Mockingbird

Sichuan pepper and turmeric hit first, a bright, prickly, slightly earthy spice that keeps the roses from going sweet. Then the roses come in three deep, Bulgarian, Turkish and May rose, full and dewy, with Indonesian patchouli giving them a darker edge. Roasted tonka and tolu balsam warm the base into something soft and close to caramel. Tom Ford based it on the roses in his own private garden and released it in his Private Blend line in 2020. It's a rose with the thorns left on.

The mockingbird has been Tennessee's state bird since 1933, picked in an election run by the Tennessee Ornithological Society. Its scientific name, Mimus polyglottos, means many-tongued mimic, and it earns it. A male can work up to 200 songs into his repertoire: other birds, frogs and insects, and whatever else he hears, from car horns and cell phones to warning bells and creaky hinges. He sings from February through August, then again from September into early November, and some males keep one set of songs for spring and a different set for fall. Mockingbirds stay in Tennessee year-round and turn up anywhere there's thick, berry-heavy shrubbery, though their numbers have been sliding for decades. The oldest one on record lived to almost 15.

Inspired By Tom Ford Rose Prick — Mockingbird is our impression of Rose Prick, hand-blended in small batches.

Fragrance Family Floral • Spicy • Chypre

Fragrance Notes Sichuan Pepper • Turmeric • Bulgarian Rose • Turkish Rose • May Rose • Indonesian Patchouli • Roasted Tonka • Tolu Balsam

Longevity: Moderate

Most of a workday. The tonka and balsam outlast the pepper.

Projection: Moderate

Noticeable at arm's length for the first couple of hours, then closer.

Sillage: Moderate

A spiced-rose trail that fills a small room, not a big one.

Size 15 mL · 30 mL · 5 mL · 2 mL sample

Maison Appalachia is an independent fragrance house. This product is inspired by Tom Ford Rose Prick and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by Tom Ford.