How it smells
Main smell: tobacco and woody. It opens with spices and tobacco, moves to patchouli and spices and dries down to oakmoss and tobacco.
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- fall
Red notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Cuba Red EDT in detail
Cuba is the house behind Red EDT. It comes as Eau de Toilette.
More from Cuba
The house has 26 perfumes here, led by Yes We Can, Variety and Copacabana.
Best season for Red
The best time of year to wear it is fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: fall, winter, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
For work or for evenings
It works in the day and at night.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Toilette, it is lighter than an Eau de Parfum, so it fades sooner. Parfums Gres Cabochard and Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like oakmoss and tobacco are the part that stays longest on the skin.
What Red costs
The usual price in Europe is about €11. That makes it one of the more affordable picks. It costs less than Parfums Gres Cabochard and Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is tobacco (100%), followed by woody and warm spicy. You will probably like it if you enjoy tobacco and woody smells and notes like patchouli and oakmoss. Less obvious notes include tobacco and woody notes. Perfume fans rate it 3.74 out of 5.
If you like Red, try these
Similar picks to try: Parfums Gres Cabochard (4 shared notes), Maison Alhambra Tobacco Touch (3 shared notes), Maison Alhambra Smoky Touch (3 shared notes) and Rogue Perfumery Tabac Vert (4 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can women wear Red?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Does Red project well?
Medium. People near you can smell it.