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Sicilian sunlight, honey and tobacco in one golden sweep. Naxos by Xerjoff is Sicilian luxury captured in fragrance: sparkling citrus, aromatic lavender, golden honey, warm cinnamon, rich tobacco leaf, creamy vanilla and smooth tonka bean combine into a scent that feels bold, elegant and irresistibly addictive. Timeless sophistication with undeniable presence.

The Story

Naxos belongs to Xerjoff's 1861 collection, created in tribute to the unification of Italy. The house sets this eau de parfum in Sicily, drawing on the island's sunlight, architecture and blue waters. It begins fresh and aromatic, then turns warm and gourmand with honey, vanilla, cinnamon, tobacco and cashmere woods.

How It Smells

Opening
Bright, aromatic and immediately captivating: lavender, bergamot, lemon and incense from Oman. Sparkling citrus wrapped in smooth lavender, with a subtle resinous depth that gives instant luxury.

Heart
The fragrance grows warmer and more addictive. Honey, cinnamon, cashmere and jasmine sambac form a rich heart that feels sweet, creamy and sensual. The honey is one of Naxos's signatures: golden, smooth and beautifully blended with spice.

Dry Down
Vanilla, tobacco leaf and tonka bean create a warm, smooth, luxurious trail that lingers for hours. The tobacco is refined rather than smoky, adding depth and masculine elegance to the sweet base.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Lemon
• Bergamot
• Lavender
• Incense from Oman

Heart

• Jasmine Sambac
• Honey
• Cinnamon
• Cashmere

Base

• Vanilla
• Tobacco Leaf
• Tonka Bean

Fragrance Profile

Aromatic · Spicy · Amber · Gourmand · Tobacco

Forbidden indulgence in a bottle.

Red Rum is dark, bold, juicy, rich gourmand fragrance that embodies a deep orange and red sunset in the Caribbean. It opens with the dark, sinful sweetness of black cherry and ripe plum, soaked in spiced rum and accented by a hint of Davana. The floral plum carries the heart, joined by a spicy and sweet combo of blonde tobacco absolute and Immortelle flower. The spiced rum is felt through all the way to the dry-down as the oak-barrel base begins to shine, layered with warm Tonka bean, golden amber, and a smoky, rich French vanilla accord. When I started in perfumery, I set out to make a fragrance that combined as many as possible of the notes that I loved in one spot, and after two years, this is the incredible result of that effort. Perfect for a cool fall night out, this fragrance is absolutely unisex, extremely sultry, addictive, and almost sinful.

Deep. Addictive. Not for the faint of taste.

Fragrance Notes:

Top Notes: Black Cherry, Spiced Rum, Davana

Heart Notes: Plum, Tobacco, Tonka Bean

Base Notes: Amber, Oak, French Vanilla

Warm marzipan, vanilla cream and soft tobacco wrapped in cashmere. BDK Parfums Velvet Tonka is a sensual gourmand masterpiece built around the irresistible richness of tonka bean. Almond and orange blossom open luminous and creamy, then the fragrance deepens into rose absolute and Balkan tobacco before settling on tonka, Madagascan vanilla and amber woods.

The Story

A modern comfort scent with undeniable sophistication, Velvet Tonka is a velvety, addictive composition that feels warm, luxurious and effortlessly elegant. It comes from BDK Parfums, the Paris house based in the Palais Royal district.

How It Smells

Opening
Almond-forward and smooth, slightly sweet, with a delicate floral touch from orange blossom.

Heart
Rose absolute and Balkan tobacco absolute add depth and maturity.

Dry Down
Tonka bean and Madagascan vanilla turn creamy, powdery and seductive over amyris and amber woods, leaving a velvety trail: cosy yet polished, sweet yet refined, like luxury in cold weather.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Almond
• Orange Blossom

Heart

• Rose Absolute
• Balkan Tobacco Absolute

Base

• Tonka Bean Absolute
• Madagascan Vanilla Absolute
• Amyris Wood Essence
• Amber Woods

Fragrance Profile

Gourmand · Amber · Woody · Tobacco · Vanilla

Bold elegance with a decadent, charismatic pulse. Bodacious by Boadicea the Victorious is an opulent blend of luscious fruits, warm spices and rich florals, wrapped in creamy woods and golden resins. Cherry, jasmine sambac and Moroccan rose lead to a base of amber, vanilla and tonka bean.

