Tabac Original
A barbershop classic stripped to its essentials.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 9 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Lavender80
- Musk60
- Bergamot50
- Amber50
- Sandalwood40
By the editors · 2 min readA barbershop classic stripped to its essentials. The opening is bright and soapy—petitgrain and neroli with a citrus edge that feels clean without being astringent. Within minutes, lavender takes center stage, not the sweet herbal version but the slightly medicinal, fougère-style lavender that defined men's grooming in another era.
The drydown settles into a soft amber-musk foundation with vetiver adding a touch of earthiness and sandalwood providing creamy warmth. It's remarkably linear, changing more in volume than character as the hours pass.
This is old-school masculinity without aggression—the scent of fresh towels, talcum powder, and well-worn leather chairs. It suits men who prefer understatement to projection, and anyone drawn to the quiet dignity of traditional barbershop accords. Comforting rather than challenging.
