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Rapture Perfume

7.7 / 10 24 Ratings
A popular perfume by Victoria's Secret for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is woody-creamy. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Woody
Creamy
Earthy
Green
Floral

Fragrance Notes

VetiverVetiver CreamCream Juniper berryJuniper berry SandalwoodSandalwood ToffeeToffee TobaccoTobacco FrankincenseFrankincense HayHay LeatherLeather PatchouliPatchouli VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
7.724 Ratings
Longevity
8.320 Ratings
Sillage
7.520 Ratings
Bottle
6.217 Ratings
Submitted by MiaTrost · last update on 06/09/2024.
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Interesting Facts
Although multifaceted oud oils should contain only one fragrant ingredient, they can be described like a perfume. We report the fragrant notes according to the supplier here.

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DrB1414

271 Reviews
DrB1414
DrB1414
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Aromatic Tobacco served with Coffee and Cream
Here's another personal favorite Tobacco-centered perfume composition, the OG iteration of Thai Tabac from Ensar Oud. I miss some of the early releases from this house. Thai Tabac is one of my favorites. I noticed it changed in the subsequent iterations, where the emphasis shifted to the green facets. The first version was all brown in feel.

This attar is one of powerful contrasts, something that I love in perfumes. The contrast between the aromatic, green, and earthy facets and the gourmand, sweet ones. Between these, the main player, the tobacco in its full glory. The focus here is on the dry aspects and aroma of the leaves. And that is what you get with this composition, a three-staged play. The opening is strong on juniper and very aromatic. A major player in this attar cleverly complemented by accords of fresh hay and earthy, green vetiver. Not long after this bracing opening, the brown, dry tobacco facets reveal and go along this peculiar yet well-chosen brew of savory elements like vanilla, cream, and faint coffee-like tonalities. And so, you get these juxtaposed savory and aromatic facets that work so well. There is a good amount of natural oud that warms up in the base, maybe an Indonesian variety akin to New Guinea, to complement the aromatic and earthy quality of the attar. But the tobacco is at the center of the composition and never lets go. The other mentioned notes and accords only punctuate certain facets and round out the composition. A brilliant and unique take on a genre that feels supersaturated and one of my favorites.

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Mozz90

16 Reviews
Mozz90
Mozz90
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Authentic green tobacco
This perfume acts way differently on clothes compared to skin: on my jumper it's a mix of green tobacco leaves, soapy vetiver/neroli combo and hay..on my skin it has a piercing opening of juniper berries and it mellows out hour after hours turning creamier and sweeter. Overall very fresh, aromatic and woody, uplifting, gentlemanly, totally masculine to my personal taste. So simple yet so difficult to understand
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Manogi

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Manogi
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Leathery smoky sweet tobacco-coffee
About 2 years ago, I ordered a sample pack from Ensar Oud with various Oud oils. I was allowed to choose a perfume from Ensar as a bonus. I decided on "Thai Tabac" because I was intrigued by the tobacco note.

A warning right away: "Thai Tabac" is very strong. One or two dabs are enough to smell it all day long. This is because it consists of pure essential oils that are not diluted with alcohol.

The scent starts off very smoky and leathery. Then the name-giving, slightly sweet tobacco note emerges with a hint of coffee - which is probably what is meant by the toffee. I can also at least faintly perceive hay, vetiver, vanilla, and incense. To me, it smells like sitting in hay, drinking a sweet coffee, and smoking with leather gloves on.

What I really like is that Ensar, as he writes, deliberately refrained from using citrus notes as a top note. This sets "Thai Tabac" apart from the many identical and, for me, now boring top notes of mass-market perfumes.

Overall, I find "Thai Tabac" very beautiful. And on that note, I allow myself a little side jab. Anyone who, as I recently experienced in a discussion, claims that pure natural perfumes are "outdated" and "at best historically interesting," should take a moment to appreciate "Thai Tabac." And it is not the only one of its kind. There are also many artistic top fragrances in the realm of natural perfumes and attars.

Allow me a word to classify the scent as a purely masculine fragrance. I make no secret of the fact that I consider these gender assignments to be outdated stereotypes. Therefore, let it be said to the ladies: You can wear this too. ;-)

Finally, a note on the description of the scent: What is stated under "Interesting Facts" is not correct. It suggests that it is a pure Oud oil. That is not the case. While Ensar Oud primarily offers pure Oud oils, "Thai Tabac" is a so-called attar, meaning a blend of various essential oils - mind you, without synthetic fragrance substances. Oud is therefore at most a component. Ensar now has several such attars in their range.
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Tilted juniper
Doesn't make gin yet
We chew hay and tobacco blossoms
Creamy toffees and sandalwood cream
Then we breathe on each other
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Somehow everything is not harmonious
But that's the harmonious and mystical part of it!
Tobacco and the rest of the ceremony provoke thought..
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Moldy mushrooms
Delirium possible.
Now you smell earthy,
your leather jacket like fries grease.
What did you do last night?
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Unfortunately, toffee, juniper, etc. come across as very disharmonious; I think of peach. It doesn't appeal to me at all, it gets sweet pretty quickly.
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Finding the needle in the haystack -
with a shallow, spicy scent
of juniper & bay.
Subtly undercut by tobacco.
Not really my thing.
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4 years ago
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It doesn't reach me as expected. In the opening, there's juniper berry, which is quickly replaced by an unpleasant, carcass-like animalistic jasmine(..)
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A lovely field-forest-and-meadow tea blend with a slight tendency towards darker green and brown tones. A bit too mild for me.
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2 tiny dabs and the "Explosion-Furioso" takes off like there's no tomorrow. Really awesome, strong, hard stuff. Wonderful "Outstanding Attar"
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Fresh, green tobacco leaves slowly lit. Sandalwood and vanilla create a balance to the earthy-smoky aroma.
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Tough stuff...uhh tobacco! Very herbal, a bit green. Smells like the coffee from Vietnam that my boss makes.
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