Orchid Soleil

Oh man, instant love. I never had much luck with TF frags in years past. I guess I just wasn't sampling the right ones! I fell in love with Soleil Blanc years ago after buying a mini. I bought a full bottle and I'm not sure if the scent was a fake or what, but all the magic was gone, it was flat, basic, and short lived -- probably a fake :( . I recently fell in love with Black Orchid and have been trying to sample the rest of the Orchid line. I also am a huge tuberose lover. I found a bottle of Orchid Soleil for a decent price and blind bought. First spray was instant love. I haven't been able to stop smelling myself since. It has all the creamy tropical nuances I fell in love with in Soleil Blanc, with an added realistic carnal flower-esque tuberose. This isn't a dupe for Carnal Flower by any means, but if you're a CF fan and wish for a slightly more solar tropical summery version with a little less green, this is your gal. I'd say this could be unisex. I do not get tortillas from this, but I can somewhat see how the indoles create an almost earthy musky gourmand sense. Might be dependent on individual chemistry. Luckily I have great luck with tuberose remaining flowery and sexy on my skin without turning sour or funky. I can't believe this is discontinued. I will be adding backups to my collection asap. This blows soleil blanc out of the water. I'd say it's much closer in scent profile to soleil blanc than black orchid. It's incredibly addictive and is one of the most luxe summery/solar/sunscreen-type frags I've ever smelled. It isn't cheap sunscreen by any means. This is what millionaires sunbathe in while on tropical islands. I've sampled a lot of summer/sunscreen type scents over the years. I'd say this is a mix between soleil blanc and has something in it that reminds me a bit of Aerin's Hibiscus Palm. Orchid Soleil is much better than either of those scents, in my opinion. As for the negative-first, this isn’t as sweet or vanilla heavy as the accords state. I’d put sweet/vanilla at the bottom of the accords list. It also doesn’t last long on my skin or hair, and projects softly, so I do need to spray a lot. The biggest warning I have though is DO NOT spray this on clothing unless you’re wearing black. The orange-pink juice does stain clothing. I woke up this morning to find that the light blue shirt I wore with Orchid Soleil last night looks like someone stained it with pink blush/makeup everywhere 😩 I tend to wear my perfume more in my hair (I have very long smooth shiny hair and have done this my whole life every day for 20+ years with no damage to my hair as so many sources warn) and clothing as scents don’t last on my skin and I try to minimize the chemicals I directly apply to my body. I also wear white a lot in the summer, So I need to figure out how to wear this and make it work without spraying clothing. I’d warn against spraying this in your hair if you’re blonde, especially if you dye your hair, as it may stain your hair with pink spots. I still love this scent and bought 2 backups. It’s utterly gorgeous. Hopefully TF will rerelease or make a new version of this type of scent in the future.

WARNING: IF YOU ARE AN EXTRA-SENSITIVE MILLENIAL STOP READING I will tell you why the hate on Orchid Soleil is huge: millenials; they don't know what PROPER PERFUMERY is and they are accustomed to watery nothings and childish vanilla almond cake perfumes. If Orchid Soleil was released in the '80s it would be a hit. Millenial talking here, a millenial who had the chance to meet PERFUMES not "food in perfumes". But this is not a gourmand topic thing and I shall concentrate on the beauty Orchid Soleil. Let's start from the drydown, which for the first time in my life I cannot tell for a perfume. A boozy slightly medicinal drydown of a perfect blend. All notes work together and none stands out. Did millenials say mothballs? Don't listen to them and go train your noses with more perfumes than La vie est belle, or Si, or Fantasy etc and then come back to Orchid Soleil, you are not worthy of her yet. Has the typical Tom Ford note underneath, which I love, it must be the patch he uses, although here it is not prominent at all, but still, if I keep sniffing I do detect it. Little less skanky than Black Orchid. Yes, I was asked what I'm wearing, so it does project and it lasted on skin, hair and clothes more than six hours. A fair time in my opinion. What kept me away from it, were the notes: cream, vanilla, chestnut. I thought this was a take on gourmands... How silly! NOTHING GOURMAND, it's totally aromatic and sensual. A wrist crack. Yes it has the medicinal mothbally opening, but give it time for f*** sake. Personally I like it from the opening till the drydown, but be patient. It smells weird, unusual, then greenish and bitter. Tuberose is initially sharp but for very little time, it turns smoother with the help of cream. So forget the screechy Michael Kors Michael tuberose; I love her too, for other reasons, but I gotta admit she is screechy... Cream, on the other hand, is not gourmandy at all and neither is vanilla, for which I'm grateful; such a beautiful scent, it would be a shame to cause me headaches and make me vomit. Now, for some reason, on skin I can smell the orchid much more than on clothes. But it is a slight difference. Last but not least patchouli and cypress balance the whole juice. The animalic is the sweetish salty sweat-thing it might emulate, but it's not animalic for the most wear time; maybe berofe it starts to soften out on the skin. Well it's Tom Ford, you should expect it to have some skank. It's a perfume with character, distinct. Very lucent and appropriate for daytime, but honestly it's so strong and stunning that it deserves to be worn every time! For a LADY, but if you are not one, you can rely on Orchid Soleil's potency; she will turn you into one

