Cuba Orange

I actually really like it... Personal: 8/10 – It’s fun, light, and sweet, with a soft orange-vanilla vibe that’s surprisingly pleasant. It’s basically a sweet citrus body spray with a hint of musk, and it's one of my guilty pleasures. Mass appeal: 8.5/10 – Bright, sweet citrus always wins. It’s playful and likable, though the sugary tone can come off as juvenile or synthetic to some. Performance: 5/10 – Light and short-lived. Projects fine for an hour, but disappears fast. Value: 9/10 – For under $10, this is one of the better-smelling citrus cheapies. Fun, wearable, and easy to reapply without guilt. Uniqueness: 6/10 – Not truly unique, but more interesting than your average orange body spray thanks to its creamy-musky drydown. SCORE: 73/100 Full bottle buy? YES, cheap, cheerful, and easy to enjoy. Blind buy? YES, almost impossible to dislike unless you HATE sweet citrus. Recommend? YES, great inexpensive summer scent. Date night? NO, too light and simple, even for casual dates. Office safe? YES, fresh, pleasant, and non-intrusive. Pros: Sweet, juicy citrus opening, cheerful and wearable, great for hot weather, very affordable. Cons: Weak longevity, relatively synthetic, a bit too sugary for mature wearers. Cuba Orange is one of my guilty pleasure fragrances, full disclosure. It's synthetic, but it's sweet, citrusy, with enough woods and spice to give the illusion of something more complex. It's very short lived, but while it's hanging around, it's a very affordable and pleasant summery fragrance that, though it does lean unisex, is very wearable by a man. There’s nothing serious or challenging about it, and that’s exactly why it works. If Cuba Blue smelled like every blue fragrance ever made, Cuba Orange smells like every happy citrus body spray, but with just enough warmth to keep it interesting. I really like it. It's a smooth, musky, sweet, vanillic orange scent that's enjoyable for pretty much anyone. It's absolutely well worth buying for only $11. Review #167 in my fragrance journey – this fragrance I own as a full bottle

I really rate this highly for the price. The immediate hit new out the box is not nice and you definitely need to sit this one on the shelf for a while to get rid of the nasty opening straight out the box new. Initially I left it only 2 weeks and it turned into an absolute gem of a fragrance for such a cheap price. Several months later now, its matured magnificently into a lovely woody orange peel and pipe tobacco smoke masculine scent. Simple, effective and gorgeous. Despite the budget look of the packaging it's still a good presentation for a ten buck fragrance. I truly think this is a fine fragrance and definitely as good as anything many times the price. After sitting to mature it for 8 months, it's now lost the synthetic screech opening and initial drydown and it now lasts an above-average length of time, not an all-dayer but decent. I get around a 5-7 hours wear, no more. Its a lot deeper and has a fantastic woody smoky bassnote thats exceptional. Verdict............ It's a rare thing...a true bargain, i love it's unique orange cedar firesmoke vibe. I would happily pay more for this than the bargain-bin drugstore price. the only thing this scent lacks is the fact its not really ready to wear for several months. The scent itself is a delight. I'm glad i held onto it for months and its grown in stature enormously. One of the best cheap gems out there and i recommend this highly. If you don't like smoke and orange though, you won't like this.

I have 9 now out of the Cuba line-up and I keep going back to this one! The Cuba Orange just makes me happy! I keep smelling my self, I kinda smile when I get a whiff lingering from my wrist while working... I get the Orange vibe you get while eating an Orange Creamsicle. Its the Orange that makes it taste so good, mixed with the ice cream. In this fragrance its the Orange floral that makes the smooth spicy cigar background come to life! This may sound childish, but its not! You still have the masculine sweet tobacco mixed with the cedar and wood to pull it off. This is one of the most interesting fragrances that I have smelled as of yet. I don't know if its simple or complex except everything compliments itself here. It definitely is a niche. I give this one a A+

I am surprised at the note breakdown listed as I can clearly smell the top note of orange/lemon. I bought my bottle last year from burlington, so perhaps the citrus notes might have faded in some older cuba orange bottles. The profile is really nice, versatile, kind of a grab and go, no worries, no thinking about the situation. Projection is short due to the intial citrus top notes fading, but the heart and some citrus projects well for about 3-4 hours and a few more hours as a skin scent. A really affordable fragrance for those who like a mature, warm, vanilla, sandalwood, jasmine and citrus profile.

I just figured it out... aside from the orange floral notes that make this fragrance so different, it is the spicy tobacco rum boozy notes that made me crazy about Tommy Bahama Original! If you liked this one you will love CUBA ORANGE! Update: I know I must be crazy but I do love this cheap $9 cologne... If you have this Cuba Orange and want to try something different here is an idea. I have been layering it with Versace Dreamer, 24 Gold, LaMale, and Cuba Gold. Not to disrespect these well done fragrances! But, have got some nice compliments on these configurations. So call me CRAZY...