Vetiver
Cream
Juniper berry
Sandalwood
Toffee
Tobacco
Frankincense
Hay
Leather
Patchouli
Vanilla06/09/2024
DrB1414
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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.
IG:@memory.of.scents
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.
IG:@memory.of.scents
