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Acqua di Cuba

Concentration not recorded

Citrus · Sweet · Honey.

4.17 / 5Rating · 215 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originItaly ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Santa Maria Novella — Our story · Checked 2026-09-21
The official chronology traces the institution to Florence in 1221 and distinguishes its public pharmacy opening in 1612 from its secular business registration in 1871. Its geographic origin is Florence, in present-day Italy.

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Year1998
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerNot recorded
The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Acqua di Cuba by Santa Maria Novella has a listed citrus, sweet, honey profile, with notes of Bitter Orange, Amalfi Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, White Honey.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.93 / 5

96 votes

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category average, not hours

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Projection

2.61 / 4

115 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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Value perception

3.40 / 5

45 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

227Own it
69Previously owned
608Want it
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Before you try
What does Acqua di Cuba smell like?

Acqua di Cuba by Santa Maria Novella has a listed citrus, sweet, honey profile, with notes of Bitter Orange, Amalfi Lemon, Bergamot, Lavender, White Honey.

Who created it?

A perfumer is not recorded in this catalog.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.93 out of 5, from 96 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Acqua di Cuba?

Its listed notes include bitter orange, amalfi lemon, bergamot, lavender, white honey, tobacco, spices, clary sage, leather, vanille, woody notes. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Acqua di Cuba

Santa Maria Novella

Santa Maria Novella Acqua di Cuba bottle
Leading accords
citrus
sweet
honey
tobacco
aromatic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Bitter Orange · Amalfi Lemon · Bergamot · Lavender · White Honey · Tobacco

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