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.

I like the 'loxxytain' perfumes too, but find they don't last very long on me.

Oh and for me, it's Chanel that is migraine in a bottle.

So that was one plus point to Tom. Didn't cause a migraine.

As an advertising slogan, I can't see it catching on.

It's something like Terre de Luminere
Lovely lovely smell and satisfyingly ££££
I think this perfume should be COMPULSORY

Oooh, I loved Karvol! Maybe I should buy the Tom Ford and see if it has the same healing properties...

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

That's reassuring.

And to be honest I didn't like it either, and I also bought their black orchid for some reason and ended up not liking that either. I like softer more feminine scents.

Dexter google tells me your COMPULSORY perfume smells like 'An unexpected fusion of mesmerising gourmand notes and aromatic freshness.'

Gourmand means grub doesn't it?

I don't think I've ever found anything I like as much as Diptyque's Philosykos. Although Byredo's La Tuilpe is a runner up.

I just expected the Tom Ford perfumes in their admittedly gorgeous bottles to be some kind of magical super scent.

Can you imagine if everyone was issued with a compulsory perfume for the year.

Ffs I've only been issued with Angel for the year. Can't stand the stuff and now I have to wear it every day for a year.

Count yourself lucky. I've been issued with Old Spice. And I have a Perfume Enforcer living next door so I won't get away with just pouring it down the drain.

Gourmand means food lover. Or greedy.

Oh my God, Cauliflower I would hunt down the fiend who issued me with Angel. That perfume is an act of aggression.

I'd rather wear Brut, Old Spice, Hai Karate, or even a cocktail of all three than spray myself in the devils' jizz that is Angel.

Squoosh I have the definition of gourmand as a person who likes food and eats too much. I think this is why it sits well with me

Gourmand scents sound like a good fit for me in that case!

Think they may be magical for men to wear. They aren't very soft and sensuous. More like a masculine cologne hit....

The TF ones not the gourmand ones...

Yup, Chanel is a migraine in a bottle too.

If Chanel No. 5 was compulsory, I'd have to spend my entire life lying in a dark room with a wet cloth on my forehead and a tampon up each nostril.

Tuscan leather is amazing and I totally agree that it changes within ten mins of being on you. Doesn't smell great at first but within a short while I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist.

Ooohhhh, the Dyptique - just gorgeous, that is hot sex in a bottle. Even Danny de Vito would reach an 8 with that....

I love Tobacco Vanille. That is all. #unhelpful
But then (pointless anecdote) I really liked that other one of theirs but it was a gift from an ex and now I can't smell it without thinking of him and therefore I can never have it again.

Even Danny de Vito would reach an 8 with that....

Oh Jenny I feel your pain. It's crap when great perfumes are ruined by shit men. Just shows how evocative a smell can be doesn't it?

TBH, I think that if someone posted a comment about something that is compulsory there would still be a poster criticising the op for posting.

OP: I really hate breathing, in, out, in, out, it's just flipping endless and dull

Next P: Well, we all have to do it, what makes you think you're special and should be excused from it.

Tom Ford's Black Orchid smells amazing on my friend, beautiful.

I spritzed myself with a tester of it once and it didn't work for me at all, very headachy and overpowering and nothing like the same.

I love tobacco vanille, it smells like Christmas pudding to me. Very wintry and sexy.

Tuscan leather is gorgeous on DH but just smells of raspberries on me.

Cafe rose works well with my skin.

I don't like his light and fresh ones, the neroli portofino just smelled like a generic 90's unisex scent to me - like CK One and Issey Miyake. I do generally prefer heavier perfumes though.

I have the perfume parlour version of TV. It's lovely. No idea what the original smells like though...

I started wearing black orchid a few years ago and it gets endless compliments.

For me it is a magical elixir of deliciousness. I love how many different notes there are to it and the fact that it smells different when you first put it on to six hours later. It also smells incredible but completely different on my DP