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maksim112 – :
Now that I got my bottle, I know why people are talking about the cap. Seriously Lancôme, something as simple as that, you just couldn’t do it right?
Lugaru004 – :
Ethereal fresh opening, soft and plush, smells like high quality leather goods on a powdery background. It gets sweeter and timid floral notes emerge in the heart but can’t compete with the powdery aspect that dominates. As it begins to dry down, the powdery notes make way to spicy ones.
andzej331 – :
A Blind buy as I try to scoop up any leather scent that gets great reviews. If you’re very serious just go ahead and get TF Ombre Leather 16. Perfection on it’s own, but add what you like. This I get more licorice than I do leather. I much prefer my Hermes Kelly Caleche & EL Azuree. Now THOSE smell like a beautiful leather to me, of course w/ other notes. This is sooooo light. Def not beast mode & I am not getting the leather. Reform maybe? I have no idea. Supposedly it’s been disc’d, yet you can still buy REAL sealed boxes. My guess on this one is they are still producing it, selling it to the outlets in a watered down version. I do not get what everyone is raving about at all. This is a skin scent of light licorice, with a slight leather vibe on me. I’m not anosmic to leather accords either, I def get them in all of the others I mentioned. *Natalie N. on Youtube*
SaidGrey – :
I blind bought this for a good price, and I have to vent on that cheap loose cap and cheap nozzle! It’s like they spent the whole budget on the bottle and juice, and had nothing leftover so the cap is loose/shoddy and the actual nozzle is just a cheap gold piece of metal. I have seen better nozzles on Playboy scents.
But… the juice.
This is so good.
I was heavy handed. About 4 sprays on my skin, let dry, then I dressed in a tee and used about 4 more. It was potent and sillage/longevity was strong but never overwhelming or cloying. It’s a very quality smooth scent. Classy and elegant, but also cozy and dry-yet-warm.
At first, it’s very masculine. Saffron and bergamot burst forth with the leather right away. Unlike perfumes where the top notes last 30 seconds, this sticks around and the mandarin comes out after about 30 minutes. It’s noticeable but light- a juicy orange citrus. Still very leathery. Then (after 1-2 hours) it goes into a very smooth, classy feminine powder leather, almost like buttery soft suede. The ylang makes it a bit sweet-waxy. Then I went to bed. In the morning my shirt was still a suede-woody-powder. It never really went “smoky” on me. And doesn’t smell dated unless you compare it to modern fruity florals. There wasn’t any vintage dust/skank to this at all.
Absolutely worth it. I would love a back-up, but I got a good price on this, not a cheap price. lol…
dad59 – :
I was gifted a selection of testers from a friend and this was amongst them. Leather notes for me can be a bit tricky, but in this it is very well done. It’s ‘leather-lite’, a restrained and refined lady like leather with slightly sweet finish and none of the tarry/petrol notes that so often go along with leather. It’s very soft, sillage is minimal and lasting power about 2-3 hours tops, but its a warm and comfortable scent to wear and office friendly.
ZEFS – :
I bought this on line from a US site and it arrived at the start of our spring in Sydney – so about September. I tried it a few times and thought it was musty and heavy and debated selling it at some stage.
Today is our first cool day as we are in the middle of autumn, and it’s the first day it hasn’t reached 30 degrees for the last week. I thought I should give it another go before I relegate it to the rarely opened bottom drawer.
It’s amazing how it performs in cool weather, considering it’s a no-go in the heat. It’s a sublime floral leather, I can smell an elegant combination of wood, caramel and leather. That mustiness I got the first few times has disappeared entirely.
I don’t know what the go is with that badly fitting cap, not sure who deliberately designed it that way, but that aside, if you’ve been disappointed with this in warm weather, put it away for the cooler months.
senseyandrey – :
This is an absolutely gorgeous and sophisticated feminine fragrance with impressive sillage and 24 hour longevity on my skin. But it is presented in an underwhelming bottle with an ugly cap that looks cheaply made and does not fit properly. And so I wrap myself in a cloud of Cuir and quickly hide the bottle in a drawer. Sadly it is discontinued, as it is the most feminine leather scent I have encountered.
cigarettee – :
Snatch a full 50ml bottled from 2007 batch. So lucky, beautiful floral leather. Stirctly to be used in cooler environment here. 8/10.
kpppppp – :
It has violets according Lancome and I definitely smell violets. Everyone keeps saying it is unisex, but to me it is more feminine. Cuir de Russie by Chanel leans more masculine than this does. This fragrance is a very “pretty” refined leather with lots of candied violets.
oksana1988 – :
I smelled Cuir de Russie EDT in the summer of 2014 and fell in love with it but could not buy it at the time. When I read that this one was similar, I ordered it online for a very low price (around 20$).
This year I bought one of the last bottles of Cuir de Russie EDT so I could compare them properly.
