I finally got a sniff of Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille...

[squoosh]

...and it smells like that Karvol stuff my mum used to put on my pillow in the 1980s when I had a blocked nose.

I'm yet to find a Tom Ford fragrance that knocks my socks off. Just as well considering the price.

It's not a compulsory perfume you know.

I DID NOT KNOW. THANK YOU OH HELPFUL TRUCKING ONE!!!!

Which perfumes are compulsory oh trucking one?

No need to shout really.

And this is why I rarely use mumsnet now..... The rudeness is staggering
I don't like the smell either. I'm really liking l'occitanes new one

I like Squoosh's "rudeness" Tom Ford's Santal Blush is da bomb. Try it Rude One

It's not shouting dear, as I didn't use my, y'know, ACTUAL VOICE.

Thank you Helpful One Amarapaali. I'll give Santal Blush a sniff next. Neroli and Costa Azzura also got my rude thumbs down.

Good God, the drama you find on the most inconspicuous of threads!

OP I'm with you, don't get the hype about TF although the bottles do look pretty. I wanted Tobacco Vanille to smell like old books/libraries with a log fire burning, all cosy and warm but yeah, it smelled...medicinal.

I bought Black Orchid a few years ago and ended up giving it to DH!

What about my suggestion? (Feel very aggrieved now) !!!

Penhaligons is lovely though if you like perfumes. I got sucked in by the gorgeous smells and spent £150 on a bottle of Halfeti without blinking

I don't like it either! Tom Ford Cafe Rose is better

And I will definitely try L'Occitane too!

Will probably be walking past one of their shops in a couple of hours actually. What's their new fragrance called Oh Lovely One?

Dexter, you need to SHOUT IT

Tom Ford perfumes are migraines in a bottle.

I quite like some Penhaligon's scents (they're old school 'scents' rather than perfumes aren't they?) even if they make me smell like an old lady from the 1890s.

WHAT ABOUT ME!!!!!!

Tom Ford perfumes smell completely different once they've been on your skin for a while, they don't smell great at first.

Oh sorry
(Crawls back under stone)

GOOD USE OF AGGRIEVED EXCLAMATION MARKS DEXTER.

Destiny I'm old fashioned. I like perfumes that smell good from the get go!

Had a sniff of Neroli Portofino once. Was OK but couldn't it was worth the price tag. Had a spray and it vanished rapidly

They just don't really do it for me.

Why tell her it's not compulsory? That's the same for anything someone might share an opinion on.

I've just been to Vegas and I didn't like it
Well it wasn't compulsory!!!

I've ate at that new restaurant last night and I didn't enjoy the food.
Well it wasn't compulsory!!!

I watched a programme last night and it was useless.
Well it wasn't compulsory!!!

I can't stand green beans
Well they're not compulsory!!!

In the end, very few things are compulsory aren't they?

Old lady oh how rude! I think you'll find it made me smell like...probably George Clooney or someone actually. Not quite what I was aiming for as a 37 year old woman though I must admit

It is v nice when it wears off a bit though. And the bottle is pretty.