Fragrance Reviews by phobos9569

I just picked up the 300 ml (10.1 fl. oz. for those on the left side of the Atlantic) size of Tabac Original for $25.00. I love this stuff. It's one part Clubman barber shop talc, one part medicated bubble gum, and one part very elusive mystery spice that I can't quite nail down. It's the kind of a smell that makes you nostalgic even if you've never smelled it before. I think it smells great (did I already say that?) and has great sillage and staying power for an E de C. There are many more expensive fragrances out there that wished they smelled this good. Tabac is a terrific fragrance bargain.

Azzaro pour Homme is Paco Rabanne without the sharp biting pine top-note. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Paco Rabanne, but I think Azzaro does it that much better, and in all fairness to PR the pine top-note does diminish fairly rapidly, so I love both fragrances, but the Azzaro gets more of it right in my opinion. My wife loves the Azzaro too.

What's not to like here?

This is a layered, nuanced, spicey fragrance (oriental) which gets sexier as it dries down. While it is very similar to the Baldessarini in my opinion, the Baldessarini is only a E de C, while this is a E de T, which gives it more staying power. For those having trouble detecting the fragrance after a short time of wear, you may want to ask someone else if they can smell it - your olfactory sense might be immune after some time of walking about in a nimbus of fragrance.

My wife loves it!