Well. A bit over 3 years ago i very stupidly bought a 100ml bottle of this blind.. after a failed black orchid blind buy a few years earlier lol. I didn't understand it, I was expecting a sweet summery, typically beach scent. But this isn't like that; the description says " captures the most brilliant sunshine " Well it really is like an abandoned beach on a scorching hot day, the air is still and a slight hot salty breeze is the closest thing to wind. The sand is white and burning hot under your feet and the smell of white flowers in the dune shrubbery is wafting in the air. If you want your typical sweet coconutty- tiare- lime type scent, then this really isn't it, but it is still very beautiful. My chemistry has completely changed since then and it dries down beautifully on my skin, I get a whole lot more Lilly than tuberose. It's slightly bubblegum-y and sweet, with a lovely creamy milky tone. Some fragrances make me think of colours, but this actually makes me think of bright white beach sand. ThE opening is a little off though, I don't know how or why but it reminds me of when you'd rub an eraser to hard in into the paper at school and it would get hot. That only lasts a few seconds though, then it's creamy but citrus and from there it's all white flowers, vanilla and milky cream. It really makes me want to go outside on a searing summer day and sit on an empty beach Update Nov 24 2020: I had tucked this away through winter and pulled it out 3 days ago. Those who believe this is a cold weather only scent, I must respectfully disagree. In cold, on my skin it sits somewhat heavy, overbearing and strange. On a 30 degree summer day though..oh man. It absolutely blooms. The vanilla and cream become luscious and marshmallow sweet. The lily and tuberose have a slight bubblegum smell and the patchouli becomes pleasantly fragrant and a little balsamic. So so Sooo addictive. I get little whafts of fluffy sweet cream now and again. I find it weird though that to smell directly on my skin, it's how it smells on first spray, and I find the opening unpleasant lol. But to smell it wafting in the air around you, and on fabric, it's completely different. Bummer it's discontinued though, if i finish this bottle I'll def have to repurchase before it's gone completely

