La Habana

La Habana unfolds with a sharp, almost metallic brightness—aldehydes cutting through warm saffron—before shifting into a resinous, smoky heart of elemi and incense that feels contemplative and dusty. The base emerges soft and animalic, caramel and hyrax lending an intimate warmth to amber and ambroxan, while Laotian oud deepens into leather and earth, vanilla absolute threading through with subtle sweetness. The whole arc reads as old tobacco leaves and gilded spice settling into skin.