On a recent cool spring day, I went deep on the cologne selection, daring to trot out Tom Ford’s ‘Plum Japonais’ – a decadent blend of plum fruit and plum blossom for a fruity, warm, holiday-like devastation. It’s not a light, ephemeral fragrance; it leads with a punch of fruity power and lands strong, lasting for hours and warming the air around the wearer. There’s some spice to its fruity sweetness too, and a bit of smoke that lends it a coziness ideal for a chilly spring spell.
These plum blossoms carry the tender, delicate essence of spring, when it’s barely strong enough to hold onto the warmth of a day. Our fleeting sessions with the sun prove equally weak, yet still the blossoms stand, fluttering in the wind no matter how cold it gets. The plum blooms brave every end-of-winter, honored in a fragrance that lends some heat before the sun returns.
