Headspace Parfums Tabac 2025: a soft haze tailored by Julien Rasquinet

There are tobacco scents that blare baritone and ash. Headspace Parfums Tabac by Julien Rasquinet prefers a lower register. It is a close-mic’d whisper. A soft haze that sits like charcoal cashmere on the shoulders, then sneaks under the collar with heat you notice only when someone leans in.

On my skin the opening is not a cigar lounge. Think cured leaves warmed in the hand. A plush pipe tobacco accord that reads honeyed and slightly fruity rather than sticky-sweet. The smoke is filtered. Less chimney. More smoldering ember glowing under suede. Rasquinet has a gift for textural darkness and he uses it with restraint here. If you know his Naomi Goodsir Cuir Velours or Bois d’Ascèse, you’ll recognize the gentle rasp he coaxes from leather and incense. If you loved the mineral coolness of Amouage Enclave or the tea-smoke chiaroscuro of Masque Milano Russian Tea, this feels like a cousin who traded drama for poise.

The heart softens into a tobacco-amber skin scent. I get tonka, a dusting of nutty hay, perhaps a wisp of resin that gives structure without syrup. The drydown is where Tabac gets addictive. It turns tactile. Polished wood and salted caramel shadows, never loud, always refined. Sillage is a halo, not a billboard. Longevity is steady. Eight hours of low-voltage glow that clings to knitwear and wrists like a private signature.

Seasonality skews cool weather but I would wear this on a humid night just to test the contrast. It is date-night suitable. Boardroom acceptable if your boardroom can handle a hint of mischief. Gender is a non-issue. Tobacco belongs to anyone who enjoys warmth with edges.

What I appreciate most is the lack of cliché. Headspace Parfums Tabac dodges the usual vanilla overdose and rum-soaked theatrics. It is confident without swagger. Elegant without starch. A modern tobacco that reads cultivated rather than costume.

The phrase that kept looping in my head while wearing it. Soft haze of darkness. That is the mood, and Julien Rasquinet nails it. If tobacco has ever felt too obvious for you, this 2025 release might change your mind.