The Place Black Orchid, Milan

A Black Orchid by any other name

Advantages: Interesting attempt
Disadvantages: Feels synthetic, expensive, there are similar better value scents

Launched: 2006 Group: Oriental floral Introduction This fragrance has received a lot of hype during its launch in 2006. I remember popping into Debenhams to get free samples and I saw a small counter set up for Tom Ford Black Orchid where hostesses were handing out samples. This sample then ended up in one of my drawers without testing. Until now that is. So is this perfume worth it? The bottle The packaging is classy, stylish and very 'designer' for me. The bottle is solid black with a ribbed pattern on all sides including the cap. There's a square golden plate attached to the body of the bottle stating the designer and name of the fragrance. The outer packaging is a ribbed-effect golden carton with the small black square label so the colours have been inverted. The fragrance Top notes: blackcurrant ...

lillamarta 05.03.2009 (07.03.2009) · Read full review
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Review of Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Parfum

Black orchid a scent to remember

Advantages: long lasting and distinctive
Disadvantages: Expensive and availability

I first smelt Tom Ford Black Orchid EDP in 2007 there was a small sample in the pages of a well known glossy magazine the sample was the kind that is a small piece of scent soaked gauze which I had rubbed on my wrist and then placed in my handbag I immediately loved the distinctive aroma and had to have a bottle! I remember searching every department store to no avail and in the end I had to order it online and I think at the time I got a real bargain it cost me £75 for 100ml including P&P from eBay. The bottle is a lovely art deco design and looks like a very expensive and stylish bottle of perfume. I have to say whenever I wear Black Orchid someone always comments on my gorgeous perfume and asks what it is! ...

paulaelizabeth 22.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Tom Ford Black Orchid Eau de Parfum

there is no such thing as a black orchid

Advantages: great book
Disadvantages: none

Black Orchid is a stand-alone graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. It is based on the character created by Sheldon Mayer, Tony DeZuinga and Joe Orlando more than fifteen years ago. In the beginning of the book, a terrible, almost unprecedented thing happens : the original Black Orchid is killed. Not in a heroic battle with the enemy, not of some terrible mistake, but because she is discovered in the middle of an espionage operation. Her captor shocks the reader by saying "I've seen...the movies... I've read the comics." We realise that there is not going to be a miraculous escape this time ...and the sad end of the Black Orchid confirms this. But the strangest thing about this death is that is occurs at the beginning of the story. The real plot is about Black Orchid's sister, who blooms at the very moment of the heroines ...

dreamkin 19.06.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Black Orchid - Neil Gaiman