Cuir Cuba
Cuir Cuba by Parfums de Nicolaï is an unisex eau de parfum in the premium price tier. It opens with anise, lemon and mint, moves into tobacco, lavender, geranium, ylang-ylang, magnolia and coriander and dries down to licorice, hay, patchouli, cedarwood and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Anise Sweet, liquorice-like seed. Cool and slightly medicinal.
- Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
- Mint Cold and tingly. Great in small doses, toothpaste in large ones.
Heart
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
- Lavender Herbal, clean, slightly medicinal. Barbershop in one note.
- Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
- Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
- Magnolia Lemony white floral. Bright and clean rather than heavy.
- Coriander Warm seed spice, slightly citrusy. A quiet workhorse.
Dry-down
- Licorice Sweet anise with a dark, salty edge. Divisive and distinctive.
- Hay Sun-dried grass and tonka. Warm, rustic and comforting.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
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