Fragrance comparison

Tabac vs Gold Smoke

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

Updated 14 Nov 2026 21 ratings analysed

3 wins

Tabac

Headspace

4.2914 votes

Rank #34,598 Warm SpicyCoffee

Full profile Similar & dupes

36%scent match

Some overlap

Gold Smoke

Régime des Fleurs

3.437 votes

Rank #60,803 Warm SpicyLeather

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac takes 3 of 4 categories.

Tabac
Choose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Gold Smoke
Choose it for a warm spicy and leather character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Tabac3/4

Gold Smoke0/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

TabacHeadspace

Gold SmokeRégime des Fleurs

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.29/ 5 · 14 votes

Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%

3.43/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 13%Had 0%Want 87%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

50%Love

29%Like

21%Ok

0%Dislike

0%Hate

14 votes · too few to score

43%Love

0%Like

29%Ok

14%Dislike

14%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage59

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate61

Category winners

LongevityTie

SillageTabac

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value75

¤ Price value42

Category winnerTabacBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

warm spicy100%

coffee92%

tobacco84%

vanilla77%

sweet69%

green61%

warm spicy100%

leather92%

tobacco84%

animalic77%

oud69%

amber61%

Scent match36%Some overlap · both warm spicy and tobacco

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Top

EspressoGinger

Heart

CoffeeHayCloves

Base

TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus

Top

ClovesSaffronBergamot

Heart

Agarwood (Oud)OsmanthusTruffle

Base

LeatherTobaccoAmbergris

InformationalShared notesCloves, Tobacco, Leather and Osmanthus. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring38

Summer13

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Spring50

Summer50

Fall100

Winter50

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men38

Unisex63

Women0

Men0

Unisex100

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#34,598

PerfumerJulien Rasquinet

Launched—

Reviews3

Overall rank#60,803

PerfumerAlia Raza

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerTabacHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tabac Headspace by Headspace puts a modern spin on rich tobacco and dark roast coffee. Right from the first spray, you get a punchy blast of bitter espresso sweetened by fresh ginger, quickly softening into warm pipe tobacco, dry golden hay, and spicy cloves. As it warms on skin, smooth vanilla, creamy tonka bean, and…

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Gold Smoke by Régime des Fleurs is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Gold Smoke was launched in 2024. The nose behind this fragrance is Alia Raza. Top notes are Cloves, Saffron and Bergamot; middle notes are Agarwood (Oud), Osmanthus and Truffle; base notes are Leather, Tobacco and Am…

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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.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Tabac or Gold Smoke?

Tabac takes 3 of 4 categories. Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes; Gold Smoke is rated 3.43/5 from 7 votes. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on sillage & projection, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Gold Smoke for a warm spicy and leather character. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Tabac or Gold Smoke?

They last about the same: Tabac 80/100, Gold Smoke 80/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Tabac or Gold Smoke?

Tabac projects furthest (Tabac 59/100, Gold Smoke 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tabac and Gold Smoke smell similar?

Some overlap: a 36% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and tobacco accords. Common notes include Cloves, Tobacco, Leather and Osmanthus.

Is Tabac or Gold Smoke better for summer or winter?

Tabac suits day or night wear; Gold Smoke suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tabac and Gold Smoke?

Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather. Gold Smoke has top notes of Cloves, Saffron and Bergamot, heart notes of Agarwood (Oud), Osmanthus and Truffle, a base of Leather, Tobacco and Ambergris.