Gold Smoke vs Tabac
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
36%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac takes 3 of 4 categories.
Gold SmokeChoose it for a warm spicy and leather character. Best in fall, day or night wear.
TabacChoose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Gold Smoke0/4
Tabac3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tie
- Sillage & projection
- Tabac
- Value for money
- Tabac
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tabac
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Gold SmokeRégime des FleursTabacHeadspaceWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.43/ 5 · 7 votes
Have 13%Had 0%Want 87%
4.29/ 5 · 14 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
0%Like
29%Ok
14%Dislike
14%Hate
7 votes · too few to score
50%Love
29%Like
21%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
14 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTie
SillageTabac
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTabacBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
leather92%
tobacco84%
animalic77%
oud69%
amber61%
warm spicy100%
coffee92%
tobacco84%
vanilla77%
sweet69%
green61%
Scent match36%Some overlap · both warm spicy and tobacco
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
ClovesSaffronBergamot
Heart
Agarwood (Oud)OsmanthusTruffle
Base
LeatherTobaccoAmbergris
Top
EspressoGinger
Heart
CoffeeHayCloves
Base
TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus
InformationalShared notesCloves, Osmanthus, Leather and Tobacco. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring50
Summer50
Fall100
Winter50
Day100
Night100
Spring38
Summer13
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#60,803
PerfumerAlia Raza
Launched—
Reviews1
Overall rank#34,598
PerfumerJulien Rasquinet
Launched—
Reviews3
Category winnerTabacHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotGold Smoke by Régime des Fleurs is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Gold Smoke was launched in 2024. The nose behind this fragrance is Alia Raza. Top notes are Cloves, Saffron and Bergamot; middle notes are Agarwood (Oud), Osmanthus and Truffle; base notes are Leather, Tobacco and Am…
Reviews →Tabac Headspace by Headspace puts a modern spin on rich tobacco and dark roast coffee. Right from the first spray, you get a punchy blast of bitter espresso sweetened by fresh ginger, quickly softening into warm pipe tobacco, dry golden hay, and spicy cloves. As it warms on skin, smooth vanilla, creamy tonka bean, and…
Reviews →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.
Which is better, Gold Smoke or Tabac?
Tabac takes 3 of 4 categories. Gold Smoke is rated 3.43/5 from 7 votes; Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes. Choose Gold Smoke for a warm spicy and leather character. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Gold Smoke or Tabac?
They last about the same: Gold Smoke 80/100, Tabac 80/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Gold Smoke or Tabac?
Tabac projects furthest (Tabac 59/100, Gold Smoke 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Gold Smoke and Tabac smell similar?
Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and tobacco accords. Common notes include Cloves, Osmanthus, Leather and Tobacco.
Is Gold Smoke or Tabac better for summer or winter?
Gold Smoke suits day or night wear; Tabac suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Gold Smoke and Tabac?
Gold Smoke has top notes of Cloves, Saffron and Bergamot, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Osmanthus and Truffle, a base of Leather, Tobacco and Ambergris. Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather.
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