Tabac Blond by Caron

adrienn99

I had to take back my earlier review on this saying there is no smokey/leathery notes.

Actually there is a smell of tobacco. I could not locate it on my wrist but today I applied the perfume on my neck/chest. About an hour later I was wondering why I smelled like tobacco. Folks. I smoke and I could never detect such tobacco stink on myself (which I regret to say but is the nasty one, like when you spend the night in a club where smoking is allowed and you sniff your clothes the morning after, if you dare). So I would say myself I do not find tobacco unattractive but do not fancy this one :(

sfonativeboy

This is one my favorite "Leather Scents"
I didn't realize ... there were other formulations ..
I got mine from the source I had my bottle filled from one of the Fancy Fragrance Urns at Caron’s boutique on Avenue Montaigne in Paris.

Smoky tobacco with Leather notes...
hints of Spiced Carnation perhaps even Cloves...mixed in ...
Settles on my skin with its warm sweet Vanilla base...

I love it !!!
I'm in love with Leather Scents and this one always competes with Chanel Cuir de Russie for TOP of the list !

If you got others to suggest ...
let me know ...
I'm a Fragrance Addict and would love to add to my ever growing collection...

Had to apply this one at bedtime ...
needed the comfort of this fragrance .. been having bad dreams ..
perhaps this will bring me calm...

Catbiscuit

I am extremely fond of Tabac Blond EDT. I have not dipped my snout into any other vinatges or concentrations. I am satisfied with what my nose has to tell me now.

I am not a smoker, never have been, never will, but my mother was. I remember picking up her cigarette pack and breathing in the stunning gourmand smell of tobacco leaves. It was an absolute crime when she lit them and they turned into noxious smoke vapour.

Ernest has done a marvellous job of recreating that sweet, earthy, dry, delicious tobacco note in a perfume. It takes a few minutes to get to this stage as carnation is busy strutting around like a show pony. But once the tobacco develops I cannot keep myself from myself!

Later on, the freshness of the tobacco is sweetened with vanilla condensed milk, a hitherto undiscovered delicacy.

I don't pick up much leather here and no cedar whatsoever. This is an eminently feminine perfume and it would make an excellent alternative to mainstream woody perfumes if you are looking for something beautiful, unusual & special to wear.

NuriaRose

do anyone know since when tabac blond is reformulated? and if the first formula comes only with this butifull bottle? ...

guest_tourmaline

This review is for the vintage parfum extrait. One drop on one wrist is all it takes for me to get wafts of this for the whole day and on into evening. Tabac Blond really is very edgy. When I sniff my wrist or even just smell the outside of my vintage bottle, in my minds eye I see the drag racing scene in 'Rebel Without a Cause.' Loose tobacco, smoke, and burning rubber: all of these smells comprise Tabac Blond. Many people say they cannot smell any tobacco in Tabac Blond and it's true that TB does not smell like cigarettes, or cigars, or pipe tobacco....but I think it does resemble the smell of loose chewing tobacco. You know: like Skoal or Copenhagen. My best friend growing up had a big brother who lived in the attic. She and I would sneak up there sometimes and look at his porn magazines and giggle, and I remember the distinctive smell of room: his chewing tobacco (or his "chew" as he called it) and his dirty laundry. Tabac Blond reminds me very much of that smell. And after many hours, when only the dregs are left, the Tabac Blond base-notes of amber and a hint of vanilla are laid bare. I can smell no leather per se in this, but I do smell what I imagine a leather clad, bad-ass biker might smell like after a long night of brawling and womanizing at the biker bar.

Kterhark

I"m coming back to Tabac Blonde after first trying it seven months ago. During that time I increased my exposure to leathers and the Caron suite of urn parfums, and was curious to see if my experience wiht TB would change.

The opening tests my patience, as the carnation is just too sweet and the leather too rough. After 2 1/2 to 3 hours the dry florals kick in, and I am much happier; this is the phase i liked best the first time around.

in the end, however, this sits just below a 'love' from me. For everythin I like in this fragrance I can point to another that does it better. But i highly recommend it to anyone looking for a leather, becase tastes differ and this one should not be passed by.

rebella

I have the tiniest little sample of Caron Tabac Blond extrait. I was a littlw worried at first, that I wouldn´t like it, since I don´t like all vintage fragarnces.