How It Smells

Opening
Sweet and vibrant, with cherry, clove and almond lending fruity brightness and warm spice.

Heart
Jasmine sambac, heliotrope and Moroccan rose deepen into warm florals and creamy, spicy woods.

Dry Down
Amber and vanilla create a creamy, seductive warmth with tonka bean, sandalwood, vetiver, tobacco and a refined touch of musk.

Fragrance Notes

• Cherry
• Clove
• Almond
• Jasmine Sambac
• Heliotrope
• Moroccan Rose
• Tonka Bean
• Amber
• Musk
• Sandalwood
• Vanilla
• Vetiver
• Tobacco
• Cognac

Fragrance Profile

Amber · Floral · Gourmand

A scent that doesn't ask for attention. It demands obsession. Iris Obsidian by Third Eye Fragrance is a dark, mischievous fragrance built on spicy pepper, luscious violet and a full-bodied modern leather. Luscious florals rise from silky, smoldering darkness in a very powerful, long-lasting composition.

How It Smells

Opening
A spicy statement of pink and black pepper and violet, sharpened with citrus, elemi resin and birch tar smoke.

Heart
Modern leather enriched by saffron, incense and rich orris root.

Dry Down
Dry leaf tobacco swirls through luxurious bourbon vanilla.

Fragrance Notes

• Elemi
• Pink Pepper
• Black Pepper
• Violet
• Birch Tar
• Saffron
• Orris
• Incense
• Leather
• Tobacco
• Bourbon Vanilla

Fragrance Profile

Leather · Powdery · Smoky · Dark · Powerful

A golden feast of honeyed fruit and silky tobacco. Or du Sérail by Naomi Goodsir is a sumptuous, intoxicating creation by perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, inspired by the opulence and indulgence of an Eastern palace. Rich tobacco leaves, luscious fruits and flowing honey melt together in a warm, radiant composition that is decadent yet refined, balancing sweetness with depth and texture.

The Story

The inspiration is a painting by Eugène Delacroix and a rich, multifaceted tobacco. The house presents it as an oriental gourmand that evokes a Thousand and One Nights fairy tale, a golden tobacco scent made in France. Velvety, addictive and effortlessly luxurious, it envelops the wearer in a glowing aura of warmth and sensuality.

How It Smells

Opening
A burst of golden sweetness: honeyed fruits, apple, red fruit, mango, sweet orange and a soft syrupy richness that feels immediately indulgent.

Heart
A smooth, slightly smoky tobacco emerges, grounding the sweetness and adding depth, with rum, beeswax, coconut and ylang-ylang. It never becomes harsh; it feels silky and refined.

Dry Down
Warm, resinous and ambery, with oak, cedarwood, musk, maté and a vanilla-like softness, and a lingering sweetness that feels luxurious rather than overpowering.

Fragrance Notes

• Cistus
• Apple and Red Fruit Accord
• Mango
• Rum
• Sweet Orange
• Davana
• Sage
• Beeswax
• Honey Accord
• Coconut
• Geranium
• Ylang-Ylang
• Turkish Tobacco
• Amber
• Labdanum
• Oak
• Cedarwood
• Musk
• Vanilla
• Maté

Fragrance Profile

Gourmand · Tobacco · Amber · Fruity · Honeyed

Ancient Egypt, rendered modern. Aswan by Widian is a radiant, sophisticated fragrance that blends vibrant fruit, refined woods and sensual leather. Part of Widian's Sapphire Collection, it feels both modern and rooted in heritage.

The Story

Aswan takes its inspiration from the timeless beauty and richness of ancient Egypt and the Egyptian city of its name. It balances freshness and depth, a versatile yet refined signature for those who want luxury without heaviness.

