Habana Vieja The Fragrance Engineers

Unisex

Eau de Parfum

Year: 2017

Habana Vieja by The Fragrance Engineers is a Woody Chypre fragrance for women and men.

Best match: Evening, Special Occasion wear in Fall, Winter
Performance feel: Very Good longevity with Moderate sillage
Signature profile: tobacco, mossy, aldehydic with Aldehydes, Sweet Orange, Petitgrain

tobacco mossy aldehydic

The first impression

Habana Vieja by The Fragrance Engineers is a Woody Chypre fragrance for women and men. Habana Vieja was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Apryl Webb. Top notes are Aldehydes, Sweet Orange and Petitgrain; middle notes are Dark Chocolate, Hyacinth, Wormwood and Patchouli; base notes are Oakmoss, Tobacco, Musk and Amber.

What shapes the scent

tobacco 100%

mossy 85%

aldehydic 70%

sweet 60%

musky 50%

earthy 40%

amber 35%

citrus 30%

powdery 25%

fresh 20%

The perfumer behind it

Apryl Webb

Apryl Webb is a perfumer and co-founder of The Fragrance Engineers, a brand known for its architectural approach to scent. Her creative signature blends rich, atmospheric notes with a precise, structural balance, often evoking a sense of place. This is evident in her creations for the brand, such as Habana Vieja, which captures the warmth and grit of old Havana, and Sevilla, a vibrant, sun-drenched floral.

Notes pyramid

Aldehydes

Sweet Orange

Petitgrain

Dark Chocolate

Hyacinth

Wormwood

Patchouli

Oakmoss

Tobacco

Musk

Amber

The mood it creates

At a glance

The Mystic archetype

Intuition, depth, and inward gravity

Habana Vieja channels the Mystic archetype, weaving together seemingly discordant notes into a haunting harmony.
Style: They favor textures that tell stories - slightly frayed linen, leather bound books, silver darkened by time.
Values: They perceive patterns invisible to most, finding meaning in coincidence and prophecy in dreams.
Social life: They connect deeply but often wordlessly, communicating through shared silence as much as speech.

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The Mystic Archetype: Portrait of Habana Vieja The Fragrance Engineers

Essence

Habana Vieja channels the Mystic archetype, weaving together seemingly discordant notes into a haunting harmony. The interplay of dark chocolate and wormwood, tobacco and hyacinth, creates an olfactory meditation on the unity of opposites. This is a scent for those who seek revelation in the spaces between things.

Style & Aesthetic

They favor textures that tell stories - slightly frayed linen, leather bound books, silver darkened by time. Their aesthetic suggests the scholar and the seer merged into one, where every object carries symbolic weight beyond its surface.

Philosophy & Values

They perceive patterns invisible to most, finding meaning in coincidence and prophecy in dreams. For them, the material world is but the visible edge of deeper realities. Knowledge matters less than wisdom, and wisdom less than direct experience of the ineffable.

Relationships

They connect deeply but often wordlessly, communicating through shared silence as much as speech. Romantic partners must respect their need for solitude as much as their capacity for intense connection. Their truest friends are those who understand without explanation.

Lifestyle

Days begin and end with contemplation, whether through meditation, journaling, or simply watching light change. They frequent bookshops and archives, seeking fragments of truth across traditions and disciplines.

Shadow

Their visionary nature can become ungrounded, mistaking obsession for insight. The very depth that defines them may cause them to overlook simple truths in pursuit of complex mysteries.

Conclusion

Habana Vieja is the scent of veils lifting - a tobacco-and-moss infused meditation on the Mystic's eternal quest to perceive the infinite within the finite, the extraordinary within the ordinary.

Habana Vieja The Fragrance Engineers

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The first impression

What shapes the scent