Tobacco Nuit

This may sound like comparisons bridging completely different worlds, but if you've ever wished for a sweet, humid & deep tobacco fragrance along the lines of the vintage formulation of Davidoff's Zino, articulated with superior ingredients (and who hasn't?) this may work for you... The opening is misleading: after a heartbeat-brief waft of clementine, a dense, malty syrup appears that I found both very contemporary and somewhat cloying, reminding me of the ubiquitous tonka-bombs that line either side of the aisles at Sephora. Thankfully this stage, too, was relatively brief, passing in about five minutes. What follows is quite wonderful, and, as others have commented, very different from most Atelier offerings: a rich layering of dusty, earthy spices over a gorgeous amber. I don't detect an excessive use of cumin or coriander at all; it reminds me a little of the inference of bay leaf and coriander in Serge Lutens' Ambre Sultan (high praise!), adding complexity and distinctiveness to offset the indulgent qualities associated with the 'oriental' connotations of resins. The impression is certainly of sweetened pipe tobacco gradually shifting over to dry cigars in a humidor with a hint of rum-like vanilla. There is a dark, gingerbread-like warmth up close, but the sillage is the arena where this fragrance really elevates itself as the sensation of alternating texture and movement: soft, rustling, wafting, both roundly mellow and slightly bitter, hardwood-smoky with ever-so faintly tangy-sour relish of smokiness in the mouth, actually unconsciously triggering for me of the feeling under the tongue in the evening hours after I've smoked a pipe full of black & tan. You have to love the ruggedness of unapologetic tobacco fragrances like Zino to really appreciate this for daywear. I feel I should point out that I am not an Atelier fanboy per say...I have often enjoyed their compositions at the start only to find them wan or unremarkable as they evolve. Here, the base does not disappoint; there is a nice use of patchouli and labdanum here to support a high-quality frankincense note; the whole is dusky, earthy and thick, both satisfying and long-lasting (the drydown is, as landshark notes, 'moderate', but *not just* a skin scent). Note separation through the heart and base phases is excellent. Given how well-constructed Tobacco Nuit is, I expect that would readily stand up to a light, sheer wearing for daytime. This is certainly an 'aura' scent: the trail that surrounds you is densely multidimensional, and the composition overall is best appreciated without digging your nose into your wrist (you won't have to!) Not for everybody (some confidence and worldliness are required), and better for a night out than shuffling papers at the office, but, for the right character anyway, very rewarding.

Atelier Cologne's Tobacco Nuit is the first scent of the Collection Orient, released earlier this year, that I've tried on skin, and it was probably the single scent I was most eager to sample after basically smelling the whole line (Originale to Orient) out of the bottles at Neiman Marcus. It fits, broadly speaking, into the "sweet tobacco" category, but Tobacco Nuit certainly has more going on than that. It has sweet and spicy elements. The spiciness comes from the coriander and cumin, each used in moderation to produce only a moderate pepper level of spice, nothing over the top. Certainly this is more sweet than spicy. I found the sweetness to be very plum-like, as in the boozy sweetness of Single Malt By Kilian, a deeper sweetness that's resinous, almost. I was surprised to learn that tonka is the most likely culprit for this but it makes sense, in that it's not the tip-of-the-tongue uber sweetness that we generally get out of the standard source, vanilla. The resounding depth comes from the smoky olibanum (frankincense) and and earthy patchouli, so the base, softened by the usual use of cedar, does not disappoint, either. Overall, the experience is a sweet, smoky, spicy tobacco that has some of the redeeming qualities of both By Kilian Back to Black and Single Malt and being comparable to either, and perhaps even Tobacco Vanille, though I'd certainly still prefer Tobacco Vanille to Tobacco Nuit. Still, it's more moderately priced than any of those, at $250 for 100ml and $325 for 200ml, though with the latter comes a 30ml travel size spray that doesn't seem to be available on its own for now, though I'm sure it would be expensive, anyway. I have a difficult time imagining that 230ml of this would be needed, as one might justify for the lighter fragrances of the house. Performance is excellent: strong projection for the first couple of hours before drying down into a moderate (not skin) scent for a while. 8 out of 10

