ICS vs Tobacco Royal
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
24%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tobacco Royal takes 3 of 4 categories.
ICSChoose it for a amber and cherry character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tobacco RoyalChoose it for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
ICS1/4
Tobacco Royal3/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tobacco Royal
- Sillage & projection
- ICS
- Value for money
- Tobacco Royal
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tobacco Royal
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
ICSReflexionTobacco RoyalPrecious LiquidWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.00/ 5 · 3 votes
Have 15%Had 11%Want 74%
3.97/ 5 · 30 votes
Have 37%Had 6%Want 57%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate0%Love
100%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
3 votes · too few to score
60%Love
13%Like
7%Ok
3%Dislike
17%Hate
30 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTobacco Royal
SillageICS
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTobacco RoyalBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothamber100%
cherry90%
sweet80%
alcohol70%
warm spicy60%
musky50%
tobacco100%
sweet83%
fruity65%
vanilla48%
powdery30%
Scent match24%Clearly different · both sweet
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
CherryLiquor
Heart
Spices
Base
Balsamic NotesLabdanumTobacco
Notes
TobaccoApricotVanillaTonka BeanLabdanumSpicesDavanaBroom
No top / heart / base split published
InformationalShared notesSpices, Labdanum and Tobacco. Durations are only published for Tobacco Royal, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring25
Summer25
Fall100
Winter50
Day–
Night100
Spring76
Summer0
Fall100
Winter88
Day75
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#62,340
PerfumerEugene Firsanov
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#23,068
PerfumerRichard Herpin
Launched—
Reviews8
Category winnerTobacco RoyalHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotICS by Reflexion is a cherry and liquor opening that quickly turns warm and resinous, with spices in the middle and a tobacco tinted labdanum base. It reads as an amber vanilla style overall, sweet, boozy and cosy rather than bright. If you enjoy cherry liqueur scents that lean warm and slightly smoky, this is worth a…
Reviews →Tobacco Royal by Precious Liquid delivers an unlit cigar profile laced with dried fruit and warm vanilla. The initial blast hits with dry pipe tobacco and tart apricot peel before settling into herbal davana and rich tonka bean. It is warm, dry, and distinctly nutty. You will not find heavy, suffocating smoke here. In…
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, ICS or Tobacco Royal?
Tobacco Royal takes 3 of 4 categories. ICS is rated 4.00/5 from 3 votes; Tobacco Royal is rated 3.97/5 from 30 votes. Choose ICS for a amber and cherry character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tobacco Royal for a tobacco and sweet character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, ICS or Tobacco Royal?
Tobacco Royal lasts longest (Tobacco Royal 73/100, ICS 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, ICS or Tobacco Royal?
ICS projects furthest (ICS 63/100, Tobacco Royal 57/100), based on community performance votes.
Do ICS and Tobacco Royal smell similar?
Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet accords. Common notes include Spices, Labdanum and Tobacco.
Is ICS or Tobacco Royal better for summer or winter?
ICS suits evening wear; Tobacco Royal suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in ICS and Tobacco Royal?
ICS has top notes of Cherry and Liquor, heart notes of Spices, a base of Balsamic Notes, Labdanum and Tobacco. Tobacco Royal features Tobacco, Apricot, Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Labdanum.
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