September 13, 2015 · 1:27 am

TOM FORD PATCHOULI ABSOLU (2OI4)

A NIGHTMARE.

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Tagged as Fragrances that make you want to kill yourself, Tom Ford Patchouli Absolu Review

24 responses to “TOM FORD PATCHOULI ABSOLU (2OI4)”

islandjavaguy

September 13, 2015 at 5:59 am

Spot on. Ugh.

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 13, 2015 at 1:14 pm
  
  I am a total patchouli man but this is a MESS.
  
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Nelleke Oepkes aka Booknose

September 13, 2015 at 11:33 am

Ex-qui-site!

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 13, 2015 at 1:14 pm
  
  The perfume is not.
  
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  - Nelleke Oepkes aka Booknose
    
    September 13, 2015 at 5:00 pm
    
    The image of the assault upon the unsuspecting perfume victim is so unbeautifully beautiful.
  - ginzaintherain
    
    September 13, 2015 at 7:32 pm
    
    I know. Crass and hilarious but still delicately Gothic.
brielle8383

September 13, 2015 at 11:51 am

Speaks volumes about the scent.

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 13, 2015 at 1:16 pm
  
  I love patchouli as you know, but this has that ‘everything and the kitchen sink’ that some Tom Ford fragrances have; overdoses of everything – a kind of chemical, oudhy backdrop, wallops of patchouli and god knows what else, and that kind of curdled oyster quality that the dreaded Black Orchid is saddled with. It smelled bad enough in the bottle, but when I got the spray card home and extracted it from my pocket, the above review was the only one possible.
  
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  - brielle8383
    
    September 15, 2015 at 2:07 am
    
    The only thing I like from that whole line is Plum Japonais. Everything else just seems to become offensive to my olfactory system. I think it is pretty bad how well the line does, that speaks volumes about the moneyed consumers and their tastes.
    As far as patchouli scents go, the original L’Artisan Patchouli was delightful. Sadly it is now just a memory. The Patchouli Patch was not too bad, but not the same.
  - ginzaintherain
    
    September 15, 2015 at 10:29 am
    
    Ha we really do think alike. Patchouli Patch is part of that (to me, anyway) dull musky sweet ambery patchoulis that get my goat: the original L’Artisan Patchouli was f***ing divine and I wish I could get it again. The way it was so refined: earthed yet aerian; almost like an artistically rendered ‘ghost’ of patchouli that still retained its essential qualities. Sigh.
bella ciao

September 13, 2015 at 4:46 pm

HAHAHA!!! a picture says more than a thousand words situation.

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 13, 2015 at 4:57 pm
  
  I thought so…..
  
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janeykate

September 14, 2015 at 3:05 am

Remind me not to try this!

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 14, 2015 at 9:47 am
  
  No you should: plenty of people seem to like it (although probably they are lying).
  
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rosestrang

September 14, 2015 at 7:21 pm

Haha, great photo!
I struggle with patchouli, and also a lot of Tom Ford perfumes as it happens, though I liked Jasmin Rouge

With patchouli I think it’s association, two of the most irritating people I’ve ever met in my life wore heavy patchouli oil. One was a theatre director who stayed at my flat a few days during the Edinburgh festival, she was so dark and heavily intense she gave me nightmares (not unlike the image you’ve posted at the top of this post). She wore heavy bracelets which crashed against my skull when she hugged me, and liked to listen to music on my headphones till 4am. After she left, the scent of patchouli lingered for months on my headphones, tainting my enjoyment of music!

I’m sorry to say I can’t even wear Coromandel, which I know is as good as patchouli gets, it seems that a scent we don’t like lingers longest! The only patchouli I’ve liked was Reglisse Noir by 1000 Flowers, which is paired with dark chocolate and vetiver – it reminds me of crushed grass under a tent, which in turn reminds me of childhood holidays. Also the patchouli in Cabaret by Gres, which seems to be paired with frankincense and clean rose, sort of like a village graveyard in spring. Can’t wear Portrait of a Lady either because the patchouli completely takes over

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Neyon

September 14, 2015 at 10:16 pm

I haven’t smelled this but I’d probably agree with you. I always wanted to like Tom Ford perfumes because their bottles look so classic and gorgeous. Unfortunately the Tom Ford perfumes I have tried are just overpriced chemical cocktails.
If I wanted a patchouli perfume I’d also probably make one myself. The oil isn’t immensely expensive and it combines well with lots of other popular notes that can be purchased easily.

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orsetta

September 15, 2015 at 12:30 am

#Fragrances that make you want to kill yourself

best tag EVER

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 15, 2015 at 10:26 am
  
  It’s a bit rude.
  
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  - orsetta
    
    September 15, 2015 at 1:28 pm
    
    maybe just a bit. and it perfectly complements the picture.
    for me a similar tag (with a different picture) would go with TF Azure Lime.
    
    thank you once for your blog. it’s a treat.
  - ginzaintherain
    
    September 15, 2015 at 3:24 pm
    
    Thankyou. That’s a nice thing to say. Unfortunately, a busy term has just started at school and I can’t do it so much at the moment which is frustrating. Still, you can be sure that the torrents will continue.
australianperfumejunkies

September 16, 2015 at 10:12 am

Ha Ha Ha! You make me want to try it. Or GIFT it.
Portia x

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- ginzaintherain
  
  September 16, 2015 at 12:02 pm
  
  Don’t listen to me, you might love it. And I didn’t really give it much of a chance. My first two reactions though were sheer aversion and that was enough for me. I felt like the girl in the picture.
  
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  - australianperfumejunkies
    
    September 16, 2015 at 12:35 pm
    
    I will listen to you and I also may love it, to be honest I find it hard to reconcile cost and juice with a lot of the TF range. I only own a couple of bottles of which my favourite is Neroli Portifino.
    Portia xx
  - ginzaintherain
    
    September 16, 2015 at 2:25 pm
    
    I quite like that range as well, particularly the Fleur and the Mandarin. The other are just too DENSE for me.