How It Smells

Opening
A bright fruity-citrus sparkle: raspberry adds a slightly tart sweetness, bergamot keeps it fresh and clean, and pink pepper gives a soft spicy lift.

Heart
Smooth and airy. Violet leaves add a green, powdery elegance while cedar introduces a dry, refined woodiness, softened by an amber-like warmth.

Dry Down
Warm, soft and slightly creamy. Leather and tobacco add depth, balanced by vanilla, patchouli and musk that keep it smooth rather than heavy.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Raspberry
• Pink Pepper
• Bergamot

Heart

• Violet Leaves
• Cedar
• Ambergris

Base

• Leather
• Musk
• Tobacco
• Vanilla
• Patchouli

Fragrance Profile

Fruity · Leather · Woody · Sweet · Spicy

A sunlit island of ripe fruit, green leaves and warm woods. Isola Verde by Roja Parfums is a fruity citrus extrait de parfum built around a tropical green accord, where guava, melon and bright mandarin meet fresh florals, warm woods and exotic accords. Composed by perfumer Antoine Cotton, it captures a verdant island paradise, blending brightness with sophistication.

The Story

The house presents Isola Verde as a sensory escape to a paradise island: ripe fruit and exotic flowers, sun-warmed sand, clear turquoise water and a waterfall. Antoine Cotton shaped it as a faceted, sophisticated take on fruit and florals, with guava at its centre, supported by magnolia, osmanthus and orris, and accented by blond tobacco and an amber-rum warmth.

How It Smells

Opening
Bright, juicy and slightly tangy: clementine and mandarin blend into a tropical fruit burst, lifted by an airy, luminous freshness.

Heart
Guava, melon and davana meet magnolia, lily of the valley and osmanthus, fresh and green like a humid, sunlit jungle.

Dry Down
Pink pepper, cardamom, rum, patchouli, sandalwood, cedarwood, tobacco and ambroxan give a woody, subtly warm, sensual finish.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Clementine
• Mandarin
• Hedione

Heart

• Magnolia
• Lily of the Valley
• Osmanthus
• Davana
• Melon
• Guava

Base

• Pink Pepper
• Cardamom
• Rum
• Patchouli
• Sandalwood
• Cedarwood
• Tobacco
• Ambroxan

Fragrance Profile

Floral · Fresh · Fruity · Citrus · Tropical Green

Soft as a leather glove, boozy with rum and immortelle. Cuir Velours by Naomi Goodsir is an intimate, luxurious take on leather, crafted by perfumer Julien Rasquinet. It softens the traditional intensity of leather into something smooth, warm and enveloping, like suede against bare skin: refined, sensual and quietly addictive.

The Story

The house sums up the idea as soft as a leather glove: a creamy leather accord layered with rum, blonde tobacco and immortelle, the strawflower whose honeyed, hay-like warmth reads like ripe fruit. Incense and labdanum add spice and subtle complexity, while amber and woods form a comforting base. Naomi Goodsir, an Australian designer who began in hat-making, founded the house in 2012.

How It Smells

Opening
Supple suede leather, smooth, creamy and inviting from the very first moment, with a boozy touch of rum.

Heart
Immortelle adds a warm, slightly honeyed glow, while soft tobacco nuances and cistus labdanum bring depth without heaviness. It remains balanced, never too sweet and never too sharp.

Dry Down
It settles into ambery warmth and skin-like softness, with incense and gentle woods creating a cozy trail.

Fragrance Notes

• Leather
• Tobacco
• Rum
• Cistus Labdanum
• Incense
• Fleur d'Immortelle
• Amber

Fragrance Profile

Leather · Tobacco · Boozy · Amber · Resinous

Hot asphalt, tobacco flowers and a vintage roadster. The Cobra & The Canary is an Imaginary Authors eau de parfum of lemon, orris, tobacco flowers and leather over hay fields and asphalt. It conjures hot summer road trips, nostalgia for a father's younger days and old black-and-white films.

