Is The Essence Vault Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense a dupe of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Tobacco Vanille
- Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
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Which Should You Buy?
A powerhouse of spiced tobacco and creamy vanilla, this is as much a statement piece as a fragrance. Unapologetically bold, luxurious, and enveloping, it demands attention and defines cold-weather elegance.
No. 290 - Intense amplifies the tobacco and vanilla richness for extra projection, but stays a flatter, more linear read than Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille and lacks the dried fruit and honey complexity that carries the original's dry-down.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Tobacco
51%
Spicy Notes
49%
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Dried Fruits
56%
Woody Notes
44%
Base Notes
Tobacco
51%
vs
60%
Vanilla
28%
vs
61%
Tonka Bean
24%
vs
55%
Dried Fruits
56%
Spicy Notes
49%
Woody Notes
44%
Cacao Pod
25%
Tobacco Blossom
22%
Tobacco
51%
vs
60%
Spicy Notes
49%
Cinnamon
40%
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
The dense, sweet, and spicy profile anchored by tobacco and vanilla is best suited for cold weather, where its richness and power can shine without overwhelming. It can be cloying in heat but enveloping in fall and winter.
Occasions
With its commanding projection, opulent sweetness, and long-lasting sillage, Tobacco Vanille is ideal for formal occasions, special nights, or upscale gatherings. It's too bold and intense for office or sporty settings.
Seasons
Community season votes for Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.
Occasions
Wearers put Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and formal occasions.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 3 of its 6 notes, including Tobacco, Tonka Bean, Vanilla
Adds amber and cinnamon, drops cacao pod and dried fruits
Where to buy
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