Fragrance comparison

Carte Blanche vs Tar

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

Updated 8 Nov 2026 86 ratings analysed

Carte Blanche

IDMAN

—0 votes

Rank #80,866 CannabisWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

18%scent match

Clearly different

1 wins

Tar

Miguel Matos

3.6586 votes

Rank #7,229 SweetSoft Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tar takes 1 of 1 categories.

Carte Blanche
Choose it for a cannabis and woody character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Tar
Choose it for a sweet and soft spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.

Carte Blanche0/1

Tar1/1

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: Tar

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Carte BlancheIDMAN

TarMiguel Matos

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

3.65/ 5 · 86 votes

Have 10%Had 6%Want 84%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

52%Love

8%Like

10%Ok

18%Dislike

12%Hate

50 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity85

〰 Sillage75

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value70

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

cannabis100%

woody92%

aromatic84%

white floral77%

sweet69%

amber61%

sweet100%

soft spicy92%

smoky84%

anis77%

warm spicy69%

fresh61%

Scent match18%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

JasmineRoseBergamotLemon

Heart2 to 4 hours

cannabisPalisander RosewoodCaramel

Base6 to 8 hours

Tonka BeanPatchouliVanillaMusk

Top

LicoriceStar AniseAldehydesPineappleBergamotPalisander Rosewood

Heart

SmokeRumOreganoCinnamonLavenderLily-of-the-ValleyYlang-Ylang

Base

CaramelOpoponaxCoffeeAgarwood (Oud)Animal notesTonka BeanTobaccoMusk

InformationalShared notesBergamot, Palisander Rosewood, Caramel and Tonka Bean. Durations are only published for Carte Blanche, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring69

Summer44

Fall88

Winter100

Day59

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men0

Unisex0

Women100

Men50

Unisex45

Women5

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#80,866

PerfumerShadi Samra

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#7,229

PerfumerMiguel Matos

Launched—

Reviews29

Category winnerTarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Carte Blanche by IDMAN balances bright citrus with an unconventional herbal core and a rich, sweet foundation. The scent opens with a crisp burst of lemon and bergamot paired with soft touches of rose and jasmine. Soon after, an unmistakable cannabis accord takes center stage, framed by deep palisander rosewood and wa…

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Tar by Miguel Matos is a dense sweet smoke fragrance built around licorice, star anise, rum, caramel, woods, oud, tobacco and animalic musk. It opens dark and spicy, then settles into a sticky, smoky sweetness that can feel like black honey, melted licorice and warm pavement after summer heat. This is not a quiet ever…

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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 Carte Blanche and Tar smell similar?

Clearly different: a 18% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Bergamot, Palisander Rosewood, Caramel and Tonka Bean.

Is Carte Blanche or Tar better for summer or winter?

Carte Blanche suits day or night wear; Tar suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Carte Blanche and Tar?

Carte Blanche has top notes of Jasmine, Rose, Bergamot and Lemon, heart notes of cannabis, Palisander Rosewood and Caramel, a base of Tonka Bean, Patchouli, Vanilla and Musk. Tar has top notes of Licorice, Star Anise, Aldehydes and Pineapple, heart notes of Smoke, Rum, Oregano and Cinnamon, a base of Caramel, Opoponax, Coffee and Agarwood (Oud).