Tabac Man

If you're not freshly shaved or finely trimmed the minimalist beard then - sorry, this is probably not the thing for you. I am not shaving often, but whenever I do it I always apply the cologne and then if I feel like - the EDT. It's the best thing to start the day! Inoffensive, the cologne stays on the skin around 3-4 hours with a decent projection and scent trail of around an hour maybe hour and a half. Then it sits close to the skin for a while. The EDT has a slightly different dry down. It lasts a fair amount of time 4-6 hours maybe. Not expensive and definitely makes you stand out from all the cliche Nivea aftershaves.

Just before bed, I grabbed this (I often grab an underused fragrance in my collection before bed) and just as I lay down I had the strangest aha moment. You see I just bought Assad from Lattafa and I really got a similar vibe. The Assad has a bit of that Lattafa profile and is a stronger performer so they are not the same but it was the scent that instantly jumped into my head. Ok, so what is the reason for the review? I have not read anything here recently about Tabac Man, I bought it a year or so ago as an avid wet shaver into old aftershaves and popular brands. I have not read reviews recently or even now as I write this, but I am curious. If Assad is considered a clone of Sauvage Elixir, I got the Assad vibe from Tabac Man, I have now checked the notes and see similarities between Sauvage Elixir and Tabac Man so are they in that ball park? I even picked a slight bit of the Sauvage EDT vibe from Tabac Man, not at all the same there, but enough that I could understand a connection and from what I hear Elixir is not that similar to its source either. I don’t know, it bothers me that designer prices have gotten so high. I am sure Elixir is great, but the price is a tough pill to swallow if other houses have the same vibe at a better price? I really need to try Elixir to find out about these items. Tabac Man itself is pretty good, and inexpensive. I get no similarity to original Tabac, and the longevity and performance here is soft, but still a pretty nice mature scent profile. From a classic house. What do you guys think?

I do get the Axe body spray association with this fragrance. And I do think it has a 2000's sort of vibe. Whenever I get a new fragrance, I like to capture my very first impression. And Tabac Man was "Smile Like You Mean it" by The Killers. I like that song. And I like this fragrance. The Axe association eventually broke down in my mind when I could definitely identify quality component parts. You can detect an actual geranium or a real cardamom note. It is good quality, unlike Axe, which is just a chemical type of smell, start to finish. I would say you should give this one a chance. Understand that you may think it smells like Axe at first, but I don't think you will forever and I don't think it smells that way to other people. Consider Tabac Man Gravity for something more "current" and mild. Consider this one of you want something more masculine and powerful. I got both and I'm wearing both. It's a very good line of fragrances. I wear the 1959 formula as well.

A classic, timeless men's fragrance. Starts fresh and quite sharp. Even a little green. After half an hour it softens and something vanilla-like begins to emerge, along with woody notes. Because of the light vanilla note, it never becomes dry-woody. On the contrary, even a bit creamy, but never sweet. Probably the combination with sandalwood? In my opinion, there isn't really a mid. It just starts off fresh and spicy and then moves pretty quickly to a vanilla-sandalwood base. I like the base even more than the top. The accompanying aftershave is also excellent in every way.

I just went to a delegation abroad. Didn't want to take any expensive perfume with me, so I just went to the Rossman next to my hotel, and got this for 10€(50ml). For that price, I was really surprised for the good. It is a light aromatic fragrance. Not anything too bold, just good for daily use. Today I tried and bought the original Tabac, for 9€ to 30ml bottle. Again, for that price, I get a really nice fragrance