Vanilla & Tobacco

I love it when a dupe turns out BETTER!! there’s soooo many Arabic brands out there and most have been ehh buys for me, but the two I bought from his “house” have been THE best and most well made! No waiting for them to macerate, none of the usual let down I’ve been feeling from my other Arabic blind buys! It’s just nice. Very very affordable. I’ve noticed a lot of changes and their bottles when I looked them up or other brands with similar bottles. It’s very confusing. I’m sure Flavia is under some other brand just like lattafa has other brands. It’s super confusing? BUT... FLAVIA has literally been my favorite Arabic brand.!! So about this one in particular, I’m not really a tobacco girl, but I am a spice girl!! this and cherry last are my favorite. I could bathe them in the winter.! The only time Ford sent that I am in love with still would be Soleil Blanc ( and I have been pissed off for four years since Arabic perfumes became a thing that that was the one Tom Ford that they did NOT DUPE!?? make it make sense!?!! I go on and on about how much that upset me!?? I never understood how they could dupe all the other Tom Ford, but not the Soleil Blanc!!??7 As sorry as tobacco though I don’t have a lot of experience with tobacco, I wish it was just a tiny bit softer because tobacco depending on which tobacco you get can be quite strong, and it can also be kind of moist and sweet, and I kind of wished the tobacco did that a moist sweet kind of vibe the tobacco here is a bit more robust.? if that makes sense but I can’t complain!! for $20?? and all the spices are there it lasted a long time it protects I get compliments. I really can’t complain!! But like I said, I’m starting to notice these original bottles I can’t find anymore and I’m really worried they’re not being made 😬 if you love this, you’ll love the cherry last as well! They may smell so good layered! Cherry last also smells so good layered with all of my perfumes. Literally, I top off my alien fusion with it, I layer it with Ebony wood, and layer or anything woody anything spicy it kind of tone it down and add a little bit of sweetness perfection

Amazing clone/dupe of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. FL will be Flavia and TF is the Tom Ford for the sake of this review. I have a decant of TF and the bottle of FL. Another note is my FL came already fully macerated, it was manufactured in 2024 which I am sure helped the performance. They both immediately have the same vibe to them. You cannot pick apart the notes FL, mostly in my thoughts due to it being lower quality oils. Before the dry down (which is one hourish) TF is much lighter and less spice heavy. FL has much more spice. They both have the same sillage. I couldn't tell a difference between them. FL on the dry down stays spicier and a tad bit darker but the same vibe as TF. You can tell more of the vanilla on TF mostly because it is lighter. The longevity stayed longer on FL on my skin. I got just at 7 hours of the Flavia. My skin does like to wash away frags a lot quicker then what I consider normal. Overall I actually enjoy Flavia better due to the spice being more prominent. Quality wise I do like Tom Ford better just because I like being able to pick out between the notes, but that's expected with a difference of $200+ between them. Pick up Flavia if you even enjoy spicy vanillas, it is an amazing fragrance just on it's own.

I've never tried the TF tobacco vanille but I tried this one and I'm very happy with it. Nice fulfilling bottle and it last 4/6 hours. One of my colleagues loves it so much - she says it fills the office without being invadent. It has a nice vanilla opening, followed by tobacco and an aromatic spicy aura. I believe on me the tree main perceivable notes are vanilla, tobacco (a nice aromatic sweet tobacco - not dry) and the tonka bean/coumarin. My husband thinks, at the opening, it's smells like ice cream (my skin tends to exalt vanilla). I find it quite natural - despite the price is a guarantee something chemical has been used ( as in many scents - whatever brands - nevermid the price). It doesn't change too much on my skin - I mean it develops the various notes but it remains nice and interesting. It doesn't get bad variations due to the "chemical" ( as I often experience with aldeides or super chemical sandal which becomes sour on my skin ). I'd buy it again.

I was contemplating between this fragrance and Amber Oud Tobacco Edition Al Haramain as a dupe for Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille, and ended up purchasing this because 1. it's cheaper and 2. I prefer this bottle. In terms of similarly to TV, I would say this is almost identical, practically indiscernible unless you had them side by side. The tonka, vanilla, tobacco and spice blend all mesh together to become this delicious sticky date (the fruit) dessert to my nose - sweet, warm, and inviting. Lasts forever. Perfectly unisex. I highly recommend this if you're looking for a TV dupe, or even if you just don't want to dish out the couple hundo doll hairs for the same scent in a similar enough bottle.

They tried to make a rip-off of TF perfume but they literally made it even better. When I first smelled it in the store, I was shocked at first because of the strength of the spices and tobacco in the opening, but over time, as I smelled it, it got better and better, I sprayed a little on my hand and it lasted for DAYS, such a beautiful scent of gingerbread and spices.I don't think it's for everyone, but anyone who likes spices, tobacco, vanilla, deep and strong scents, this perfume is definitely for them. I wouldn't say it's for a blind buy, but honestly I don't have a single bad word to say about this perfume. It's literally perfect for winter and cold weather