Havana pour Elle (Eau de Parfum) by Aramis

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Havana pour Elle Aramis 1995 Eau de Parfum

7.5 / 10 35 Ratings

A perfume by Aramis for women, released in 1995. The scent is fruity-floral. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Fruity

Floral

Sweet

Spicy

Fresh

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Apple

Melon

Mandarin orange Peach

Peach

Heart Notes

Rose

Freesia

Heliotrope

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Honey

Cedar

Tonka bean Vanilla

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.535 Ratings

Longevity

8.028 Ratings

Sillage

7.926 Ratings

Bottle

6.341 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/29/2021.

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/22/2021

Art
68 Reviews

Art

2

Tobacco beauty

This beauty is a tobacco-centred perfume that smells quite sweet and spicy, softened by a seductive aroma of exotic flowers. The tobacco note is not only the smell of cigarettes here, it's also a rich smell of an aromatic tobacco plant with its flowers and leaves. Beautiful rare thing that deserves to be on a niche shelf and I can definitely recommend it to those who are looking for a note of tobacco in fragrances.

04/21/2020

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Pollita
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Pollita

Top Review 36

Summer 1997

She was an outstanding tennis player in her hometown and had once again won the club championships. For the third year in a row. But this year, the winner's trophy was secondary, as she only had eyes for him. He had reached the finals in the men's category. He was new to the club, appeared exotic, and was very handsome. She made an effort to get to know him. However, she was of course not the only one in town and here at the tennis club who was vying for his attention. Others, who played tennis less well and passionately than she did, were also trying to catch his eye. But they were much better at putting themselves in the spotlight.

In the end, none of the village girls got him. He moved away as quickly as he had come. To the Caribbean, to take a job in his new position. What a dream! She only received a postcard from him, promising to play tennis with her again soon, which she kept for many years.

One of her favorite scents that hot summer was Havana by Aramis. A lightly aquatic fragrance with apple, peach, freesia, and rose. Aquatic scents had never been her preferred choice, not even back then, but the cool fragrance, enveloped by soft notes like heliotrope, honey, and tonka bean, was wonderfully fitting on those warm days. The melon didn't bother her here, as it was, unlike the also very trendy New West at the time, not perceivable in that sense. Despite its aquatic, rather fresh base character, Havana pour Elle always offered a bit of warmth, just as she loved in her fragrances. In the base, it also revealed a hint of vanilla for cuddling, but this remained discreetly in the background. After every match or practice game, she applied it after her shower. And the scent was not only pleasing to her but also to many of her sports colleagues, especially the gentlemen. Even he had noticed it. After a game at the facility in the neighboring town, which they attended as spectators in a group, he gave her a ride back in his car and complimented her on her beautiful perfume, confessing that he liked it. She had applied it that day many hours earlier in the morning, and the delicate-fresh, soft scent was still very noticeable in the late afternoon.

Today, she thinks of that summer and him when she remembers this fragrance. But she is not sad, as it was a beautiful time filled with many wonderful memories and, moreover, a charming perfume. And shortly after that - in the autumn of that year - she found her life partner. With a different fragrance. Tennis, on the other hand, has not interested her for a long time. Oh, and the postcard was thrown in the trash in 2004.

04/26/2010

8Scent 7.5Longevity

IcedMan
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IcedMan

Helpful Review 9

Everything in Its Time

Directly after application, the human nose is overwhelmed by synthetic and sticky sweet scent accords. But: After a few minutes, Ylang-Ylang and freesias fight their way past roses and through the overly sweet fruit of the top notes. What remains is a wonderful feeling of summer and lightness. When honey and vanilla then reveal themselves with tonka bean and cedar, one might already detect masculine traits in the fragrance.

When I think of Havana and Cuba, I feel summer, heat, and the ease of enjoying each day and living in the moment. However, if you find yourself in Havana in the height of summer, you experience a city that overwhelms you with intense heat and impressions until you eventually regain your composure and adapt to the rhythm of the city. Havana and Cuba are places I like to think of when it’s cold, wet, and dreary here.

It’s exactly the same with “Havana pour elle.” Worn in the height of summer, it overwhelms anyone who has to endure it spontaneously. But in autumn and winter, it makes anyone who smells it dream of summer, sunshine, and pure joy of life.