Fragrance comparison

Hard Candy Elixir vs Tabac Souple

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 449 ratings analysed

1 wins

Hard Candy Elixir

Aaron Terence Hughes

4.65449 votes

Rank #52 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

25%scent match

Clearly different

Tabac Souple

Luxidia

—0 votes

Rank #77,338 WoodyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Hard Candy Elixir takes 1 of 1 categories.

Hard Candy Elixir
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Tabac Souple
Choose it for a woody and leather character.

Hard Candy Elixir1/1

Tabac Souple0/1

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: Hard Candy Elixir

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Hard Candy ElixirAaron Terence Hughes

Tabac SoupleLuxidia

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.65/ 5 · 449 votes

Have 87%Had 13%Want 0%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

78%Love

12%Like

7%Ok

1%Dislike

2%Hate

449 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity87

〰 Sillage77

♥ Love / hate91

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

vanilla92%

amber84%

fruity77%

aromatic69%

fresh spicy61%

woody100%

leather92%

sweet84%

rum77%

warm spicy69%

animalic61%

Scent match25%Clearly different · both sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

MintLavenderSweet OrangeMandarin OrangeLemon

Heart

VanillaStrawberryTonkaHoneyAmberNutmeg

Base

White MuskMuskOudPatchouliAmbergrisSandalwood

Top

CognacRumDavanaHoneyMandarin OrangeCinnamon

Heart

LeatherTobaccoPatchouliNutmeg

Base

TonkaSandalwoodVanilla

InformationalShared notesMandarin Orange, Vanilla, Tonka and Honey. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring78

Summer25

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men68

Unisex29

Women3

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#52

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews93

Overall rank#77,338

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerHard Candy ElixirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hard Candy Elixir is a loud, sweet-leaning scent built around strawberry candy, vanilla and honeyed amber, with a fresh minty, lavender-citrus lift up top. On skin it can feel dense, musky and slightly oud-tinted, with performance that many people call nuclear. It suits nights out and cold weather best. If you dislike…

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Tabac Souple reads like a plush, boozy tobacco scent with a sweet leather core. Cognac, rum, honey and cinnamon give the opening a warm, liqueur-like glow, while tobacco, patchouli and nutmeg bring depth. As it settles, tonka, sandalwood and vanilla soften the darker edges. It looks best suited to someone who enjoys …

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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 Hard Candy Elixir and Tabac Souple smell similar?

Clearly different: a 25% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Mandarin Orange, Vanilla, Tonka and Honey.

What are the notes in Hard Candy Elixir and Tabac Souple?

Hard Candy Elixir has top notes of Mint, Lavender, Sweet Orange and Mandarin Orange, heart notes of Vanilla, Strawberry, Tonka and Honey, a base of White Musk, Musk, Oud and Patchouli. Tabac Souple has top notes of Cognac, Rum, Davana and Honey, heart notes of Leather, Tobacco, Patchouli and Nutmeg, a base of Tonka, Sandalwood and Vanilla.