But I didn´t have to worry. Tabac Blond is, on me, an archetypical kind of perfume. It smells like perfumes history, precense and future at the same time. It is elegant, ageless and timeless.

The carnation note are close to being a carnation soliflore but somehow it manage not to be. It is rich, golden, strong and very pleasant without being to much. The leather note is quite discrete on me, just as I like leather in perfume (a note that easily become harsh on me). In Tabac Blond the leather note is pure and refined luxury and still with some rough edges.

Caron´s Tabac Blond deserve it´s place among perfume lagends more then well. It´s longlasting, rich and make me feel like a golden age Hollywood-move star.

Tabac Blond could easily be worn by both men and women and I think it would suit any age, apart from maybe the youngest.

I´ll always need a little amount of Tabac Blond in my collection, it is like a golden shining star. Masterpiece class, best of the best, a must must must try!

marielon

I still have a little left in my bottle from 1984, and have a fresh bottle. If anything is missing from this juice, I really can't tell-- it is as warm and rich as ever-- but of course, my old condensed down drops from 26 years ago are super rich and strong. This is the perfume to wear if you plan to work hard all day, stay positive, and end the day swirling some cognac around a nice crystal snifter. There is something a little naughty about Tabac Blond-- my children sneak into my room to smell it and dab a little on. If Tabac Blond has a human match--it is Lauren Bacall. It is simply wonderful, and if Caron were smart, they would highlight this gem.

Tarya

Bright and warm at the same time, like sunshine. Not overly feminine, due to it's subtle leathery, and green notes. Deep smoky carnation, but not too heavy, and much softer that La Nuit by Paco Rabanne. I would prefer stronger sillage. Beautiful!

megannsmom

I love this juice!
It is warm, rich and very confident. Smokey leather, spice and golden sweetness. I didn't care for it the first time I tried it, but gave it another shot and am so happy that I did. The dry down is seductive....wow!

hopflower

No. I did not ever get carnation from this scent. It is burnt rubber and tobacco. Not for me; I love carnation fragrances!

I don't like it at all.

tessture

Strange to hear how it strikes others. This is a strong, deeply spiced golden scent,with marked notes of leather and a twinge of aldehydes. There's also a faint burnt rubber note that is more pronounced on me than on my sister, whose signature scent this is. It is almost masculine in it's lack of flowery prettiness. Yes, men can easily wear this too. Tobacco and vanillic notes smooth out the edges, but it still can be difficult to wear. Very elegant, confident and mature, I can see this fragrance on the right woman regardless of her age, lifestyle or background.

glitteralex

This review is for the pure parfum, in very good condition, from the 1950s.

As I had never experienced this scent, I was very excited to try it. I enjoy other "leather" scents, such a "La Nuit" and "Tenere" by Rabanne, "Or Black" by Morabito, and "Bandit" by Piguet. I was enchanted by the listed notes of leather, carnation, lime blossom, iris, vetiver, ylang-ylang, cedar, patchouli, vanilla, ambergris, & musk combining to create an image of tobacco leaves, vanilla, & leather.

So, imagine my surprise when I opened the bottle expecting the grand seduction of my life....and got carnation. Lots of it, carried by powder. SO much that it approached clove in character. This dominated all else, I could barely detect the Caron base in there. The spice keeps up for the first hour or so, then it mellows as the superb fixatives of musk and especially ambergris take over. I find the base more tolerable, but, still, nothing compelling. It is a supple fragrance that clings to the skin. Other than the spice, it does not shout, as I expected that it would. I agree that it could be worn by a man; it reminds me of some of the sweeter scents my grandfather used to wear. Maybe I set my hopes too high for this perfume, and cannot approach it objectively?

This is the third or fourth time I have tried this bottle, under different conditions, with the same effect. To note, it appears to have been well-kept, and hardly used at all. Evaporation is minimal, and the other Caron perfumes from this coffret are correct in character. I assume that this is not an "off" bottle, but instead, that I am the only person on this planet not to favor this legendary scent.

mademoiselle_nicole

chapeau for the grand old master of salon-fragrances. oily,edgy and a little unpresentable.
warm,spicy and oh so flapper...
for its time a very androgynious scent that was often inspiration for later scents but got never even approximately reached. the grandeur of real chic.
there nothing else to it

jeca

It is not a sharp leathery composition as I expected. It's calm, I smell tobacco and vanilla, sweet a bit, a leather note is refined and "old", men can wear it too.