Oud Malaki vs Le Tabac Oud
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
Which one should you pick?
Le Tabac Oud takes 2 of 4 categories.
Oud MalakiChoose it for a tobacco and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Le Tabac OudChoose it for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tie
- Sillage & projection
- Le Tabac Oud
- Value for money
- Le Tabac Oud
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Oud Malaki
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 hate1,820 votes
5 votes · too few to score
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scoresLongevityTie
SillageLe Tabac Oud
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#287
PerfumerDominique Ropion
Launched2012
Reviews202
Overall rank#63,374
PerfumerTzivia Segall
Launched—
Reviews0
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotChopard Oud Malaki hits the skin with a sharp crack of tart grapefruit and bitter artemisia. Lavender softens the blow within five minutes. The citrus flashes off fast. In its place, a thick layer of cured pipe tobacco, sweet kitchen spices, and soft jacket leather takes command. The woods underneath are dry. You will…
Reviews →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…
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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♛Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Oud Malaki or Le Tabac Oud?
Le Tabac Oud takes 2 of 4 categories. Oud Malaki is rated 4.33/5 from 1,820 votes; Le Tabac Oud is rated 3.80/5 from 5 votes. Choose Oud Malaki for a tobacco and oud character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Le Tabac Oud for a amber and warm spicy character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Oud Malaki or Le Tabac Oud?
They last about the same: Oud Malaki 70/100, Le Tabac Oud 70/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Oud Malaki or Le Tabac Oud?
Le Tabac Oud projects furthest (Le Tabac Oud 81/100, Oud Malaki 60/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Oud Malaki and Le Tabac Oud smell similar?
Clearly different: a 27% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and tobacco accords. Common notes include Grapefruit, Lavender, Artemisia and Tobacco.
Is Oud Malaki or Le Tabac Oud better for summer or winter?
Oud Malaki suits evening wear; Le Tabac Oud suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Oud Malaki and Le Tabac Oud?
Oud Malaki has top notes of Grapefruit, Lavender and Artemisia, heart notes of Tobacco, Spices and Leather, a base of Agarwood (Oud), dark woodsy notes and Ambergris. 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.
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