For me this is a match made in heaven the perfect compliment for that sumptuous creamy Oud is sweet fragrant tobacco but they both have an inherent earthy quality which makes this some dark gorgeous juice. Even tobacco vanille (a scent I adore!) starts very sharply with tobacco and even TF Oud wood is not to my taste but the smooth woodiness under this works really well. I only had one little try of this in store today so I haven't got an in depth note breakdown of what else might be in there but I have to say it really made an impression on me. This is an Oud fragrance worth getting excited about and anyone who's read my previous reviews knows that I don't say it lightly. It's brilliant this stuff just brilliant!

Okay so now that I have a proper sample of this and have worn it for a length of time I need to revise my review a little. To my nose the tobacco is definitely there in the top as you apply this fragrance, no doubt about it. However...it is fleeting and that is unusual for a tobacco fragrance as it is usually the heart or base. Also, claims of an Amber accord are absolutely spot on although no amber is listed in the literature from TF? Weird! This was only apparent to me though in the drydown. I'm really enjoying it though and will update after a few more wears. Update: Okay so I'm wearing this now and my view is that tobacco should be the base of a fragrance with maybe some sweetness and spice on top. My first impressions of this were great, two wonderful elements tobacco and Oud and they're both here in abundance, just not sure whether they work together? And where's the amber coming from ? I've come to the conclusion that Oud smells like amber it definitely has a ambery smell even pure agarwood oil does...so that must be it sometimes it's more promounced depending on source and what you put with it. I don't agree with the amber absolute comparisons as such because that is an 'in your face' amber where as this might just be the combination of these two makes something that resembles it. As you might be able to tell I've agonised over this one and I'm still not sure whether this is genius or just okay...one thing I know I can't stop sniffing it when I have it on!