Puro vs Tabac Santal
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
33%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac Santal takes 3 of 5 categories.
PuroChoose it for a woody and green character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Tabac SantalChoose it for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Puro2/5
Tabac Santal3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Tabac Santal
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tabac Santal
- Sillage & projection
- Puro
- Value for money
- Puro
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tabac Santal
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
PuroNejmaTabac SantalAnnette NeufferWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.71/ 5 · 69 votes
Have 31%Had 16%Want 54%
3.81/ 5 · 130 votes
Have 11%Had 5%Want 84%
Category winnerTabac SantalRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate36%Love
38%Like
0%Ok
27%Dislike
0%Hate
45 votes
33%Love
22%Like
17%Ok
28%Dislike
0%Hate
18 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTabac Santal
SillagePuro
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerPuroBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwoody100%
green90%
tobacco80%
aromatic70%
rum60%
sweet50%
woody100%
aromatic92%
fresh spicy84%
warm spicy77%
earthy69%
citrus61%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both woody and aromatic
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
RumMintLime
Heart
CactusCinnamon
Base
TobaccoMahoganyVetiver
Top
BergamotRumNutmegCognacLimeBitter OrangeJuniper BerriesGinger
Heart
LavenderelemiTobaccoOlibanumOrris RootRose
Base
OakmossAtlas CedarVirginia CedarVetiverSandalwoodPatchouliLabdanum
InformationalShared notesRum, Lime, Tobacco and Vetiver. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring45
Summer27
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring100
Summer40
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
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#12,251
PerfumerChristian Bousidan
Launched—
Reviews17
Overall rank#3,495
PerfumerAnnette Neuffer
Launched—
Reviews68
Category winnerTabac SantalHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotPuro opens with a rum, mint and lime accord that many wearers read as a mojito-style cocktail, then settles into sweet tobacco, woods and warm spice. It usually feels richer and darker in the drydown, with mahogany and vetiver adding structure. This is a good fit if you enjoy boozy tobacco scents with a slightly sweet…
Reviews →Tabac Santal is a dense, earthy tobacco and sandalwood fragrance with a fresh aromatic lift. Reviewers describe heavy pipe tobacco, grainy woods, cacao-like patchouli, lavender, oakmoss and vetiver, giving it a brown, resinous, slightly smoky feel rather than a clean tobacco-shop sweetness. It suits wearers who like r…
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, Puro or Tabac Santal?
Tabac Santal takes 3 of 5 categories. Puro is rated 3.71/5 from 69 votes; Tabac Santal is rated 3.81/5 from 130 votes. Choose Puro for a woody and green character. Wins on sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Tabac Santal for a woody and aromatic character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in spring, day or night wear.
Which lasts longer, Puro or Tabac Santal?
Tabac Santal lasts longest (Tabac Santal 83/100, Puro 76/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Puro or Tabac Santal?
Projection is very close: Puro 70/100, Tabac Santal 69/100 for sillage.
Do Puro and Tabac Santal smell similar?
Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody and aromatic accords. Common notes include Rum, Lime, Tobacco and Vetiver.
Is Puro or Tabac Santal better for summer or winter?
Puro suits day or night wear; Tabac Santal suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Puro and Tabac Santal?
Puro has top notes of Rum, Mint and Lime, heart notes of Cactus and Cinnamon, a base of Tobacco, Mahogany and Vetiver. Tabac Santal has top notes of Bergamot, Rum, Nutmeg and Cognac, heart notes of Lavender, elemi, Tobacco and Olibanum, a base of Oakmoss, Atlas Cedar, Virginia Cedar and Vetiver.
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