Phaedon Tabac Rouge scores 88% against MAC Velvet Teddy overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Phaedon Tabac Rouge opens 84% like MAC Velvet Teddy and reaches 89% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on honey, sweet, floral and powdery. MAC Velvet Teddy adds white floral, vanilla and green that Phaedon Tabac Rouge does not. Phaedon Tabac Rouge brings warm spicy, cinnamon and amber of its own.
| MAC Velvet Teddy | Phaedon Tabac Rouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $35 | about $55 |
| Longevity | 7h | 8h |
| Projection | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Sillage | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Released | 2016 | 2013 |
| Main accords | honey, sweet and white floral | honey, warm spicy and cinnamon |
Phaedon Tabac Rouge is not the cheaper bottle here: the estimates put it at about $55 against $35 for MAC Velvet Teddy. It is on this list because of how it smells, not what it costs.
Resonates with the honey-drenched tobacco heart of Velvet Teddy, delivering a luxurious and velvety sweetness.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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