Balkans tobacco absolute
Honey
Indonesian patchouli
Labdanum
Madagascan pepper
Papyrus
Tonka bean absolute
Vanilla
Chinese toon
Melisse2
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A Bridge to Daltroff's Classic Tabac Blond
In the top note, it is not yet apparent that Jean Jacques, Caron’s house perfumer since last year, is connecting with the founder’s tradition through this fragrance. Because at first, I think: Ah, a leathery sweet patchouli scent with a milk chocolate nuance that the world doesn’t need.
However, it quickly becomes less sweet and clearly references Tabac Blond.
Tabac Blond, this symphonic fragrance composition by Ernest Daltroff, which quietly turned 100 years old last year, was recently re-released in a new formulation. I was so anxious to see if I would still recognize my favorite perfume. I rummaged through the list of fragrances previously created by Mr. Jacques, which often found little mercy in the noses of perfume lovers, and my doubts grew.
After I saw that the newly formulated Tabac Blond was available as an Eau de Parfum on Caron’s website, I resumed my very pleasant email communication with customer service. The Extrait is only available in the Paris boutiques. When I held my bottle in my hands at the beginning of August, my relationship with the hurdles of the Caron ordering process had also changed: What friendly and sympathetic contacts develop when you can’t order your perfume with a mouse click! By now, I know two employees of the boutique by name, one of whom took care of my order from her vacation. A direct phone contact was also managed despite language barriers.
I had also asked if I could sample the four new fragrances as part of my purchase. There were no samples in mass production yet, so I received samples that had been hand-filled for me.
With great anticipation, I then sprayed the new Extrait of Tabac Blond. And lo and behold, everything is still there: the cognac-like dark powdery leather note, accompanied by tobacco, clove, vetiver, cistus, and iris. The smoky animalistic depth and mossy richness can also be perceived, all without oakmoss extract in the list of ingredients on the box. The weights have shifted a bit, but all in all, the current perfume is close to the previous version by Richard Fraysse.
The leather-tobacco note, which is so typical of Tabac Blond, is now quoted by Mr. Jacques in Tabac Noir, brighter, tonka-sweet, woody-dry. More modern. For me, certainly no temptation. I love the original, which I also perceive as softer and deeper than the new version.
But for those who like the special leather from Tabac Blond and are bothered by the dark smoky animalistic component, Tabac Noir with its patchouli-toned leather could be an alternative. It is also brighter and drier, although I find it hard to determine whether this dryness comes from pencil cedar, the patchouli, or a hint of Ambroxan. Or from all of them together.
I like that Caron, with its new tobacco perfume, takes cues from its classic and tries to connect tradition and modernity. As long as the original is also maintained, I welcome this variant, which is more pleasing and aligns more with the spirit of the times.
However, it quickly becomes less sweet and clearly references Tabac Blond.
Tabac Blond, this symphonic fragrance composition by Ernest Daltroff, which quietly turned 100 years old last year, was recently re-released in a new formulation. I was so anxious to see if I would still recognize my favorite perfume. I rummaged through the list of fragrances previously created by Mr. Jacques, which often found little mercy in the noses of perfume lovers, and my doubts grew.
After I saw that the newly formulated Tabac Blond was available as an Eau de Parfum on Caron’s website, I resumed my very pleasant email communication with customer service. The Extrait is only available in the Paris boutiques. When I held my bottle in my hands at the beginning of August, my relationship with the hurdles of the Caron ordering process had also changed: What friendly and sympathetic contacts develop when you can’t order your perfume with a mouse click! By now, I know two employees of the boutique by name, one of whom took care of my order from her vacation. A direct phone contact was also managed despite language barriers.
I had also asked if I could sample the four new fragrances as part of my purchase. There were no samples in mass production yet, so I received samples that had been hand-filled for me.
With great anticipation, I then sprayed the new Extrait of Tabac Blond. And lo and behold, everything is still there: the cognac-like dark powdery leather note, accompanied by tobacco, clove, vetiver, cistus, and iris. The smoky animalistic depth and mossy richness can also be perceived, all without oakmoss extract in the list of ingredients on the box. The weights have shifted a bit, but all in all, the current perfume is close to the previous version by Richard Fraysse.
The leather-tobacco note, which is so typical of Tabac Blond, is now quoted by Mr. Jacques in Tabac Noir, brighter, tonka-sweet, woody-dry. More modern. For me, certainly no temptation. I love the original, which I also perceive as softer and deeper than the new version.
But for those who like the special leather from Tabac Blond and are bothered by the dark smoky animalistic component, Tabac Noir with its patchouli-toned leather could be an alternative. It is also brighter and drier, although I find it hard to determine whether this dryness comes from pencil cedar, the patchouli, or a hint of Ambroxan. Or from all of them together.
I like that Caron, with its new tobacco perfume, takes cues from its classic and tries to connect tradition and modernity. As long as the original is also maintained, I welcome this variant, which is more pleasing and aligns more with the spirit of the times.
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