PS: Are there any notes in these fragrances that immediately transport you to your home in Cuba?
IT: I was so blessed to grow up in such a fragrant town high up in the mountains in the middle of Cuba surrounded by tobacco fields, natural flowing rivers, and rose gardens protected by shady courtyards. Kuba Rose is inspired by memories of my aunt’s house that was surrounded by roses when I was growing up, and it’s a place I loved to be. I apply it right on my heart – if you put a little bit here, it comes up every so often and you experience the perfume the whole day in a beautiful way. Crystal Honey is the aromatic equivalent of the magical golden sunshine filtered through the lush green ceiling of vegetation. It’s very tropical, just like Cuba!
PS: Before launching these scents, did you have a signature fragrance?
IT: My mother, Berthy, gave me the very best fragrance education by letting me "borrow" from her vanity table where she kept her fragrances. All Cuban kids start splashing on cologne after their bath; my favorite is the classic Violette baby cologne [Royal Violets by Agustin Reyes Baby Cologne], which I still wear to this day. As a young teenager, I gravitated towards Chanel No. 19 and 22, soon followed by No. 5.
![PS: Are there any notes in these fragrances that immediately transport you to your home in Cuba?
IT: I was so blessed to grow up in such a fragrant town high up in the mountains in the middle of Cuba surrounded by tobacco fields, natural flowing rivers, and rose gardens protected by shady courtyards. Kuba Rose is inspired by memories of my aunt’s house that was surrounded by roses when I was growing up, and it’s a place I loved to be. I apply it right on my heart – if you put a little bit here, it comes up every so often and you experience the perfume the whole day in a beautiful way. Crystal Honey is the aromatic equivalent of the magical golden sunshine filtered through the lush green ceiling of vegetation. It’s very tropical, just like Cuba!
PS: Before launching these scents, did you have a signature fragrance?
IT: My mother, Berthy, gave me the very best fragrance education by letting me "borrow" from her vanity table where she kept her fragrances. All Cuban kids start splashing on cologne after their bath; my favorite is the classic Violette baby cologne [Royal Violets by Agustin Reyes Baby Cologne], which I still wear to this day. As a young teenager, I gravitated towards Chanel No. 19 and 22, soon followed by No. 5.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Cdf7M0SbqxzCTaZV-La8seWuHzs/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/10/13/744/n/37139775/2ac9d6cbc44a2de3_HOT_HOUSE_BEAuTIES_-ISABEL_TOLEDO_/i/PS-any-notes-fragrances-immediately.jpg "PS: Are there any notes in these fragrances that immediately transport you to your home in Cuba?
IT: I was so blessed to grow up in such a fragrant town high up in the mountains in the middle of Cuba surrounded by tobacco fields, natural flowing rivers, and rose gardens protected by shady courtyards. Kuba Rose is inspired by memories of my aunt’s house that was surrounded by roses when I was growing up, and it’s a place I loved to be. I apply it right on my heart – if you put a little bit here, it comes up every so often and you experience the perfume the whole day in a beautiful way. Crystal Honey is the aromatic equivalent of the magical golden sunshine filtered through the lush green ceiling of vegetation. It’s very tropical, just like Cuba!
PS: Before launching these scents, did you have a signature fragrance?
IT: My mother, Berthy, gave me the very best fragrance education by letting me \"borrow\" from her vanity table where she kept her fragrances. All Cuban kids start splashing on cologne after their bath; my favorite is the classic Violette baby cologne [Royal Violets by Agustin Reyes Baby Cologne], which I still wear to this day. As a young teenager, I gravitated towards Chanel No. 19 and 22, soon followed by No. 5.")
