Dark, decadent, and unapologetically avant-garde, Black Lacquer by Tom Ford is a bold Oriental Woody fragrance that paints a portrait of modern elegance through shadows, textures, and contrast. Launched in 2024 and composed by master perfumer Guillaume Flavigny, this unisex scent is an ode to high gloss sophistication—provocative, polished, and powerfully addictive.
The fragrance opens with a distinctive and inky accord, where the sharp allure of black pepper and the smooth intoxication of rum are draped in the slick sheen of vinyl and ink—an opening as daring as it is refined. The heart pulses with the dark richness of ebony wood and the golden warmth of elemi, softened by the velvety touch of apricot and the delicate bloom of peony. Anchoring the composition is the sacred glow of olibanum, lending depth, mysticism, and a sensual resinous trail.
Black Lacquer is a fragrance for the bold aesthete—for those who embrace contrast, command presence, and find beauty in the unexpected. It’s Tom Ford at his most enigmatic: sleek, sensual, and strikingly modern.