Tabac Nomade by Houbigant
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Tabac Nomade 2023

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03/05/2025 - 05:42 AM
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A successful tightrope act

Tabac Nomad is an extraordinary fragrance - fascinating, addictive and very potent But it is also a tightrope act - its opulence is almost exuberant, as attractive as it is, it can also be demanding and it is so strong that it must be applied in measured doses.
In my eyes, this balancing act succeeds.
For me, it is the best tobacco fragrance I know.
So the DNA is not new - Side Effect, for example, also combines tobacco with saffron, vanilla and exhilarating fruits.
However, Tabac Nomad adds something to this olfactory seduction - it is not only this almost gourmand, sweetish attraction that emanates from it, but it also has a wickedness through the warm leather, a masculinity through its dark spice and a classic touch through its rose, which make it so much more complex and, in particular, more mature. In this respect, it also fits in with the House of Houbigant, although it is an unusually modern release for them and, with its sex appeal, does not really belong in the otherwise largely classic-clean portfolio.
The fragrance balancing act described above also makes it attractive across generations - young (fruit, sweetness) and older noses (tobacco, rose) will find something to like in the complex melange. However, it also makes the fragrance less universally wearable - the fruity, upbeat character is at odds with a concentrated office day, the dark spiciness with a cheerful family day out: it is a fragrance for long evenings in the bar, for a sociable gentlemen's get-together or for special occasions such as a visit to the opera, a birthday party, a romantic date or similar. But the fragrance is certainly not for every day.

One more thing about the tobacco note: it's not ashy, smoky cigarette tobacco. It is more the dried, unlit tobacco leaf. This has been flavored, almost like a pipe tobacco in a tin can, which you hold your nose over with pleasure, even if you might not end up smoking the pipe at all.

Finally, and as an addendum, it must of course be mentioned that the mother of this fragrance was originally Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum and respect must be paid to this creative novelty, which took the niche a long way forward. Compared to this, however, Tabac Nomad is on the one hand more tolerable, as it is less sweet, and at the same time more multifaceted and also more natural - therefore, for me, simply of higher quality overall.
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