Velvet Orchid Tom Ford 2014 Eau de Parfum
The opening is warm before it's crisp: vanilla and honey soften the bergamot into something golden rather than sharp, with a richness that hints at what's coming.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Vanilla55
- Sandalwood50
- Honey50
- Labdanum50
- Amber30
By the editors · 2 min readThe opening is warm before it's crisp: vanilla and honey soften the bergamot into something golden rather than sharp, with a richness that hints at what's coming. The top notes feel more like a prelude to skin than a proper citrus burst.
Magnolia and orange blossom emerge into a lush, creamy floral heart — white flowers rendered indulgent rather than airy. Honey still threads through, holding the flowers close and warm. There's none of Black Orchid's darkness here; Velvet Orchid runs paler and plusher.
The labdanum and sandalwood base is quietly complex — the labdanum adds a resinous, slightly waxy quality while sandalwood keeps things creamy and warm. A composed, intimate oriental floral that rewards close proximity and finishes with considerable staying power.
