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Aedes de Venustas

Café Tabac

Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour

2023UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

7.9/ 10
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Aedes de Venustas Café Tabac is a sweet, smoky, resinous unisex scent built around tobacco absolute, dried fig and cocoa, suited to cold-weather evenings.

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Skunky's take: My nose smelled fruit and Skunky cheered up.

How does it perform?

From 106 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity
8.0 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage
7.5 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle
8.1 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money
7.0 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

84% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Fruity
  2. Sweet
  3. Gourmand
  4. Spicy
  5. Woody
  6. Resinous
  7. Smoky

What does Café Tabac smell like?

Tobacco absolute and beeswax absolute form the backbone, with dried fig, cocoa and caramel adding a gourmand sweetness. Cardamom and clove bring spice, while tar casts a smoky, slightly burnt shadow. Oakmoss and amber gather it all onto a woody, resinous base.

Voters find the longevity strong and the sillage good. Most pick autumn and winter, and evening or a night out. The largest share reads it as masculine, though some find it feminine, which fits its unisex label. Naomi Goodsir Or du Sérail and Slumberhouse Baque have a close profile.

When to wear it?

Seasons and occasions, by user votes.

  • 41%
    Autumn
  • 40%
    Winter
  • 16%
    Spring
  • Evening
    35%
  • Nighttime
    32%
  • Casual
    20%
  • Daytime
    8%
  • Office
    4%

Least picked for the office.

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