This is the closest thing I have to a signature scent! I bought a small bottle as a huge splurge on my teacher salary and I wore it every day while I was teaching. I'm down to about a half an inch at the bottom, and I'm devastated it's discontinued. I've never gotten the weird corn tortilla smell, but there's definitely a neutral grain-like smell that's just slightly sweet, so maybe that's what people mean? It starts out with a strong plastic barbie doll kind of smell, but quickly dries down to a gorgeous creamy, nutty, vanilla-milk floral. It's not really a sweet perfume, but it's a soft and velvety lactonic floral. It dries down to a soft, papery, nose-tingling musk that reminds me way more of old books than Whispers in the Library does. It reminds me of a lightly sweetened white hot chocolate. Sillage is medium, and longevity always surprises me—I'll smell this one for at least a day or a day and a half! I wear this one year-round in Central Florida, though I typically wear it more at night during the summer. I've got an Oil Perfumery dupe on the way to me. The closest scents I've found so far are Ellis Brooklyn Vanilla Milk, with Aerin Hibiscus Palm in second place. Vanilla Milk isn't as nice and nuanced as Orchid Soleil, but it captures that super unique dry milky vanilla note. Hibiscus Palm is a little sweeter and more tropical, but it's balanced by a vaguely driftwood note to keep it from being overly saccharine, and that woody note comes out more as it dries down. For a chocolatey and cold-weather take on this milky, nose-tickling-dusty, old-book luxuriation, I adore The Body Shop Black Musk. Black Musk is lacking that lactonic note. It reminds me of leather book covers while Orchid Soleil is the dusty pages inside them. I pair this one with Far Away deodorant and find they layer nicely. Still looking for for the perfect dupe, though! Vanilla Milk with a little floral pink pepper and chestnut would be perfect.

Unexpected Compliment Getter I got this perfume yesterday. The opening is a little harsh for some but it dries down quickly. It's starts with lilies heavy indolic lilies, a little tuberose, cypress, the pepper, the patchouli, everything! As it dries down it starts becoming creamier. Any "dirty"/earthy note soon gets rounded out and disappears. And it gets creamier. And more floral. More tuberose. And creamier. Creamier and chestnuty. And then creamier. All the way till it dissappears at least 8 hours after... What I figured is even though I couldn't smell it unless I put my nose on my wrist after two hours today (yesterday I could all day so I suppose I'm somehow becoming anosmic to it after a while??) others can smell it on me. So I suppose longevity is good and as for projection I understand that it projects a lot more than I'm able to smell! Today I received compliments from 3 people on my perfume. And it's only the second day that I own and wear it...! Update! : it's been a while since I started wearing this, I believe the perfume has settled or mancerated? I'm not sure how it's called but you get it! What I see now is that it becomes very creamy (like a flower-spiced chantilly cream) and stays like this after the first 50-60 minutes wearing it. My favourite part is around half an hour wearing it when it is creamy yet it still has some sharpness from the cypress and the bitter orange which I find myself enjoying at this stage a lot. Maybe my nose gets used to it after a while and I smell only the creaminess, I hope that's the case because I don't feel like smelling straight up like a desert usually.

Ok I tell you what happened between Orchid Soleil and me. Blind buy. As per the notes I knew I'm gonna love it. And I liked it but I thought at first oh nooo it is obnoxious, loud. I sprayed it on my arm and I got a slight headache at first (which has actually never happened to me, I tolerate all kinds of scents very well), and the scent stayed for the whole day for like 12 hours. So I decided to sell it, it's just too much for me to handle. I thought we just don't fit you know.. And then sometimes I tried it again. And again. I don't really know why, maybe the bottle, it is stunning. I always got that tortilla vibe, which I don't mind, but just didn't understand it. And then after like 8 attempts 😄 and we are talking about 2 sprays each time, something happened. I think the juice started to mature, it doesn't hit that hard anymore and oh my God is it delicious.. Stopped selling it after a while. Like come on, what I was missing the whole time? The most beautiful creamy, sexy sweet tuberose on my skin. It's thick and dense and I love the dry down. Oh yes we fit now. The timing was just not right, we both needed to mature, and my nose opened up to OS. The crazy part is that I miss the longevity now, because I can't smell it after a few hours or so. But because of our past together I know she is performing well, but now that we blend well together, my nose just doesn't detect it anymore. Also no more headaches, just pure pleasure from start to finish. I'm telling you..this also can happen between a scent and you.

