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Comparison

Mysterious Tobacco vs Very Sexy for Him

Side by side. Scored honestly.

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Carolina Herrera Mysterious Tobacco

Mysterious Tobacco

$89· Masculine
OrientalGourmandFallWinter
VS
Victoria's Secret Very Sexy for Him
Victoria's Secret

Very Sexy for Him

$45· Masculine
FreshOrientalWoodySpringFallWinter
Notes overlap
Shared 1
Unique to Mysterious Tobacco
Unique to Very Sexy for Him

Side by side

Comparing the originals — price, breadth, listed-note depth.

Original price
$89
Mysterious Tobacco
$45
Very Sexy for Him
Season coverage
2/4
Mysterious Tobacco
3/4
Very Sexy for Him
Note depthtied
5
Mysterious Tobacco
5
Very Sexy for Him
What Mysterious Tobacco smells like

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.

What Very Sexy for Him smells like

Opens with a sharp bergamot cut softened immediately by cardamom's warm spice, keeping the opening bright but grounded rather than citrus-cold. The heart settles into cedar — dry, clean, slightly smoky — while amber starts creeping in underneath, rounding out any harsh edges. The dry-down is where it earns its reputation: musk and amber merge into something skin-close and genuinely warm, with modest sillage that leans intimate rather than crowd-filling. Projection is medium at best, fading to a soft musky cedar trail within a few hours — a weeknight date or early fall evening out, for someone who wants approachable warmth without demanding attention.

How they overlap

Mysterious Tobacco and Very Sexy for Him share exactly one note (amber). The overlap is real but narrow — most of the wear experience will diverge.

The buying decision

Very Sexy for Him is the cheaper original at $45 compared to $89 for Mysterious Tobacco — about 49% less. Very Sexy for Him covers 3 seasons (spring, fall, winter) — wider weather range than Mysterious Tobacco, which leans fall/winter-only.

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