Longevity233 votes
- Very weak3%8 votes
- Weak8%18 votes
- Moderate17%40 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)41%95 votes
- Eternal31%72 votes
Sillage243 votes
- Intimate5%12 votes
- Moderate20%48 votes
- Strong (Most voted)51%125 votes
- Enormous24%58 votes
Season250 votes
- Spring18%45 votes
- Summer8%20 votes
- Autumn36%90 votes
- Winter (Most voted)38%95 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime14%35 votes
- Office4%10 votes
- Evening34%85 votes
- Night out (Most voted)48%120 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
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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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 Reserve smell like?
Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve opens with Bergamot and Truffle. It dries down to Dark Chocolate, Patchouli, Tonka and Vanilla. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as sweet, warm spicy, earthy, patchouli and woody.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (41% of votes), and 72% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (51% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 8% of season votes.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 38% of season votes.
Is Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 82% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 18% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 4% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve?
Black Orchid Reserve is made by Tom Ford. It was launched in 2025.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve?
A 10ml decant of Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve 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 Reserve, 10ML has Black Orchid, Tobacco Vanille and Oud Wood from Tom Ford, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve 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.