Orchid Soleil opens on the skin with a burst of indolic tuberose with a slight medicinal vibe reminiscent to that of Serge Lutens Tubereuse Criminelle. The opening of Orchid Soleil is noticeably ‘cool’, coloured by bitter orange, cypress and pink pepper. Like Tubereuse Criminelle, the magic of Orchid Soleil is in the dry-down as the fragrance sheds it medicinal coolness in favour of a warm, creamy tuberose on a base of vanilla, orchid and chestnut. The overall experience of Orchid Soleil is vibrant, radiant and sensual. Orchid Soleil perfectly captures Tom Ford’s flair for eroticism. The indolic fleshy tuberose balanced by a sweet and salty creaminess, evoking lustful images of salt on skin, and suntan lotion that I cannot get enough of 🙌🏻 Launched in 2016 as the summer counterpart to Black Orchid, Orchid Soleil has sadly been discontinued (devastated!) But, the fragrance is still quite easy to find online so if you are a fan of anything tuberose I recommend picking up a bottle before it’s gone forever, as trust me you do not want to miss out on this one. Simply, Orchid Soleil is completely and utterly addictive. Orchid Soleil shines in warmer weather. Think tropical summer vacations 🌴 and in the right setting the fragrance is entirely unisex In terms of performance, Orchid Soleil lasts all day on my skin, and even longer on clothes with an initial heavy sillage dropping to moderate after the first few hours. IG @Nathan__Jamesj

I really don’t care about those bad reviews here. I love this and I find it quite unlike anything else. It’s a shame TF discontinued this one which was a great summer scent, unique and unusual and left that boring overpriced Soleil Blanc which is twice as much in price and doesn’t have half of OS longevity or sillage. I honestly find some of the reviews here horrendous....please believe me there’s no curry, no tamales, no corn tortilla chips smell in there. I’ve been put off in the past by the reviews people left in here and I missed the opportunity to purchase a certain scent only to came across it and loved it because it wasn’t at all as described. This definitely has the TF DNA that his signature line has. When you first spray it , you’re instantly hit by that Black Orchid opening note, but only for two seconds until it starts to develop. You can definitely smell the cypress, then the white flowers ( lily and tuberose) take over. The dry down is gorgeous, smokey chestnuts but slightly smoked, more nutty, vanilla and something milky but not really the whipped cream ...it’s more like a raw merengue, yes like whipped egg whites with sugar just before you bake a pavlova, and just a hint of patchouli. In my opinion patchouli takes a second place, in the back. I really wish that TF would kept this one along with White Patchouli and Violet Blonde, all really unique fragrances in his signature line.

Fascinating scent, to say the least. Blind bought it as I found a 100ml bottle for half the price. First reaction was oh, f***. Not necessarily medicinal, but there was something 'cold', couldn't tell what that was. Second trial, -because I wouldn't just give up so easily- I detected some specific notes. Cypress most prominently in the opening. I really don't understand why some people call it synthetic. The cypress is so realistic, it transforms you to an evergreen forest. As I often go on hiking trips in the woods, I immediately felt like I inhaled mountain air. Shortly after, a white lily dominates, so real, you can almost smell the dew drops on its petals. A carnal tuberose -barely an aura- wanders in the background sadly, as it's my favourite flower. Orchid is not distinct, at least to me. The drydown is the part when it evokes suntan vibes. There's a saltiness, possibly from the chestnut, similar to the smell of warm skin after swimming in the sea. Third trial, I was hooked. That bizarre combination of coldness, salty skin, and almost indolic florals, creates an intoxicating scent. It feels arrogant, unapproachable. Yet it carries an air of luxury and sophistication as well. Sexy in its own, unique way. Definitely not for everyone. Not a safe blind buy. PS1. There is no similarity to Guerlain Terracotta whatsoever. PS2. No corn tortilla vibe.

A quick review to gain perspective on why it's appealing during different seasons. Summer: Who would have thought a heavy combination of strong florals would bloom so well during the heat. I live in a dry climate and oftentimes when I pass by a bush of jasmine, orange blossom and frangipani's I'm filled with so much of its aroma. Some flowers are MADE for the heat and fill an area with so much aroma and warmth. Soleil orchid encapsulates this moment. Yes, it's predominantly tuberose and it does have that 'suffocating' blast of a heavy floral. But, later on it definitely develops into a creamy floral. The sharpness to this fragrance is there to add the TF flare/to stand out, but it doesn't carry the fragrance like the combination of the florals and whipped cream notes do. The comparisons between this fragrance and sun-tan lotion is accurate. Mainly because of the combination between the warmth of your skin after baking in the sun and the fragrance in the lotion. Winter: Not as beautiful and not its moment to be refined. Comes off way more dustier in the cold. The fragrance ends up wearing you as oppose to its appeal in the summer. The tuberose, pink pepper, bitter orange and cypress sort of just sit there.

