Cuba Blue

Cuba Blue, a masculine fragrance from Cuba Paris, is a woody scent with a green, citrus edge. Woody is the description everyone gives it; about half also call it green and citrusy, and a minority find it floral and ambery.

Tangerine and lemon provide the citrus brightness, and green leaves with green notes give a crisp, leafy, slightly sharp freshness. Geranium adds a rosy, herbal touch. The woody side is substantial: cedar is dry and clean, sandalwood smoother and creamier, and vetiver and patchouli add earthy, rooty depth. Oakmoss brings a damp, forest-floor quality, and amber a soft warmth in the base.

This is a traditional, outdoorsy style of men's fragrance, closer to a classic green chypre than to a modern aquatic. It suits spring and summer days and casual wear, and should appeal to men who like mossy, woody scents that smell of leaves and bark rather than sugar.

Cuba Blue — for men fragrance by Cuba Paris. Notes: Amber, Cedar, Geranium, Green Leaves, Green Notes, Lemon, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tangerine, Vetiver. — Parfica open fragrance database