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The Dreamer or Habanita?

post #1 of 26
2/7/10 at 12:18am
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I'm going to buy my first Tobacco fragrance and have decided it's going to be one of these two. I have an allergy to tobacco and figured that since these are inexpensive, they might not contain real tobacco and since they are inexpensive it won't be a great loss if if I am allergic.

So, what are your thoughts?
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post #2 of 26
2/7/10 at 8:02am
Habanita ? What's that ? Either way just sample before you buy and be patient with 'The Dreamer'
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post #3 of 26
2/7/10 at 8:05am
Two completely different fragrances. Sample them first, unless you are a gambling man.
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post #4 of 26
2/7/10 at 9:41am
Definitely not Habanita. Go with the Dreamer
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post #5 of 26
2/7/10 at 10:03am
I like Habanita: Vetiver and vanilla, it was originally sold as a cigarette scenting/flavoring agent... It's very different from The Dreamer.
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post #6 of 26
2/7/10 at 10:18am
Hey, I think Habanita is great stuff. I'd wear that over The Dreamer every day I had the choice.
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post #7 of 26
2/7/10 at 11:35am
I don't know The Dreamer, but I absolutely love Habanita. It's leather-vanilla-vetiver..would smell great on a man, although it does get a bit powdery.I don't get all too much tobacco from it..(btw..have you considered Fumerie Turque for your tobacco crave?)
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post #8 of 26
2/7/10 at 1:59pm
Definitely not The Dreamer. Go with Habanita.
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post #9 of 26
2/7/10 at 3:02pm
Habanita all the way ...
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post #10 of 26
2/7/10 at 3:40pm
Gosh! The Dreamer is really getting a lot of attention around here lately...
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post #11 of 26
2/7/10 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by warlandsboy View Post

Gosh! The Dreamer is really getting a lot of attention around here lately...

That's why I'm considering it- it was brought to my attention here in the forums. Habanita I've been considering for a couple of months and have been "watching it" on Ebay. Both can be had for under $30 including shipping.

I'm also interested in Havana, and am going to have to go to Nordstroms and actually try it before I shell out the $50.
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post #12 of 26
2/7/10 at 4:34pm
I hope we can lead him away from The Dreamer and point him towards Bogart pour Homme. The Dreamer doesn't last long; Bogart lasts all day.
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post #13 of 26
3/2/10 at 9:45pm
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Originally Posted by trapper View Post

Habanita ? What's that ? Either way just sample before you buy and be patient with 'The Dreamer'

YEAH by all means THE DREAMER by Versace; the mugwort reverie blended with the flax is incredible ONE OF A KIND. Def a acquired "taste". Where can I get the Habanita never heard of that one?
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post #14 of 26
3/2/10 at 10:21pm
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Originally Posted by U4Eah View Post

Where can I get the Habanita never heard of that one?

Habanita is by Molinard- marketed orig for women but unisex. Available most online discounters and E bay, even Kmart.com. You don't have to acquire taste for this one, IMO
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post #15 of 26
3/2/10 at 11:03pm
Never tried the dreamer but Habanita is gorgeous.
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post #16 of 26
3/2/10 at 11:26pm
Sorry to hijack the thread, but Quorum is a very good tobacco fragrance in the estimation of some. Just in case you have not tried it. To me it is really an underpriced masterpiece.
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post #17 of 26
3/3/10 at 5:32am
I like and own both, but Habanita is one of the fragrances that made me go, "Wow!"
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post #18 of 26
3/3/10 at 8:08am
Personally, I would go with The Dreamer. It's more of a modern fragrance. Habanita is more feminine and definitely smells like it is from another era. Nothing wrong with that, since I rate Habanita as highly as Dreamer, but for a blind buy I would stick with Dreamer. It's the safer risk between the two, IMO.
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post #19 of 26
3/3/10 at 8:38am
I'll have to check out Habanita and the reform of Havana.
Handsome Toad, have you checked out Michael Kors for Men?
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post #20 of 26
3/3/10 at 8:45am
Habanita would be my choice.
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post #21 of 26
3/3/10 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by justaguy View Post

Never tried the dreamer but Habanita is gorgeous.

Never tried Habanita but The Dreamer is gorgeous.
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post #22 of 26
3/3/10 at 9:19am
Never had the opportunity to sniff Habanita but own and often wear The Dreamer. It is really quite wonderful IMO.
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post #23 of 26
3/3/10 at 9:27am
habanita
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post #24 of 26
3/17/10 at 6:43pm
Again, two different animals.

The Dreamer is more like laundry soap...OK, a very pleasant laundry soap. Fresh and inooffensive, not *really* an aquatic, IMHO.

Habanita is a vetiver/vanilla, as mrclmind noted, that comes across as a tobacco.

I would even venture to recomment Aimez Moi by Caron. Very sweet topnotes, but wait for the drydown to be rewarded with a floral tobacco. (Violets, actually.) This can also be found at discount dealers.
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post #25 of 26
3/17/10 at 7:04pm
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Originally Posted by Handsome Toad View Post

That's why I'm considering it- it was brought to my attention here in the forums. Habanita I've been considering for a couple of months and have been "watching it" on Ebay. Both can be had for under $30 including shipping.

I'm also interested in Havana, and am going to have to go to Nordstroms and actually try it before I shell out the $50.

IMO - Dreamer's tobacco is light enough to be just right for me. Know nothing about Habanita though. Have you considered Back to Black ?
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post #26 of 26
3/17/10 at 7:48pm
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Originally Posted by SoGent View Post

IMO - Dreamer's tobacco is light enough to be just right for me. Know nothing about Habanita though. Have you considered Back to Black ?

If you look at the OP, the factor of price was mentioned. Back to Black is a premium scent with a pricetag to match. BtB IS lovely, however, and worth the sniff. (Even for the 1 oz. travel spray, this is pricey at approx. $130, which include the atomiser.)
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