Moss Breches

I had a vague recollection of the fragrance from sniffing it at TF counters and at the time, I liked many of those Private blends but didn't buy them all, unfortunately Moss breches was one of those. In hindsight or if I had a time machine, I'd have rinsed the shelves of every bottle and kept them in mint condition the last decade because I saw a 50ml of this (OK not sold, but on eBay currently) for over £2k!!! Silly Silly money. So I managed to get a sample from a very kind pal, so I could revisit it and see whether any degree of hype or price inflation is worth it, and I'm pleased to tell you that Moss Breches is a FANTASTIC fragrance! I mean I really love the stuff, it's a superior, complex, woody aromatic scent, with a signature Tom Fordness about it, velvety rich, truffle like earth of patchouli with a opening of cinnamon tinged cypress and leathery man musk. I'd say it combines amazing qualities of Halston Z14 (or Italian Cypress by TF if you must) Zino Davidoff (probably looming the largest) The original Tom Ford for Men and the Tom Ford For Men Extreme, (retrospectively) Noir for Men and hints of 80's powerhouse masculinity. I wouldn't quite so as far as calling it 'butch' because it has a certain modernity, metrosexuality and even femininity in terms of it's overall vibe.... but yeah it's superb. Like I said... I wish I bought it back in the day for £130 or whatever? and as a vintage unicorn if that was swelled to £400-500 now I'd have no problem saying if you really wanted to treat yourself to this, then COOL! I might even be tempted myself if I was feeling flush but that one I saw on eBay is outrageous and cannot be justified.

One of THE LAST T.F P.B frags I'm looking to add M.B to my collection along with Black Violet, Bois Rouge, Lavender Palm & Japon Noir and a few others. If ANYONE ANYONE ANYONE at all out there has a 50/100ml bottle for sale without me having to give up my home and vehicle, then kindly just PM me for a safe, secure and professional transaction.... Cheers! UPDATE: September 2017: I almost almost picked-up a 50ml bottle through a Fellow Fragrantica member, but sadly I just can no longer get replies from her😳..... If you have a bottle, please just give me your ROCK BOTTOM price, so we can expedite things........ Please do help me to complete my T.F Private Blend collection...

Reviewer 'oBenno', I couldn't say it better myself. MB is a unique masterpiece by Tom Ford coming in a 2nd from Original formulation Oud Wood in my list of Private Blend favourites, it's rarity really a worry now with very little left on the planet. Moss Breches is a strong cardamom, male focused fragrance but I'm female and do occasionally enjoy wearing it just for my own pleasure, esp when all the florals in my collection have become a bore. I also just love to 'sniff' my decant. Projection is excellent, along with longevity . The master has excelled once again! Precious and rare drops indeed.

I bought the entire Private Collection and I like this one alot. Its not your..everyday "go to" sort of fragrance, it just has a special scent about it. It seems so natural and leafy. I love the beeswax and benzoin so this one was a winner for me from the start. I could probably see my dad wearing something like this though. Interesting.

I had a small tester roll-on bottle of this given to me by my older brother around 2007. To me it was the epitome of British country-side and instantly transported me to my childhood playing in the leaves on Holiday by the Welsh coast. If this were still in production I would happily smell like this permanently.