Mysterious Tobacco vs Very Good Girl
Side by side. Scored honestly.
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Side by side
Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.
Opens with a sharp, almost acrid tobacco that softens quickly as leather edges in — not hide-and-saddle leather, but something smoother and slightly sweet. The heart is where it earns its name: tobacco deepens and darkens, amber adding warmth without going powdery. The dry-down is slow and generous, tonka bean and vanilla rounding everything into a thick, skin-close sweetness that lingers for hours. Projection is moderate; sillage is dense and intimate rather than room-filling — Built for cold nights, low lighting, and anyone who wants to smell expensive without explaining themselves.
Opens with a roasted coffee and almond combo that leans more bakery than café — sweet but not cloying because the coffee keeps it grounded. The heart deepens into caramel without going full dessert; there's just enough sandalwood underneath to give it shape and stop it from collapsing into pure sugar. The dry-down is warm amber and soft musk, close to the skin and genuinely cozy. Projection is moderate, sillage polite — it announces itself without taking over the room — Best for autumn and winter evenings, ideal for someone who wants sweet but wearable.
How they overlap
Mysterious Tobacco and Very Good Girl share 2 notes (vanilla, amber). The same note name doesn't always mean the same scent — different houses use different vanillas, different woods, different musks — but a multi-note shared spine usually does indicate genuinely-comparable wear character. The remaining notes (3 unique to Mysterious Tobacco, 6 unique to Very Good Girl) are where the divergence happens.
The buying decision
Very Good Girl is the cheaper original at $85 compared to $89 for Mysterious Tobacco — about 4% less. Both wear best across the same fall/winter — they're interchangeable on weather fit. Heads up: Mysterious Tobacco is marketed masculine, Very Good Girl is marketed feminine — they target different wearers, though plenty of buyers cross those lines.
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