Tom Ford

White Suede

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2011

White Suede, signed Tom Ford, is a dense and charismatic leather fragrance. It opens on saffron, thyme and rose, reveals leather at its heart and rests on a base of white musk and amber.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Saffron · Thyme · Rose

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Leather

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Amber

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 1 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Thyme: a niche material, declared by only 13 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Spicy, musky, leather, amber, aromatic and floral: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 1 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Our picks

  • Shares 2 accords, including floral.

  • Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir Floral Leather Musky Eau de Parfum · 2019

    Shares 3 accords, including floral.

  • Atelier des Ors Villa Primerose Musky Floral Warm spicy from €240.00

    Shares 3 accords, including musky.

  • Swiss Arabian Musk Malaki Musky Amber Woody from €55.00

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