Creed or Tom Ford

[bluesparkuk]

Was intending Purchasing 2 bottles of Creed at airport duty free tomorrow,but having just been online reading reviews of various Creed scents,it seems the latest iterations of Creed are weak(compared to originals) and not worth the high prices charged for them,which really has put me off purchasing any of the latest offerings from Creed,instead i think i may go for a Tom Ford offering instead,whats your thoughts guys on the Creed(latest versions)v Tom Ford debate,which would you go for

 

[bluesparkuk]

Contemplating this

 

[Darth Scandalous]

I've been impressed by every Tom Ford scent I've sampled. Not every one was something I'd wear, but they all were well thought out and high quality. That said, I haven't smelled the one you posted.

 

[bluesparkuk]

I've been impressed by every Tom Ford scent I've sampled. Not every one was something I'd wear, but they all were well thought out and high quality. That said, I haven't smelled the one you posted.

Are the scents long lasting...i'll sample a few of whatever they have at duty free,and make my choice

 

[sarimento1]

Indeed, Sir bluesparkuk, your plan of sampling several is a great idea.
i generally find local buying options, if you shop around, are about same as airport "duty free".
fwiw, while i've not bought any creed recently, both creed and tom ford are really, really long-lasting for me.

 

[Darth Scandalous]

Are the scents long lasting...i'll sample a few of whatever they have at duty free,and make my choice

It varies but I've only put a couple of them on my skin. Spring for the parfum versions, those usually have staying power.

 

[Barbarian80]

My 2 cents-

Don't buy full bottles of anything until you've been able to try a decant of around 10 ml and get through a good amount of it before making a decision. Buying on the spot after sampling in store is usually a bad idea. Making a well informed decision before spending the sort of quid it takes to buy a full bottle is always a good idea. Your nose can turn on a dime.

Creed vs Tom Ford- there is no debate here. Both have some excellent fragrances. You have to sample them to find which ones work for you and the longevity/performance you're looking for. You can drop $400 on a Creed and it will only last 3 hours before needing to re-apply. There are TF's that perform the same. You have to sample them and wear them for some time. Unless you have money to throw away.

 

[buckeye_pi]

As a long time Creed fan I'd vote for Tom Ford. Longevity and sillage much better than Creed. Tuscan Leather and Oud Wood are favorites of mine. Every time I have to replace a Creed that runs out the newer version is weaker. No exceptions. I'm almost at the point of not buying new Creeds. Thankfully I've found some Facebook pages that specialize in older Creeds. I'll pay the jacked up rates if necessary to get Aventus that lasts more than 3 hrs. Unless you've tried Aventus from 2010-2017 you'll never know how good Creed once was.

 

[bluesparkuk]

Although i did show my purchase choice in another thread,i just noticed on browsing,that i didn't actually update here on my final purchase choice,after sampling quite a few scents,i went with the Black Orchid

 

[Darth Scandalous]

i went with the Black Orchid

Great choice. That one lasts a long time and it has quite an interesting evolution over time.

 

[bluesparkuk]

Great choice. That one lasts a long time and it has quite an interesting evolution over time.

I've yet to unseal it,but as soon as i've used it for the 1st time i'll let you know what i think,i only chose this one during a few sample sprays of this and various others on my arms,so not had a real good test of it yet...(i sampled the one i showed at the top of the thread,it was ok,but there were better ones)

 

[Mr. Shavington]

In terms of the quality of the scents and how they smell over a longer period after dry down, the Tom Ford scents that I like are far better than Creed scents. I actually dislike the house dry down scent of Creed. My favourite Tom Fords are Tobacco Oud and Oud Wood, FWIW.

I can’t comment on ‘sillage’ or ‘longevity’, at least not for the current Creeds as I haven’t tried one recently. But anyway the Tom Fords should satisfy you unless you really want to stink up the whole building.