I found this fragrance when I was looking for an alternative to Tom Ford Tobacco Oud. I'd bought a bottle of TO from Ebay for a decent price, but ended up receiving a fake bottle. So, after that malarkey, I read about this bottle as an alternative scent that has similarities, so, I decided to take a chance, and am I happy I did! The spicy opening of this reminds me of TO (from the one time I smelt it in store) and it has the same sweetness in the mid, however, that's where I feel the similarities end, at least from memory anyway. Regardless of the similarities, Tobacco Nuit is a beautiful creation in its own merit. As I stated, starts with a rich spicy opening that doesn't seem challenging to me but may be so for some people, so buyer beware. A sweetness then begins to seep through the layers of the fragrance and makes the scent have a resinous facet that I absolutely love. I get a lovely tobacco under everything else going on in the scent but to me, this is all about the cumin and resins. For me, this is a very versatile scent. All you have to do is adjust how many sprays you use depending on the weather. That said, in England you really get any extremes, so that may be the case for me but may differ if you're somewhere where you have extreme temperatures. Really enjoyable scent, love that I have 200ml of the juice, so I will be wearing this liberally! (Still on the hunt for my bottle of Tobacco Oud at a reasonable price. Retail is a bit too much for the scent in my mind. One day... hopefully, or maybe not with all the discontinuation talks.) 9/10

Tocco Nuit is quite simply stunning. It's evocative, profound, and vivid. It's dark and nefarious, yet poignent and somehow romantic. On me it starts off fresh, green and citrusy, with cumin adding a sharp, pungent hit. It's not the BO kind of cumin (thankfully), but rather a piquant kind of cumin. As it slowly dries down, tobacco takes over. It dominates the fragrance from this point on, with a sweet, leathery, almost animalic labdanum strongly supporting it, while frankincense quietly adds more sweetness, along with a warm, woodsy, balsamic creaminess. This is not your grandpa's tobacco; it's an exclusive gentleman's club tobacco; a complex, floral-musky-woody tobacco. Eventually, the labdanum and frankincense give way to a warm, clean cedar wood; a musky, earthy patchouli; and a tonka bean that adds a slightly spicy vanilla-caramel-dark honey flavour. But, that floral-musky-woody tobacco still dominates. Everything else just adds a touch more "flavour" to that tobacco. On my skin Tobacco Noir is an intoxicating, sensual tobacco fragrance that has moderately heavy sillage and is extremely long lasting. The opening is BIG and it takes a couple of hours of very gradual softening to reach the heart of this perfume. It settles in comfortably for the next several hours before slowly starting to transition to its final phase, where it very, very slowly and quietly starts to fade away. Brilliant!

Tobacco!!!wow.. It's a really awesome tobacco scent.. An smoky/balsamic cocktail paired to Tobacco blossom and Olibanum on the base. i love this fragrances.It's not a wow factor at the start,but to me, the dry down is an excellent scent.This is a great scent in general but especially if your 1st getting into fragrances.It smells smooth Tobacco(smoky)in the drydown. This product is appropriate for all weather. It has a perfect amount of silage in my opinion.I can smell a hint of the scent when I move around.I was more impressed with it's performance.great job! تنباکویی ملایم اگر سبک ملایم میپسندن معمولا عطرهای تنباکویی در رده بوهای شیرین وتند قرار میگیرند درحالی که اسم این عطر تنباکوی تلخ است همواره زیره سبز گشنیزو فلفل در این عطر احساس میشه سبک عطر دودی اسپایسی(فلفل بسیار ملایم) به همراه پایه پتچولی است که مفهوم تباکویی در واقع همین حالت دودی و تند و کمی شیرین رو تداعی میکنه همیشه مرجع تنباکویی ها بک تو بلک کیلیان و توباکووانیل تام فورد است ولی این مورد را میشه به عنوان یه کار تباکویی ملایم(تاکیید روی ملایم) ونه چندان تلخ بلکه شیرین ولی نه در حد بک تو بلک کیلیان و توباکو وانیل تام فورد دانست بهترین فصل استفاده زمستان وپاییز ماندگاری بسیار عالی و پخش بوی قابل قبول تجربه تستش را از دست ندید برای من که بسیار جذاب بود

