Red Hoba
Amber Woody · 2014
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Good
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Romantic/Evening
- Typical season
- Winter
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Limited evidence
Cardamom and cinnamon spice a base of incense, patchouli and orris, with bergamot brightening the opening. Warm and slightly smoky, it feels dry and textured, spiced without turning sweet.
Taste Profile
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The Known Lane
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How Red Hoba smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Red Hoba keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory.
Limited evidence. Available evidence is limited, so this profile may change as the catalogue develops.
Red Hoba reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 77th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Red Hoba sits mid-range on projection.
Red Hoba sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 63rd percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Red Hoba carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 57th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Red Hoba keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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