Tom Ford, who notes that "today, we’re all in the mood for something simple, fresh, light and a little less heavy", will launch the Tom Ford White Musk Collection in September with four fragrances: Urban Musk, Jasmine Musk, White Suede & Musk Pure.
Urban Musk features ambrette seed absolute extra, white pepper CO2, cumin, white honey, jasmine sambac, black plum, Tonkin musk headspace and benzoin Laos orpur.
Jasmine Musk includes notes of ylang ylang, jasmine, patchouli, orris, vanilla, sandalwood, vetiver, cistus, amber and musk.
White Suede features Bulgarian rose, saffron, thyme, mate tea, olibanum, lily of the valley, amber, suede and sandalwood.
Musk Pure has notes of bergamot, pepper, ylang-ylang orpur, jasmine, lily of the valley, orris butter, orris absolute, jasmine sambac, tonka, benzoin tears and beeswax.
Tom Ford White Musk Collection Urban Musk, Jasmine Musk, White Suede & Musk Pure will be distributed with the existing Tom Ford Private Blend Collection, and will be available in 50 ml Eau de Parfum for $180. (via wwd)
Update: see a review of Tom Ford White Musk Collection Urban Musk, Jasmine Musk, White Suede & Musk Pure.
Those sound nice!
The notes sound interesting, but personally I’m not at all in the mood for simple, fresh & light, LOL…we’ll see!
Well, they might be good for blending
But now I see that they will be Private Blend and am much less interested!
LOL…well, there’s that too…
Hard to tell from the pic, but the bottles almost look more vintagey to me. Nice touch, if that’s correct.
They’re similar to the Private Blend bottles, but with clear glass & a different cap.
No, Tom, actually we’re not all at all.
Yep.
Agreed.
First thought that came to my mind. Oh my, Tom, get thy finger back on that pulse.
Especially at $180 per 50ml!!!
Personally…. I am in the mood for Rich, Spicy, Carnal, Sexy in my fragrances…
White pepper CO2? Or is it white pepper, CO2? What’s THAT about?
I think it means it was extracted with carbon dioxide rather than a solvent.
Exactly.
Oh! thanks…wondered about that. Guess that’s why it’s so pricey!
I don’t know if it counts as irony, but about ten minutes before reading this I happened to put on some Tom Ford Black Orchid, so obviously today, I’m in the mood for something complex, dense, dark and quite heavy indeed.
LOL…right!
simple fresh and light? Tom Ford?!?! He’s who I turn to when I want to smell like a tart’s boudoir or a gentleman’s club smoking room! NO! Mr Ford – do not succumb to the ‘light’ brigade!
Too late, he’s fallen!
I’ll gladly dish out $200 for a 6.7 of a Chanel (Eau de Cologne, Cuir de Russie, etc.) but really….nearly the same amount of my hard earned cash for a 1.7 ounce? As lovely as some of these musks sound, I’ll have to pass. Surely I’m not the only person who thinks that pricing is wayyyy out of line for what it is.
That’s how I felt about the whole TF Private Blend collection, but obviously many people disagree with me…they seem to sell very well.
Well, the Musk Pure sounded very nice to me right up until I got to the price, then the glow was completely gone! But I wasn’t surprised, it’s not like Tom Ford is known for his reasonable pricing schedule….I’d sniff it if I came across it….but at those prices they’re the last thing I need! Nope, there’s enough light musks available at much better price points.
I think it’s the same price as the TF Private Blends, but admittedly did not go check. Lazy today…
speaking from the comfort of my huge AIRFORCE nightshirt, sorry if that’s TMI, I’m having a lazy day too….so don’t bother checking anything you don’t have too….Tom Ford is always disgustingly pricey. That just means he’ll always be a decant to me!
You’re right, they’re priced just like the rest of the PB’.s
“My, sir! What a large 50 ml you have there!”
“The better to overcharge you with, my dear.”
These sound good but the notes definitely don’t sound light to me. I guess we’ll have to see. Though, honestly, at that price, they might as well not exist.
No, they don’t sound all that light, although lists of notes don’t always mean much. We’ll have to wait & see.
I have liked anything I’ve tried by TF so far – and these sound good. They don’t sound like they’d be THAT light – maybe compared to Black Orchid. But, alas, the dang prices for the Private Collection… *sigh*. I’ll have to pass, even though those bottles would look SO good in my bed & bath.
Then you like the TF line better than I do! Although actually, I’ve at least “liked” most of it…just don’t find most of it worth the price.
I wish I had such self-restraint. I’ve been eyeing a bottle of Amber Absolute for weeks now, but I’m holding off until I finish a decant and hoping I fall out of love!
I’d really like a bottle of Oud Wood, but wouldn’t buy it even at 50% off…it’s just way overpriced, IMHO. But when it shows up at TJ Maxx, I’m there!
White musk collection? Didn’t Jovan do this?
Seriously, though, I’m with everyone else. There are enough “simple, fresh and light” things out there.
LOL…
I like the bottles- and the notes sound intriguing (but I am with everyone who thinks too pricey/probably not worth it)…
Somebody’s going to buy it all though
Anyway, I want to talk about that photo. Tom chokes her into submission, threatening her with the perfume bottle (is it light? How light IS it). He’s going to spray, he is! Meanwhile, she desperately covers her left breast. Not that one! No! Anything but the left breast!
*confused*
HA!
