Fragrance comparison

Cigar Bar vs Pipe

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

Updated 16 Oct 2026 71 ratings analysed

5 wins

Cigar Bar

Max Philip

3.4025 votes

Rank #22,347 VanillaPowdery

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

Pipe

TSVGA Parfums

4.1746 votes

Rank #30,497 AnimalicWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cigar Bar takes 5 of 7 categories.

Cigar Bar
Choose it for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Pipe
Choose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in winter, evening wear.

Cigar Bar5/7

Pipe2/7

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Cigar BarMax Philip

PipeTSVGA Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.40/ 5 · 25 votes

Have 26%Had 19%Want 55%

4.17/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%

Category winnerPipeRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

40%Love

16%Like

8%Ok

16%Dislike

20%Hate

25 votes

59%Love

24%Like

4%Ok

2%Dislike

11%Hate

46 votes

Category winnerPipeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage54

♥ Love / hate60

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityCigar Bar

SillageCigar Bar

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value45

¤ Price value35

Category winnerCigar BarBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

vanilla100%

powdery91%

woody83%

sweet74%

whiskey65%

musky56%

animalic100%

warm spicy92%

musky84%

woody77%

amber69%

sweet61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody, musky and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

TobaccoWhiskey

Heart

VanillaMusk

Base

Sandalwood

Top

TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee

Heart

LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose

Base

CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Whiskey and Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring9

Summer18

Fall100

Winter91

Day20

Night100

Spring0

Summer5

Fall76

Winter100

Day76

Night100

Category winnerCigar BarMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men80

Unisex13

Women7

Men69

Unisex31

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#22,347

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews6

Overall rank#30,497

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCigar BarHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Cigar Bar opens with whiskey and tobacco, then settles into a sweeter vanilla, musk, and sandalwood dry-down. On skin, it often reads smoother and more powdery than the name suggests, with a dressed-up evening feel. It may suit shoppers who like warm tobacco scents with a softer, sweeter finish. If you want a rough, …

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Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…

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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, Cigar Bar or Pipe?

Cigar Bar takes 5 of 7 categories. Cigar Bar is rated 3.40/5 from 25 votes; Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes. Choose Cigar Bar for a vanilla and powdery character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Cigar Bar or Pipe?

They last about the same: Cigar Bar 70/100, Pipe 68/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Cigar Bar or Pipe?

Cigar Bar projects furthest (Cigar Bar 54/100, Pipe 48/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cigar Bar and Pipe smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, musky and sweet accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Whiskey and Vanilla.

Is Cigar Bar or Pipe better for summer or winter?

For summer, Cigar Bar is the stronger pick. For winter, Pipe is the stronger pick. Cigar Bar suits evening wear; Pipe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cigar Bar and Pipe?

Cigar Bar has top notes of Tobacco and Whiskey, heart notes of Vanilla and Musk, a base of Sandalwood. Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet.