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Hamdaan Silver vs Cuba Red

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 596 ratings analysed
Closely related
Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Cuba Red takes 2 of 2 categories.

  • Hamdaan Silver

    Choose it for a woody and sweet character.

  • Cuba Red

    Choose it for a tobacco and woody character. Wins on longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Hamdaan Silver0/2
Cuba Red2/2
Ratings & consensus
Not scored
Community sentiment
Not scored
Longevity
Cuba Red
Sillage & projection
Not scored
Value for money
Not scored
Versatility
Not scored
Note pyramid (duration)
Not scored
Fragranxe ranking
Cuba Red

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance
Hamdaan SilverFuture Style
Cuba RedCuba Paris
Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split
—/ 5 · 0 votes
Have 0%Had 0%Want 100%
3.78/ 5 · 596 votes
Have 75%Had 25%Want 0%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

23%Love
51%Like
11%Ok
13%Dislike
3%Hate

596 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores
⏱ Longevity20
〰 SillageN/A
♥ Love / hateN/A
⏱ Longevity54
〰 Sillage51
♥ Love / hate69
Category winners

LongevityCuba Red

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it
¤ Price valueN/A
¤ Price value89
Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both
woody100%
sweet83%
warm spicy65%
tobacco48%
whiskey30%
tobacco100%
woody86%
warm spicy72%
sweet58%
mossy44%
earthy30%
Scent match72%Closely related · both woody, tobacco and sweet

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared
Top15-30 mins
Sweet NotesFruits
Heart2-4 hrs
Woodsy NotesTobacco
Base6-8 hrs
Spices
Notes
TobaccoSpicesWoodsy Notesoak moss

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesWoodsy Notes, Tobacco and Spices. Durations are only published for Hamdaan Silver, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season
Spring–
Summer–
Fall–
Winter–
Day44
Night100
Spring49
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Date 35%Party 30%Casual 20%Work 14%
Men95
Unisex4
Women0
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#75,801

PerfumerMane

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#28,056

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerCuba RedHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Hamdaan Silver by Future Style strikes you first with candied orchard fruits and syrupy sweet notes. It wastes no time. Within fifteen minutes, the juicy opening dries down into dry pipe tobacco, cedar-like woodsy notes, and a distinct splash of barrel whiskey. A prickle of warm spices anchors the drydown on skin. The…

Reviews →

Cuba Red by Cuba Paris opens with a dry, aromatic burst of unlit cigar tobacco and warm culinary spices. As the scent settles on warm skin, earthy oakmoss and dry cedar-like woodsy notes join the mix, creating a comforting, old-school masculine aura. There is a gentle undercurrent of resinous sweetness that keeps the …

Reviews →
InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which lasts longer, Hamdaan Silver or Cuba Red?

Cuba Red lasts longest (Cuba Red 54/100, Hamdaan Silver 20/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Hamdaan Silver and Cuba Red smell similar?

Closely related: a 72% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share woody, tobacco and sweet accords. Common notes include Woodsy Notes, Tobacco and Spices.

Is Hamdaan Silver or Cuba Red better for summer or winter?

Hamdaan Silver suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Hamdaan Silver and Cuba Red?

Hamdaan Silver has top notes of Sweet Notes and Fruits, heart notes of Woodsy Notes and Tobacco, a base of Spices. Cuba Red features Tobacco, Spices, Woodsy Notes and oak moss.

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