Tactics by Shiseido
Men 1978
Main accords
Description
Shiseido Tactics is an aromatic fougère fragrance for men. Launched in 1978, this composition features top notes of juniper berries, green notes, bergamot, galbanum, lemon, and peach. The heart reveals pine, jasmine, statice, thyme, cedar, and mint, while the base settles on oakmoss, musk, amber, tonka bean, and vanilla.
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Key notes
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Top
Juniper Berries
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Heart
pine
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Base
oakmoss
Community
92 votes
- Positive 88%
- Negative 8.7%
- Neutral 3.3%
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
392 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
92 votes
Season
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94 votes
Time of day
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47 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Tactics
Shiseido Tactics is an aromatic fougère fragrance for men. Launched in 1978, this composition features top notes of juniper berries, green notes, bergamot, galbanum, lemon, and peach. The heart reveals pine, jasmine, statice, thyme, cedar, and mint, while the base settles on oakmoss, musk, amber, tonka bean, and vanilla.
Green, herbal and fougère Fruits, vegetables and nuts Woods and mosses White flowers Musk, amber and animalic Spices
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
55 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
70 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
37 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
29 votes
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Community reviews
3 reviews
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A green Enigma that caught me from the very first sniff. It’s not a scrubby bush green, but rather a soft, talc-like touch with a so clean opening it almost smells like baby powder. As it dries, the pine and oakmoss balance everything out, blending with a special, bitter citrus that isn’t like a soda at all—it reminds me more of the yuzu in L’Eau D’Issey or the lime in Amalfi. The only downside is the longevity, but since I have the cologne version, I can’t ask for more.
Review of the vintage EDT: smells clean, like high-quality green detergent and florals, with nothing synthetic or artificial. It’s a super comfortable and addictive fragrance, too bad the longevity and sillage are low on my skin.
Finally! It’s been added! My all-time favorite fragrance! I haven’t tried the current batches yet and don’t know if they reformulated it, but I loved that 80s Tactics. For comparison: if L’Eau d’Issey smells like coastal Japanese shrubs, this Shiseido Tactics smells like the deep Japanese forest. They classify it as ‘Woody Green’ and that’s true, though it also fits the Aromatic Fougère category, except the latter lacks the woody touch. In my 80s bottles, I swore it smelled of cinnamon, though now I’m not so sure. Thanks FRAGANTICA for adding the profile to my soul fragrance.