Red Tobacco Mancera 2017

The cooler days are just around the corner. It's time to bring out the warm, heavy fragrances from the back rows of the shelf. Mancera's Red Tobacco is indeed a perfume that divides opinions among fragrance enthusiasts online. Most comments fall into the "enthusiastic" category, but a significant minority expresses sheer horror.
For me, as a semi-novice, this scent belongs to the sweet, oriental oud-musk fragrances that can be found online under variations of the term Kalemat, sometimes as perfume spray, but more often as perfume oil. This scent here is complex, lush, initially very sweet on warm skin, but from a distance, it has a saffron-spicy character. The oud provides the base here, but it does not dominate. I can only faintly detect it. These fragrances are not something I would wear daily, but now and then I apply it, and I am fascinated by this intense oriental vibe. The Mancera can turn a boring workday upside down or spice up a looming event. When dosed well, it is wearable, as long as you don't let it intimidate you and don't - quote - look the scent directly in the eyes.
What is truly exceptional about Mancera's Red Tobacco is the pronounced tobacco note that pushes itself through and beneath the scent after the initial honey-like, somewhat cherry-like ;-) explosion. This note reminds me of a fresh pack of unfiltered cigarettes. Tobacco - when not lit - has always fascinated me. Imagine this tobacco scent combined with gradually spicier honey cake and a hint of oud and musk, which re-emerges in waves over many hours - that is Mancera's Red Tobacco!
A little tip - if you want to try it out before making a blind purchase, you can assemble a five-pack of stylish travel sprays (8 ml) or five sample vials (2 ml) for a reasonable price from Mancera's own website.