Vintage Tabarome Creed for men

ok, this is the first Creed frag that Ive ever had. Im not someone who buys the most expensive frags, generally. Yea, I do have some that cost me more than your average Joe would spend on a cologne...but they are few.

However, I know a few people, men and women, who use CREED and swear by it. So, Im at a female friends apartment last night...a dinner party of sorts. She knows that I like to wear cologne. She takes me to her bedroom, where she had at least 6 Creed frags, among other frags on her vanity. She even had a VINTAGE 8 OUNCE BOTTLE of the original Co Co Chanel scent that she bought in Madagascar of all places...I was impressed. I was also afraid to ask her how much she spent on it..loL

But off to the side, doing its own thing under her lamp, was a bottle of vintage Tamborone, just like the bottle shown above....while she was singing its praises, I noticed that it was a male frag not a female frag.

She said she actually gets more compliments wearing this frag than the Chanel that she bought...I was impressed again. And then she told me, "take it...its yours".

Now, Ive had a lot of people, friends and lovers who have given me some really nice gifts. But for some reason, I felt like a kid in a candy store, when she handed me this frag. I sprayed it, and in 2 seconds it filled the room.

Just like I thought, it was right up my alley...it was VERY Old World...it had a very European slant to it.....NOTHING remotely American about it. Its not trying to fool anyone.

Its a very masculine scent...enhanced by the amber and pepper. The sandlewood, as usual, is the 'peace maker' of all the notes involved. It calms the pepper down, and goes hand in hand with the amber in a very lush, sophisticated way.

So, first time out the gate with a Creed frag, and I think I did myself proudly, with a vintage frag, of all things. And I wouldnt have it any other way.

Creed PRIVATE TABAROME (as my sample vial is labeled) or VINTAGE TABAROME is one seriously intense little elixir. A couple of drops and I am basically overwhelmed by what appears to my nose to be a very leather-heavy scent. Yes, there are chypre elements here, but leather definitely dominates to my nose.

I had been looking forward with great anticipation to trying this Creed creation, as I adore TABAROME and am planning to add a bottle to my collection. While still a high-quality composition, PRIVATE TABAROME is an entirely different beast, literally and figuratively! I smell dark, rough leather above all and all over the place. If there is tobacco in this composition, it is nothing like the shiny wet green leaves found in TABAROME and Trussardi JEANS or the other tobacco frags so coveted by me.

Still, I think that PRIVATE TABAROME has its own appeal. This is a dark, rich, ponderous fragrance along the lines of CABOCHARD. One thing's for sure: a bottle will last you a VERY long time!!! Guys and gals alike will want to apply this powerful potion sparingly--well, unless you like to hang out with bikers. Or want others to think that you do. (-:

I probably would not want to wear PRIVATE TABAROME alone, but it may mix beautifully with a good rose perfume. In fact, I think that I'll try that right now...

Update (8:24pm): blends beautifully with FLEURS DE BULGARIE!