One of the most interesting perfumers I have interviewed is Patricia de Nicolaï. In her interview of January 2014,  she surpirsed us by how much she loves she creating ambience scents, and that quite a few have been a starting point for personal perfumes; in particular the scent of cigars and cigar boxes inspired her Havane, one of her favourite home fragrances.  Perhaps this was the inspiration for her new fragrance Cuir Cuba Intense.

‘Although I hate smoking, I have always loved the scent of tobacco leaves used in the making of cigars.’ explains Mme de Nicolaï. ‘When I was a child, at my parent’s, I appreciated when I was asked to go and collect the cigar box’. What a pleasure to open it and to smell these delicate scents…It was a fragrance that really transported me! Many years after, I have found out this scent in my lab thanks to the tobacco leave absolute, starting point of Cuir Cuba Intense’

Cuir Cuba Intense is her fourth new original fragrance celebrating the company’s 25 anniversary year (Musc Monoi, 2014, Amber Oud and Rose Oud late 2013). In addition, classics like  her first perfume which own the International  Prize for Young Perfumers in 1988, Number One, Sacre Bleu, New York and Kiss Me Tender are now available in intense formulations debuted in 2014)

Top Notes: Sicilian Lime Essence, Anise, Liquorices mint

Heart Notes: Lavender essence, Geranium Essence, Magnolia Essence and Coriander essence

Base: Pathouli essence, Cedar, Tobacco absolute, hay essence, Liatrix essence, Iris, sage, musk  and civet

Cuir Cuba Intense will go sale October 24, 2014 at www.pnicolai.com  at  Nicolaï boutiques and at select stockists worldwide. Available in both 30 ml and 100 ml  spray

 Via Parfums de Nicolai PR

–Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief