Fragrance comparison

Taboo vs Pipe

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

Updated 22 Oct 2026 53 ratings analysed

Taboo

G Parfums

1.577 votes

Rank #75,575 LeatherMusky

Full profile Similar & dupes

41%scent match

Some overlap

4 wins

Pipe

TSVGA Parfums

4.1746 votes

Rank #30,803 AnimalicWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Pipe takes 4 of 4 categories.

Taboo
Choose it for a leather and musky character. Best in summer, evening wear.
Pipe
Choose it for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Taboo0/4

Pipe4/4

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

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance

TabooG Parfums

PipeTSVGA Parfums

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

1.57/ 5 · 7 votes

Have 5%Had 0%Want 95%

4.17/ 5 · 46 votes

Have 20%Had 5%Want 75%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

14%Love

0%Like

0%Ok

0%Dislike

86%Hate

7 votes · too few to score

59%Love

24%Like

4%Ok

2%Dislike

11%Hate

46 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity40

〰 Sillage40

♥ Love / hate14

⏱ Longevity68

〰 Sillage48

♥ Love / hate79

Category winners

LongevityPipe

SillagePipe

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value25

¤ Price value35

Category winnerPipeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

musky88%

animalic77%

smoky65%

amber53%

woody42%

animalic100%

warm spicy92%

musky84%

woody77%

amber69%

sweet61%

Scent match41%Some overlap · both animalic, musky and amber

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

CastoreumAmbergrisMuskLeatherNagarmotha

No top / heart / base split published

Top

TobaccoCacaoVanillaOsmanthusBenzoinDried FruitsKopi Luwak CoffeeCoffee

Heart

LeatherImmortelleWhiskeyBlack ElderJasmine SambacMarigoldRose

Base

CastoreumPatchouliAmbergrisCivetWoody NotesSpicesMuskratHyrax

InformationalShared notesCastoreum, Ambergris and Leather. Durations are only published for Taboo, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring0

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day32

Night100

Spring0

Summer5

Fall76

Winter100

Day76

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men25

Unisex0

Women75

Party 36%Date 31%Casual 25%Work 8%

Men69

Unisex31

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,575

PerfumerOleg Grabchuk

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#30,803

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPipeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Taboo by G Parfums is an unapologetic, smoky leather scent built for cold evenings and late nights. Do not expect sweet vanilla here. The opening hits with raw castoreum and bitter nagarmotha wood, creating a dry, oily animalic punch that demands immediate attention. Within twenty minutes, the rough medicinal sharpnes…

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Pipe opens with sticky Burley tobacco leaf, bitter cacao, and roasted Kopi Luwak coffee tinctures. The heart settles into dark leather, dry immortelle, and neat whiskey. Base notes of natural castoreum, civet, and ambergris ground the sweetness. Wear this heavy gourmand-animalic blend on freezing winter nights in over…

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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.

Which is better, Taboo or Pipe?

Pipe takes 4 of 4 categories. Taboo is rated 1.57/5 from 7 votes; Pipe is rated 4.17/5 from 46 votes. Choose Taboo for a leather and musky character. Best in summer, evening wear. Choose Pipe for a animalic and warm spicy character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Taboo or Pipe?

Pipe lasts longest (Pipe 68/100, Taboo 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Taboo or Pipe?

Pipe projects furthest (Pipe 48/100, Taboo 40/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Taboo and Pipe smell similar?

Some overlap: a 41% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share animalic, musky and amber accords. Common notes include Castoreum, Ambergris and Leather.

Is Taboo or Pipe better for summer or winter?

Taboo suits evening wear; Pipe suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Taboo and Pipe?

Taboo features Castoreum, Ambergris, Musk, Leather and Nagarmotha. Pipe has top notes of Tobacco, Cacao, Vanilla and Osmanthus, heart notes of Leather, Immortelle, Whiskey and Black Elder, a base of Castoreum, Patchouli, Ambergris and Civet.