What fragrance are you wearing today?

(Sample)

What did you think?  This is one I like a whole lot -- my favorite vanilla/tobacco/booze scent. And I tried a whole lot to come to that conclusion.  But I seemed not to wear it as much as I might have thought last winter -- it is almost overwhelming.

(Sample)

What did you think?  This is one I like a whole lot -- my favorite vanilla/tobacco/booze scent. And I tried a whole lot to come to that conclusion.  But I seemed not to wear it as much as I might have thought last winter -- it is almost overwhelming.

Hi Lesser.  The short answer is that I bought a bottle earlier today, and obviously that will tell you something.  Nevertheless, I think the long answer will be more useful. ...

I ran across Vanille Havane some time back in this thread.  I think it was roughly speaking around last January, but I don't remember exactly when.  In any case, a question similar to yours was asked, and the response was five star positive.  Fast forward to yesterday, and I'm on my third 0.7ml sample.  It only took one sample to convince me that Vanille Havane is truly excellent.  It has noticeable but civilized sillage, long legs, and above all, to my nose the fragrance is divine.  However Vanille Havane is also very expensive juice (USD $248/50ml), and I have similar fragrances.  Two bottles in my den strike me as fairly similar - Viktor&Rolf's Spicebomb Extreme and Bvlgari Man In Black, both of which I like very much.  Spicebomb lacks the rum but has a strong bourbon note.  Man in black lacks the vanilla but has a prominent tonka note.  The prominence and timing of the notes varies too, but I won't try to sort that. out  

What I did finally resolve is that Vanille Havane would be my first choice among the three.  So I bought it.

Good luck with whatever you decide.