Habanita

3 Reviews

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   scornfulUnicorn0

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   Love, love, love. There are far more creative reviewers who have described Habanita on this board, so all I will add is that this is a fragrance that requires a confident spirit….and a light hand. (it is a strong scent) Habanita is both sweet and sultry at the same time. The black bottle is gorgeous, and the price was very reasonable. A blind buy that I have never regretted.

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   solidChowder6

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   My initial reaction when I first tested Habanita, I took a whiff and it opened my eyes with surprise. This is an exciting perfume, to say the least. It stands alone amongst many that have been marketed. It is a unique fragrance that cannot be duplicated or counterfeited in any way.
   It’s sensual, it’s dark, it’s smoky, it’s leather, it’s powder, it’s rubber, it’s a sharp assault in your face that drys down to an unusual scent that’s very difficult to describe but absolutely one of a kind. On me, there are no flowery notes. It drys down to a powder that wraps itself around leather, tobacco, musk, oakmoss and benzoin. It’s warm and smoldering. Not a warm that you wrap yourself in a blanket with warm. Habanita exudes a sexual warmth. It’s musky in its own way, not a typical musk that one expects that is so common on the market today.
   Each time I wear it, I pick up different nuances of this quaint perfume and I am looking forward to wearing it in the different seasons. This was a blind buy for me and I am delighted with it. It’s a red lipstick, dark eyeliner and boots kind of perfume. Others won’t recognize it, which is a good thing. You’ll stand alone and be remembered. It’s a wonderful addition to my perfumes.I don’t reach for Habanita very regularly. I can’t even say I wear it that often. But when the mood strikes me, it’s a frag that is so unique, it I know my entire demeanor is different. This perfume is meant for a person with a zest and passion for what they are about to do because it is a strong fragrance for a woman that can pull it off. Definitely not for the weak, not for a wallflower, and not for the shy. If you want to be remembered, and not necessarily in a good girl way, then this perfume is one to try. After all, how many perfumes do you know that smell of leather, smoke and benzoin, tempered with woods and moss notes? What an incredulous combination. This is a power-house scent, but not for power in the boardroom. It’s for power elsewhere.
   Whenever I wear it, men seem to be hypnotized and comment on it. Strangers even. This is the one fragrance I’ll wear that strange men will ask me about, comment on or want to get closer. Habanita lays low but is the strongest, most compelling perfume I own.
   Top Notes: Orange Blossom, Raspberry, Peach, Bergamot.
   Middle Notes: Lilac, Orris Root, Jasmine, Heliotrope, Ylang-Ylang, Rose.
   Base Notes: Leather, Amber, Musk, Benzoin, Vanilla, Oakmoss, Cedar.

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   pridefulVenison9

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   At one time in my life, I was convinced that Balmain’s Jolie Madame was the greatest sounding fragrance, ever. At less than 30 dollars online, I sprung for a bottle and eagerly awaited my scented soulmate.
   Alas – too green, too thin, too bitter. I wanted powder and leather, I smelled only fresh cut grass.
   Because I learn lessons very poorly, if at all; I recently followed the same trajectory with Habanita.
   Happily, this story ends better – Habanita is what I imagined JM would’ve been. There is a lot going on here, and all of it is awesome – powder, leather, fruit, ambery cola, an almost jergens lotion type thing (almonds, cherry – which incidentally reminds me of L’Heure Bleue), some greenery in the far background (vetiver, I imagine). It is at once resolutely old-fashioned but also bizarre. In fact, it is one of very few older fragrances that I ‘got’ right off the bat.
   I highly recommend at least sampling this – it’s fascinating. Comforting but weird.