Ombre de Hyacinth

Being a huge fan of Hermes Eau de Gentiane and Grey Flannel, I really wanted to buy this as I was sure I'd love it based on the notes and the reviews here. I'm a sucker for natural scents and fragrances that emulate fresh vegetation, plants, woods or flowers. Most scents marketed to men are too harsh or smell like they were made for hitting a nightclub. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, its not my first preference for an everyday cologne. I've got to be able to live with a scent. I finally tried it and the first impression I got was Ombre de Hyacinth could almost be from the Chloe line (especially Chloe Love) as it has a clean effervescent flowery vibe to it. Also, I get the Grey Flannel references, as they have a lot in common. If you took out the oakmoss in GF and replaced it with a hefty dose of natural purple lilac type notes, you'd pretty much have Ombre de Hyacinth. It's clean and flowery that is sweet and bitter green, but slightly veers more toward the sweet side. It's light but it projects like crazy, I smell it on me all day when I wear it. The dry down is very nice; soft, clean and soapy. Overall it's very unisex, and very very natural smelling. Ombre de Hyacinth is strictly a daytime scent. If I were all dressed up for a night out, I probably wouldn't reach for this. But it's the go to scent for brunch, a matinee, or a wedding. I also think it's a perfect scent for the workplace, for a man or woman. I only wish it was a little woodier and less flowery. But layered with Grey Flannel or better yet, Tom Ford Oud Wood, and this becomes a masterpiece. Too bad it's discontinued. Its a great fragrance.

I wore OMBRÉ DE HYACINTH today to the doctor's office. I, alone, was in the waiting room with my husband, who wears no cologne. A group of ladies walked in and immediately one announced, "Someone smells fabulous in here!" and another lady immediately agreed, "Oh, yes! What a nice perfume!". They had to be talking about me because, well, I smelled fabulous!! The sillage on this frag is a monster and the longevity approaches 5+ hours. This is a lovely, clean, green perfume where the hyacinth is the stand out star. This fresh flower is complimented beautifully by the violet leaf, pink pepper, benzoin and galbanum. The musk lends to the freshness of this frag and creates a soapy facet in combination with the other notes. This perfume has a wonderful calming effect. Which is why I chose to wear it to the doctor (I mean, who likes going to the doctor?). This is a perfect summer and spring scent that I would highly recommend when your looking to just "feel good".

I was to be honest really afraid that this would be a rather dull giant soapiness. If i had to rely on some bloggers this would be a huge misser but i am so glad i tested it on my own skin. And woow, this perfume develops in all its glory : i get a very dark/green opening, earthy bitter from the galbanum and then the magic starts : beautiful smoky floral, consisted of violet leaf, magnolia, olibanum and hyacinth. It even changes into a warmer creamy drydown due to jasmine, benzoin and musk. Some bloggers consuder it a very restrained floral, it is indeed not an outgoing loud Diva shouting for instant attention. I truely love this one and unfortunately this one is discontinued but since i have that huge decanter bottle i think i can enjoy it for a century..

Well, I love this. Its a clean, lovely, nice floral, and yes, very similar to, bur for me is better than, Bas de Soie, which is "sharper". Another contender for a green hyacinth scent was Eau de Euskadi, which also has more soapy sharpness. Of the three I prefer the Ombre de hyacinth, and I do not get ANY "cheap aftershave" vibe that other reviews mention. I do find this interesting, as that overly barbershoppy fougere category really bothers me, and since I think I am sensitive to it, the LACK of it in this one is delightful. For reference, I enjoy other greens scents like No 19 and Very Boheme, but not the more vintagy ones like Eau de Soir.

This fragrance is pretty bizarre, but in a good way. I initially trailed this on my skin and my clothing and instantly thought, nope its too much of a day time perfume for a female. However, as it died down I could not stop thinking of how amazing it was - so good. Its very earthy, like flowers, soil and soap - but damn good, suited to country blokes like myself whom now live in the city. Another thing was all of my male housemates commented on how good i smelled - they are all the super-masculine "jock" type if we must stereotype - if they knew that it was essentially a flower perfume they would have been shocked.

Ombré de Hyacynth is a green floral that's quite fresh and bathroomy smelling. Its soapy and a little old school which is my favourite part , the old fashioned bar of soap , equally good on a man. I smell lavender and violet leaves with olibanum and galbanum. Earthy and rooty and stunning. A touch of aldehydes makes this perfume perfect. Although there are many soapy scents out there. This is more green and rooty and natural than many others I it's genre. I am a big fan of this and just ordered a full bottle. Reminiscence of chanel 19

Ombre de Hyacinth is the scent that got me into fragrances. I randomly applied it on myself, visiting a beautiful perfume shop in Rome, and from then on I felt enveloped in a dark, purple cloud of beauty and joy. I use this fragrance now only very very rarely because firstly it has been discontinued and I'm fearing the moment that bottles get rarer and rarer and secondly this fragrance has an almost hypnotizing effect on me. I can't trust myself in traffic wearing this. :) I haven't come across anything like it since. Utter love.

