Tabac vs Tabac Libre
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
40%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac Libre takes 3 of 5 categories.
TabacChoose it for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.
Tabac LibreChoose it for a sweet and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Tabac2/5
Tabac Libre3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Tabac Libre
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tabac
- Sillage & projection
- Tabac Libre
- Value for money
- Tabac
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tabac Libre
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
TabacHeadspaceTabac LibreAngelos Créations OlfactivesWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.29/ 5 · 14 votes
Have 18%Had 0%Want 82%
4.36/ 5 · 138 votes
Have 81%Had 19%Want 0%
Category winnerTabac LibreRating 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
62%Love
22%Like
8%Ok
6%Dislike
2%Hate
138 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTabac
SillageTabac Libre
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%
sweet100%
woody92%
warm spicy84%
tobacco77%
fruity69%
herbal61%
Scent match40%Some overlap · both warm spicy, sweet and tobacco
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
EspressoGinger
Heart
CoffeeHayCloves
Base
TobaccoVanillaTonkaLeatherPatchouliOsmanthus
Top
Tobacco LeafCognacRumCoffeeSaffronCardamom
Heart
TobaccoHayPlumImmortelleRaspberryOrrisOsmanthusCarnation
Base
OpoponaxCastoreumOakmossPatchouliCedarTonka BeanMushroomSandalwood
InformationalShared notesCoffee, Hay, Tobacco and Patchouli. 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
Spring46
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#4,824
PerfumerAngelos Balamis
Launched—
Reviews21
Category winnerTabac LibreHigher 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 →Tabac Libre opens with a pungent burst of raw tobacco leaf, dark rum, and bitter coffee before settling into dried fruit and golden hay. Unsweetened tobacco absolute drives the core, supported by rich plum, immortelle, and leathery castoreum in the background. Dense resins, earthy mushroom, and dry cedar anchor the ba…
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 Tabac Libre?
Tabac Libre takes 3 of 5 categories. Tabac is rated 4.29/5 from 14 votes; Tabac Libre is rated 4.36/5 from 138 votes. Choose Tabac for a warm spicy and coffee character. Wins on longevity and value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear. Choose Tabac Libre for a sweet and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Which lasts longer, Tabac or Tabac Libre?
They last about the same: Tabac 80/100, Tabac Libre 78/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Tabac or Tabac Libre?
Tabac Libre projects furthest (Tabac Libre 66/100, Tabac 59/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Tabac and Tabac Libre smell similar?
Some overlap: a 40% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, sweet and tobacco accords. Common notes include Coffee, Hay, Tobacco and Patchouli.
Is Tabac or Tabac Libre better for summer or winter?
Tabac suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Tabac and Tabac Libre?
Tabac has top notes of Espresso and Ginger, heart notes of Coffee, Hay and Cloves, a base of Tobacco, Vanilla, Tonka and Leather. Tabac Libre has top notes of Tobacco Leaf, Cognac, Rum and Coffee, heart notes of Tobacco, Hay, Plum and Immortelle, a base of Opoponax, Castoreum, Oakmoss and Patchouli.
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