Ingenium vs Red Tobacco
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Red Tobacco takes 6 of 7 categories.
IngeniumChoose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility. Best in fall, evening wear.
Red TobaccoChoose it for a warm spicy and tobacco character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Red Tobacco
- Community sentiment
- Red Tobacco
- Longevity
- Red Tobacco
- Sillage & projection
- Red Tobacco
- Value for money
- Red Tobacco
- Versatility
- Ingenium
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Red Tobacco
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership splitCommunity sentiment
How voters split from love to hate49 votes
12,005 votes
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityRed Tobacco
SillageRed Tobacco
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itMain accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothNote pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedSeasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonWho wears it
Gender appeal votesRanking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#32,150
PerfumerLuca Maffei
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#740
PerfumerPierre Montale
Launched—
Reviews210
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotOnyrico Ingenium is a dense wood-and-spice extrait designed to celebrate Leonardo da Vinci. It layers piquant saffron, cardamom, and cinnamon over a thick heart of tobacco and gardenia, eventually settling into a resinous base of balsam fir and guaiac wood. This heavy composition thrives in crisp autumn weather when y…
Reviews →Mancera Red Tobacco is an uncompromising cold-weather powerhouse built around rich pipe tobacco, fiery cinnamon, and dark agarwood. The opening punches hard with tart green apple, nutmeg, and smoky incense before settling into a warm, creamy heart of earthy patchouli. As hours pass on the skin, sweet Madagascar vanill…
Reviews →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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Which is better, Ingenium or Red Tobacco?
Red Tobacco takes 6 of 7 categories. Ingenium is rated 3.90/5 from 49 votes; Red Tobacco is rated 4.05/5 from 12,005 votes. Choose Ingenium for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on versatility. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Red Tobacco for a warm spicy and tobacco character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Ingenium or Red Tobacco?
Red Tobacco lasts longest (Red Tobacco 89/100, Ingenium 74/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Ingenium or Red Tobacco?
Red Tobacco projects furthest (Red Tobacco 82/100, Ingenium 76/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Ingenium and Red Tobacco smell similar?
Some overlap: a 50% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, woody and tobacco accords. Common notes include Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Saffron and Tobacco.
Is Ingenium or Red Tobacco better for summer or winter?
For summer, Ingenium is the stronger pick. For winter, Red Tobacco is the stronger pick. Ingenium suits evening wear; Red Tobacco suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Ingenium and Red Tobacco?
Ingenium has top notes of Cardamom, Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Pimento, heart notes of Tobacco, Incense, Damask Rose and Gardenia, a base of Balsam Fir, Guaiac Wood, Virginian Cedar and Haitian Vetiver. Red Tobacco has top notes of Cinnamon, Agarwood (Oud), Incense and Saffron, heart notes of Patchouli and Jasmine, a base of Tobacco, Madagascar Vanilla, Amber and Sandalwood.
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