Tabac Man Fire Power (TMFP) arrived from Germany yesterday. Less than two weeks.
Some pix:
Hm. A little blurry ... how about:
Too small! You can hardly see it. One more ...
There it is. OK. As a fan of Tabac, I was of course interested in this new flanker, as described in the thread started by @Diogenes (and thanks for the tip!)
Tabac Man Fire Power! A new fragrance
According to another (ahem) place on the net, TMFP has its notes in this order ...
Top notes:
Carnation, Bergamot, Cardamom
Heart notes:
Tobacco & Lavender
With a base of:
Patchouli, Vanilla and Benzoin.
At first spray, it smells familiar ... but like what?
I really like amber and benzoin scents- PannaCrema "Labdano" showcases labdanum, a warm incens-y resin.
Labdanum - Wikipedia
Benzoin is another warm resin that's used as an incense.
Benzoin (resin) - Wikipedia
So, taking TMFP from the ground up; yes, the benzoin's resident. The vanilla, luckily, is faint- I don't care for it much. It overpowers. Patchouli's faint too.
On the top end, it reminds me of some other carnation heavy-hitter, but I can't remember which! (EDIT: I checked. Giorgio for Men, is the answer. Love that stuff) Cardamom rocks and the bergamot's resident as well.
Taken in all, it's a little bit like Salvador Dali pour Homme, but warmer and with less patchouli.
The middle notes are elusive at this point. My nose is wrecked from cross-checking with other colognes!
The TMFP bottle looks like it should smell cinnamon, but nothing like that's inside. The presentation's a little low-end and indeed the stuff's about $15, so. It is what it is.
I like this, and will use it. Has a place, especially for it's price point. Unsure if you can really call it a Tabac flanker; let me know what you think. Hopefully it will be available in the U.S. soon.
Any questions; I'll take a shot at answering.
AA
Some pix:
Hm. A little blurry ... how about:
Too small! You can hardly see it. One more ...
There it is. OK. As a fan of Tabac, I was of course interested in this new flanker, as described in the thread started by @Diogenes (and thanks for the tip!)
Tabac Man Fire Power! A new fragrance
According to another (ahem) place on the net, TMFP has its notes in this order ...
Top notes:
Carnation, Bergamot, Cardamom
Heart notes:
Tobacco & Lavender
With a base of:
Patchouli, Vanilla and Benzoin.
At first spray, it smells familiar ... but like what?
I really like amber and benzoin scents- PannaCrema "Labdano" showcases labdanum, a warm incens-y resin.
Labdanum - Wikipedia
Benzoin is another warm resin that's used as an incense.
Benzoin (resin) - Wikipedia
So, taking TMFP from the ground up; yes, the benzoin's resident. The vanilla, luckily, is faint- I don't care for it much. It overpowers. Patchouli's faint too.
On the top end, it reminds me of some other carnation heavy-hitter, but I can't remember which! (EDIT: I checked. Giorgio for Men, is the answer. Love that stuff) Cardamom rocks and the bergamot's resident as well.
Taken in all, it's a little bit like Salvador Dali pour Homme, but warmer and with less patchouli.
The middle notes are elusive at this point. My nose is wrecked from cross-checking with other colognes!
The TMFP bottle looks like it should smell cinnamon, but nothing like that's inside. The presentation's a little low-end and indeed the stuff's about $15, so. It is what it is.
I like this, and will use it. Has a place, especially for it's price point. Unsure if you can really call it a Tabac flanker; let me know what you think. Hopefully it will be available in the U.S. soon.
Any questions; I'll take a shot at answering.
AA
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