Fragrance comparison

Ame Noire vs Tobacco Blaze

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 791 ratings analysed

Ame Noire

Mansfield

4.0011 votes

Rank #57,170 PowderyViolet

Full profile Similar & dupes

62%scent match

Closely related

5 wins

Tobacco Blaze

Rasasi

3.95780 votes

Rank #637 LeatherWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tobacco Blaze takes 5 of 5 categories.

Ame Noire
Choose it for a powdery and violet character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Tobacco Blaze
Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Ame Noire0/5

Tobacco Blaze5/5

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Ame NoireMansfield

Tobacco BlazeRasasi

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.00/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 76%

3.95/ 5 · 780 votes

Have 46%Had 11%Want 43%

Category winnerTobacco BlazeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

27%Love

55%Like

9%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

52%Love

29%Like

6%Ok

10%Dislike

2%Hate

692 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity76

〰 Sillage68

♥ Love / hate75

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage71

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityTobacco Blaze

SillageTobacco Blaze

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value63

¤ Price value64

Category winnerTobacco BlazeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

powdery100%

violet91%

woody83%

warm spicy74%

leather65%

oud56%

leather100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

powdery77%

animalic69%

oud61%

Scent match62%Closely related · both powdery, woody and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

Saffron

Heart3-4 hrs

VioletAgarwood (Oud)

Base7-10+ hrs

SandalwoodLeather

Top

SaffronNeroliLily-of-the-Valley

Heart

ApricotVioletCoumarinAmberCedar

Base

LeatherAgarwood (Oud)Patchouli

InformationalShared notesSaffron, Violet, Agarwood (Oud) and Leather. Durations are only published for Ame Noire, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring43

Summer14

Fall86

Winter100

Day67

Night100

Spring41

Summer12

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men40

Unisex40

Women20

Men82

Unisex14

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#57,170

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#637

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews141

Category winnerTobacco BlazeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Mansfield Ame Noire hits the air with a dry, bittersweet blast of red saffron. It smells serious right away. Within minutes, a cool, powdery violet emerges to soften the sharp medicinal edge. This is not a candy floral. Instead, the violet wraps around a smoky core of dark agarwood oud and smooth cedar-toned sandalwoo…

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Tobacco Blaze by Rasasi is a bold leather-forward fragrance for men launched in 2013. It centers on an intense interplay of dry saffron, apricot, and rich agarwood. This is a potent, polarizing scent profile best suited for cold weather and evening wear. It provides a unique, smoky, and assertive experience for those …

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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, Ame Noire or Tobacco Blaze?

Tobacco Blaze takes 5 of 5 categories. Ame Noire is rated 4.00/5 from 11 votes; Tobacco Blaze is rated 3.95/5 from 780 votes. Choose Ame Noire for a powdery and violet character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Tobacco Blaze for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in winter.

Which lasts longer, Ame Noire or Tobacco Blaze?

Tobacco Blaze lasts longest (Tobacco Blaze 80/100, Ame Noire 76/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Ame Noire or Tobacco Blaze?

Tobacco Blaze projects furthest (Tobacco Blaze 71/100, Ame Noire 68/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Ame Noire and Tobacco Blaze smell similar?

Closely related: a 62% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share powdery, woody and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Saffron, Violet, Agarwood (Oud) and Leather.

Is Ame Noire or Tobacco Blaze better for summer or winter?

Ame Noire suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Ame Noire and Tobacco Blaze?

Ame Noire has top notes of Saffron, heart notes of Violet and Agarwood (Oud), a base of Sandalwood and Leather. Tobacco Blaze has top notes of Saffron, Neroli and Lily-of-the-Valley, heart notes of Apricot, Violet, Coumarin and Amber, a base of Leather, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli.