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Tobacco Leaf

Tobacco Leaf

Base note Smoky & leather Gourmand Fragrance oil

Sweet, honeyed, dried-hay tobacco leaf with a slightly fruity, warm edge — the smell of a humidor or pipe tin, not stale smoke.

Made from
A blended fragrance oil — no natural oil of this exact scent exists; it's built from aroma chemicals and sometimes natural extracts.
Strength
●●●●○
Cost
Moderate
Moods
CozySensualNostalgic
Seasons
Autumn, Winter
Rooms
Living room, Office
Blend with it
Cautions
No special cautions at normal use; follow the supplier's IFRA certificate.

How it behaves

CandlesGreat
Wax meltsGreat
Reed diffuserGood
Room & linen sprayWorkable
Electric (water) diffuserAvoid
Cold-process soapGood

Many tobacco accords contain vanillin and will brown soap; check the supplier's vanillin figure.

Melt-and-pour soapGood
Laundry & cleaningWorkable

Pairs well with

Vanilla
Vanilla
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Leather
Leather
Base · Smoky & leather
Fragrance oil
Honey
Honey
Base · Gourmand
Fragrance oil
Amber
Amber
Base · Resinous & amber
Fragrance oil
Mahogany
Mahogany
Base · Woody
Fragrance oil
Teakwood
Teakwood
Base · Woody
Fragrance oil
Labdanum
Labdanum
Base · Resinous & amber
Absolute / CO2
Cardamom
Cardamom
Middle · Spicy
Essential oil
Bergamot
Bergamot
Top · Citrus
Essential oil
Black Pepper
Black Pepper
Top · Spicy
Essential oil

Don't have it? Try Leather, Amber.

In these blends

Old Library
Leather armchairs, pipe tobacco and the dusty spice of old book spines.
Clary Sage · Bergamot · Cardamom · Leather · Tobacco Leaf · Black Pepper
Top 25% Middle 44% Base 31%
GroundingCozyNostalgicAutumnWinter
Honeyed Tobacco
Cured tobacco leaves and warm honey in an old barn at harvest.
Bergamot · Cardamom · Honey · Clary Sage · Geranium · Tobacco Leaf
Top 29% Middle 41% Base 29%
SensualCozyAutumnWinter

A little lore

Tobacco leaves are cured by hanging them in barns, where they slowly turn from green to golden brown.

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