Black Orchid Reserve
meets Velvet Orchid.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Bergamot · Black Orchid · Vanilla
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with sweet; Eau de parfum leads with floral. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Tom Ford Black Orchid ReserveConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Tom Ford Velvet OrchidEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Leading accords | sweet · warm spicy · earthy | floral · sweet · powdery |
| Notes unique to this record | Truffle, Ylang-Ylang, Dark Chocolate, Patchouli, Tonka | Rum, Honey, Mandarin Orange, Orchid, Jasmine, Heliotrope, Hyacinth, Rose Oil, Narcissus, Magnolia, Orange Blossom, Myrrh, Suede, Sandalwood, Peru Balsam, Labdanum |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.84 · 268 votes | 3.61 · 3,347 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.70 · 263 votes | 2.60 · 3,818 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.
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
- Farnesol
- Citronellol
- Geraniol
- Limonene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Benzyl salicylate
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Isoeugenol
- Citral
- Benzyl alcohol
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Terpineol
- Pinene
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Linalyl acetate
- Geranyl acetate
- Acetyl cedrene
- Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
- Terpinolene
- Alpha terpinene
- Methyl salicylate
- Benzaldehyde
Listed only on Black Orchid Reserve
- Cinnamyl alcohol
- Cinnamal
- Anise alcohol
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Eugenyl acetate
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Anethole
- Isoeugenyl acetate
Listed only on Velvet Orchid
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Hexyl cinnamal
- Amyl cinnamal
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
- Rose ketones
- Jasmine oil/extract
- Citrus aurantium peel oil
- Carvone
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
Velvet Orchid
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Linalool, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Hexyl cinnamal, Geraniol, Farnesol, Coumarin, Benzyl benzoate, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Amyl cinnamal, Eugenol, Benzyl cinnamate, Isoeugenol, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Pogostemon cablin (patchouli) oil, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Hexamethylindanopyran, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil, Acetyl cedrene, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Pinene, Beta-caryophyllene, Terpineol, Rose ketones, Geranyl acetate, Benzaldehyde, Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract, Terpinolene, Jasmine oil/extract, Alpha terpinene, Methyl salicylate, Citrus aurantium peel oil, Carvone
Source: Tom Ford Beauty official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54227
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 verdictConcentration 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 floral and sweet direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.