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post #1 of 23
11/12/12 at 9:43pm
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are there any other scents that are similar? this seems to be the note that stands out for me above all.
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post #2 of 23
11/12/12 at 10:15pm
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Originally Posted by Nihilist View Post

are there any other scents that are similar?

Some people have commented that it smells like "Eau de Baux" but I don't see it.
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post #3 of 23
11/12/12 at 10:19pm
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EdB does not have tobacco as far as I could tell.
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post #4 of 23
11/12/12 at 10:39pm
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Some people have commented that it smells like "Eau de Baux" but I don't see it.

Yeah, I don't see it either.
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post #5 of 23
11/12/12 at 10:45pm
Closest thing I can think of is Joop Homme Wild.
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post #6 of 23
11/12/12 at 11:48pm
Spicebomb smells like a mix of:

Eau de Baux
Gucci PH II
Tobacco Vanille
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post #7 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:04am
I find some similarities with A*Men Pure Havane, though I find that Spicebomb smells more sophisticated and layered and less cloyingly synthetic than Pure Havane.
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post #8 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:13am
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Originally Posted by hednic View Post

Some people have commented that it smells like "Eau de Baux" but I don't see it.

Neither do I.
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post #9 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:21am
One Million is the closest to my nose.
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post #10 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:38am
Me either!
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Neither do I.
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post #11 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:42am
I can see similarities in the tobacco note with CK One Shock (I love both Shock and Spicebomb). Although the amber mixed with the wet, sweet, tobacco note in CK One Shock makes it sweeter than Spicebomb. But I can definitely see comparisons and the same people enjoying both of these.
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post #12 of 23
11/13/12 at 9:48am
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Originally Posted by frostyicy View Post

One Million is the closest to my nose.

Not even close
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post #13 of 23
11/13/12 at 10:43am
Similar to Bulgaria black in the drydown
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post #14 of 23
11/13/12 at 11:38am
I'm not going to say it's similar, because to my nose, it's not... but, if you're looking for a tobacco finish, I'd highly recommend Gucci Pour Homme II. It opens with black tea and violet leaf, which I adore, but it eventually evolves into a tobacco scent. Stick with it long enough to get to the drydown and you'll hopefully see what I mean.
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post #15 of 23
11/13/12 at 12:12pm
I've thought since its release that Spicebomb smells like One Million laid over Burberry London.
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post #16 of 23
11/13/12 at 12:55pm
One Million seems to be the one its compared to the most, but if you actually do a side-by-side test, there is very little that's similar about them. Personally, I have tried many of the frags mentioned above, and have even tried them against Spicebomb, and I don't see many similarities. Then again...I don't pick up the tobacco scent in Spicebomb, so maybe I don't have a clue what I'm doing
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post #17 of 23
11/13/12 at 7:45pm
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Originally Posted by mesaboogie View Post

Spicebomb smells like a mix of:

Eau de Baux
Gucci PH II
Tobacco Vanille

I agree. HiM by Hanae Mori also is a mix of these 3.
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post #18 of 23
11/14/12 at 2:11am
For a sweet tobacco try Tobacco Vanille.
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post #19 of 23
11/14/12 at 4:47am
I found Spicebomb to have a sweet, pipe tobacco undercurrent, in its heart, and a fully-developed cherry-almond, pipe tobacco in its base.

Relevant thereto, try:

Fumerie Turque by Serge Lutens - Upon application, one is treated to a comforting pipe tobacco accord from the spicy and slightly tarry Balkan tobacco coupled with tonka bean with its vanillic earthiness, and white honey with its mildly sweet facet tinged with urine. A flavorful date and rum raisin currant pervades and enhances the pleasantness of the tobacco. A whisper of sensuous jasmine flitters about. Transitioning to the awaiting middle, a wonderful smokehouse accord and smoked leather envelop the inviting opening. Vanilla infuses the brew with its lightly woody and caramel aspects. And a deliciously seductive, red rose with fruity glimmers and a cabernet-like facet marries delightsome beeswax acquiring its ambery, honeyed and sweet hay character, and makes itself known. This luxurious heart segues to the waiting base. Here, in the rousing base, the syrupy sweetness of styrax commingles with the woody freshness of juniper berries, the peppery mustiness of patchouli as well as the subtly sour and urinal nuances of Peru balsam. An intriguing drydown ensues. This fascinating composition has minimal projection, remaining a skin scent and fostering its use in close quarters; however, its longevity is very good. This captivating, masculine scent is very layered and complex, and should be held in high regard in one's wardrobe.
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post #20 of 23
11/14/12 at 8:23am
Lanvin's Avant Garde.

Less extroverted than Spicebomb, with honey in place of cinnamon. They have the same warm sweet tobacco drydown on my skin, taking their different paths to arrive there. I like them both and do not find owning both redundant.
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post #21 of 23
11/14/12 at 10:39am
I dont get any tobacco...maybe some patchouli?
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post #22 of 23
11/14/12 at 1:37pm
Dreamer perhaps?
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post #23 of 23
11/14/12 at 2:34pm
I also have never sniffed a tobacco note in Spicebomb. I do like the fragrance a lot.
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