How it smells
Main smell: amber and vanilla. It opens with raspberry and orange blossom, moves to heliotrope and orris root and dries down to leather and benzoin.
- Came out
- 1921
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Habanita 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
A closer look at Molinard Habanita EDP
Habanita EDP is made by Molinard. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Sillage and projection
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac and Nest Golden Nectar.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its amber side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Lancôme Variety is a lighter match.
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Best season for Habanita
The best time of year to wear it is winter and fall. It is less suited to summer. Ranked by season: winter, fall, spring and summer. Its warm smell feels best when the weather is cold.
Is Habanita your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is amber (100%), followed by vanilla and powdery. You will probably like it if you enjoy amber and vanilla smells and notes like heliotrope and leather. Less obvious notes include peach, ylang-ylang and vanilla. Perfume fans rate it 4.03 out of 5.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Nest Golden Nectar. Base notes like leather and benzoin are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Flankers and editions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2019.
If you like Habanita, try these
Similar picks to try: Initio Parfums Prives Absolute Aphrodisiac (11 shared notes), Nest Golden Nectar (12 shared notes), Slava Zaitsev Maroussia (12 shared notes) and Lancôme Variety (13 shared notes). For a cheaper option, Lancôme Variety starts from €64.
More questions
Can men wear Habanita?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did Habanita come out?
It came out in 1921.
Is it expensive?
It is mid priced: about €96 in Europe.