Casbah fragrance notes
Head
- angelica root, black pepper, nutmeg
Heart
- incense, orris, tobacco
Base
- cedarwood, vetiver
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This is no cloud emenating from a censer, but light smoke trailing through fresh greenery, accented with just a hint of abstracted sweetness. It's an incense scent perfect for gardeners.

I really like incense as a smell, but of incense perfumes (canonically understood) I only have Casbah because it's so particular as a note that I can't use it often, so a single perfume is more than enough; and then,
having to choose one and only one, I say without hesitation "Casbah of Piguet".
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In the opening, I am greeted with musky, earthy angelica, black pepper, and a notable liturgical smoke with sweeter overtones of tobacco.
This dries down to a persistent incense heart that has become woodier and more coniferous, somewhat damp but also paradoxically dusty. A deep, abundant red cedar note is detected as well.
In the base, it is evident that the woody amber aromachem Norlimbanol is used, albeit tastefully so, to extend the incense sensation. This is accompanied by vetiver and cola-like myrrh resin (which is not listed as a note).
I am thrilled to have this in my possession just in time for the cool autumn nights just around the corner.




Casbah gives me a superb incense note and the religious feeling i am searching for in this type of fragrances.
Compared to Full Incense, Casbah seems a little bit more complex and more versatile. Full Incense is linear but a great perfume also.
Logevity is decent ( smaller than Full Incense)
Sillage - Medium.
Ovearall is a must buy for incense scents lovers.

'Darvant' from Italy has a good account of this fragrance which should answer all your questions. It is well worth the read.
Casbah is for the refined nose that knows 'exquisitness' when it smells it!

Odd, it's weird how some scents come across.......was it my mood, nose, skin chemistry that night?
The first time I tried Casbah was after spraying it with the nozzle close to my skin.
I was turned off because before I fell asleep all I detected was a dark smokiness. It took over a week before I tried again but applied a mist and more over my body then walked out into the cool and breezy late afternoon.
Wow, so much better this time, I am not familiar with Angelica root but if it's that sweet scent that is intertwined with incense then I really love it.
Great projection and still going strong after 5 and one half hours.
Great unisex I believe, the incense here is definitely house of worship strength so that might turn off some ladies but Angelica root tames the beast.
Good name for this product, my first Piguet purchase, setting the bar rather high for the rest of the line.

Angelica provides a slight sweetness in contrast to the dry Incense in the Heeley.
Very nice!


Casbah's life on the skin develops in subtle layers: at the 12-hour mark, with all of its notes singing in unison (and still going strong), I'm reminded more of Havana by Aramis than Avignon - even though those two fragrances, by themselves, have little in common. Casbah is a mesmerizing blend of notes, smelling of curry and nutmeg and incense, and it warms my heart.