Fabulous

It starts off sharp and herbal, the experience of entering a high-end barber shop, which leaves a cold first impression. The dry down is a reliable husband—businessman who works a 9-5, he either runs his own company or holds a high position within it. Patient and self-controlled, he enjoys the gym or physical activities in his free time, but prioritizes family. A man who’s uncomplicated—simple yet thoughtful, doesn’t seem like the type to be romantic but he is. Not a love at first sight, but one that develops steadily with time and then never fizzles out. Well grounded and dependable, this man is the type you’d find it hard to argue with even on your period because he’s naturally calm and understanding. He smells like he’d be coy, but isn’t. Somebody you’ve got an initial opinion of being untrustworthy that instead you end up feeling the safest next to. Not a manwhore, nor inexperienced. Although this perfume carries itself with cockiness, he’s not arrogant. Knows the league he’s in but has no ego. I don’t know about “sexy baby powder”, a masculine skin scent of a well-groomed man rather. He doesn’t try too hard because he knows by default what to do. Hard-working but in a way that’s second nature, he’s the least to stress regardless of the situation. Lastly, he knows how to care, cares about caring, and his closest ones are very well-looked after. I sleep in this perfume.

just sniffed this for the first time without reading any of the notes, and immediately got the sensory-image of a supple black leather thigh-high stiletto-heeled boot stepping on a rich man’s face. 🖤 but then i noticed something so extremely FAMILIAR about this scent . . . so comforting and nostalgic . . . it smells almost identical to a fragrance i smelled years ago, perhaps not a perfume, but a product? then it hit me: American Cream by Lush. they are SO SIMILAR. FF is sweeter and sexier, with deeper nuances of amber, woods and tonka. FF also has a tiny bit of tart cherry that AC lacks. but the lavender, clary sage, suede/orris and powder are all mutual. the longer they dry down, the more similar they become. having just sprayed each fragrance on opposite wrists, American Cream feels like the dominatrix’s daytime vanilla alter ego: a student or nurse or some other ostensible “good girl.” after work, home from the dungeon, freshly showered, and in a cosy pink hoodie and sweatpants. the scent of bath products and shower steam wafts from the bathroom . . . but occasionally you catch the suede-y, sweaty scent from those thigh-high boots, now peeled-off and forgotten on the apartment floor. i really, REALLY like FF, but it’s hard to justify getting a full bottle when i could simply layer American Cream with the Finery Lost Cherry dupe for the same experience.

This truly smells like pure, unadulterated wealth and class to me, and I promise that impression isn't coming from the actual price. There are equally expensive frags out there that don't come close to carrying this "aura", for lack of a better word. (It's very overused nowadays, isn't it?) It's impossible for me to smell this scent without thinking of the color white. A soft, pure snow white - emanating from the finest fabrics and furs. But as you go to touch them, the texture is a wave of powdery clouds that you can somehow roll in like a bed. There is also a luxury suede bag nearby. Ironically, I think this is too refined and sophisticated to be something actual rich people would like. This is a scent for a fantasy rich person - the romanticized ideal that they want you to imagine them being like. In reality they would probably go for something far more garish and trashy as a tasteless display of weath. Real life rich people don't have scholarly opinions on art and literature; they install gold toilets. But is this worth the price? As good as it is... no, probably not. A decant though? Easiest recommendation in the world if you like powdery scents. This is one of the rare times a fragrance's scent completely matches its name in my opinion.

Certainly! Fcking Fabulous by Tom Ford is one of the most discussed and polarizing fragrances of the last decade. It's not just a perfume, it's a bold statement of intent, housed in a minimalist, opaque bottle. A "Creamy" Leather While many leather perfumes focus on rough, smoky or "workshop" scents, Fabulous chooses a decidedly more refined and metropolitan path. The beginning is deceptive. Lavender and Clary Sage offer an aromatic and almost "clean" boost, vaguely reminiscent of the atmosphere of a luxury barbershop. It's a dry and slightly medicinal opening. Magic happens in the heart. The Bitter Almond takes over, giving the fragrance an almost "plastic" (in the artistic sense) and powdery character. Iris and Vanilla soften the Leather, transforming it into something reminiscent of the scent of a brand new leather bag that has had expensive talc spilled inside. The finish is dominated by Tonka Bean which remains on the skin for hours. Fabulous is the scent of "effortless luxury". It's sophisticated, modern and has that signature Tom Ford signature that manages to be both classic and avant-garde at the same time. If you love powdery scents but with a firm leather backbone, this is a masterpiece.

I deleted my last review on this here because I wanted to comeback and add a new one. The notes on this one are very common in any other fragrance but the powdery creamy lavender/almond/leather profile of this is unmatched. It's a compliment magnet and I've had a love/hate relationship with this that has messed with my brain. The thing about this one is that I don't actually get to understand the sillage and the actual drydown on my skin but everyone around me has always complimented me on it. Although I don't wear anything for compliments the amount of compliments I get when wearing this is actually absurd. The begining of scent bubble of this one is what I love about it, it's just so creamy and luxurious but I miss on the drydown. All of this is the beauty of Fragrances, to have a love/hate relationship with a product that you know you like is actually a unique experience only designated to Fragrances. I'm gonna add this to my journey but not for this winter I'd rather go through spring with this one. Only in fragrance world you can absolutely hate something and love it again and comeback to it. This is beautiful and worthy of praise.