Omgg it does smell like corn tortillas!!! 😍 Good thing it’s Taco Tuesday! 😉 I’ve been on a serious tuberose kick lately and cannot seem to get enough. I just received my bottle in the mail and am trying it for the first time. Complete blind buy. Bold, I know. I hope the lily in this settles a bit because they are currently fighting my dearest tuberose to be the star of the show. That’s fine, for now. Upon first spray, I smell something like eggnog mixed with a scent memory I can’t quite place. Once I remember, I will report back. I’m enjoying this very much so far and look forward to trying this throughout all seasons. Update 01.03.23: Ok... Eggnog it's not, but I do love this fragrance for cold weather. It's appropriate in the same way that eggnog feels appropriate during the holidays. It's a warm and creamy hug. The camphorous aspect of the tuberose...my goodness, its intoxicating. SL Tubereuse Criminelle has the similar immediate camphor feel but quickly heads in a different direction. I love this fragrance. It smells like nothing else I own, and I have many tuberose-based frags. The juice in my bottle is starting to turn a dark sort of red so I need to be careful where I spray.

I tested it quickly on paper in perfumery with others and I did not like it at all, I went my way but I tried again shortly after in a perfumery in Saint Tropez, I do not know why the bottle attracts me so much. This time I had kept the paper in my bag. 1st impression: it smells like cough syrup. I forgot it in my bag and in the evening I made it smell to my ex, he told me it smells good it smells like cake. I sniffed myself too and wouhaou there ... indeed a sort of vanilla pastry, I couldn't stop smelling it, it's so sweet, so creamy, so different, I ordered my bottle the next day and received it return from holidays and there I became obsessed with him, and by looking on the tom ford website I saw that he was no longer sold, we all know here on fragrantica what that means. I quickly bought a large bottle before I couldn't find it anywhere ... This perfume has a very pharmaceutical smell at first but over the hours it becomes so beautiful, sweet, creamy and flowery at the same time, the most beautiful and sensual and complex ever smelled. For me, it is the smell of paradise.

Beautiful fragrance ☀️ Very unique, well blended, quality. For sure you have to grow and train your nose to understand this kind of complicated scents. Its not a shame to be not ready for the perfume - training your nose is a matter of time. I do believe that every perfume in the world is beautiful and only our character and sniffing talent decides which one is correct for each person. “Orchid Soleil” is my great nose trainer. Yes, it is unusual, yes, very loud but at the same time absolutely gorgeous! I would not adore it a few years ago when I preferred just simple and linear scents - now, when it is discontinued, I do realize the real beauty and originality of Tom Ford’s creation. Thick and rich, creamy, oily, sweet, flowery, sunny, feminine, positive, seductive. It opens for me a new world of fragrances - fragrances that pleases not a crowd but myself 🙌🏻❤️ I’m motivated to hunt for the last pieces of this masterpiece, I do believe there is no and will never be a similar treasure 🌞 Good luck and be inspired 💋

This was the best Tom Ford fragrance launched in the regular line in my opinion! Strong, complex and long lasting, gorgeous, intoxicating scent of white flowers, pink pepper, vanilla, chestnut, whipped cream and patchouli. I never got or understood how some people got “tortillas chips” vibes from this summer floral scent. Another one of a kind fragrance that was sadly discontinued. But totally worth finding! Hibiscus Palm and Terracotta are beautiful in their own ways, but they are different from Orchid Soleil IMO. A have a back up bottle that I just opened and I was reminded automatically how stunning and unique Orchid Soleil is! There’s nothing like it on the market. Please bring it back TF! Please!!! I absolutely adore this scent and am heartbroken that it is discontinued. It smells so comforting and creamy and luxurious, unlike anything else I've smelled from other houses! And I am constantly sampling perfumes..

