Fragrance comparison

L'Eau du Navigateur vs Le Tabac Oud

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

Updated 19 Oct 2026 532 ratings analysed

L'Eau du Navigateur

L'Artisan Parfumeur

4.18527 votes

Rank #4,328 Warm SpicyWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

40%scent match

Some overlap

3 wins

Le Tabac Oud

Atelier Segall & Barutti

3.805 votes

Rank #57,386 AmberWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Le Tabac Oud takes 3 of 4 categories.

L'Eau du Navigateur
Choose it for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Le Tabac Oud
Choose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

L'Eau du Navigateur1/4

Le Tabac Oud3/4

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Le Tabac Oud
Sillage & projection: Le Tabac Oud
Value for money: Le Tabac Oud
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: L'Eau du Navigateur

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

L'Eau du NavigateurL'Artisan Parfumeur

Le Tabac OudAtelier Segall & Barutti

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.18/ 5 · 527 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

3.80/ 5 · 5 votes

Have 17%Had 3%Want 80%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

44%Like

2%Ok

12%Dislike

0%Hate

527 votes

40%Love

20%Like

20%Ok

20%Dislike

0%Hate

5 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage60

♥ Love / hate79

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage81

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevityLe Tabac Oud

SillageLe Tabac Oud

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value52

¤ Price value69

Category winnerLe Tabac OudBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

woody92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

coffee69%

balsamic61%

amber100%

warm spicy92%

fresh spicy84%

sweet77%

aromatic69%

tobacco61%

Scent match40%Some overlap · both warm spicy, amber and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

SpicesRumTobaccoWoodsy NotesCoffeeResinIncenseLeatherMyrrhCedarFloral Notes

No top / heart / base split published

Top

TobaccoChocolateWhiskeyOreganoSumacBergamotSpicy NotesAllspice

Heart

LavenderBay LeafIncenseCedarLily of the ValleyArtemisiaGrapefruitPaprika

Base

MyrrhLeatherCambodian OudFrankincenseAgarwoodMuskTolu Balsam

InformationalShared notesTobacco, Incense, Leather and Myrrh. Durations are only published for L'Eau du Navigateur, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring35

Summer25

Fall100

Winter74

Day56

Night100

Spring25

Summer0

Fall75

Winter100

Day–

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men49

Unisex49

Women3

Casual 35%Date 30%Work 19%Party 16%

Men83

Unisex0

Women17

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#4,328

PerfumerJean-Claude Ellena, Jean-Francois Laporte

Launched—

Reviews34

Overall rank#57,386

PerfumerTzivia Segall

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerL'Eau du NavigateurHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

L'Eau du Navigateur opens with an immediate kick of dark roasted coffee beans, sweet pipe tobacco, and aged dark rum. Created in 1979 by Jean-Claude Ellena and Jean-Francois Laporte, this pioneering woody spicy blend smells like the hold of a historic wooden trading vessel packed with dried spices, resins, and leather…

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Le Tabac Oud by Atelier Segall & Barutti opens with an immediate wallop of dry tobacco leaves, bitter dark chocolate, and sharp whiskey spiked with culinary oregano. The nose behind this 2023 release, Tzivia Segall, builds a dense composition that shifts from initial kitchen spices into a heavy heart of incense, cedar…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, L'Eau du Navigateur or Le Tabac Oud?

Le Tabac Oud takes 3 of 4 categories. L'Eau du Navigateur is rated 4.18/5 from 527 votes; Le Tabac Oud is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes. Choose L'Eau du Navigateur for a warm spicy and woody character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Le Tabac Oud for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, L'Eau du Navigateur or Le Tabac Oud?

They last about the same: Le Tabac Oud 70/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 68/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, L'Eau du Navigateur or Le Tabac Oud?

Le Tabac Oud projects furthest (Le Tabac Oud 81/100, L'Eau du Navigateur 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Do L'Eau du Navigateur and Le Tabac Oud smell similar?

Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, amber and tobacco accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Incense, Leather and Myrrh.

Is L'Eau du Navigateur or Le Tabac Oud better for summer or winter?

L'Eau du Navigateur suits evening wear; Le Tabac Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in L'Eau du Navigateur and Le Tabac Oud?

L'Eau du Navigateur features Spices, Rum, Tobacco, Woodsy Notes and Coffee. Le Tabac Oud has top notes of Tobacco, Chocolate, Whiskey and Oregano, heart notes of Lavender, Bay Leaf, Incense and Cedar, a base of Myrrh, Leather, Cambodian Oud and Frankincense.