This is my first scent from Atelier. I received a sample as part of another fragrance I purchased (Thanks Bob!!), and I am VERY glad I tried the sample. After the first wearing, I immediately bought a bottle of this. WOW! Just.. WOW!!! The initial spray brought a smile to my face! TN is a very dry smoky tobacco, with a touch of sweetness. I do get the reference to the cigarette smoke others have mentioned, but it is off in the distance on my skin. TN Reminds me of something else that I have, but cannot put my finger on it. One of my Parfum de Marly fragrances, maybe. It has that house's feel IMO. The dry down is a heavenly tobacco with a semi-sweet vibe. Enough to add some depth, but not to overpower the fragrance. I get great longevity and good projection on my skin. A lady I am dating smelled TN on me and kept complimenting me on how good I smelled. She has requested that I wear this one when we are together. TN is a scent that works well either casual or in a sports coat. I recently moved TN into my top 5. Yes, it IS that good! Bottom line: If you like tobacco scents, you have to try this one.

I've tried this a couple times, and I like it very much--it may be FB worthy. The silage and longevity are low and of average duration; it does have the sheer light quality of a cologne, but the rich tobacco-cumin-coriander-patch of some Serge Lutens, and other oud or resin-type fragrances. This is a solid scent when I feel like wearing something woodsy and oriental, a bit spicy but don't want to fumigate others; it does work for most seasons, perhaps not the hottest of days. It reminds me a bit of Chergui. Oddly, I smell it more in the morning; when I re-spritz during the day it ghosts a bit, so I must grow anosmic to some of the notes as I wear it. That's a pity, since some of my favorite Tauers and SLs are just pure pleasure coming up from my decolletage later in the day. But I still might spring for a 30 or 100 ml of this. This is a mildly sweet tobacco and spicy woods scent, entirely unisex--if worn by a woman, I think it would be utterly feminine, and a man would claim the "masculine" territory with some of that coriander/cumin. This is one of my top 5 from Atelier so far.

This is a pretty linear but beautiful fragrance, focused on the idea of "Tobacco Blossom" (just an impression, as there is no such absolu or extract). Rare enough to compliment Jerôme Epinette for making such a fragrance. A shy clementine note appears in the early opening, and quickly leaves the stage in favor of a strong cumin/coriander duo. This duo will be slightly rounded by supporting notes (resins, wood, tonka) later in the drydown, but will always keep the lead until the end. One of my favourite frags of my collection, and probably my favourite from AC whole offering. Highly recommended, but still, do not pay retail (got a sealed gift set 200+30ml on ebay for $100) Leans masculine, but cumin-lover women can perfectly pull off this on one without overspraying. Best fir colder days and moderatly cold evenings, 30+. Note: I wouldn't be surprised if Epinette got inspired by Geza Schoen's Boudicca Wode to blend this one, as they are very similar (BW being slightly fresher and more complex ).

OH MY GOODNESS! What a pleasant natural Tobacco scent! Weird that they decided to call it a Cologne Absolut (their invention) when it is simply a high quality 20% EDP. Sweet damp tobacco, a touch of cinnamon (not vanilla), mixed with some unsmoked cigarette for the first 30 min, dries down to give a slight leathery feel (the patchouli base). All the ingredients intertwine evolving the smell for a while before it simplifies to a light tobacco and tonka. Only Miller Harris compares for a more natural feel though it is stronger and longer lasting where this is strong for 5 or so hours on me then fades to a good skinscent that lasts 8 - 10 hours. . Top shelf - will sit next to my PDM Herod, MH Feuilles de Tabac, Chergui and Comptoir Sud Pacifique Rhum et Tabac. I think for now its the best technical Tobacco I've tried and will be used a lot!. Happy Smelling Edit: Hmm, I'm getting 8-10 hours as a welcome skin scent - not bad at all!

Opens strong and pungent with an aromatic sweet/wet tobacco. Almost everyone who likes tobacco will like this; it's the whiff of a fresh pouch of fruity tobacco that will become some lovely pipe smoke. But then the scent opens fully. And there is a lot more wood and resin. I feel like this is a "gentleman's" library (gentleman in the sense of old, family money; not any particular sense of behavior). This room has been smoked in, often. Drinks have been drunk and perhaps sloshed a bit onto the ancestral Persian rugs. Games have been played and obscene amounts of money have changed hands over trivial whims. And sometimes he's even had relations on the couch, or utter scandal! the desk! with a woman who may not have been his lawfully wedded spouse! oh my. Oh my indeed. This is a delight to wear and quite simply, smells really, really good; if you like that sort of thing.