The Story

When a tip from a clairvoyant leads 23-year-old Neal Orris to a rural Connecticut barn housing his deceased father's secret obsession, a pristine 1964 Shelby Cobra Roadster, it is the getaway ticket he was desperately searching for. After liberating his best friend Ike from his dead-end job on the family farm, the two hit the open highway. Aiming for the Palm Springs race tracks, their journey is a blur of seedy motels, cool swimming pools, hot debutantes, cocktails and cigarette smoke. Each stop finds the friends inventing new pseudonyms and personas for themselves, their innocent game hurtling into the depths of decadence and desolation.

How It Smells

Opening
Sharp lemon over a hint of road: asphalt and workshop grit.

Heart
Powdery orris and tobacco flowers with smooth leather.

Dry Down
Sun-dried hay fields in a haunting, complex drydown.

Fragrance Notes

• Lemon
• Orris
• Tobacco Flowers
• Leather
• Hay Fields
• Asphalt

Fragrance Profile

Leather · Powdery · Tobacco · Hay

Disco-era decadence in a bottle. Fifty Four by Jusbox is a glamorous, high-energy gourmand amber inspired by the nightlife of Studio 54. A piña colada and cardamom opening, saffron and chocolate at the heart and a rum, vanilla, sandalwood, patchouli and tobacco base make it feel both vintage and modern, confident and magnetic.

The Story

Jusbox is the Italian house built around music and fragrance, and Fifty Four pays tribute to 1970s club culture, particularly the legendary Studio 54, where music, movement and desire collide. It was composed by perfumer Julien Rasquinet and released in 2024 as an indulgent scent for going out.

How It Smells

Opening
The house describes it as floral and slightly sweet: a soft, luminous, elegant opening, enriched by a sweetness that gives a seductive glow, here carried by piña colada, cardamom and Guatemalan davana.

Heart
Patchouli takes centre stage, earthy and slightly smoky, rich and confident, alongside saffron, a chocolate accord, nagarmotha and cinnamon bark.

Dry Down
Warm and smooth, with rum, vanilla resin, sandalwood and tobacco forming a long-lasting, sensual finish of woods and musks.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Piña Colada
• Cardamom
• Guatemalan Davana

Heart

• Saffron
• Chocolate Accord
• Nagarmotha
• Cinnamon Bark

Base

• Rum
• Vanilla Resin Absolute
• Sandalwood
• Patchouli
• Tobacco

Fragrance Profile

Gourmand · Amber · Spicy · Patchouli · Woody

A cave, a storm, a Havana cigar and the first light of sunset. Atardecer, Spanish for sunset, is a show-stopping extrait from Navitus that opens with green fig, violet leaves and Mexican tuberose, deepens into a trio of Laotian, Bangladeshi and Indian oud, and warms to Papantla vanilla, Chiapas coffee, Veracruz tobacco and oakmoss.

The Story

Crafted by master perfumer Christian Carbonnel with creative direction from Eduardo Garcia de Alba of MyScentJourney, Atardecer (2024) draws on Mexican ingredients. The brand's inspiration is a memory from March 1997: walking through a forest as the sky rumbles and turns grey, sheltering in a cave in the mountainside that smells of cold, mineral rock and millennia, watching rain fall as if from a window, and the aroma of wet earth filling the senses. A fire is lit to prepare coffee, a jacket still carries traces of a favourite leather-and-violet-leaf perfume, a Havana cigar saved for a special moment is lit, and its smoke mingles with the intoxicating tuberose she wears, as they wait for the rain to pass and the sunset to begin.

How It Smells

Opening
Green fig and violet leaves with Mexican tuberose, fresh and leafy before the storm of oud arrives.

Heart
An oud trifecta of Laotian, Indian and Bangladeshi oud, followed by a cool, mineral accord of wet earth, smoke, leather and cedar.

