Black Orchid

Tom Ford Black Orchid, launched in 2006 and marketed as unisex, built its reputation on a rich, sweet-dark combination of black truffle, black currant and jasmine up top, an orchid-and-ylang-ylang heart, and a base of patchouli, vanilla and dark chocolate-like sweetness that made it one of the most distinctive luxury releases of its decade. Clean Shaven's version leans into that same dark-sweet identity from the first spray, with a noticeably fruity, truffle-adjacent opening that will feel familiar to anyone who knows the original. The gap shows in the base: Tom Ford's chocolate-incense-vanilla drydown has real depth and warmth that develops for hours, while this dupe settles into a simpler, sweeter vanilla-patchouli accord fairly quickly and does not carry the same complexity or longevity. It still works well as an evening or date-night scent at a fraction of the price, and being unisex it suits anyone who wants that dark, opulent character, though it will not project or last through a long night the way the genuine Black Orchid does.