Sonoma Scent Studio TABAC AUREA Mini Review

I was able to recently give Sonoma Scent Studio's Tabac Aurea or "Golden Tobacco" several wearings over the past few weaks and I must say I am pleasantly surprised. I decided to write a mini review to share my thoughts and request feedback from other members who have tried Tabac Aurea. I have thus far been impressed with my Sonoma sampling and hope to add at least one of Laurie's fine creations to my wardrobe:

Tabaco Aurea is one of the few modern creations that really has me excited. I feel Tabac Aurea is a good balance between varying presentations of tobacco seen in many different fragrances. It's not as musty or uptight as Vintage Tabarome, not a leafy green as La Via del Profumo, and not as boozy-spicy as Cuba. The opening is beautiful though slightly sweet cherry-plum tobacco accord that is natural and close to the skin. All of the heavy aspects here work well together (I usually don't favor heavy components like labdanum, vanilla, leather,etc). Despite its extrait concentration, the sillage is restrained and wears close to the skin for many hours. A pure joy. Every time I open the gift box that contains my sample, I smell the most beautiful pipe tobacco accord settled into the paper of the box.

I feel, overall, that Tabac Aurea could have been released in the height of the Roaring Twenties when tobacco fragrances like Habanita and Vintage Tabarome where popular though it is more restrained than either of those. This is the kind of perfumery that I really appreciate.

I'm glad this line is getting some coverage here. I hope to try more from SSS.

I am glad you guys like my review. I agree that the atmosphere has to be right for Tabac Aurea, but I also see it as more laid back than many other tobaccos (perhaps with the exception of the beautiful yet simple Alt-Innsbruck EdC). SSS has a website where one may order single or multiple samples at reasonable prices. I encourage anyone on the fence about Tabac Aurea to at least give it a try. The high concentration keeps it dense but never overpowering. I have to say that of the tobacco fragrances I've tried thus far, Tabac Aurea is in the top three with Vintage Tabarome and Alt-Innsbruck.

There are many good tobacco scents out there. Thus far I feel Tabac Aurea is the best blended and most exciting to my nose. I'm still waiting to try Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac and Tobacco Vanille. For the clearest tobacco, try Profumo's Tabac--it is the pure essence of the plant as if you were to break the raw leaves and smell them--pungent yet clear.