Amber Oud Tobacco Edition

The best clone of Tobacco Vanille, hands down. I've never been a huge fan of Tobacco Vanille. I've always thought it was just too sweet, too cupcakey, with this waxy character that combines unpleasantly with the heavy, pumpkin pie-esque cloves. Herod has always been the superior vanillic tobacco scent with way more tobacco to my nose as well. However, I like TV-likes when they vary the levels a little - for example, Phaedon's Tabac Rouge amps up the ginger and makes it much spicier, and Franck Boclet's Tobacco adds in a plum note for a fruitier experience. Both are far superior to TV in my experience, but I never got around to buying them. However, I stumbled on this fragrance in a mall the other day and was just absolutely smitten. This easily clears TV in my view, both in terms of scent profile, performance, and not to mention price. This is TV but with a delicious cacao nuance, amplified spice, and less of that custardy vanilla. The reviewer who described this as chai is right on the money - this is spicy chai, rooibos, hot chocolatey goodness with a dash of smoke and sadly too little tobacco for my taste. It might be that it needs to macerate in the bottle, like most Middle Eastern scents, so that the base notes come to the fore just a little bit more and for the performance to increase. We shall see. But right now, this is scrumptious, and perfect for fall. This is way more natural and high quality than lots of other scents in this category and even moreso than Red Tobacco, which is a nuclear potion of synthetics. If you like TV or sweet tobacco fragrances, this is a no-brainer for the price. I bought it and will be enjoying this on cold nights - it reminds me of a steaming hot cup of chai or rooibos or hot chocolate on a snowy evening in a log cabin. 8.5/10

I love tobacco smell. I feel this is better than TF Tobacco Vanille because the tobacco is more forward and prominent and while many say this is sweeter, I actually find this LESS sweeter. TFTV to me is very vanilla caramel, VERY cloying to me. Very gourmand. To be fair, I have a negative bias as i cant stand gourmand scents and I ALWAYS find vanilla cloying unless its very subtle. TFTV is nicely balanced with the tobacco and vanilla and as its aged its smelt better to me but still sweet. Amber Oud Tobacco is far spicier. The clove and anise is very prominent which I love. if you are not a fan of either, this is NOT the tobacco scent for you. I hate anise and fennel as a food but love it as a scent (ironically, i love vanilla and caramel as a food, but not as a scent!). Clove and Anise definitely take front and center the first 30-60 mins. As it dries down, i smell a beautiful pipe tobacco that has a hint of both a cherry and a vanilla accord. It reminda me of my great granfather and his cigars in a good non smoking way. Its a dry tobacco, less sweet. I can sense cacao very little but like true cacao, it bringa a bitterness that balances out any sweetness. Many say this is sweeter then TFTV. I dont smell it at all. definitely more tobacco prominent, less sweet, not gourmand. Much more masculine. TF could be unisex in certain ways, i feel amber oud tobacco is far more masculine. I cant imagine a woman wearing this one but TFTV I could see. I also love Mancera Red Tobacco Intense, so spice and dark, dry tobacco is my safe place.

my first cologne to review officially here, al haramain tobacco edition is my debut into the reviewing scene, so here it goes: introduction to the fragrance: as we all were introduced here to this scent, i found this on the tiktok app in the prime of "fragrancetok" as a TFTV clone, i had big expectations based on the packaging, the bottle, and also its price tag where i live at the moment at almost 110 dollars for the 120 ml version. value 7/10 scent: i say that this fragrance smells very good to my nose, however i must point out that i was disappointed by its very high dosage of fruitiness, then again, the main thing that attracted me to tom ford was its perfect balance of all aspects winter fragrances, which this obviously didnt have, atleast not in the same way my beloved TFTV has it. the scent quality was high, like TV, so i had no issues with that, TBH. 8/10 its also perfectly unisex, so thats good too. Performance: this thing is a beast, even more than tom ford tobacco vanille in my opinion, which does make it on the same level as its one third of the price but the same level of quality, which is very impressive IMO. 15 hour lonevity on skin and unlimited time on clothes and paper. 10/10 the sillage is room filling. overall 8.5/10 i encourage you all to try this here, i personally love it and smell it on my tester strip even now HAHAHA, i saw it for 40 dollars on jomashop, buy it if you can ship it from JomaShop to your house, BYEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!! :3

I just (blind) purchased a 60ml bottle of AO Tobacco Edition. The batchcode is: 27012411217 and it's made in the U.A.E. First off, the packaging is absolutely beautiful. You get it in a nicely made wooden (?) box, that is in the color of the fragrance and the name plate is brushed metal, just like the one on the bottle or the cap. The bottle itself is quite heavy and well made + the atomizer seems to be pressurized, which caught me off guard. A 10/10 for the packaging. The scent is a unique and acquired taste and isn't for everyone, sadly. I'm not sure how close it is to Tobacco Vanille, but in itself it isn't something you can pull off wearing every day. It's heavy, it's sweet...my wife says it reminds her of cough syrup. My nose is tingling from smelling it in the air, from my clothes. It should be reserved for special occasions and only during the fall / winter time. I'm not even sure if you'll get any compliments wearing this. This is just from smelling it on my skin / clothes...perhaps in the air it is less heavy? As for the performance, it smells like something that will last for a very long time and be pretty strong. It's a 9/10 in those regards. I would recommend anyone interested in purchasing it to at least somehow test it first. The 60ml will probably last you a looong time, since it isn't something you should overspray or even use that often.

This is so similar to Tobacco Vanille it's uncanny. Just bought it directly from the Al Haramain website - definitely worth the money, especially given it's only £60 for 60ml. It actually seems richer, with more tobacco and more spices. As Miguel Mantos said in his article, this one actually reveals more secrets, more depth, more interest. It's actually better than Tom Ford! Yes, I've said it, it is! And I usually love most things dear Mr Ford does. However, a few differences: 1) It has a shade more tobacco and spice, but it's all the better for it. 2) It has a slightly sharper (and less appealing) opening, and maybe a bit more fruit in the first minute or so, but it's so transitory it doesn't detract away from the TV template. 3) The best bit though...now I've got used to it a bit more, I can smell shades of Chergui, possibly the hay of the coumarin or this having a trace more tobacco - again, only once you get used to it. The drydown is identical to TV and gorgeous! Although, just maybe, if I'm being picky (although it's been a while since I owned the OG), the silage is the tiniest bit smaller. And I'm talking small. (Maybe I've misremembered, it's that small.) Anyway. So what. Spray more. It last AGES - I can still smell it on myself in the morning with last sprays at 5pm the day before. Love the smell. Love love love the price. Goodbye Mr Ford.