Fragrance comparison

Candide vs Tabac Vetiver

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 2 ratings analysed

1 wins

Candide

Sared Perfumes

5.002 votes

Rank #46,337 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Tabac Vetiver

ABBA Parfums

—0 votes

Rank #76,386 Fresh SpicySoft Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Candide takes 1 of 1 categories.

Candide
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, daytime wear.
Tabac Vetiver
Choose it for a fresh spicy and soft spicy character.

Candide1/1

Tabac Vetiver0/1

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

CandideSared Perfumes

Tabac VetiverABBA Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 27%Had 0%Want 73%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate100

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value0

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

woody83%

conifer65%

balsamic48%

green30%

fresh spicy100%

soft spicy92%

citrus84%

aromatic77%

amber69%

mossy61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

elemiLemonPink PepperGrapefruit

Heart

PineClary SageCypress

Base

CedarwoodVetiverMossAmber

Top

GrapefruitNeroliBergamotMandarin

Heart

Pink PepperBlack PepperelemiGeranium

Base

AmberMossVetiverCedar

InformationalShared noteselemi, Pink Pepper, Grapefruit and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night50

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#46,337

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#76,386

PerfumerYeferson Soto

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCandideHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Candide by Sared Perfumes is a crisp, aromatic woody scent that opens on bright grapefruit and lemon with a peppery, resinous lift from elemi. It quickly turns greener and more forest-like, with pine, cypress and clary sage adding a clean outdoors feel. The dry-down sits in cedar, vetiver, moss and amber, reading like…

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Tabac Vetiver by ABBA Parfums is a Aromatic Spicy fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Tabac Vetiver was launched in 2025. The nose behind this fragrance is Yeferson Soto. Top notes are Grapefruit, Neroli, Bergamot and Mandarin; middle notes are Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, elemi and Geranium; base note…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Candide and Tabac Vetiver smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include elemi, Pink Pepper, Grapefruit and Vetiver.

Is Candide or Tabac Vetiver better for summer or winter?

Candide suits daytime wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Candide and Tabac Vetiver?

Candide has top notes of elemi, Lemon, Pink Pepper and Grapefruit, heart notes of Pine, Clary Sage and Cypress, a base of Cedarwood, Vetiver, Moss and Amber. Tabac Vetiver has top notes of Grapefruit, Neroli, Bergamot and Mandarin, heart notes of Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, elemi and Geranium, a base of Amber, Moss, Vetiver and Cedar.