Honeyed Tobacco & Oud

It opens with a blast of in-your-face spicy honey, yummmmm! Love this. In fact, it's the ONLY honey fragrance that actually smells realistic (on me, anyway). Both Kilian's Back to Black and Serge Lutens Chergui are over-the-top sweet and powdery on me, and Chanel Beige is way too syrupy floral, with no honey in sight. Which is a shame because I love honey. The honey is here the whole time, too, and only slightly less prominent after the opening. Other notes like tobacco, leather, and wood come up in the early drydown for a gorgeous autumny symphony that is making me very happy. I keep getting whiffs of coffee too. And it lasts forever. Like, still there the next morning even after getting ready for work forever. It's not overpowering, though, and is fine for the office. I bought a Habibi Oud sample set that arrived last weekend—it's Thursday and I haven't tried any of the others yet. That's how much I like this. So it's going on my (long) list of full-bottle scents. It reminds me of Tauer's L'Air du Desert Marocain, because of the spice, but it's got the sweetness of honey rather than desert smoke. How many spice fragrances do I really need? Well, that's one of my all-time favorites and I'm still planning to add Honeyed Tobacco Oud, if that gives you an idea. Maybe this one isn't *truly* necessary if you're less of a spice fanatic than I am, and I wouldn't recommend blind-buying it. Still, 10 out of 10 in all categories as far as I'm concerned.

Honeyed Tobacco and Oud is a misleadingly named fragrance that really amazed me. I imagined it warming and enveloping, but Instead it turns out fresh, slightly spicy and with a hint of sweetness at the end. It might apparently come across at an early phase as having "soapy" and clean nuances, but in fact it totally faithfully represents the smell one gets when wearing a suede jacket, that slightly pungent and fresh aroma. It has undertones that turn to the masculine, but I find it to have great personality, very appropriate for the spring and summer seasons. The honey notes are airy and very lifelike ( you can detect a honeycomb honey) , the tobacco gives that spicy and slightly crisp edge, and the suede notes round it all out. Somehow it took me back in time, with aromas that I connect back to my childhood, but I couldn't easily describe the exact situation. It really excited me because I always appreciate compositions that have the power to succeed in creating real olfactory journeys. Excellent performances, definitely try it.

Honestly, this fragrance is exactly as the name describes. It is a pleasing warm and winter fragrance. I find it to be inviting and could be a signature scent for fall and winter. I think it works better in social circumstances but it would be fine at work. Not really a come hither fragrance but not a bad cuddle fragrance. Not a strong projector but lasts six to eight hours on skin. Take the name at face value and I think you'll be plesed.

This was a great test. I sprayed Montale Honey Aoud on my left arm and Habibi Honey Tobacco Oud on my right. Yes, I know they are not the same. But I enjoyed it. Both fragrances were very enjoyable. The performance from Montale was impressive. However, in comparison, I really like the Habibi offering with tobacco. Not as loud, but comforting. I would wear either. Now I look forward to comparing Habibi to Guerlain's Tobacco Honey.

I never thought I could love a fragrance so much. The smells rich, expensive and is beautifully blended. 100% my new cold weather scent. A fragrance where the honey actually smells pure. The tobacco is prominent but soft and inviting, not harsh like others. The oud is soft and you find yourself wondering if you're smelling honey, sweet tobacco or oud. Couldn't recommend this one more.