As Executive Beauty Editor at Marie Claire UK, it is my job to hunt down the best perfumes for women. I spend my days spritzing and smelling everything from light, floral perfumes to deep, woody perfumes in a bid to highlight the very best out there. However, there are often times when I really want to shout about a particular men's fragrance—like Tom Ford Oud Minérale.
I'm going to be brutally honest here, when it comes to men's fragrance I am a total snob, and it takes a lot to impress me. While there's no doubt that Tom Ford men's fragrances (which, by the way, are totally gender fluid—I'm just using this term as a way to separate the scents which are, typically, most popular amongst men) are some of the best around thanks to their punchiness and longevity, it's their popularity that puts me off. You see, Tom Ford is one of those fragrance names that is just about everywhere, particularly when it comes to men's fragrance. Despite the garish price tags, it's hard to walk down the street without smelling at least one Tom Ford fragrance.