Smoky, sensual, slightly sweet tobacco. Contrary to some opinions here, the cumin isn't overpowering at all--it keeps this interesting and more masculine. This is more like Tom Ford Tobacco Oud's drydown than Tobacco Vanille I think--TV has such an overpowering vanilla note that it's not really comparable. Tobacco Oud is heavier and more animalic than this, but you might think of Tobacco Nuit as a sort of lighter, fresher Tobacco Oud. I've also sampled Amouage Journey Man and there are similarities to that, but it has a Sichuan pepper note that, while interesting, is not my favorite. Longevity and projection are both good. I get 10+ hours and it projects well for 4-5 hours.

this is a really awesome tobacco scent. the cumin is so well blended into the scent during the opening that its hard to tell its there--but it definitely smells of cumin, even after 2 hours. all in all its a spicy and dry smokey tobacco with a slight sweetness underneath it all. its a pretty heavy and dark scent, but its really quite well done; just not too versatile considering its so smokey (night only for me). considering all my other forays into atelier cologne have more or less been a disaster, tobacco nuit is the best thing i've smelt from them so far.

Either a copy of BelAmi (Hermes) for those with too much money — and no taste for something more refined than an overpriced Atelier, or of Fetish (Roja Dove) for those too poor. The balance between labdanum and cedarwood is well calibrated and sits perfectly atop the vanillic, ashy, phenolic notes which turn it from woody to oriental. Perhaps “tobacco” is the codeword for ISO E Super as the fragrance has nothing to do with the true absolute, tabanon, nor the flower. It smells natural and is well blended. Please consider if in the mood to overpay.

Awesome fragrance from start to finish. I am a huge fan of tobacco based fragrances and this is a winner. Nice longevity and sillage IMO. Starts with a spicy tobacco mix and dries into a slightly woody tobacco mix with hints of spice with a little sweetness. Leans masculine IMO. Try before you buy due to the price. I fell this is full bottle worthy and a top 10 in my fragrance collection. Enjoy!

Tobacco Nuit serves as a truly dark and mysterious fragrance with some heavy tobacco and cumin. Very warm and comforting. Longevity is great with hefty projection. This is indeed similar to Tobacco Oud and Tobacco Mandarin - same ballpark for a better price even. A shame that they are being discontinued outside of France. Rating: 8.5/10 - Greatness!

First of all everybody say that It's Cumin and Tobacco. but let me tell you that real beauty is Landanum and Olibanum in this fragrance. It gives scent depth and sensuality. Very solid blend with mysterious drydown and gorgeous scent bubble Projection is big Longevity is more than 12 hours. Only cold winter days and nights. Solid 9/10

One of my favourites stinkers. Caramelised sweaty (thanks to cumin) blonde tobacco, part ashed, whiffs of narcissus, white yellow florals with a tad of tonka on the basenote. This is my description ignoring the note table. Amazing if you like a smoked cigarette smell in a presentable perfume- not for professional presentation though!

Similar to Tom Ford Tobacco Oud minus the whiskey note. The spices are very well blended and the sweet tobacco is very obvious and dominant. Beautiful especially for winter and it has good performance. Superb Niche quality and I am glad that I got the 200 ml at 60 $ at discounter clearance so I can save my tobacco oud.

Ive had decant of this for a while now and I must say that it's a absolutely gorgeous scent. Of all the tobacco type scent I own, this is the one I'm loving the best atm. It's for me a perfect scent, it smells like tobacco vanille had a baby with Amber absolute. Highly recommend to sample. A massive LOVE for me <3

One of the best tobacco scents I had! It's dark, intense, slightly spicy, very sophisticated. A beautiful and authentic tobacco blossom. The cumin note is absolutely gorgeous! Some people even compared it to oud, and I agree, it gives me major oud vibes, like the oud by Diptyque (Oud Palao).