Cuir de Lancome is more floral, feminine to my nose. Very sensual and the leather is prominent. The juice is very strong on me, so if you have sensitive nose, I suggest you try one spritz at first or a bit farther from your nose (I spray it on my belly ha-ha). It has a versatile feel to it, I sometimes pear it with my jeans, suede boots and leather jacket, other times I wear it with a flowing romantic dress and it never feels out of place. If you’re a man but find a chance to try it, I recommend doing so, it may work with your skin chemistry.
I’m glad, I have both this one and Russie in my collection. They are different enough to own both if you love leather scents.
Sillage is medium, longevity is 5-6 hours on me. I mostly wear it in colder weather.
vvoitovich – :
Elegance in a bottle. Love the packaging and the quirky loose top on the bottle. The antithesis of J’Adore another of Calice Becker’s creation, Cuir de Lancome is understated, subtle allure. It is a mystery to me as to why it would be discontinued. Soft floral, not sweet, I am reminded of a past garden in spring/summer when the hawthorn is in bloom. The leather is not as pronounced at first as in some other leather fragrances (Lauder’s Azuree, one of my favorites, comes to mind). The leather comes later in the dry down. I don’t know Chanel’s version, Cuir de Russie, yet, but CdL is a treasure. I took a risk on a blind buy, and am delighted.
партизан-К3 – :
If you run accross a bottle..buy it.
Its the most wearable birch tar leather. What others have said is true, save your pennies buying Cuir de Russie and get this. Its wonderful theres a little bit of white floral under the leather to give it a femme edge….whomever made the cap should be drug out and flogged…a major house with an issue like that??
se – :
I couldn’t wait to have this fragrance once I found out it was discontinued. I found a good price on ebay and sprang for it. Another member (sadly, I have forgotten exactly who) sent me a few precious drops of her stock about 6 months ago, and I have carefully meted out the contents of the sample since then.
I can’t pick apart all the notes. This is just a superb blend of whatever it takes to come up with a smooth and freshly tanned leather scent. I will say that I am not picking up on any patchouli or bergamot. It’s mainly a ylang ylang/birch tar impression for me, with a hint of mandarin. Altogether a golden and luxurious retro leather fragrance.
It was 90° here in Atlanta yesterday and I wore it anyway because I didn”t want to wait for cooler weather. It actually performed quite well though I do see it more as a cool weather scent which would beautifully enhance its warm, sensuous strength. And it is strong! It is an animalic, subtly floral and fabulously rich leather that I am pleased to own.
kas – :
Originally released under the name Cuir / Revolte, Lancôme Cuir is a good opportunity to know the past classic of the brand with a perfume originally made in 1936. Although the 2007 version of La Collection does not have the same original formula is a good representative of the sophisticated style of scents of this time. Similar in style to Chanel Cuir de Russie, Cuir de Lancôme opens with a aldehydic touch that brightens the whitest floral part. Flowers bring a softness and complexity to the raw smell of classic leather and the mixture creates a classic leather scent with a very soft touch. Saffron helps give a more exotic, warm and slightly powdery appearance that blends well with the nuances of musk, patchouli and ambergris who complete the base. Compared to Cuir de Russie, the composition seems less floral and powdery and more unisex promoting an aroma of leather and base notes. It is a very interesting creation and that although discontinued can be found even at reasonable prices.
qkc642speagoessenda – :
I have always found Chanel Cuir de Russie too aloof, too standoffish, too posh to comfortably wear it, although I respect and love its quality and execution.
Cuir de Lancome is the perfect feminine leather for me. It has all the quality and well built structure of the Chanel, but is way friendlier, easier to wear if you don’t have enough Chanel suits in your wardrobe and Maseratis in your garage.
I clearly smell both the mandarin and the bergamott in the opening, but the leather (birch tar) makes its appearance right away, too. The citruses, as is their wont, pretty soon say goodbye and offer their places to the beautiful yet quite florals: gentle ylang and jasmine. This perfume is much more about buttery, slightly spicy and balsamic notes (saffron, styrax, vanilla) and leather than about florals, yet they are definitely there and help to soften and warm up the leather even more. The general impression is that of a soft, antique rose coloured suede glove that has captured the memory of very high quality perfumes.
CdL is sophisticated, elegant but not strict and austere like Cuir de Russie. It has a vintage feel with a modern twist to it, making it very wearable today.
Longevity is outstanding, sillage is moderate, but it would not befit this beauty to fill a room. She is too well-bred for that. 🙂
Except for the worst heat of the summer, I could wear it all year long.
