Fragrance comparison

Spicy Tobacco vs Counterattack

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 11 ratings analysed

Spicy Tobacco

Parfums Constantine

—0 votes

Rank #75,776 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

46%scent match

Some overlap

1 wins

Counterattack

Alexandria Fragrances

4.3611 votes

Rank #34,343 Warm SpicyAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Counterattack takes 1 of 1 categories.

Spicy Tobacco
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character.
Counterattack
Choose it for a warm spicy and aromatic character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Spicy Tobacco0/1

Counterattack1/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Counterattack

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

Spicy TobaccoParfums Constantine

CounterattackAlexandria Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

—/ 5 · 0 votes

4.36/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 23%Had 5%Want 72%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

36%Love

64%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage56

♥ Love / hate84

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value73

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

fruity84%

sweet77%

fresh spicy69%

leather61%

warm spicy100%

aromatic92%

fresh spicy84%

woody77%

amber69%

lavender61%

Scent match46%Some overlap · both warm spicy, aromatic and fresh spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top15-30 mins

PineappleCardamomPear

Heart2-4 hrs

LavenderGeraniumIris

Base6-8+ hrs

PatchouliVanillaLeather

Notes

LavenderCardamomCinnamonMintAmberTonka BeanVanillaSandalwoodPatchouliOrange BlossomOakmossOlibanum

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesCardamom, Lavender, Patchouli and Vanilla. Durations are only published for Spicy Tobacco, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring–

Summer–

Fall–

Winter–

Day56

Night100

Spring86

Summer29

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Party 25%Casual 23%Work 18%

Men100

Unisex0

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,776

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#34,343

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerCounterattackHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Spicy Tobacco by Parfums Constantine takes the classic barbershop fougere and gives it a warm, modern twist. The opening hits fast with crisp pear, juicy pineapple, and a generous crack of green cardamom. It is surprisingly bright. Within twenty minutes, the initial fruit sweetness calms down into clean lavender, powd…

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Counterattack leans warm, spicy, and aromatic, with lavender, cardamom, cinnamon, and mint giving the opening a brisk lift before the fragrance settles into amber, woods, vanilla, and tonka. It reads like a modern oriental with a barbershop edge. On skin, it usually comes across more masculine than fully neutral. The …

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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.

Do Spicy Tobacco and Counterattack smell similar?

Some overlap: a 46% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, aromatic and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Cardamom, Lavender, Patchouli and Vanilla.

Is Spicy Tobacco or Counterattack better for summer or winter?

Spicy Tobacco suits evening wear; Counterattack suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Spicy Tobacco and Counterattack?

Spicy Tobacco has top notes of Pineapple, Cardamom and Pear, heart notes of Lavender, Geranium and Iris, a base of Patchouli, Vanilla and Leather. Counterattack features Lavender, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Mint and Amber.