I tested this yesterday in Brown Thomas and is has a lovely dry down as well as initial scent. It has a lovely burst of fresh flowers particularily the Hyacinth but not overly flowery just intoxicating and then has a soft drydown with a sensual musk and lasting scent of sweet and spicy. Would have bought it if not going on hols in few days. This is a new scent to me, love the way it has many layers and is not overpowering just fresh and sexy. Will be buying when back or maybe when away. Another great scent. Soft and sexy:)

This has always reminded me of a wet, green garden at night when it's cold. It is an odd fragrance, but it has grown on me over time. I don't get the aftershave comments as this doesn't have that musky Aromatic cologne smell of "aftershave". It is just a green icy floral blast throughout the entirety of its wear. The floral nature of Ombre de Hyacinth doesn't feel gendered at all.

I was not planning to buy it in the first time I've seen, but after 2 hours of testing it, I noticed the smell was so so Soapy with a strange flower smell that I'm not aware. I loved it. One tip : it stay forever if you spray on your cotton clothes. but it never last for more than an hour on the skin. I don't know why? so try. maybe I'm wrong.

Ombre de Hyacinth is lovely! Very pretty, light but strong and long-lasting. Beautiful hyacinth. Really feminine and elegant. Gorgeous.

A very clean scent. It will remind you of Iranian New Years. One of very few truly unisex scents in my opinion.

Reminds me of men's shaving foam, but in the best way possible!

100 stars! absolutely delicious

Tom Ford OMBRE DE HYACINTH is a fine greyish-green chypre which reminds me a lot of a couple of the Annick Goutal perfumes: HEURE EXQUISE and GRAND AMOUR. The chypre quality leans more toward the former, and the declarative hyacinth toward the latter. There is also a touch of nuttiness, which reminds me of Creed IRISIA. Needless to say, given all of these comparisons, this is not at all a sweet perfume, and the drydown is even rather soapy. Nor does OMBRE DE HYACINTH remind me of much that I've tried before in the Tom Ford line. Most notably, there is no patchouli anywhere here to be sniffed. And no truffles, either! I quite like OMBRE DE HYACINTH, but I like classic chypres. I see that galbanum is listed as both a top and a base note, but to me this perfume is more gray than green, and I'd have guessed the presence of oakmoss, though it is not indicated either in the hierarchy or on the manufacturer's card. I also believe that I detect something akin to lily of the valley in this composition. OMBRE DE HYACINTH is unquestionably a well-made and pleasing soapy chypre perfume, but I believe that I can achieve the same effect by mixing a spritz of GRAND AMOUR with a spritz of HEURE EXQUISE. Yes, I'll have to give that a try!

A very pleasant white floral that sparkles and shimmers with the bright effervescence of fruity pepper and jasmine. As the name suggests, there is something "off" about it. A bright hyacinth scent should make you smile and swoon. This perfume gives a slight foreboding air, like a hyacinth flower still kicking out aromas but is right on the cusp of death - withering away and falling. Very nicely done and definitely a great option for someone looking for a bright white floral scent that doesn't want a flower bomb or sugar bomb of a perfume. However, it is not memorable or exceptional enough for me to wear it again.

For me this is extremely green. Very, very galbanum heavy. I wish the galbanum was toned down some here so the hyacinth could shine more. This is a very unisex floral. And I think that is what TF was going for with this one. Hyacinth is sharp but it softens the more you smell the flower but this perfume stays very green throughout like Chanel 19 or Patou's Vacanes. Very green fresh spicy. I think for hyacinth I will stick with Dame perfumes Singularity Woman. This is far to green for me to wear in a regular basis. Nice but it's not my style and neither were Patou's Vacanes or Chanel 19.

I really love to wear this scent on rainy days. The hyacinth paired with the musk, pink pepper and jasmine, gives it a watery, clean floral feel. It is not an over powering floral. For me, when it is gray and cloudy outside, or if it is a rainy day, this scent uplifts me to face the rain. It is like an armor of good feelings for drab days. It is so nice and somewhat warm, but clean and light. Does that make any sense? For me, my rainy day scent was Hiris, but the Tom Ford Ombre de Hyacinth is my new replacement scent. Enjoy!

Although this can be unisex this one leans too masculine for me. I'm generally ok with unisex but this is just so green, like the smell of grass being mowed on first application. I like it, don't get me wrong. It was actually wise to pair galbanum with Hyacinth because it reduces hyacinth's waxy nuances. Being a fragrance collector I strive to own fragrances inspired by a whole bouquet of solifores so now I can cross of hyacinth.

This is a really pretty perfume, too bad it is discontinued. At first it’s kind of bitter and I don’t smell the hyacinth right away, but after it dries down, it’s a soapy, kind of powdery hyacinth and spring flowers. I rather enjoyed sampling this perfume, it definitely changes throughout the wear. If you love hyacinths, as I do, and can find a sample of this to try, it’s definitely worth it!