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Tabac Blond Eau de Parfum(1919)

Caron · Ernest Daltroff · Chypre

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An eau de parfum-strength version of Caron's Tabac Blond, following the same oakmoss-enriched leather-vetiver-tobacco base as the full parfum concentration but at a lighter, more diffusive strength suited to more frequent wear. Positioned between the richest parfum extract and the lighter eau de cologne formulation, this version would have offered a middle ground for wearers seeking Tabac Blond's distinctive smoky character without the parfum's maximum intensity or the cologne's more fleeting presence. The shared oakmoss addition across both this and the parfum concentration, absent from the original base formulation, suggests Caron refined the fragrance's chypre-adjacent depth as it built out the full concentration range. Offering a landmark fragrance across multiple strengths allowed Caron to serve different price points and wear occasions without diluting the core creative achievement of the original composition. It stands as one of several ways Caron made Tabac Blond's genre-defining leather-tobacco structure available to a broader range of customers.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →
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Brand
Caron
Launched
1919
Family
Chypre

Tabac Blond Eau de Parfum is a fragrance from Caron, released in 1919 and composed by Ernest Daltroff. It sits in the Chypre family. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Carnation, Jasmine, and Iris, and settles into a base of Leather, Vetiver, Tobacco, and Oakmoss.

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Top notes
Bergamot
Heart notes
CarnationJasmineIris
Base notes
LeatherVetiverTobaccoOakmoss
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16