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    Tobacco vs. Arabesque

    Tobacco by Franck Boclet bottle

    Tobacco

    Franck Boclet
    Eau de Parfum2014
    Very similar
    Arabesque by The Merchant of Venice bottle

    Arabesque

    The Merchant of Venice
    Eau de Parfum2015
    New comparison

    Arabesque projects louder.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Tobacco vs. Arabesque
    TobaccoArabesque
    ConcentrationEau de ParfumEau de Parfum
    Launched20142015
    GenderMaleUnisex
    Best seasonFallWinter

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Tobacco

    Vanilla
    Sweet
    Tobacco
    Warm Spicy
    Fruity
    Amber
    Powdery
    Woody

    Arabesque

    Sweet
    Warm Spicy
    Fruity
    Tobacco
    Cinnamon
    Amber
    Vanilla
    Aromatic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    TobaccoPlumGinger
    PlumTobacco LeafGinger
    Heart
    CloveTonka BeanCedarwood
    CinnamonTonka BeanCedarwood
    Base
    VanillaBenzoinVetiver
    BenzoinWhite MuskVetiver

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Tobacco vs. Arabesque
    TobaccoArabesque
    Score4/54/5
    Longevity6-10 hours6-10 hours
    Sillagemoderatestrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    This is not a novelty tobacco fragrance. It is a structured, confident composition where clove and tonka bean drive an almost edible warmth, and the smoke notes give it genuine depth.Tobacco
    Sweet enough to sip, dry enough to sit in a leather chair. That's the tobacco-vanilla paradox drawing people to Arabesque, sophisticated warmth without trying, built for cold evenings and the hours.Arabesque