Sweet Tabacum

It's a sweeter and to my nose less sharp cousin of TV. For the money this thing is a beast. Surprised my gf actually loves it and she isn't a fan of tabbaco scents and she hates TV. Two thumbs up in my book.

This is Dua's clone of Tobacco Vanille by Tom Ford. I own Dua's Cherry Tabacum and it's one of my favorite hybrid fragrances in my collection so I knew I'd like this one. You know how sometimes you own a hybrid so you hesitate to get one of the fragrances the hybrid is based on since it would feel redundant? Well that is not the case here. Without the cherry influence from Lost Cherry, this fragrance takes on a whole new identity. The tonka bean and cacao are much more pronounced here. It pushes the entire fragrance in a gourmand direction. The tobacco note here is one of my favorites, it's very spice-heavy and not super earthy. I think this is unisex but I can see some people viewing it as more female leaning, the vanilla note really sweetens it up a fair bit. This fragrance has a relatively simple set of 4 notes so I can see some real potential for layering here.

When this brand came out it somehow caused a bit of a stir and attracted many haters and dislikes, but y'all be missing out! I actually didn't like Tobacco Vanille very much, that's why I was surprised by how much I liked this! It's similar to The Mobster, but much more potent. It's also sweeter than Tobacco Vanille, but more importantly it's warmer (almost ambery)--I've always felt odd about the ashy coldness of TV--and has a stronger tobacco note (which I think it's the most important aspect) especially in the drydown. *Would've gotten it if it wasn't for Diptyque's Volutes (EdT) and my Tabac Aurea

Just pulled out a decant that I had from several years ago. DUA's owner used to have a partner in the beginning that did samples does anyone remember? Suds and smells or something like that was the site. TBH this has turned to all cloves now for the most part with a hint of tobacco and vanilla. As of now IMHO Haramain has the best and most affordable Tobacco Vanille clone.

Tried a 1ml sample to see if Dua were worth it or not, and tried a few of the fragrances that had the most positive receptions. I found they mostly weren't very good at all, with a few exceptions however, but even those weren't as good as the originals they were based on. This is a decent clone of TF TV but lacks the dried red/black fruit notes that I think really make it stand out compared to other Tobacco & Vanilla fragrances. This lacks the depth and sophistication of TF TV but absolutely nails the Tobacco & Vanilla blend and is decently likeable and wearable, just for the price you'd probably be better off waiting to pick up TF TB at a discount. This paired with Alexandria Sweet Smoke makes a very close smell to TF TV on the dry down - but for the price of both to combine them you're probably best off just waiting for TF TV to go on discount.