Czech & Speake · 2021
Cuba Eau de Parfum Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
floral
smoky
romantic
skin-close
minty lime and bay rum, smoky cedarwood haze
Scent Notes
Floral
Top
Heart
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Czech & Speake Cuba Eau de Parfum EDP comes across as minty lime and bay rum, smoky cedarwood haze. It opens with peppermint, lime and rum, moves into bay rum, clove and rose and settles on tobacco, frankincense (a peppery, smoky resin) and vetiver (an earthy, smoky root), among other notes. It reads unisex.
As an eau de parfum, it works across all four seasons. A good pick for the office and date nights. Released in 2021.
It lasts a few hours on skin and sits as a skin scent.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and smoky for the office.
- Sample first if: you want people to notice it; it stays close.
- Skip if: spice tends to feel heavy on you.
Around $240, a premium floral perfume.
Explore more: More from Czech & Speake · Floral perfumes · Lime perfumes · Rum perfumes
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Occasion
Office · date
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
- Date
The Brand
Czech & Speake
Czech & Speake, the London house founded in 1979 by Frank Czech and Jonathan Speake, has 14 perfumes on Scendira, from about $169 to $241. People discuss No 88 Cologne, No.88 Eau de Parfum and Perfecto Fino Eau de Parfum most in community talk Scendira follows, two takes on No. 88 and the smokier Perfecto Fino.
How the Czech & Speake picks open and dry down
No 88 Cologne (1980) is a fresh bergamot cologne with a floral sandalwood drydown, with bergamot on top and sandalwood and vetiver below.
No.88 Eau de Parfum (2021) reads as bright bergamot and green floral rose over velvety vetiver, keeping the same bergamot opening and ending on vetiver and sandalwood.
Perfecto Fino Eau de Parfum (2021) smells of smoky citrus with clove and warm leather, opening on bergamot and lemon and drying to amber, labdanum, leather, patchouli, sandalwood and tobacco.
Other houses sit on the brands page.
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Cuba Eau de Parfum
minty lime and bay rum, smoky cedarwood haze
$240.00
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Vendor: Czech & Speake
Perfecto Fino Eau de Parfum
smoky citrus with clove and warm leather
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like minty lime and bay rum, smoky cedarwood haze. It opens with peppermint, lime and rum, moves into bay rum, clove and rose and settles on tobacco, frankincense (a peppery, smoky resin) and vetiver (an earthy, smoky root), among other notes.
It lasts a few hours on skin and sits as a skin scent.
It works across all four seasons. It suits the office and date nights.
It reads unisex.
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