Cigar
Fragrance notes
Character
Cigar by Rémy Latour opens with a fruit bowl collision: plum and pineapple tangle with lemon and pear, all bright and syrupy, a sweet bait-and-switch before the tobacco steps in. The heart is where it gets interesting, bay leaf and geranium cutting through the sugar with a green, slightly medicinal snap, while jasmine and marigold add a dusty floral warmth that feels more barbershop than beach. Then the base settles into a dry, woody tobacco, supported by patchouli and cedar, with a faint powdery musk that clings like cigar smoke on a tweed jacket.
This is a fragrance that behaves like a well-worn leather armchair in a wood-paneled room: comfortable, slightly retro, not trying to impress anyone. It feels more synthetic than natural, in the best 90s way, like a memory of a men’s magazine centerfold. The performance is its honest weakness, longevity hovers around four hours and sillage stays close, which makes it a personal scent rather than a room-filler. It belongs on cool autumn afternoons or winter evenings, worn to a bookstore or a jazz bar, not a nightclub. Skip it if you demand projection or prefer fresh citrus; wear it if you want something warm, easy, and unapologetically sweet with a hint of smoke.
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