Cuba Royal

Cuba Royal from Cuba Paris is a woody fragrance with smoky resin and a sweet tobacco-vanilla edge. It is a straightforward, warm composition, closer to a cosy evening scent than a fresh daytime one.

The notes are listed as a single group rather than in stages. Frankincense (olibanum) brings a dry, church-like smoke and resinous depth. Cedar and Virginia cedar provide a pencil-shaving woodiness that forms the backbone of the scent. Tobacco adds a slightly sweet, leafy warmth, while vanilla softens everything with a gourmand touch. Together they give an impression of wood, smoke and something sweet in the background.

Most people report moderate longevity, though a minority find it weak, and the sillage is mostly moderate or intimate, so it stays fairly close to the wearer. Voters lean towards autumn and winter and favour it for the evening, though a fair share wear it by day. It suits relaxed nights out, cooler weekends and anyone who wants an easy, uncomplicated woody-amber scent.

Cuba Royal — for men fragrance by Cuba Paris. Notes: Cedar, Olibanum, Olibanum (Frankincense), Tobacco, Vanilla, Vanille, Virginia Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database