Frank No.3

I am a BIG fan of traditional masculine scents, such as tobacco, so I recently picked up a bottle of Frank No 3 and I am very glad i did! This is a fantastic scent IMO! FN3 is all about the tobacco. From beginning to end, the tobacco shines. But it is not a dry or harsh tobacco instead it is a soft, slightly sweet and chewy tobacco. It opens center stage with tobacco and apple performing a slow and sexy dance. They are featured in the spot light, captivating the audience. Each note enhancing the other as they glide over the stage of my skin. A soft floral vibe joins the tobacco and apple on stage, but it stays at the fringe of the spotlight, present, but not impeding on the stars of the performance. Amber emerges and starts to share the spotlight, bringing a warm powdery vibe. Finally, wood and spices join the floral along the edge of the spotlight. All notes dance in complete harmony. To my nose FN3 is a very masculine scent. Warm, inviting, classy and sexy. I can see this one in either casual or dress clothes. I get great longevity out of FN3, projection is a bit strange on my skin. Just when I think it has vanished, or become a skin scent, it moves back into the spotlight, once again capturing my attention. I am highly impressed with FN3. FN3 is compared to Costamor Tabacca, I am sad to say that I never got to try Tabacca. Maybe one day I will run across a bottle of that one. Bottom line, if you like Tobacco scents, you should to try a sample of this.

Squeaky clean tobacco. Frank No. 3 is fresh and ambrosial, opening with dried apples, not juicy -- a little powdered, a little tannic, and a little rosey. A delicate floral sweetness from jasmine then dissipates the soft, dry powder, which escorts in a glassy, luminous amber that gives No. 3 a vitreous feel that hovers above the skin. Just like Jose, I do prefer this over By Kilian's Back to Black in which the dry down was too powdery for my preference, hindering me from purchasing a bottle. However in No. 3, the tobacco note is not as dark, but still present, fresh, sparkling, and gently bound with a thin wood veneer. Frank No. 3, you and me, we're gonna hang out for a bit and get better acquainted, you shy, dazzling beauty! I feel comfortable around you already. I'll be keeping your number in my tobacco fume black book.

Sadly they reformulated Costamor Tabacca. To me it doesn't smell the same. Tabacca had the distinctive sweet apple note that made the perfume more original and feminine.

Wow! This one is highly reminiscent of Nag Champa incense, based off of the initial application. I'll let it dry down a bit and then reassess.

Sweet, cozy, well-blended with it's own, distinctive character. I love it. Great winter scent casual or formal.