“…we’re all in the mood for something simple, fresh, light and a little less heavy…”?!? Is he kidding? You can’t get away from all the simple, fresh & light clones! Give me something more complex any day. And really, do we need musk at $180, when many people seem very satisfied with their inexpensive Jovan Musks?
Yes, it’s esp. funny in juxtaposition w/ the NYT blurb I posted today.
Agree with all of the above. Also, shouldn’t he have released these in time for summer if they are so light and fresh? Alas, I’ll probably like them (I always find ambrette seed an interesting note), but not as much as the PBs.
Who knows…we’ll have to wait & see if they’re really light & fresh. I mean, I”m keeping in mind that most of the Private Blend scents are really pretty darned heavy.
I think he has sized up the situation and gotten the wrong size. The NYT article talks about how people are not buying perfume because they can hardly smell it or distinguish it from shower gel or laundry detergent. And this is his response? Pass me the Vero Kern Onda please…
Yeah, but…again, let’s wait & see. All of his other scents, even the mainstream ones, are pretty darned heavy.
You know, if he hadn’t made the “simple and light” comment, I would have totally gone for it. You can do musk and still have it be rich and complex. The actual notes sound pretty good. Here’s what I’m hoping for: Maybe this is Tom “Doesn’t Do Subtle” Ford’s idea of “simple and light,” which will be about as simple and light as a jackhammer. Here’s hoping.
I’m thinking the same.
Sign me up for Urban Musk and White Suede!
Consider yourself signed up
Wow, although I’m a musk addict, spending $180 for a 50 ml bottle feels like making a huge mistake nowadays. For a “simple, fresh, light and a little less heavy” musk, I’d still go back to my Kiehl’s Musk. On a second thought, does anybody still want a clean, expensive musk when one could get a dirty, complicated musk like MKK on a similar price??
Well, so much to say about Tom Ford line actually; how come they release so many frags at once, while they still have a dozen more to smell and appreciate? That, really confuses me.
Because they can and because they sell!
I just htink it’s funny that the Musk “Pure” has the longest list of notes.
My first thought was, “Is that women grabbing her breast?” I guess if the man was grabbing it it would be obscene. Not that I’m a prude. I wonder if I got that scent it would make me want to grab one of my girls?
LOL, my first reaction was, ‘I bet he’s trying to strangle her so he can run off with her overpriced perfume’. But I think that’s just my personal demon…
I thought she was just covering her breast, which in itself is odd for a TF ad.
I seem to be in the minority here, I just love his frags and can’t wait to try these new ones too ! Keep them coming ( even if they’re making me broke )
Hope you’ll love these, then! Or maybe not all 4: that’s a lot of moolah!
Honestly… Tom Ford Must be sneaking in my room at night and reading my Fragrance Dream Journal! These are just OPULENTLY MAGNIFICENT Sounding! I am the BIGGEST Tom Ford Fragrance Fan and these sound Sensuously Delicious! I don’t care if they were $500.00 a bottle, i’d save up for each one… as i have saved up for others in the Private Blend Collection! YUM YUM YUM!
Ack…I hope not!
I doubt these fragrances will be as “Fresh” and “Light” as a Bvlgari Eau The Au Blanc or something as such… but i am sure they will be less Opium Den Rich and Heady as some (MOST) of the other Private Blend fragrances… For God’s Sake… It IS TOM FORD! he simply can’t make a Fragrance that isn’t in some way DRIPPING with Lascivious Swagger and Unctuous Sexiness… Just look at the Campaign…. Does that Come off as “FRESH AND LIGHT” to ANYONE???
I think you’re right, they won’t be that watery.
well, in the spirit of a true contrarian, I have to say that Tom has his finger on, at least, my pulse. I have enough perfumes and fragrances of depth and am definitely in the mood for something light to contrast with the heavy, cloying air of what promises to be a humid summer here in Elgin. And besides, he’s talking Musk, for heaven’s sake. How wonderful and politically incorrect an ingredient to feature!
Why politically incorrect?? I mean, it isn’t real musk…and there’s musk in almost every fragrance on earth whether they bother to tell you so or not, right?
These sound interesting but I’ve got a 100ml bottle of white musk for men from The Body Shop that cost me $60 (Australian) that I think pretty much satisfies my need for a light and fresh musk that I don’t need a bank loan to purchase.
But who knows? You guys have taught me to give everything a go regardless so if I ever come across them…
Never hurts to try, LOL…
In total agreement with Miss Kitty V above who says that Tom Ford’s idea of light is probably about as light as a jackhammer. I hate the prices of the smaller bottles of the Private Blends and I’m not motivated enough to arrange splits of the larger ones. But I did break down and buy a bottle of Champaca Absolute and a decant of Amber Absolute. Some of the others are interesting but not fb-worthy for me. I would like to give these a try though. Urban Musk looks particularly interesting. I do believe that a very well-composed musk is different from a drugstore musk, although the differences are subtle. And they often wear so close to the skin that you have to walk around with nose glued to arm to really get it.
I love the very plain ambrette at Le Labo, so want to try the Urban one too.
I was just sent some samples of these. I really like them…but Light….I dunno about that. I wasn’t sent White Suede, but of the others I like Urban Musk, Jasmine Musk, and Pure Musk…in that order. I found the Pure Musk “soapy” smelling. I might be biased…being the Private Blend head that I am, but I think these are all worth sniffing.
LOL…I’m probably biased in the other direction, but hope to try these this weekend & hope I’ll like them as well as you do!
This is worth me giving it a shot, since I like musk. Where do I get the samples? I hope they don’t fall into the Jovan category.
Neiman Marcus has them.