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    Le Rayon Vert vs. Tabac Grande

    Le Rayon Vert by Sultan Pasha Attars bottle

    Le Rayon Vert

    Sultan Pasha Attars
    Attar/Oil (undiluted perfume oil)2017
    Very similar
    Tabac Grande by Sultan Pasha Attars bottle

    Tabac Grande

    Sultan Pasha Attars
    Pure perfume attar / concentrated perfume oil2016
    New comparison

    Tabac Grande rates higher with the community and wears longer on skin.

    The essentials

    At a glance

    Key facts: Le Rayon Vert vs. Tabac Grande
    Le Rayon VertTabac Grande
    ConcentrationAttar/Oil (undiluted perfume oil)Pure perfume attar / concentrated perfume oil
    Launched20172016
    GenderUnisexUnisex
    PerfumerSultan PashaSultan Pasha
    Best seasonSpringFall

    Scent DNA

    Main accords

    Le Rayon Vert

    Aromatic
    White Floral
    Fresh Spicy
    Amber
    Floral
    Fresh
    Woody
    Animalic

    Tabac Grande

    Sweet
    Tobacco
    Musky
    Warm Spicy
    Amber
    Woody
    Vanilla
    Animalic

    Shared between both fragrances

    The pyramid

    Notes, side by side

    Top
    Elemi ResinBergamotLimeAldehydesArtemisiaHyacinthClary Sage
    TobaccoCognacCoffeeSaffronHawthorn
    Heart
    CarnationCyclamenRoseGardeniaGeraniumJasmineLily of the ValleyTonka BeanTuberoseYlang-Ylang
    CacaoTonka BeanJasmineOsmanthusHeliotropeRose
    Base
    OakmossBalsam FirTobaccoCivetCastoreumFrankincenseRosewoodSiam BenzoinAmbergrisMusk
    HayOudCivetHyraceumAmberImmortelleVanillaMuskAmbergrisCastoreumCedarwoodJuniper

    Notes both fragrances share

    Community taste

    The community verdict

    Community verdict: Le Rayon Vert vs. Tabac Grande
    Le Rayon VertTabac Grande
    Score4/54.5/5
    Longevity4-6 hours10+ hours
    Sillagestrongstrong

    No varnish

    Real talk

    Dense white florals over a mossy, animalic base, tuberose and gardenia that don't ask permission. Sultan Pasha built this for the collector who already has too many bottles and reaches for this one.Le Rayon Vert
    The civet and hyraceum are the whole point. They don't whisper. If you want polite tobacco, look elsewhere. Tabac Grande goes straight for the memory, pipe smoke, cognac on the breath.Tabac Grande