The review of Tabac below from the current Sharpologist confirms my earlier assertion that generated such a brouhaha, namely that Tabac fans like smelling like the male equivalent of “little old ladies!”
See below:
“I first came across Tabac while up at the Maggard’s Meetup in 2019, and having made the three-hour expedition to their wonderful store I examined this soap between discussing odds and ends with vendors on the upper floor, briefly introducing myself to Mantic59 himself and his good lady wife, dodging other customers, grabbing many wonderful soaps, winning a door prize, and occasionally playing with Jinx the shop cat before final check out.
I’d heard of this Tabac Original concoction before and seen it mentioned occasionally in various wet shaving circles. I gathered the demonstration jar on the shelf, took a sniff and put it back. I had mixed feelings about the fragrance then and moved on to other things.
Fast-forward to today, I recently purchased a Tabac shave stick and I recall why I felt such reservations. To state that the scent is unique is an understatement, yet the strength of the scent itself is quite an overstatement. From the
www.tabac-original.com we see the perfume is comprised of the following notes:
- Top Notes of: Neroli, Lemon, Black Pepper, Bergamot, & Petit grain.
- Middle Notes are: Lavender, Camomile, Geranium, Oakwood absolute.
- Base notes consist of: Carnation, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Musk, Ambergris.
I admit my nose lacks the ability to detect the subtleties and intricacies of complex fragrances. Regardless, I detect a fresh scent, almost like a dryer sheet, with plenty of flowers beneath and hints of aquatics and traces of leather, light woodiness plus a miniscule amount of the namesake tobacco and light vanilla in the background. It has an odd, musty undertone to it that is ironically sweet and not entirely disagreeable.
The fragrance is strong and slams you in the face as soon as you pull off the cap. It’s strong enough that you might consider using something else instead of the Tabac.
Tabac Original was originally introduced in 1959 by Mäurer & Wirtz [est. 1845] of Stolberg, Germany, and I can’t help but feel this particular cologne has slightly dated quality to it. It smacks of the male equivalent of what I might call “old lady perfume”, if you understand what I mean.
Just as there are changes / seasons in fashion, similarly fragrances have their own life cycles in and out of style, although these rhythms are less pronounced and less noticeable than that of clothing, neckties or shoes. Tabac is not a modern scent, which currently trend towards a fresh foundation, such as Polo, Tommy Boy or Cool Water to name a few. It is nonetheless a classic aroma which endeavors not to come across as overly passé, and it gets better-than-average reviews on various fragrance webpages.”
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