Is The Essence Vault Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense a dupe of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?

Tobacco Vanille EDP

Tom Ford by Olivier Gillotin Original Acquired
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Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum bottle Tobacco Vanille EDP
EDP Concentration Parfum
U Gender U
2007 Year -
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Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense Parfum bottle Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense Parfum
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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Tobacco Vanille EDP
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.
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Our Verdict - Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense Parfum
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.
Statement

Scent Profile

How they compare
Tobacco Vanille EDP A Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense Parfum B
Where they part company by gap size

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Tobacco Vanille EDP
Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense Parfum

Notes

Tobacco Vanille
Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense

Top Notes

Tobacco Tobacco 51% Spicy Notes Spicy Notes 49%

Base Notes

Dried Fruits Dried Fruits 56% Woody Notes Woody Notes 44%
Shared Notes
Tobacco Tobacco 51% vs 60%
Vanilla Vanilla 28% vs 61%
Tonka Bean Tonka Bean 24% vs 55%
Only in Tobacco Vanille
Dried Fruits Dried Fruits 56% Spicy Notes Spicy Notes 49% Woody Notes Woody Notes 44% Cacao Pod Cacao Pod 25% Tobacco Blossom Tobacco Blossom 22%
Only in Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
Dark Chocolate Dark Chocolate 45% Cinnamon Cinnamon 40% Amber Amber 38%
Shared Notes
Tobacco Tobacco 51% vs 60%
Only in Tobacco Vanille
Spicy Notes Spicy Notes 49%
Only in Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
Cinnamon Cinnamon 40%
Shared Notes
Tonka Bean Tonka Bean 24% vs 55%
Only in Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
Dark Chocolate Dark Chocolate 45%
Only in Tobacco Vanille
Dried Fruits Dried Fruits 56% Woody Notes Woody Notes 44%
Only in Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
Vanilla Vanilla 62% Amber Amber 38%

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

Tobacco Vanille Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense
Beast (10+h)
Longevity
Moderate (4-6h)
Strong
Projection
Moderate
Potent
Intensity
Moderate

Season and Occasion Fit

Tobacco Vanille

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Spring

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

Best For:
Date Formal

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.

Tobacco and Vanilla - 290 - Intense

Seasons

Best For:
Autumn Winter
Also Works:
Spring

Community season votes for Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, the fragrance this is built to match, favour autumn and winter.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

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.

Overall scent match
44%
Key Similarities

Shares 3 of its 6 notes, including Tobacco, Tonka Bean, Vanilla

Key Differences

Adds amber and cinnamon, drops cacao pod and dried fruits

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