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Tobacco Vanille vs Access Code Oriental

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

Updated 28,538 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tobacco Vanille takes 3 of 4 categories.

  • Tobacco Vanille

    Choose it for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

  • Access Code Oriental

    Choose it for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Tobacco Vanille3/4
Access Code Oriental1/4
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Tobacco Vanille
Sillage & projection
Tobacco Vanille
Value for money
Access Code Oriental
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Tobacco Vanille

Head-to-head breakdown

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

Fragrance
Tobacco VanilleTom Ford
Access Code OrientalVinci
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
4.19/ 5 · 28,536 votes
Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%
4.50/ 5 · 2 votes
Have 22%Had 0%Want 78%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate
55%Love
26%Like
6%Ok
10%Dislike
3%Hate

28,536 votes

50%Love
50%Like
0%Ok
0%Dislike
0%Hate

2 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity81
〰 Sillage70
♥ Love / hate80
⏱ Longevity60
〰 Sillage38
♥ Love / hate88
Category winners

LongevityTobacco Vanille

SillageTobacco Vanille

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price value27
¤ Price value81
Category winnerAccess Code OrientalBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
vanilla100%
sweet90%
tobacco80%
warm spicy70%
fruity60%
woody50%
sweet100%
tobacco92%
white floral84%
woody77%
fruity69%
warm spicy61%
Scent match67%Closely related · both sweet, tobacco and warm spicy

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top
Tobacco LeafSpicy Notes
Heart
VanillaCacaoTonka BeanTobacco Blossom
Base
Dried FruitsWoody Notes
Top
Tobacco LeafSpices
Heart
Tobacco BlossomTobaccoCocoaTonka BeanVanilla
Base
Dried FruitsWoody Notes
InformationalShared notesTobacco Leaf, Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Tobacco Blossom. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring18
Summer11
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring0
Summer0
Fall100
Winter100
Day100
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes
Men47
Unisex45
Women8
Men25
Unisex75
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#25,922

PerfumerOlivier Gillotin

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#56,124

PerfumerGivaudan

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerTobacco VanilleHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille opens with a heavy blast of sweet dried fruits and unlit pipe tobacco leaf. It sits on the skin like a thick wool blanket, warming up as your body heat coaxes out a dark cacao and sweet vanilla bean base. This is a cold weather staple built for freezing December nights and outdoor winter marke…

Reviews →

Access Code Oriental by Vinci is a sweet, spice-heavy scent for men. Built with a rich tobacco leaf opening and a warm vanilla base, it suits cold winter nights when you want a close-wearing, sweet-spicy scent. It avoids the typical synthetic blast of cheap colognes.

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, Tobacco Vanille or Access Code Oriental?

Tobacco Vanille takes 3 of 4 categories. Tobacco Vanille is rated 4.19/5 from 28,536 votes; Access Code Oriental is rated 4.50/5 from 2 votes. Choose Tobacco Vanille for a vanilla and sweet character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Access Code Oriental for a sweet and tobacco character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Tobacco Vanille or Access Code Oriental?

Tobacco Vanille lasts longest (Tobacco Vanille 81/100, Access Code Oriental 60/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Tobacco Vanille or Access Code Oriental?

Tobacco Vanille projects furthest (Tobacco Vanille 70/100, Access Code Oriental 38/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Tobacco Vanille and Access Code Oriental smell similar?

Closely related: a 67% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet, tobacco and warm spicy accords. Common notes include Tobacco Leaf, Vanilla, Tonka Bean and Tobacco Blossom.

Is Tobacco Vanille or Access Code Oriental better for summer or winter?

Access Code Oriental suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Tobacco Vanille and Access Code Oriental?

Tobacco Vanille has top notes of Tobacco Leaf and Spicy Notes, heart notes of Vanilla, Cacao, Tonka Bean and Tobacco Blossom, a base of Dried Fruits and Woody Notes. Access Code Oriental has top notes of Tobacco Leaf and Spices, heart notes of Tobacco Blossom, Tobacco, Cocoa and Tonka Bean, a base of Dried Fruits and Woody Notes.

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