Fragrance comparison

Esprit de Charles vs Tobacos

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2 ratings analysed

Esprit de Charles

Charles de Beaune

—0 votes

Rank #78,027 CitrusAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

20%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Tobacos

LELINE

5.002 votes

Rank #37,725 LeatherCherry

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tobacos takes 2 of 2 categories.

Esprit de Charles
Choose it for a citrus and aromatic character. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Tobacos
Choose it for a leather and cherry character. Wins on note pyramid duration and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Esprit de Charles0/2

Tobacos2/2

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): Tobacos
Fragranxe ranking: Tobacos

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Esprit de CharlesCharles de Beaune

TobacosLELINE

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

5.00/ 5 · 2 votes

Have 43%Had 0%Want 57%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

100%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity93

〰 Sillage92

♥ Love / hate100

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value75

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

citrus100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

amber77%

white floral69%

rose61%

leather100%

cherry92%

aromatic84%

earthy77%

animalic69%

woody61%

Scent match20%Clearly different · both aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top20-30 mins

LemonBergamotGrapefruit

Heart2-3 hrs

Clary SageLavenderJasmineRose

Base5-7 hrs

White MuskAmber

Top20-40 mins

Black CherryClary SageNeroliMandarin OrangeViolet LeavesGrapefruitLemonBergamot

Heart2-4 hrs

TobaccoPapyrusJasmineOrris

Base8-12 hrs

LeatherTonka BeanPatchouliVetiverMossCashmere WoodLabdanumVanilla

Category winnerTobacosLongest dry-down: 8-12 hrs

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer100

Fall100

Winter0

Day100

Night100

Spring100

Summer50

Fall50

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

Men33

Unisex67

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#78,027

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#37,725

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerTobacosHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Esprit de Charles delivers an instant splash of bright, sun-drenched fruit. The opening combines tart lemon, zesty bergamot, and bitter grapefruit peel. It wakes you up immediately. The first two minutes bring a brief vaporous alcohol punch before clean citrus oils take over your skin. Soon after, herbal clary sage an…

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Tobacos by LELINE wastes no time making an entrance. You get an immediate splash of tart grapefruit, bitter bergamot, and sweet black cherry that smells like dark fruit compote simmering on a stove. Within minutes, the zesty citrus flash burns off. What remains is a dense core of dry tobacco leaf, powdery orris root, …

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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.

Do Esprit de Charles and Tobacos smell similar?

Clearly different: a 20% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic accords. Common notes include Lemon, Bergamot, Grapefruit and Clary Sage.

Is Esprit de Charles or Tobacos better for summer or winter?

Esprit de Charles suits day or night wear; Tobacos suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Esprit de Charles and Tobacos?

Esprit de Charles has top notes of Lemon, Bergamot and Grapefruit, heart notes of Clary Sage, Lavender, Jasmine and Rose, a base of White Musk and Amber. Tobacos has top notes of Black Cherry, Clary Sage, Neroli and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Tobacco, Papyrus, Jasmine and Orris, a base of Leather, Tonka Bean, Patchouli and Vetiver.