4160 tuesdays the dark heart of old havana

Yet, it occurred both times that I wore The Dark Heart of Old Havana, and regardless of the quantity that I applied. In addition, the back of my throat seized up, something which almost never happens to me, despite my occasional sensitivity to the heavy use of synthetics. For the same reason, it is also substantially sweeter than even the reformulated version of Un Bois Vanille, though it shares a similar sort of acrid darkness.Īnd where Old Havana differs most from both scents is in having such a massive amount of synthetics that I quickly ended up with the most walloping migraine, one which not even 4 Tylenols could fix. More importantly, it isn’t as well-balanced in its sweetness which is wholly cloying in Old Havana, and verges on really bad burnt sugar, mixed with a dash of dirty, dark tobacco lurking in the base.

For example, The Dark Heart of Old Havana is nowhere as rich, luxurious, opulent, or dense as the Profumum scent. There are differences, but only of degree, balance, and quality. Unfortunately, it’s a terrible interpretation of both scents. Then, it turns into a virtual copy of Serge Lutens‘ Un Bois Vanille, the reformulated version. The Dark Heart of Old Havana starts out as a complete, absolute copy of Profumum Roma‘s much loved Dulcis in Fundo, from the bright, fleeting citric start and hint of booziness, right down to the waffle cone, dark vanilla.

4160 tuesdays the dark heart of old havana