Fragrance comparison

Habit Rouge Sport vs Tabac Santal

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

Updated 6 Nov 2026 456 ratings analysed

Habit Rouge Sport

Guerlain

4.33326 votes

Rank #3,495 WoodyCitrus

Full profile Similar & dupes

29%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Tabac Santal

Annette Neuffer

3.81130 votes

Rank #3,449 WoodyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac Santal takes 4 of 5 categories.

Habit Rouge Sport
Choose it for a woody and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in summer, daytime wear.
Tabac Santal
Choose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Habit Rouge Sport1/5

Tabac Santal4/5

Ratings & consensus: Habit Rouge Sport
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Tabac Santal
Sillage & projection: Tabac Santal
Value for money: Tabac Santal
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tabac Santal

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Habit Rouge SportGuerlain

Tabac SantalAnnette Neuffer

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.33/ 5 · 326 votes

Have 47%Had 17%Want 36%

3.81/ 5 · 130 votes

Have 11%Had 5%Want 84%

Category winnerHabit Rouge SportRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

54%Love

35%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

0%Hate

326 votes

33%Love

22%Like

17%Ok

28%Dislike

0%Hate

18 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity69

〰 Sillage57

♥ Love / hate83

⏱ Longevity83

〰 Sillage69

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityTabac Santal

SillageTabac Santal

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value41

¤ Price value49

Category winnerTabac SantalBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

woody100%

citrus92%

white floral84%

leather77%

rose69%

patchouli61%

woody100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

warm spicy77%

earthy69%

citrus61%

Scent match29%Clearly different · both woody and citrus

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top30 to 45 minutes

Bitter OrangeLimePink Pepper

Heart2 to 3 hours

BambooJasmineRosePatchouli

Base4 to 6 hours

LeatherWoody NotesVanillaMusk

Top

BergamotRumNutmegCognacLimeBitter OrangeJuniper BerriesGinger

Heart

LavenderelemiTobaccoOlibanumOrris RootRose

Base

OakmossAtlas CedarVirginia CedarVetiverSandalwoodPatchouliLabdanum

InformationalShared notesBitter Orange, Lime, Rose and Patchouli. Durations are only published for Habit Rouge Sport, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring89

Summer100

Fall80

Winter31

Day100

Night59

Spring100

Summer40

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men74

Unisex24

Women3

Men50

Unisex50

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,495

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews38

Overall rank#3,449

PerfumerAnnette Neuffer

Launched—

Reviews68

Category winnerTabac SantalHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Habit Rouge Sport by Guerlain brings a lighter, greener twist to a legendary masculine profile. Released in 2009 as an Eau de Toilette, it opens with a burst of bitter orange, tart lime, and spicy pink pepper. The heart introduces green bamboo alongside jasmine, rose, and earthy patchouli, giving the fragrance a fresh…

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Tabac Santal is a dense, earthy tobacco and sandalwood fragrance with a fresh aromatic lift. Reviewers describe heavy pipe tobacco, grainy woods, cacao-like patchouli, lavender, oakmoss and vetiver, giving it a brown, resinous, slightly smoky feel rather than a clean tobacco-shop sweetness. It suits wearers who like r…

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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.

Which is better, Habit Rouge Sport or Tabac Santal?

Tabac Santal takes 4 of 5 categories. Habit Rouge Sport is rated 4.33/5 from 326 votes; Tabac Santal is rated 3.81/5 from 130 votes. Choose Habit Rouge Sport for a woody and citrus character. Wins on ratings & consensus. Best in summer, daytime wear. Choose Tabac Santal for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in spring, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Habit Rouge Sport or Tabac Santal?

Tabac Santal lasts longest (Tabac Santal 83/100, Habit Rouge Sport 69/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Habit Rouge Sport or Tabac Santal?

Tabac Santal projects furthest (Tabac Santal 69/100, Habit Rouge Sport 57/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Habit Rouge Sport and Tabac Santal smell similar?

Clearly different: a 29% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and citrus accords. Common notes include Bitter Orange, Lime, Rose and Patchouli.

Is Habit Rouge Sport or Tabac Santal better for summer or winter?

Habit Rouge Sport suits daytime wear; Tabac Santal suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Habit Rouge Sport and Tabac Santal?

Habit Rouge Sport has top notes of Bitter Orange, Lime and Pink Pepper, heart notes of Bamboo, Jasmine, Rose and Patchouli, a base of Leather, Woody Notes, Vanilla and Musk. Tabac Santal has top notes of Bergamot, Rum, Nutmeg and Cognac, heart notes of Lavender, elemi, Tobacco and Olibanum, a base of Oakmoss, Atlas Cedar, Virginia Cedar and Vetiver.