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Tabac Original - Where's the tobacco?

post #1 of 14
5/19/09 at 9:05pm
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As I mentioned on another tobacco frag thread, I recently tried Tabac Original and had a hard time detecting the tobacco note. I didn't like it because it had a soggy, musty smell to it, which made it smell cheap to me. However, I'm now wondering if that soggy smell is actually the tobacco note. Any thoughts on this?
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post #2 of 14
5/20/09 at 3:20am
I always found that the soap smells of tobacco, not the cologne. But once you are used to the soap you can actually detect tobacco in the cologne also. Also, everything has changed since the sixties, and TO is no exception. A different musk perhaps? .
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post #3 of 14
5/20/09 at 3:30am
I have nothing against cheap scents per se, but this one is so atrocious, especially if compared to the more-expensive-but-still-a-bargain Alt-Innsbruck, which really does smell like tobacco, because it actually contains only naturals.
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post #4 of 14
5/20/09 at 3:54am
Musty can be used to describe the aroma of tobacco, I guess. On an unrelated note, Feuilles de Tabac has a great tabac flower accord that I think you'll appreciate. I wore it to the bar last evening and it won me two compliments.
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post #5 of 14
5/20/09 at 9:25am
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Originally Posted by Amit View Post

Musty can be used to describe the aroma of tobacco, I guess. On an unrelated note, Feuilles de Tabac has a great tabac flower accord that I think you'll appreciate. I wore it to the bar last evening and it won me two compliments.

Everyone keeps mentioning this one, so I'll definitely have to try it out.

I hope it doesn't smell like a tobacco flower scent my wife used to own (I forget the name), which, again smelled musty and awful to me.
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post #6 of 14
5/20/09 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by narcus View Post

I always found that the soap smells of tobacco, not the cologne. But once you are used to the soap you can actually detect tobacco in the cologne also. Also, everything has changed since the sixties, and TO is no exception. A different musk perhaps? .

Interesting. I find this to be a very soapy cologne. And BTW: a badger brush and a Tabac Shaving Soap is the single best thing you can do to improve your shaving routine
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post #7 of 14
5/20/09 at 5:12pm
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Originally Posted by the_good_life View Post

I have nothing against cheap scents per se, but this one is so atrocious, especially if compared to the more-expensive-but-still-a-bargain Alt-Innsbruck, which really does smell like tobacco, because it actually contains only naturals.

Ouch! I like Tabac Original, but I don't smell any tobacco leaf in it. I think of it as more a carnation (or am I thinking of geranium) fougere.

Anyway, I had never heard of Alt-Innsbruck, so I am intrigued. It does seem as if it would be a relatively inexpensive, handy scent to have. I know that you are usually skeptical of "all-natural" claims -- what do you know of Alt-Innsbruck? It has very little Internet presence from what I can find.
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post #8 of 14
5/20/09 at 6:45pm
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Anyway, I had never heard of Alt-Innsbruck, so I am intrigued. It does seem as if it would be a relatively inexpensive, handy scent to have. I know that you are usually skeptical of "all-natural" claims -- what do you know of Alt-Innsbruck? It has very little Internet presence from what I can find.

Last December, there was a very good thread on Alt Innsbruck and where to purchase it domestically: Alt Innsbruck Eau de Cologne
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post #9 of 14
5/20/09 at 7:13pm
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Last December, there was a very good thread on Alt Innsbruck and where to purchase it domestically: Alt Innsbruck Eau de Cologne

Danke, TwoRoads!
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post #10 of 14
5/20/09 at 7:17pm
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Last December, there was a very good thread on Alt Innsbruck and where to purchase it domestically: Alt Innsbruck Eau de Cologne

Danke, TwoRoads!

Edit: I just checked razorandbrush.com and it shows sold out. Superlather.com still has the plastic "refill" bottle for $20.00 but the glass bottle is sold out.
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post #11 of 14
5/20/09 at 7:24pm
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Originally Posted by Advocate View Post

Danke, TwoRoads!

Edit: I just checked razorandbrush.com and it shows sold out. Superlather.com still has the plastic "refill" bottle for $20.00 but the glass bottle is sold out.

Although I prefer glass bottles and almost went that way, I am very pleased with the "refill" bottle. The bottle's capacity is larger than 100ml, so don't be disappointed if it isn't full to the brim.
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post #12 of 14
5/20/09 at 9:17pm
shamu1

Which did you tried? Aftershave or the EDT?

Tabac original aftershave has what narcus described "soap smells of tobacco", I also get the musk. It's soapy and clean with hint of tobacco.

But EDT is totally different one!
I ordered a bottle of EDT version, hoping it's stronger version of aftershave, and end up with dissapointment.
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post #13 of 14
5/21/09 at 6:27am
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Originally Posted by sophywt View Post

shamu1

Which did you tried? Aftershave or the EDT?

Tabac original aftershave has what narcus described "soap smells of tobacco", I also get the musk. It's soapy and clean with hint of tobacco.

But EDT is totally different one!
I ordered a bottle of EDT version, hoping it's stronger version of aftershave, and end up with dissapointment.

I think this is an important point. I have not smelled the aftershave, but I think this is what generally gets all the good reviews (from what I've read). I had the EDT and it was sharp and harsh - not what I expected. I eventually traded it away.
mc
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post #14 of 14
5/21/09 at 10:55am
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Originally Posted by marcuccio88 View Post

I have not smelled the aftershave, but I think this is what generally gets all the good reviews (from what I've read). I had the EDT and it was sharp and harsh - not what I expected.

I had Tabac Original in the EDT, which I liked, but I did not detect any tobacco notes in it.
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