Tom Ford Noir Extreme Parfum 100ml Spray Orlov Paris Iris and blackcurrant at the

Iris and blackcurrant at the top

Citrus and spice open sharp — lemon and cinnamon that don't apologise — then settle into a woody-amber base where cedar and sandalwood do most of the work

A solid stick moisturiser that melts onto skin — no jar to scoop from

then a woody-vanilla base settles underneath

warm spices) soften it into something less austere

Tom Ford Noir Extreme Parfum 100ml Spray Orlov Paris Iris and blackcurrant at theNoir Extreme opens with cardamom and pepper that dry spice hit that announces itself without shouting. The heart settles into vanilla and amber, warm but not gourmand, built on a base of oud and musk that lingers longer than the opening suggests. Parfum concentration, 100ml. Four to five hours on skin, longer on clothes. Two sprays is enough; it's not a fragrance that needs convincing.