Cuba Shadow

Really like this one. It's a bit lighter and fresher than BDC EDT. It's got the legs one expects from a $10 frag, but at that price you can reapply it often enough to maintain your bubble. Instead of decanting into a travel spray for topping up, just keep the dildo-bottle in your pants and it looks like you're really packing. LMAO

This is a really nice Bleu de Chanel edt clon!! Don’t expect great performance from this house and is a $10 dollars fragance so..... but.... Smells really close to the original and I don’t get any hint of alcohol here! It is great for the gym or office .

My fragrance journey started off with cuba fragrances since my friend introduced me to them as being nice smelling and cheap. For an average highschooler that's all that is needed. Cuba fragrances are indeed very cheap and kinda nice smelling. Altough generally they are not strong nor long lasting. They are good for starting off in my opinion, since they have lots of clones of more popular and nicer fragrances, they may not be the best clones, i would say you can get the idea of what the would smell like but they are not close at all. Tho they have very wide range of fragrances across all categories sou you can really experiment on what type of smells you like or don't like without spending so much money. and when you have your likings you can buy the original scents or other frags in that category. As i gotten more into fragrances i realised they are not any more than that. You can get way better fragrances for a little mor or for the same price, but for experimenting they could work. (get the smaller bottles for that tough). This one is a Bleu de chanel clone. It is not close but it is cheap, smells nice and versitale. 5/10

Presenting a captivating blend of citrus and woody accords, this fragrance has pleasantly grown on me. Its incredibly affordable price point of just $7 positions it as a noteworthy alternative to the iconic Bleu de Chanel, exuding a similar citrusy-woody profile with an intriguing and oddly addictive undertone, making it suitable for everyday wear. From my personal encounters, I've noticed distinct parallels in scent and overall composition between this fragrance and Bleu de Chanel, although it does exhibit a slightly harsher opening that might give one pause. For those interested, I recommend sampling Bleu de Chanel a few times before considering the Cuba fragrance, especially if you appreciate the former. As someone who typically isn't drawn to citrus scents, this offering has managed to capture my interest, standing out as a rare exception in that realm. The harmonious interplay of citrus and wood notes adds to its allure, making it a compelling option, particularly for its budget-friendly nature. scent-7/10 projection-6/10 longevity-7/10 bottle and atomiser-9/10 value-8/10 versatility-10/10 overall-7.8/10

When I first sprayed this I was shocked at how close to Bleu de Chanel it smelled. Not as natural, deep and luscious as the real thing of course, but still pretty damn close. Yes, it is way more synthetic than BDC, but wearable nonetheless. Projection and especially longevity are quite low however. My authentic BDC EDP will last a good six hours, up to 12 hours depending on the temperature, etc. It’s a beast if you spray a lot. Cuba Shadow dissipated almost completely after about 90 minutes, even on clothes. It was still barely detectible as a light skin scent, but no one would know you were wearing anything. Still, you get about 1/4 the performance for about 1/10 the price. I like it. Nice blind buy.

It isn’t BDC, so if that is what you’re hoping for, I suggest you try elsewhere. However, at its price, this one has a nice dry down. It’s quick, it’s super synthetic, but it’s spicy and very wearable. It’s one of my favorite after-shower fragrances before bed. Easy to “waste” away on the sprayer because it’s hard to use too much. The scent trail will sit with you for about half an hour, but it’s a skin scent after that. Price makes this one a 7 out of 10, but money not considered, it’s a 4.5 on a good day just because it’s not original, or strong enough for anything higher.

I wasn't aware that Cuba Paris was a clone house when I bought this, and I'm not familiar with Bleu de Chanel, so I can't make that comparison. What I will say is that this a very fresh and masculine smell, and has a very clean/soapy/musky vibe to it. It really reminds me of the Irish Spring soap my dad likes to use, but with a bit of that stereotypical "mall fragrance" twist the way Ed Hardy or A&B Fierce have. All in all, not a bad fragrance. It's definitely piqued my curiosity about what the rest of the brand has to offer.

I have never smelled bleu de chanel, but this is a nice every day scent. Definitely can be worn any time. Good value for the $.

Great cheapie, if you want a taste of bdc. Synthetic but pleasant.

BDC comes to mind when you smell the drydown of this one, but it is not a decent clone at all, even not when considering the extremely low price of these.The opening smells very synthetic and does not resemble BDC at all. The drydown smells just OK with slight resemblence to BDC but still far away from being a clone. Overall, it smells like a cheap fragrange (which it also is, actually). None of these Cuba Paris fragrants are worth your money because they have such poor performance. You can smell them in the air for about 20 minutes and then they're gone completely, only a skin scent for another hour or so. I ordered a lot of Cuba Paris 35ml bottles and when the box arrived, one bottle was broken. When I unpacked it, more than half of the bottle spilled over my hands and my desk. If that would have happened with a higher quality fragrant, the whole house would have smelled like it for days. In this case, 1 hour later you couldn't smell it anymore. If you want cheap BDC, spend a little bit more and try some of the arabian brand clones which are a lot better in copying the BDC DNA as well as quality and performance.

Scent lasts awhile but the projection is awful. It also smells decent but the pepper can be kind of strong in it's opening.

The top note smells like BO,and when it dries down it has a hint of the top note but with Incense . It's to weak and smells bad 😞

By itself it's a very good fragrance with a similarity to Bleu de Chanel, and thanks to the recommendation of a user by the name of Wolverine12, you mix this 50/50 with Ejaazi by Lattafa and you get something even closer to Bleu at an amazing price. It's a great combo.