Plum Japonais

“"Was" the best Tom Ford frag in my opinion, by a long shot. Discontinued. Of course!But where one market closes, another opens.There are a couple dupe companies doing this frag, and doing it even better, as happens with clones. I have a BR540 dupe that is def better than the original, as if that were possible.And in both cases, at really decent cost savings over the original.(Perhaps that's why some frags are discontinued...?...Hmmmmm)We gotta stop slamming dupe houses folks; they keep the best frags alive, and often enough do them even better.Capitalism at its best.”

“In the opening I get a strong similarity to Amber Absolute, albeit very toned down and frankly way better. In the drydown I smell Dior Santal Noir. If you love the drydown of Plum Japonais and want a fragrance that amplifies that drydown starting right at the top notes, I highly recommend Dior Santal Noir.”

“My dad got a 50mL bottle of this as a gift years ago and never wore it, so naturally it came into my possession. Opens heavy on the plum and cinnamon, then in the mid you get a lot more florals and the tiniest bit of a boozy accord. After wearing it for about an hour, you're essentially left with a gourmand sweet plum and saffron with a pinch of designer oud. Performance is actually very good, lasts about 8-9 hours on skin, and lasts like a week on clothes. Projection is good too, lasting for about 3-4 hours at arms length.”