Tabac vs Sadonaso
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
31%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac takes 4 of 5 categories.
TabacChoose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
SadonasoChoose it for a vanilla and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in winter.
Tabac4/5
Sadonaso1/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Tabac
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tabac
- Sillage & projection
- Sadonaso
- 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
TabacHeadspaceSadonasoNasomattoWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.29/ 5 · 14 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
2.98/ 5 · 2,310 votes
Have 84%Had 16%Want 0%
Category winnerTabacRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate50%Love
29%Like
21%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate
14 votes · too few to score
27%Love
17%Like
11%Ok
14%Dislike
30%Hate
2,310 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTabac
SillageSadonaso
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerTabacBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwarm spicy100%
coffee92%
tobacco84%
vanilla77%
sweet69%
green61%
vanilla100%
musky92%
animalic84%
powdery77%
amber69%
coffee61%
Scent match31%Clearly different · both vanilla and coffee
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
EspressoGinger
Heart
CoffeeHayCloves
Base
TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus
Top
Coffee
Heart
MuskTobaccoSandalwood
Base
VanillaAnimal notesAmberTonka
InformationalShared notesCoffee, Tobacco, Vanilla and Tonka. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring38
Summer13
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Spring54
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
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#34,598
PerfumerJulien Rasquinet
Launched—
Reviews3
Overall rank#41,743
PerfumerAlessandro Gualtieri
Launched—
Reviews0
Category winnerTabacHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTabac 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…
Reviews →Sadonaso is a deliberately provocative coffee, musk, and vanilla scent with a dirty animalic edge. It opens dark and bitter, then turns warmer, sweeter, and more powdery as tobacco, sandalwood, amber, and tonka come through. This is a risky sample-first fragrance. It suits wearers who enjoy challenging, sensual scent…
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, Tabac or Sadonaso?
Tabac takes 4 of 5 categories. Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes; Sadonaso is rated 2.98/5 from 2,310 votes. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Sadonaso for a vanilla and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in winter.
Which lasts longer, Tabac or Sadonaso?
Tabac lasts longest (Tabac 80/100, Sadonaso 77/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Tabac or Sadonaso?
Projection is very close: Sadonaso 60/100, Tabac 59/100 for sillage.
Do Tabac and Sadonaso smell similar?
Clearly different: a 31% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share vanilla and coffee accords. Common notes include Coffee, Tobacco, Vanilla and Tonka.
Is Tabac or Sadonaso better for summer or winter?
Tabac suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Tabac and Sadonaso?
Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather. Sadonaso has top notes of Coffee, heart notes of Musk, Tobacco and Sandalwood, a base of Vanilla, Animal notes, Amber and Tonka.
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