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Metallica Tobacco SHAMS
Metallica Tobacco SHAMS is Shams Perfumes's answer to Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille — at 94% less per 100ml.
- Smells like
- Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille
- Price
- $35.15
- Size
- 100ml
- Per 100ml
- $35
- Original per 100ml
- $600
- Made by
- Shams Perfumes
Strong contender
FragDNA score · on paper
The review
Metallica Tobacco SHAMS scores 7.0 out of 10 on paper — strong contender territory for anyone chasing Tobacco Vanille.
Shams Perfumes sells it on the name alone — no note list of its own — so the brief is Tobacco Vanille's pyramid, and the closeness votes below are the real test.
At $35 per 100ml it costs 94% less than Tobacco Vanille — the 5th cheapest of 20 twins we can price.
Some wearers dispute how close it gets — the match is the seller's claim, so read the votes before you buy.
Reviewed on paper: from the notes and strength Shams Perfumes publishes, the price per 100ml, and how firmly the match is claimed. How it really smells on skin is what the votes below are for.
What it's built to smell like
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is tobacco leaf and spices at first, tonka, cacao and tobacco flower at its heart and vanilla, dried fruit and woods at the end. Shams Perfumes set out to put that same arc in a cheaper bottle.
Top
- tobacco leaf
- spices
Heart
- tonka
- cacao
- tobacco flower
Base
- vanilla
- dried fruit
- woods
For the fireside and the fur coat. Rich pipe tobacco and spice fold into vanilla and dried fruit — gilded, gourmand warmth.
Some fans dispute how close this one gets — it is listed against the original by its seller.
How it ranks against the other twins
Of the 27 twins of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille we can price, Metallica Tobacco SHAMS is number 5 on price per 100ml.
- 01 Copycat Fragrances Tobacco Vanille $29/100ml
- 02 Edossa Tobacco Vanil $31/100ml
- 03 Noted Aromas Havana $33/100ml
- 04 Blossom Perfumery 235 $34/100ml
- 05 Shams Perfumes Metallica Tobacco SHAMS $35/100ml
- 06 Match Perfumes Tobacco Vanille $41/100ml
- 07 Marhaba Tao Ether $44/100ml
- 08 HK Perfumes Dark Vanilla $64/100ml
- 09 The Dupe Spot Beard Oil $65/100ml
- 10 AromaPassions Lavish $69/100ml
The community
What people say about Metallica Tobacco SHAMS
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What does Shams Perfumes Metallica Tobacco SHAMS smell like?
It is built to smell like Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille — tobacco leaf and spices up top, tonka, cacao and tobacco flower in the heart, vanilla, dried fruit and woods in the base.
Is Shams Perfumes Metallica Tobacco SHAMS a dupe of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?
Yes — Shams Perfumes sells it as its version of Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille.
How much cheaper is Shams Perfumes Metallica Tobacco SHAMS than Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille?
94% less per 100ml: about $35 per 100ml against $600 for the original.
Where can I buy Shams Perfumes Metallica Tobacco SHAMS?
It is in stock at $35.15 for 100ml — the link on this page goes straight to the shop.