Nicolaï Cuir Cuba
Tobacco, leather, anise, licorice, aromatic, woody.
Key Fragrance Notes:
- Top: Anise, Lemon Essence, Mint Essence
- Heart: Tobacco Absolute, Lavender, Geranium, Ylang-Ylang, Magnolia, Coriander
- Base: Licorice, Hay, Patchouli, Cedar, Musk
Nicolaï Cuir Cuba opens with anise, lemon, and mint before tobacco absolute takes over the center with lavender, geranium, ylang-ylang, magnolia, and coriander. Licorice, hay, patchouli, cedar, and musk create a dry, textured base. The fragrance is tobacco-led and leathery in character, but aromatic freshness and florals keep the composition from feeling overly dense.
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Scent Pyramid
- Top
- Anise, Lemon Essence, Mint Essence
- Heart
- Tobacco Absolute, Lavender, Geranium, Ylang-Ylang, Magnolia, Coriander
- Base
- Licorice, Hay, Patchouli, Cedar, Musk
Fragrance Details
Fragrance Details
About the Fragrance
About the Fragrance
Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Brand
- Nicolaï
- Perfumer
- Patricia de Nicolaï
- Concentration
- Eau de Parfum
- Fragrance family
- Leather, Tobacco
- Expected wear
- Long
- Projection
- Strong
- Strength
- Strong
- Scent profile
- Tobacco, Leather, Anise, Licorice, Aromatic, Woody
- Full bottle size
- 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz
- Availability
- Available
Production Status
Production Status
- Production status
- In Production
Notes & Composition
Notes & Composition
- Top
- Anise, Lemon Essence, Mint Essence
- Middle
- Tobacco Absolute, Lavender, Geranium, Ylang-Ylang, Magnolia, Coriander
- Base
- Licorice, Hay, Patchouli, Cedar, Musk
Scent Profile
Scent Profile
Primary profile: Tobacco, Leather, Anise, Licorice, Aromatic, Woody
Musk and woods create a skin-close, textural profile with a grounded finish.
Your Route Match
Your Route Match
When to Wear It
When to Wear It
- Best seasons
- Fall, Winter
- Best for
- Evening, Date Night, Going Out
- Day / night
- Night
- Mood
- Refined, Bold, Mysterious
Structured woods and deeper facets give Nicolaï Cuir Cuba a natural place in cooler-weather wear, especially after dark. Strong projection and a 6–8 hour wear estimate keep the guidance grounded while its refined, bold, mysterious character suits evening, date night, going out.
Route guidance is based on the fragrance profile, stored wear context, and listed notes; performance and preference vary by wearer.
Summary
Summary
Nicolaï Cuir Cuba is a tobacco-leather Eau de Parfum centered on tobacco absolute, anise, licorice, aromatics, florals, hay, woods, and musk. Anise, lemon, and mint create a fresh opening before tobacco absolute takes over the heart with lavender, geranium, ylang-ylang, magnolia, and coriander. Licorice and hay give the drydown a dry sweet-bitter texture while patchouli, cedar, and musk form the woody base. Patricia de Nicolaï links the fragrance to childhood memories of her father’s cigar boxes. It suits shoppers who want a tobacco fragrance with freshness and floral lift rather than a dense, syrupy profile.
About the Brand
About the Brand
Nicolaï Parfumeur-Créateur is an independent French perfume house founded in Paris in 1989 by perfumer Patricia de Nicolaï and Jean-Louis Michau. The house is strongly perfumer-led, with Patricia de Nicolaï composing fragrances across citrus, floral, woody, amber, leather, tobacco, patchouli, oud, and home-fragrance styles. Nicolaï emphasizes high-quality raw materials, generous concentrations, and traditional French haute-parfumerie craftsmanship, with many fragrances presented through explicit official olfactory pyramids.
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Full Bottle Details
Full Bottle Details
Nicolaï Cuir Cuba is available as a full-bottle fragrance in 100 mL / 3.4 fl oz.