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Browsing thru the Neiman's website, I stumbled upon Tom Ford's Black Orchid being sold as a perfume (link below).
Quick breakdown for everyone:
1. Exclusive at Neimans (is your pinky up in the air, mine is! [smile]) & limited edition
2. $600 for HALF AN OUNCE
3. Bottle is shorter than the original & is by Lalique and each bottle is signed and numbered by Lalique for authenticity (hear that Ebay scammers!)
4. The bottle arrives empty, accompanied by a 0.5 oz. glass vial filled with perfume and a gold funnel to pour the fragrance into the bottle
I am speechless, jealous and excited all at once - I don't know what to say. Except for... Tom Ford has done it again kiddies! And this from a man who is getting ready to release TWELVE new scents in a month or so.
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/ca...287cat11550742

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I really wish that wasn't 600 bucks. it sounds so good.

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Originally Posted by genvy5 I really wish that wasn't 600 bucks. it sounds so good.
I know - perhaps somebody'll decant this & Ebay it...if so, I'm getting some!

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But just so we're straight (as in correct) - this is marketed as women's perfume, right?

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Yes - Estee Lauder's marketing it as a women's frag
It's a monster of a scent even in its original strength, the perfume should knock your socks off (a tester strip sprayed with Black Orchid scented the inside of my car for about a week...I kid not!)

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Yes, the original stuff is 20% per the SA at Neiman Marcus. I inquired about it being a women's scent, but she said it started out that way but that the public has accepted it as uni. I definatley can see why--it is dark and brooding, with something of a Scent Intense vibe to it. I had a light spray on my hand and I kept sniffing it, alas, with the heat coming in another month or so, it's not something I would wear in Vegas until probably November.

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Whats the difference between the 1.7 oz for $90 and the .5 oz limited edition for $600 if they're both EDP strength ?

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Originally Posted by 1280adam Whats the difference between the 1.7 oz for $90 and the .5 oz limited edition for $600 if they're both EDP strength ?
Lalique. "The centerpiece of the collection is a limited-edition pure black crystal bottle created exclusively for The Tom Ford Fragrance Collection by Lalique. Each bottle is a collector's piece, signed and numbered by Lalique, and includes a certificate of authenticity." Lalique makes some excluse crystal bottles that are collector pieces.

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The TJ Maxx I worked at got some Lalique crystal stuff in before the holidays. The quality was amazing, but I'm not paying $100 for a small creature or votive candle holder.
And I'm certainly not paying $600 for this.
(Then again, I'm a college student with a part-time job and barely make that in a month... maybe when I make it to the "real world," things will change)

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I like Tom Fords offerings, and I still have to test Black Orchid in its original EDP concentration! Its sounds right up my alley - any similarities to c&s no. 88 ?

Heres the notes list of his new collection:

Amber Absolute (oriental) with notes of amber, African incense, labdanum, rich woods, vanilla bean.
Noir de Noir (oriental-chypre) with notes of saffron, black rose, black truffle, vanilla, patchouli, oud wood, tree moss.
Velvet Gardenia (floral) with notes of black gardenia, orange, jasmine, rose muguet, tuberose, dark plum,, honey, beeswax, incense, labdanum.
Black Violet (floral) with notes of citrus, pulpy fruit accord, black violet, woody notes, oakmoss.
Tobacco Vanille (tobacco) with notes of tobacco leaf, spice notes, tonka bean, tobacco flower, vanilal, cocoa, dry fruit, sweetwood sap.
Oud Wood (woods) with notes of rosewood, cardamon, Chinese pepper, oud wood, sandalwood, vetiver, tonka bean, vanilla, amber.
Purple Patchouli woods) with notes of orchid, citrus, leather, purple patchouli accord, spices, amber, patchouli, Peru balsam, vetiver.
Bois Rouge (woods) with notes of citrus, spice, cedarwood, patchouli, jasmine muguet, sandalwood, vetiver, amber, leather, vanilla and tonka bean.
Moss Breches (woods-chypre) with notes of fresh wood, spice notes, beeswax absolute, Moroccan clary sage, Hungarian tarragon, Corsican rosemary, labdanum, patchouli, benzoin.
Tuscan Leather (leather-chypre) with notes of saffron, raspberry, thyme, olibanum, jasmine, leather, black suede, amberwood.
Neroli Portofino (cologne) with notes of citrus, floral notes, amber.
Japan Noir (cologne) with notes of spices, purple patchouli, porto noir, night blooming jasmine, leather, amber, vetiver.

I am looking forward to these scents more than the Chanel exclusifs (which already sound quite tired),