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Black Orchid Reserve
meets Black Orchid.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Truffle · Bergamot · Ylang-Ylang · Patchouli

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with sweet; Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve bottle
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Black Orchid Reserve

Concentration not recorded

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Black Orchid bottle
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Black Orchid

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20252006
Leading accordssweet · warm spicy · earthywarm spicy · earthy · woody
Notes unique to this recordBlack Orchid, Dark Chocolate, Tonka, VanillaGardenia, Black Currant, Jasmine, Mandarin Orange, Amalfi Lemon, Orchid, Spices, Gardenia, Fruity Notes, Jasmine, Lotus, Mexican chocolate, Vanille, Incense, Amber, Sandalwood, Vetiver, White Musk
Longevity / 53.84 · 268 votes4.08 · 14,189 votes
Projection / 42.70 · 263 votes2.94 · 14,448 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil
  • Water aqua eau
  • Vanillin
  • Linalool
  • Coumarin
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Eugenol
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Farnesol
  • Citronellol
  • Geraniol
  • Limonene
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Benzyl cinnamate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Citral
  • Cinnamal
  • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Terpineol
  • Pinene
  • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
  • Linalyl acetate
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Eugenia caryophyllus oil
  • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
  • Terpinolene
  • Alpha terpinene

Listed only on Black Orchid Reserve

  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Anise alcohol
  • Eugenyl acetate
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Methyl salicylate
  • Benzaldehyde
  • Anethole
  • Isoeugenyl acetate

Listed only on Black Orchid

  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
  • Eucalyptus globulus oil
  • Rose ketones
  • Methyl benzoate

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

Black Orchid Reserve

Parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Water aqua eau, Vanillin, Linalool, Coumarin, Hydroxycitronellal, Eugenol, Cinnamyl alcohol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl salicylate, Benzyl cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Cinnamal, Anise alcohol, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Beta-caryophyllene, Terpineol, Pinene, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Linalyl acetate, Geranyl acetate, Acetyl cedrene, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Eugenyl acetate, Rose flower oil/extract, Terpinolene, Alpha terpinene, Methyl salicylate, Benzaldehyde, Anethole, Isoeugenyl acetate

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN55910

Black Orchid

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Benzyl salicylate, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Limonene, Coumarin, Cinnamyl alcohol, Citronellol, Eugenol, Isoeugenol, Citral, Farnesol, Cinnamal, Benzyl cinnamate, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Acetyl cedrene, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Linalyl acetate, Beta-caryophyllene, Pinene, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Geranyl acetate, Eucalyptus globulus oil, Rose ketones, Terpineol, Terpinolene, Alpha terpinene, Methyl benzoate

Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54074

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed sweet and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed warm spicy and earthy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.