Fragrance comparison

Ajna vs Tabac

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 11 Oct 2026 199 ratings analysed

Ajna

House Of Nineteen Eighty Four

4.449 votes

Rank #44,706 CannabisAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Tabac

Aaron Terence Hughes

4.19190 votes

Rank #1,005 TobaccoVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac takes 4 of 4 categories.

Ajna
Choose it for a cannabis and aromatic character. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tabac
Choose it for a tobacco and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Ajna0/4

Tabac4/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tabac
Sillage & projection: Tabac
Value for money: Tabac
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tabac

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

AjnaHouse Of Nineteen Eighty Four

TabacAaron Terence Hughes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.44/ 5 · 9 votes

Have 11%Had 0%Want 89%

4.19/ 5 · 190 votes

Have 62%Had 8%Want 29%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

78%Love

11%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

11%Hate

9 votes · too few to score

54%Love

25%Like

21%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

28 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity88

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate86

⏱ Longevity93

〰 Sillage84

♥ Love / hate83

Category winners

LongevityTabac

SillageTabac

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value30

¤ Price value68

Category winnerTabacBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cannabis100%

aromatic92%

oud84%

tobacco77%

sweet69%

woody61%

tobacco100%

vanilla92%

sweet84%

amber77%

oud69%

woody61%

Scent match42%Some overlap · both tobacco, oud and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top20-30 mins

MoneyPink PepperJuniper

Heart2-4 hrs

cannabisTolu BalsamJasmine

Base8-12+ hrs

TobaccoLaotian OudMysore SandalwoodOudAustralian SandalwoodMalaysian OudCedarwood

Top

Tobacco Leaf

Heart

TobaccoMadagascar VanillaTurkish Rose

Base

AmbergrisOudCedarwood

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Oud and Cedarwood. Durations are only published for Ajna, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring70

Summer10

Fall100

Winter90

Day17

Night100

Spring61

Summer11

Fall89

Winter100

Day86

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

Date 41%Party 32%Casual 16%Work 10%

Men80

Unisex20

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#44,706

PerfumerFaisal Al Dosari, Shatha Alzaabi

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#1,005

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews73

Category winnerTabacHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

House Of Nineteen Eighty Four crafts a bold statement with Ajna. The opening catches you off guard. Fresh juniper and cracked pink pepper hit first alongside an unusual crisp paper note that mimics fresh bank notes. Give it five minutes. Soon, a pungent herbal wave of cannabis and warm tolu balsam settles over the ski…

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Tabac is a blunt, cigar-forward tobacco with a cedar-box dryness and a clear oud backbone. On skin it can read more like tobacco leaf and fresh cigars than a sweet vanilla blend, with the richness building as it warms up. Expect a bold, smoky-woody profile that suits cool weather and nights, and a dry-down many find …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Ajna or Tabac?

Tabac takes 4 of 4 categories. Ajna is rated 4.44/5 from 9 votes; Tabac is rated 4.19/5 from 190 votes. Choose Ajna for a cannabis and aromatic character. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tabac for a tobacco and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Ajna or Tabac?

Tabac lasts longest (Tabac 93/100, Ajna 88/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ajna or Tabac?

Tabac projects furthest (Tabac 84/100, Ajna 80/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ajna and Tabac smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco, oud and sweet accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Oud and Cedarwood.

Is Ajna or Tabac better for summer or winter?

Ajna suits evening wear; Tabac suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ajna and Tabac?

Ajna has top notes of Money, Pink Pepper and Juniper, heart notes of cannabis, Tolu Balsam and Jasmine, a base of Tobacco, Laotian Oud, Mysore Sandalwood and Oud. Tabac has top notes of Tobacco Leaf, heart notes of Tobacco, Madagascar Vanilla and Turkish Rose, a base of Ambergris, Oud and Cedarwood.