Thanks god, I got it with 50% off, so I decide to pick up 100ml (crazy sales in France, ahaha !). I get a sexy tropical tuberose vibe scent. Gourmand lover friendly! I feel sexy for this summer. At the begininng, I was afraid because of negative reviews. I am lucky, because the chemistry with my skin is great. No smells of medecine or pop corn at all !!!! It really depends of your skin, so please try it on your skin, for me it was an good surprise :) Une odeur divine sur ma peau, je suis super contente d'avoir pu le prendre pendant les soldes. Si vous aimez Soleil Blanc, foncez sur celui ci mais a essayer sur peau c'est quite ou double. Sur moi, superbe odeur donc happy! Next : Santal Carmin (absolute) atelier cologne or Cuir blanc Atelier Givenchy (50% off)? AHAHAH! someone try it ? It is feminine scent ?

a slightly sweet animalic white floral, but paired with the familiar black orchid base . its versatility compares to that of black orchid edt and velvet orchid (velvet orchid i adore, but its harder to wear for spring summer heat than soleil) . there noticeably is a wet dampness from the cypress, and theres something about this perfume that rings a bell: organza givenchy . the whipped cream + chestnut base doesnt get cloying or juvenile which i was afraid of, still mature . less dark and serious than other flankers, but slightly standoffish, high siddity . somehow still manages to be flirty . is it safe for professional settings? if you want a raise lol . on clothing its more floral nutty patchouli and i get much less of the “corn” aspect

White floral and I am loving it! This is a spring summer scent. Longevity for TF is excellent on me. I don’t get the cypress that is listed, I mainly get the floral notes and it’s so beautiful. Setting the scene for this is a garden party, a date night or going out to dinner in the evening on a tropical vacation! I love this! this is for a mature woman not a teenager! Like the reviewer below this is a thicker Soleil Blanc (which I got rid of because it did not last on me) You will have a sillage that will get you compliments. 10/10 it is discontinued but I think there are a few around so try and get your hands on this if you can! Funny, I had a a travel size and got rid of it but now I bought a 100ml and I love it!

I regret not having bought this fragrance the first time I came across it, which was at a Tom Ford counter. I think when Orchid Soleil was launched in Athens, Greece, it was late spring. I immediately liked the fragrance since it reminded me of gardenias, which I love, but at that time of year I could not imagine myself wearing that scent rather than smell this fragrance on someone else. Well, now it is winter and I got a 100ml bottle as a gift. I must say, now it is a completely different experience! The scent of tuberose is not overwhelming, instead it gives a foretaste of the spring to come, the drydown is just a creamy dream, while the "Orchid" DNA is lurking through, which I adore. I'm so happy I got this!

After reading the comments was really doubting to buy it or not. But I took a risk and got it... immediately sprayed it on my wrist and the magic 🪄 happened!!!!! 🤤🥰❤️ White florals! Smell truffle too! Amazing! Such a masterpiece!!!!! 😍😱😍 as a lover of TF Black Orchid, this one strikes too!!!!!! Patchouli gives some weight to this odor and I love it! On my skin it settles nicely, with no mexican food or suntan lotion hints... I’m not detecting any coconut or whipped cream, or nuts... totally love it! For me it is similar to TF BO, but more summery, because of a lovely white florals! In love indeed with this!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🪄🤍🫧 in my opinion this TF OS is totally for women! This goes to my top 🔝 5!

I tested this at the store today. The opening is strong but very soon it settles into a scent that makes you think you have been to the beach. A mixture of sweet tan oil with heated sand. I believe that what others are perceiving as tortilla, corn, popcorn I am perceiving as sand. I have got the same feeling as when I smelled Terracotta, but with this one, it is even more evident. Because it is sweet, it might be very conforting for winter. It didn't last on skin, though. Although On paper it lasted longer. So, I confess I was amazed by the scent, but only for a couple of hours, because after that it was very faint. These very expensive fragrances have an obligation to last much longer.