Unisex · EDP · £14.75
Inspired by Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
23 is Clean Shaven's aftershave interpretation of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille, the 2007 release that remains the brand's single most recognised and most frequently duplicated fragrance across the entire industry. Product Overview Sold as 50ml at 25% EDP concentration for 14.75 pounds, the most expensive entry in this batch, against an original that retails from roughly 200 pounds for a comparable size within Tom Ford's Private Blend line. Marketed as unisex, matching the original's own broad appeal. The bottle carries only the Clean Shaven name and the number 23, with the inspiration named on the product listing. Scent Profile Opens on tobacco leaf and spicy notes, an immediately warm, rich entrance with none of the freshness typical of the rest of the Clean Shaven range. The heart of vanilla, cacao, tonka bean and tobacco blossom is where the fragrance earns its reputation, a genuinely gourmand, dessert-like accord that reads as sweet tobacco rather than smoke. It settles into dried fruits and woody notes, extending the sweetness into a long, warm dry-down. Technical Structure and Development Composed by Olivier Gillotin as part of Tom Ford's original Private Blend collection, Tobacco Vanille built its reputation on an unusually rich, honeyed tobacco-vanilla accord that was expensive and technically demanding to formulate at niche concentration. Because the original commands such a premium price specifically for that richness, it is one of the most heavily targeted fragrances in the entire dupe and interpretation market, and budget versions typically deliver a lighter, less resinous take on the vanilla-tobacco accord than the true Private Blend original. Performance At 25 percent EDP concentration, expect moderate to strong projection with longevity in the 5 to 8 hour range, a fair showing given the original's own reputation as one of the longest wearing fragrances in the Tom Ford catalogue. Wear Scenarios - Autumn and winter wear, when the warm gourmand character suits the cold - Evening and special occasion wear - Cold weather layering, where the sweetness has room to develop - Not recommended for hot climates given its density and sweetness Scent Family Positioning Sits in the tobacco gourmand family, a niche-originated genre that Tobacco Vanille is widely credited with bringing into mainstream awareness. Inspired By and Style Comparisons Direct interpretation of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille. Has no close structural relative elsewhere in the Clean Shaven range, since the gourmand tobacco-vanilla accord is unlike anything else in the numbered catalogue. Flankers and Variations Tobacco Vanille has no official flankers within Tom Ford's own Private Blend line but has become one of the most widely referenced and interpreted fragrances across the entire budget and niche market alike; 23 is built around the standard Private Blend formula. Market and Community Reception Tobacco Vanille is consistently ranked among the most recommended and most searched niche fragrances in online communities, and its accessibility problem, being expensive and hard to sample widely, has made it one of the single most duplicated scents in the entire industry. Clean Shaven's own customer reviews for 23 describe the vanilla-tobacco heart as a genuinely close match to the Tom Ford original, with a shorter overall lifespan given the concentration difference.
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