Back to Black
meets Tobacco Honey.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Tobacco · Vanilla
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with sweet; Eau de parfum leads with sweet. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  By Kilian Back to BlackConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Guerlain Tobacco HoneyEau de parfum Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Eau de parfum |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | France |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 2009 | 2023 |
| Leading accords | sweet · honey · tobacco | sweet · honey · tobacco |
| Notes unique to this record | White Honey, Cherry, Raspberry, Almond, Gingerbread, Amber, Tonka Bean, Nutmeg, Benzoin, Chamomile, Saffron, Cardamom, Olibanum, Patchouli, French labdanum, Oak, Virginia Cedar, Coriander, Geranium, Bergamot | Honey, Cloves, Anise, Tonka, Sesame, Agarwood (Oud), Sandalwood |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.92 · 2,555 votes | 4.12 · 1,320 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.59 · 3,058 votes | 2.84 · 1,298 votes |
Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.
Ingredients, side by side.
Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.
Declared on both
- Water\aqua\eau
- Fragrance (parfum)
- Coumarin
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Citral
- Geraniol
- Citronellol
Listed only on Back to Black
- Alcohol denat.
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Hydroxycitronellal
- Disodium edta
- Bht
Listed only on Tobacco Honey
- Alcohol
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Vanillin
- Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil
- Linalyl acetate
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Eugenol
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Benzyl benzoate
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Anethole
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
- Santalum album (sandalwood) oil
- Santalol
- Pinene
- Benzyl cinnamate
- Cinnamal
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Citrus aurantium flower oil
- Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Rose ketones
- Eugenyl acetate
- Benzyl alcohol
- Terpineol
- Terpinolene
- Geranyl acetate
- Farnesol
- Alpha-terpinene
- Methyl salicylate
- CI 14700 (red 4)
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.
Back to Black
Concentration unspecified on official page · US listing · 50 ml refill ; 100 ml refill; 50 ml perfume
Alcohol denat. , Water\aqua\eau , Fragrance (parfum) , Coumarin , Limonene , Linalool , Alpha-isomethyl ionone , Hydroxycitronellal , Citral , Geraniol , Citronellol , Disodium edta , Bht
Source: Kilian Paris official US size-specific ingredient list · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN44375
Tobacco Honey
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Aqua (water) • Vanillin • Myroxylon pereirae oil/extract • Rose flower oil/extract • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Coumarin • Limonene • Linalyl acetate • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Eugenol • Pogostemon cablin oil • Benzyl benzoate • Eugenia caryophyllus oil • Linalool • Anethole • Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Santalol • Pinene • Benzyl cinnamate • Cinnamal • Beta-caryophyllene • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Rose ketones • Eugenyl acetate • Benzyl alcohol • Terpineol • Terpinolene • Geranyl acetate • Citral • Farnesol • Citronellol • Geraniol • Alpha-terpinene • Methyl salicylate • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2) • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22334
These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.
Follow your curiosity.
A starting point, not a verdictConcentration not recorded
Start here if the listed sweet and honey direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Eau de parfum
Start here if the listed sweet and honey direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.