Description
“Explore a perfect facet of leather with this stellar composition. A taste of the wild with a scent that is vibrant and undeniably full of personality. A deep and soulful offering that possesses a natural charm and will be sure to turn heads wherever you go. Ruggedly sensual, edgy, and masterfully polished for a savage, yet regal, finishing touch for your fragrant wild side!” – a note from the brand.
Cuir de Africano by Dua Fragrances is a Leather fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Cuir de Africano was launched in 2016. The nose behind this fragrance is Mahsam Raza. Top notes are sicilian bergamot, cardamom and indian saffron; middle notes are cumin and geranium; base notes are patchouli, agarwood (oud), leather, vetiver and black musk.
korotu_n – :
I am comparing this with African Leather right now. This opens very differently – Cuir de Africano has no where near the spicy leathery opening & the best way of summing the comparison up has been mentioned already – this really does go to the middle notes of what African Leather eventually transforms into – which for me is when African Leather becomes more enjoyable.
After 30 mins+ these two do start to become VERY similar & not only does this capture the best bit of the original, it slightly amps it up. This is very good stuff indeed. Just give it time.
I must say that now I directly compare them – I really do not like the opening of this at all though – I get a slight bleach/sanitation smell which I never noticed until I finally got to directly compare them in this way – this highlights the difference in quality which is not surprising. But this picks up steam.
This may be more linear but it captures the character of the Memo original, albeit without the opening and the leather note is definitely toned down throughout. This is also of less quality but this is a very lovely scent & I will happily buy this if I cannot get Memo on the cheap.
I can actually see how some may actually prefer this because based on comments I get, people don’t seem to like the heavy saffron/cumin/cardamom opening of African leather. I am actually not a fan of African Leathers opening either to be honest. But the opening of this is awful in direct comparison.
So after that opening, believe the hype – this is close. After the 45 minute mark I am confident that people walking by would not be able to tell the difference at all. That means I am impressed with Dua already. Just sort out the opening!
pacygoact – :
Memo African Leather starts out quite sharp and spicy; it’s most potent during the process of merging with the not-so-leathery “leather,” which is very masculine and also my favorite stage (only lasts ~15 min); then it stabilizes into a softer version of everything combined (citrus spicy floral woody with a touch of leather), and that’s pretty much what this one smells like!
So if you compare them right after spray you’re not going to get the similarities, as this one goes straight to the middle and stays mostly linear.
Baymer_86 – :
this is really nice. It opens rather cleanly, then the spice kicks in. Warm, not overbearing at all. My wife said it smells very pleasant and warm. Longevity is good, I can put it on in the evening and it’s still there in the morning. I had tried the Memo samples, and I decided on this as an option to the higher price of the Memo bottle. Couldn’t be more satisfied. I have tried them both, side by side, and I can’t smell much difference. I wouldn’t say they were identical, but very, very close. In fact, I actually prefer this one to the Memo African Leather. Just my preference.