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designprofessor 
I'm looking for something tobacco, that lasts.
I have Serge Lutens -Fumeur Turque, initially strong boozey tobacco notes, but it goes powdery.
I have also tried Czech and Speake -ok. Creed Vintage Tabarome -close to Lutens IMO
Just wanting something"dark" for fall /cold days -any ideas?
I'm looking for something similar.
I bought a selection of soaps as gifts from an artisan producer on holiday, but ended up keeping one called "Havane" - it's very rich: Tobacco, rum, amber, woody. I'd love a cologne that smells similar.
Earlier this month I passed a branch of Artisan Parfumeur, a Paris perfume boutique. The window display was dedicated to a new scent, "Havana Vanille" - advertised with battered leather suitcases, tobacco leaves, cigar boxes and Panama hats. I'm a sucker for that sort of sepia imagery so I tried it. Very good, but the vanilla is strong in this one and I don't like scents dominated by vanilla.
Any thoughts? Quite masculine, tobacco, amber and rum, without an overdose of vanilla...?
I know there was a perfume called Havana years ago. I haven't seen it for a while and I can't remember how it smelled...