The Perfume Library

8 perfumes

Perfumer: Jean-Pierre Subrenat Clear All

Casbah (Eau de Toilette)

Avon · 1992

Floral · Fruity · Sweet

Eau de Toilette

Avon Casbah Eau de Toilette is a warm, sweet women's fragrance that opens with bergamot, grapefruit and jasmine and moves into a rose, iris and spice heart; it has been discontinued. The opening is a bright, fruity freshness from bergamot and grapefruit, with jasmine adding a soft floral touch. In the heart, orchid, rose and iris build a powdery floral texture, while nutmeg and clove bring an oriental, spicy warmth. Musk and sandalwood rest it on a creamy, woody base. Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and it is chosen mostly for evenings and nights out, though some wear it by day or at work. It reads clearly feminine.

Aqaba Spring

7.4

Aqaba · 2005

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Aqaba Spring is a fresh but sweet-leaning women's fragrance built on blackcurrant, mandarin orange and three different roses. Its longevity and sillage are both rated good, though the votes are few, so this is not a firm verdict. Voters place it equally in daytime, evening and night-out wear, with business and leisure use trailing behind. It opens with blackcurrant, mandarin orange and cinnamon, a citrus freshness with a touch of spice. The heart is floral, with Turkish, Damask and Moroccan rose alongside jasmine. The base of apricot, peach blossom, clove and Bourbon vanilla carries it toward a fruity, sweet, powdery finish.

Aqaba Men

6.9

Aqaba · 2006

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Aqaba Men is a masculine fragrance that pairs fresh citrus with leather and wood in a chypre-leaning style. Longevity is good and sillage moderate, so it makes itself known without filling the room. Most voters pick it for evenings and nights out, with leisure and daily wear also fitting, while office use sits further back. Amalfi lemon and green notes give it a fresh, citrus-led feel. White blossoms soften that, cognac and sandalwood add depth, and leather brings out the leathery, woody character. Spicy and oriental touches warm the balance.