Cheap & Cheerful: Tabac Original by Maurer & Wirtz
First off, thanks to you all who kindly commented on my last post memorializing my friend Sue. Your thoughts were greatly appreciated.
We haven’t done a Cheap & Cheerful in a while and that might be because I have been shamelessly piggybacking on other Posse Peeps posts. This time, I am doing so because of shamelessly piggybacking.
I am not immune to the marketing hype of “just add $X to your order to get FREE SHIPPING!!”. On Amazon orders it will mean that I will stick something like a package of SweetTarts. On this FragranceOnline order it ended up netting me this bottle of Tabac Original.
Now, I know that I had heard of this one and may have even owned it back in the day. I probably dismissed it as being a bit of false advertising: the name would lead you to believe that it would be something like Knize Ten, a leathery tobacco, or at least the (used to be) sublime Tabac Blond. But no, This is a powdery fougere with notes of (from Fragrantica) “Top notes are Aldehydes, Lavender, Neroli, Lemon and Bergamot; middle notes are Carnation, Sandalwood, Pine Tree Needles, Rose, Jasmine and Orris Root; base notes are Tobacco, Musk, Oakmoss, Amber, Tonka Bean and Vanilla“
Murderous fake gourmets and cologne over-applier Bond Baddies Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd
Although this was introduced in 1959 I am sure that time, economies, and IFFRA madness has likely altered the mix. But I dare say not by much. All those innocent sounding ingredients make a fairly strong impression: in moderation it would seem like the sort of thing James Bond would wear. One too many spritzes and you start getting into Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wint territory. So go steadily.
Have you tried this one? Thoughts? Share in the comments..
Tabac is available at several e-tailers such as Amazon and Fragrancenet, which has it as of this writing for $6.60 for the 1.7oz I purchased all the way up to a whopping 10.1oz for $15. I purchased my small bottle from them.
Images: MY iPhone, Pexels, and Wikimedia Commons