I had a vague recollection of the fragrance from sniffing it at TF counters and at the time, I liked many of those Private blends but didn't buy them all, unfortunately Moss breches was one of those. In hindsight or if I had a time machine, I'd have rinsed the shelves of every bottle and kept them in mint condition the last decade because I saw a 50ml of this (OK not sold, but on eBay currently) for over £2k!!! Silly Silly money. So I managed to get a sample from a very kind pal, so I could revisit it and see whether any degree of hype or price inflation is worth it, and I'm pleased to tell you that Moss Breches is a FANTASTIC fragrance! I mean I really love the stuff, it's a superior, complex, woody aromatic scent, with a signature Tom Fordness about it, velvety rich, truffle like earth of patchouli with a opening of cinnamon tinged cypress and leathery man musk. I'd say it combines amazing qualities of Halston Z14 (or Italian Cypress by TF if you must) Zino Davidoff (probably looming the largest) The original Tom Ford for Men and the Tom Ford For Men Extreme, (retrospectively) Noir for Men and hints of 80's powerhouse masculinity. I wouldn't quite so as far as calling it 'butch' because it has a certain modernity, metrosexuality and even femininity in terms of it's overall vibe.... but yeah it's superb. Like I said... I wish I bought it back in the day for £130 or whatever? and as a vintage unicorn if that was swelled to £400-500 now I'd have no problem saying if you really wanted to treat yourself to this, then COOL! I might even be tempted myself if I was feeling flush but that one I saw on eBay is outrageous and cannot be justified.
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Moss Breches, from Tom Ford was released in 2007. The perfumer behind this creation is unknown. The notes are Beeswax, Benzoin, Cedarwood, Patchouli, Rosemary, Sage, Tarragon.
I had a vague recollection of the fragrance from sniffing it at TF counters and at the time, I liked many of those Private blends but didn't buy them all, unfortunately Moss breches was one of those. In hindsight or if I had a time machine, I'd have rinsed the shelves of every bottle and kept them in mint condition the last decade because I saw a 50ml of this (OK not sold, but on eBay currently) for over £2k!!! Silly Silly money. So I managed to get a sample from a very kind pal, so I could revisit it and see whether any degree of hype or price inflation is worth it, and I'm pleased to tell you that Moss Breches is a FANTASTIC fragrance! I mean I really love the stuff, it's a superior, complex, woody aromatic scent, with a signature Tom Fordness about it, velvety rich, truffle like earth of patchouli with a opening of cinnamon tinged cypress and leathery man musk. I'd say it combines amazing qualities of Halston Z14 (or Italian Cypress by TF if you must) Zino Davidoff (probably looming the largest) The original Tom Ford for Men and the Tom Ford For Men Extreme, (retrospectively) Noir for Men and hints of 80's powerhouse masculinity. I wouldn't quite so as far as calling it 'butch' because it has a certain modernity, metrosexuality and even femininity in terms of it's overall vibe.... but yeah it's superb. Like I said... I wish I bought it back in the day for £130 or whatever? and as a vintage unicorn if that was swelled to £400-500 now I'd have no problem saying if you really wanted to treat yourself to this, then COOL! I might even be tempted myself if I was feeling flush but that one I saw on eBay is outrageous and cannot be justified.