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Moss Breches Tom Ford 2007

8.3 / 10 71 Ratings

A popular perfume by Tom Ford for women and men, released in 2007. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Fougère

Oriental

Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Beeswax absolute

Honeycomb

Hungarian tarragon

Moroccan clary sage

Corsican rosemary Moss

Moss

Tuscan bergamot

Patchouli

Perfumer

Stephen Nilsen

Ratings

Scent

8.371 Ratings

Longevity

8.159 Ratings

Sillage

7.654 Ratings

Bottle

8.372 Ratings

Value for money

6.723 Ratings

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Interesting Facts

The pictures of the advertisement campaign were taken by photograph Guido Mocafico.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Pour Monsieur Eau de Toilette

Mossy Bridges

Bracken Man

Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/25/2024

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

SeoulBrough
39 Reviews

SeoulBrough

5

Paying Homage

Moss Breches is definitely a nod to the beautiful masculine classic Pour Monsieur created by Pierre Cardin.

Smelling this instantly took me back to my childhood. I remember smelling Pour Monsieur lingering in the atmosphere of the department stores while shopping with my parents.

I’m glad to own an 8ml decant of Moss Breches, however this is not full bottle worthy. Especially with the aftermarket prices they are fetching.

It definitely brought back great memories.

10/16/2014

7Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

loewenherz
918 Reviews

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loewenherz

Top Review 13

The Long Search for Winnie-the-Pooh

Moss Breches, I have not run for anyone else. It was in the very first series of the Private Blends, and one of the first to disappear, along with Purple Patchouli and Bois Rouge. And because I wanted both, the Moss and the Breches, and was hooked by its wonderful brothers, I embarked on the Great Search, long in vain, as it was too short-lived, especially in Europe.

And then, Nordstrom, Seattle, a lost decanter was found. And an infinitely friendly and kind salesperson - who couldn't sell me anything more, as the fragrance was first taken off the program, and the decanter was secondly opened - filled two of those wonderful little bottles with the black screw cap for me and gifted them to me. Well, I did buy something from him afterwards, but: 'Sir, you really don't have to!'

Moss Breches is dark gold-green, a sunlit summer forest, the ground drenched with dry needles and leaves of liquid gold. Herbs come into play - tarragon bothers me a bit, and I believe I perceive woodruff - and honey and resin. And beeswax, an animal note in it, like hair from the fur of a bear that it lost while raiding for honey - and I believe it is the bear's fur and the beeswax and the duration of their presence that leave some distance between Moss Breches and me. I am not saddened by this, for how much more terrible it would have been had I fallen in love - with less than 10 ml from the hands of the kind salesperson?

Conclusion: I would not want to miss having gotten to know it. 60% is for the fragrance and 10% is for the Great Search. I still have a full bottle. I will cherish it.

05/15/2010

6Scent 5Longevity

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Very helpful Review 17

A Fougère-Oriental

Today, quite coincidentally, a Tom Ford fragrance bar was on my way. After a long back and forth with various test strips, I decided to leave Moss Breches (how is that pronounced and what does it mean?) on my wrist.

Moss Breches begins with a mossy, green top note in the style of Fougère, very much leaning towards a classic English men's fragrance. But right from the start, it mixes with a broad, creamy note. Beeswax and perhaps the benzoin resin could be responsible for this from the listed components. While the "moss and fern" section signals a masculine freshness of the old school, the creaminess forces the fragrance into a very opulent breadth. This natural guy not only has a slight overweight, he is heavily obese!

After about 2 hours, all the green-herbaceous notes bid farewell, and the core of the matter emerges: Moss Breches now presents itself as a classic oriental, with a lot of dirty vanilla. The similarity to the classic Jicky by Guerlain is obvious. I find it a positive surprise that a new fragrance dares to venture into this territory, but Moss Breches is clearly niche.

