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Cuba Authentic - Bold by Cuba — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Cuba Authentic - Bold

Name: Cuba Authentic - Bold by Cuba
Brand: Cuba
Rating: 6.7 (8 reviews)

6.7few votesTypically ~$12

Apple and lemon up top, drying down to amber and musk. A fall pick.

GourmandSyntheticCitrusSpicyPowdery

Scent profile

Top notes

Apple Lemon Pepper Tonka bean

Heart notes

Cinnamon Iris Lavender Marine notes Patchouli

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Cuba Authentic - Citrus

Cuba

~$12

Legend for Men

From the same house

When to wear it

A fall fragrance that works day and night — at its best for everyday wear and date nights.

FallDayEveryday wear

When

Winter

92%

Spring

86%

Summer

73%

Fall

100%

Day

100%

Night

90%

Where

Office

90%

Casual

100%

Date

92%

Club

67%

Formal

79%

Season & occasion fit is derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes (100% = its strongest setting).

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Dolce & Gabbana· 2012

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Skin Couture for Him

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Royal Black

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8.420~$20

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Cuba

7.9924~$12

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7.9802~$12

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7.5530~$12

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Cuba

7.4427~$12

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7.5309~$7

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7.7214~$12

Cuba Blue

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6.7376~$7

Cuba Prestige Black

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7.5195~$12

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7.7159~$12

Cuba Green

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7.4158~$12

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Sport

55%

Cuba Authentic - Bold

Scent profile

Top notes

Heart notes

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