Metallique

Tom Ford   Original
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Metallique Eau de Parfum bottle Metallique
Edp Concentration Edp
U Gender U
2019 Year 2023
££ Price Tier £
Metalica Eau de Parfum bottle Metalica
Our Verdict

Metallique and Metalica both aim for a metallic vanilla experience but differ in execution and price. Metallique boasts a sharper, 'icy' metallic opening that can be polarizing. Metalica softens this with a creamier, powdery profile, making it more approachable. While Metallique can be perceived as high-end and sophisticated (if it works with your skin), Metalica offers a similar vibe at a fraction of the cost. If you want the original's bold metallic edge, go for Metallique. For a softer, more mass-appealing take, Metalica is the winner.

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Which Should You Buy?

Choose Metallique if...
  • You want the original Tom Ford experience.
  • You enjoy a sharp, metallic edge in your fragrances.
  • You want a more unique and challenging vanilla scent.
  • You don't mind a potentially divisive fragrance.
Choose Metalica if...
  • You're on a budget but want the Metallique vibe.
  • You prefer a softer, creamier take on metallic vanilla.
  • You want a more mass-appealing and wearable scent.
  • You want a safer blind buy.
Our Verdict - Metallique
Tom Ford Metallique is properly divisive- you'll either get an 'icy' metallic vanilla or a 'rusty' nauseating mess. If your skin plays nice, it's a unique and sophisticated vanilla, clean but never boring. A true love-it-or-hate-it scent.
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Our Verdict - Metalica
A budget Tom Ford Metallique interpretation built on the same aldehyde-and-vanilla powdery floral spine, leaning a touch creamier and less crystalline than the original's signature cold-metal opening.
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Scent Profile

Citrus Floral Fruity Green Sweet Warm Woody Earthy Animalic Fresh
Citrus 8% 11%
Floral 26% 25%
Fruity 2% 3%
Green 4% 4%
Sweet 42% 26%
Warm 13% 10%
Woody 0% 6%
Earthy 1% 0%
Animalic 2% 9%
Fresh 20% 23%

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Metallique EdP
Metalica EdP

Notes

Shared Notes
Aldehydes 46% vs 41%
Pink Pepper 27% vs 26%
Bergamot 26% vs 31%
Shared Notes
Heliotrope 39% vs 26%
Hawthorn 32% vs 22%
Only in Metalica
White Blossoms Absolute 31%
Shared Notes
Vanilla 100% vs 30%
Only in Metalica
Sandalwood 21% Ambrette 18% Peru Balsam 16% Musk 15%

Accords

Metallique Metalica
100%
Vanilla
100%
83%
Aldehydic
75%
75%
Powdery
65%
69%
Floral
55%
62%
Fresh
60%
Balsamic
45%
54%
Woody
35%
52%
Musky
30%
49%
Sweet
45%
Amber
Creamy
45%
Vanilla shared
100%
100%
Aldehydic shared
83%
75%
Powdery shared
75%
65%
Floral shared
69%
55%
62%
Balsamic shared
60%
45%
Woody shared
54%
35%
Musky shared
52%
30%
49%
45%
45%

Performance

Metallique Metalica
Moderate (4-6h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Moderate
Projection
Moderate
Moderate
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Metallique

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Summer

Versatile across every season - no clear seasonal preference from wearers.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office Formal

Its moderate projection makes it suitable for office wear, while its unique, sophisticated vanilla makes it excellent for dates or casual outings. It's too distinctive for formal events and totally wrong for sport.

Metalica

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Summer

The aldehydic-vanilla powdery composition reads warmest in autumn and winter where the soft floral and vanilla have room to develop; spring works for daytime, and summer thins the powdery character without going thin.

Occasions

Best For:
Office Date Casual Formal

Soft projection and the elegant powdery-vanilla profile make it a versatile office and date pick; the refined floral character carries casual and formal wear, though it's overdressed for sport.

Where to buy

Metallique
Metalica
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