05/07/2022

Novocaine
37 Reviews

Novocaine
1
With the flashlight through an abandoned mine
I don't think Tom Ford was around when Noir Anthracite was created. Honorine Blanc, the perfumer in charge of Opium flankers at YSL, tried to bring to light a men's fragrance that would somewhat match the Tom Ford line. I say that because it's really a male beast but it jumped out of the house.
If you expect a gurmand, seductive perfume, with rounded edges, maybe balsamic or floral specific TF, no way. It's not necessary. The perfumer forced himself to bring the charcoal out of the perfumery and ... he succeeded.
Kneaded leather with birch, galbanum and Sichuan pepper is pretty much all fragrance. Ginger and lemon do not give a fresh note, on the contrary they intensify the harshness of the pepper. If the sandalwood was used ... then it was used maybe to give a more friendly look to the olfactory pyramid because the perfume is sharp, smoked just like a ember, quite hard and imposing. The aromatic pepper still attenuates the abrasive smell of charcoal, but the composition remains dark.
It is clearly a masculine perfume, an outfit that is suitable for office events but also casual under certain conditions. It must be worn with confidence, otherwise it will carry you. In autumn, in winter I see it suitable but also in spring when the temperatures are lower. Incredibly artistic and with an average performance.
Maybe TF tried an experiment. A successful one, I say, although it does not enjoy a wide appreciation. This perfume doesn't even take into account your opinions when it makes its presence felt. It is about the same volume as Lalique Encre Noir or Narciso Rodriguez for Him, but each with its own unique darkness.