Dry Down
The base warms with Papantla vanilla, Chiapas coffee, Veracruz tobacco and oakmoss.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Green Fig and Violet Leaves
• Mexican Tuberose

Heart

• Laotian Oud
• Indian Oud
• Bangladeshi Oud
• Smoke
• Wet Earth
• Leather
• Cedar

Base

• Papantla Vanilla
• Chiapas Coffee
• Veracruz Tobacco
• Oakmoss

Fragrance Profile

Oud · Leather · Smoky · Woody · Tobacco

Green, equestrian and unmistakably confident. Riders by Sarah Baker Perfumes is one of the house's boldest and most rebellious creations: fresh grass, peach and bergamot over hay, a leather accord and metal tack, then vetiver, amber, musk, fir and tobacco. Stylish, magnetic and made for those who never blend in.

The Story

The house's own copy frames Riders as a statement scent with attitude, inspired by speed, leather, chrome and dangerous glamour, a daring fragrance that captures freedom, power and unapologetic style. Its notes lean into the green, country-life side of that spirit, and the house describes it in three words: green, country life, equestrian.

How It Smells

Opening
A fresh, green start of grass, peach and bergamot, with lily of the valley adding a soft floral brightness.

Heart
Hay and a rich leather accord take over, with metal tack lending a polished, equestrian edge. The leather feels confident and wearable.

Dry Down
Vetiver, amber and musk soften the base, while fir and tobacco add a woody, slightly smoky depth. The overall effect is leathery, green, warm and highly confident.

Fragrance Notes

• Grass
• Peach
• Bergamot
• Lily of the Valley
• Hay
• Leather Accord
• Metal Tack
• Vetiver
• Amber
• Musk
• Fir
• Tobacco

Fragrance Profile

Green · Leather · Tobacco · Hay

The scent of this tribute transmits highly complex messages to other tigers about its sex, size and social status.

This dark and spicy leather fragrance opens sweet and soft, with the vibrancy of leather underpinned by balsamic notes of rock rose and myrrh. Animalic stimulant. Use with caution.

The Bengal tiger uses its claws to barkstrip trees and urinates on the pile of woodchips as a monument of territory.

Fragrance Notes:

• Head Notes: Juniper, cardamom.
• Heart Notes: Myrrh, labdanum.
• Base Notes: Castoreum, burley tobacco, patchouli.

A richly layered fragrance that opens with bright citrus, black cherry, clary sage, and the gentle bitterness of mate tea. Jasmine and orris soften a heart of warm, smoky tobacco before amber, leather, labdanum, tonka, and vanilla settle into a deep, sensual finish. Part of Clive Christian’s Addictive Arts collection, Hedonistic is an indulgent choice for anyone drawn to tobacco fragrances with sweetness and depth. 

What it smells like:

Smoky tobacco wrapped in amber and leather, with a hint of cherry, soft florals, and a smooth vanilla finish.

Fragrance Notes:

• Top Notes: Bergamot, grapefruit, neroli, black cherry, clary sage, mate tea
• Heart Notes: Jasmine, orris, papyrus, tobacco
• Base Notes: Amber, leather, labdanum, tonka, vanilla

Burning for you. The Oud Affair by Vilhelm Parfumerie is a refined oud layered with honeyed sweetness and warm woods: deep, intimate and unmistakably sophisticated.

The Story

The Oud Affair is inspired by Ava Gardner and Luis Miguel Dominguín, the actress and the bullfighter, and their tempestuous, passionate love affair. The fragrance carries the heat of a thousand suns, blending wild honey, ginger butter and tobacco leaves with the warmth of agarwood and black vanilla bean.

How It Smells

Opening
Wild honey and ginger butter open sweet, rich and a little spicy.

Heart
Tobacco leaves add a dark, dry, smoldering warmth.

Dry Down
Agarwood and black vanilla bean settle into a deep, resinous, intoxicating base.

Fragrance Notes

Top

• Wild Honey
• Ginger Butter

Heart

• Tobacco Leaves

Base

• Agarwood (Oud)
• Black Vanilla Bean

Fragrance Profile

Oud · Spicy · Gourmand · Tobacco · Woody