So how should one feel about this? Moss Breches is spectacular; after all, it has made its way onto my hand past all the other Tom Fords. The combination of green herbaceousness and classic oriental vanilla in the base is very bold. Nevertheless: Fougère accords in an oriental - isn't that somewhat like herring matjes on vanilla ice cream? I don't think these two worlds fit well together. The civet note in Jicky is so much better than all the greenery here! And as for the vanilla drydown - Moss Breches has to measure up to Jicky there too and, of course, falls short. If one is going to imitate, one must be better than the original; being equally good is not enough.

Measured against the opulent start, the fragrance departs far too early. After four hours, it’s over, leaving only vanilla remnants. I find that completely insufficient for a perfume in this price range. Since it starts off so strong, one cannot spray heavily. Thus, one would be compelled to carry the fragrance in a travel atomizer for reapplication.

I am always suspicious when suddenly a fragrance bar is set up with as many as twenty high-priced scents. It can't all be good. In such cases, I suspect more appearance than reality. This somewhat spectacular approach, which leads perfumers from Tom Ford, Serge Lutens, and others to present strange fragrance combinations, does not appeal to me. It has something of fine dining: always interesting, yet rarely truly tasty. If Fougère accords were to fit well with orientals, someone would have successfully marketed that in the past 100 years of perfume history long ago. One wouldn't have had to wait for Tom Ford.

08/01/2011

5Scent 7.5Longevity

Mediocre
24 Reviews

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Mediocre

Helpful Review 9

Olfactory Cacophony

Thank you very much, Apicius!
Now I can understand why I can't get along with this fragrance.
Until now, it has simply been impossible for me to put my irritation into words.

The components that are apparently combined in this scent are each not bad on their own, and therefore I initially mistrusted my nose's verdict (thumbs down in the fragrance arena!). Some scent fragments - besides the herbs, I think I smell honey and a tiny hint of cinnamon, which I wouldn't mind separately.
But unfortunately, the components neither come together harmoniously,
nor do they create an interesting twist.
This also inspired my headline in the style of the newspaper with the big letters.
Therefore, as a rather uncultured person with my cultivated ignorance,
I would prefer not to add too much to Apicius's remarks about this fragrance.
Except that for me, this "chubby fellow" has a slightly sharp-sour undertone in the top note that I can't stomach... the smell of (and I sincerely apologize to all sensitive users!)... baby vomit!

With all my unbridled enthusiasm for expensive niche fragrances from noble designers, I get the feeling that the multitude of scents in a line like Private Blend by Tom Ford leads to a bad purchase.
And if the rumor is true that one should also combine several of these fragrances at will, the olfactory disaster is pre-programmed.
That would then be like putting a cocktail cherry on top of matjes herring with vanilla ice cream!

08/28/2024

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Gschpusi
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Gschpusi

Very helpful Review 10

Well, I do like it, the TOM

Generally, I love Tom's fragrances and the longevity is enormous; as is the sillage.
The bottles always remind me of pharmacy bottles. I love these glasses.

Now, let's talk about "Moss Breches." I pronounce it as it is written and it sounds terrible.
What kind of scent would one expect from that???

When I sniff Moss Breches, it immediately reminds me of the 80s/90s. There was a similar scent back then. Unfortunately, I can't recall it at the moment.
It is described as an oriental - seriously? To me, it has more of a vibe of rumpled bed linen, a polished Tom Hardy from LEGEND *swoon* and a sauna session with 3 rounds.
It smells somehow juicy dirty and somehow innocent like a lamb. Powdery and wet at the same time.
Sage and labdanum, as well as patchouli and moss definitely give it that dirty aspect. And beeswax holds it all together a bit, so nothing leaks or runs away. Unfortunately, I can't smell rosemary, although that would certainly be a special kick, as rosemary with its essential oils is supposed to stimulate thinking - at least for me - that didn't really work here ;-)
There aren't many spices present, and I can't really say which ones they might be, but they give Moss Breches a cozy, familiar feeling. And fresh wood, yes, more towards the end, when the bed is freshly made.
I like it; it envelops you as if you are being hugged, without distance, but pressed firmly to the chest. However, I would see it more as a woman magnet. On a man, it must be divine. Okay, it also depends a bit on the situation *laughs*

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