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Tabac Exquis (2021)
meets Herod.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Cinnamon · Labdanum

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy; Eau de parfum leads with tobacco. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Caron Tabac Exquis (2021) bottle
Caron

Tabac Exquis (2021)

Concentration not recorded

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Parfums de Marly Herod bottle
Parfums de Marly

Herod

Eau de parfum

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedEau de parfum
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20212012
Leading accordswarm spicy · amber · sweettobacco · vanilla · warm spicy
Notes unique to this recordDark Chocolate, Tobacco, Iris, Myrrh, Jasmine, Cacao Pod, Tonka Bean, Benzoin, Ambroxan, OlibanumPepperwood™, Tobacco Leaf, Incense, Osmanthus, Vanilla, Iso E Super, Cedar, Musk, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Vetiver, Amber
Longevity / 53.47 · 211 votes3.56 · 6,063 votes
Projection / 42.16 · 202 votes2.29 · 6,401 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.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Tabac Exquis (2021)

Eau de parfum · FR listing · 30 / 50 / 100 mL

Alcohol denat.. parfum. aqua. butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane. linalool. coumarin. bht. alcohol. tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate. cinnamal. eugenol. benzyl benzoate. CI 19140. CI 14700. CI 42090. 82% vol.

Current La Collection Merveilleuse edition, matched using the official collection designation; not a declaration for historical editions. Official French product declaration. Printed alcohol strength, when present, is retained in the source text and excluded from ingredient comparisons. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Caron official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Herod

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat., Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Coumarin, Bht, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Cinnamal, Eugenol

Source: Parfums de Marly official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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 verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and amber direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed tobacco and vanilla direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.