It has got very rare these days, so grab it if it comes your way, you will not regret!
sultan.101 – :
Just a perfect, smooth, creamy leather with a hint of amber. Warm and rich. Close to the skin. Love it.
alex-wolf78 – :
Smoky soft buttery suede with saffron/ floral tendencies. Im in love, seriously the perfect balance of leather with other notes to tame it, i think it’s my holy grail *waves arms around mid air*
Jegepenry – :
I’ve owned this for a while, so I have notes from a couple of previous wearings on hand and it’s surprising how different they all are. This time I am greeted by a noseful of jasmine that I’ve never noticed before. Then there is the leather, light and slightly Band-Aid-like. There is the smoky birch which I’ve experienced before with a modicum of greenness which I haven’t. On previous occasions I’ve gotten much more citrus in the opening and a little vanilla at the end. It’s a little gentler than my current taste usually runs, but I guess I don’t have to be butch every day.
yamschikova – :
Now that’s what I’m talking about…..LEATHER! I love this it does what the notes say it does it’s a strong leather, like smelling a brand new pair of leather shoes or a bag. It’s strong but elegant and chic with great silage and longevity. It’s blended very well with the flowers and smoky tones excellent!
yxo – :
Cuir de Lancôme, I read somewhere apparently ended up at the discounters, because of the design of the bottle top (I have two bottle backups & both have the same issues). The plastic ring around the bottle top is too small to fit properly so makes the lid look like it is leaning to the side. Also my bottle doesn’t sit in the bottom of the box fitting, it falls out of it. But what the heck I don’t care and the price I paid for such a glorious feminine leather floral, very old school, but just sublime and utter class & it smells so expensive, was the bargin of the year. I just wish I had bought more of these lovely wonky bottles.
cnl880speagoessenda – :
the terrible packing is..in every box. Such a mistake. Fortunately, you can fix the plastic ring on the neck of the bottle pressing down with bit force, and then all is okay.
I can t understand how lancome made, for all the editions, the same mistake. I have a sealed box and if i shake it I can hear the plastic ring inside. But the scent is simply gorgeous.
JIANSEJIOT – :
Cuir de Lancôme is in my top 5 perfumes to save if the house was burning down.. It is so amazing!
RhineeRibia – :
His lovemaking was earthy and gritty, and no wonder, as he’d misplaced his dibber earlier that day, and had to use the only suitable piece of equipment he’d had to hand in the greenhouse at the time. (Lady Chatterley’s Lover, D.H. Lawrence)
Lancome’s Cuir was my first leather-smelling perfume. I had harmlessly flirted around with Hermes’ Kelly Caleche in the past, but had finally left it on ground of its too over ladylike-ness. Leather and ladies don’t really go well together, at least not in my world. When I say leather, I can already smell it. And it’s raw, and musky, and carnal, and reminiscent of the kind of lovemaking between Constance Chatterley and Mallors. If there is anything ladylike on a leather-smelling fragrance, I must miss the olfactory senses for it. The Hermes version of leather is subdued by too many flowery and spicy accords. It’s a leather glove in a field of wild flowers and pepper. It’s not that I dislike the composition per se, but if you aim at something raw or “dirty”, just go all the way. Don’t just stop in the middle of things and put on a chastity belt. Which is exactly what Kelly Caleche does.
By contrast, Cuir de Lancome is a fragrant version of D.H. Lawrence’s shamelessly erotic novel. It smells of saddles, whips, cowboy boots, and yes, I have to say it, of sex. The ones fairly familiar with perfume houses and the image most of them are trying to project will have already jumped at my throat at this point. Sex in a Lancome? That would equal something like a Michael Schermer lecture at the Vatican or a Victoria’s Secret show in the medina of Fez. And still, I obstinately stick to what I already stated: this is maybe the one and only Lancome which is not chic, respectable and upper middle class. I cannot even say that about the notorious Magie Noire (which I own and love). Even Magie is an uptown lady disguised as a sorceress. Something like a high society beauty organizing séances at night. Still respectable at the break of day. Cuir is a h****r throughout. And a very good one at that. I personally believe that there is a courtesan side to every woman – even the most prude and aristocratic one. A kitten which morphs into a tigress once you dare let it out of the closet. A lover, a dancer or a geisha. A woman who does not perceive the “dirty” to be “filthy”. Most perfume-obsessed women look for husbands in their scents. Something enduring, to hold on to, and to fall back on. They can go ahead and keep their husbands. I’d have a lover any day of the week. Cause this is what Cuir smells of to me: a lover. Forbidden, untouchable, unreachable, and divinely sinful. The one you fantasize about during a business lunch. Or at a fancy dinner table with the one you’d immediately cheat on would the Lover be around. Cuir to me is the scent of an affair. There aren’t many fragrant “affairs” around. The market abounds in marriages (Chanel No 5), engagements (Miss Dior Cherie), long term relationships (Champs Elysees) and boring liaisons (Cinema). Not too much stuff to heat up your imagination out there. But then you come across something like Lancome’s Cuir. And it’s the fragrant equivalent of running to his night-time door begging him for more.
The leather note in this one is a dominatrix. Though there is a slight hint of flowers and spice, they are completely subdued by the raw and uncompromising leather smell. This perfume is like a wild mustang. Untamed, unbridled, pure passion. It’s earthy, and warm and masculine. I would love to smell this on my man… mixed with the heat of a summer afternoon, scorching sun and the shades of oak trees we are lying under. The smell of moss and wood in the air, the touch of a light breeze over our naked bodies. And all the time in the world… I guess need to put the cap back on my Cuir bottle. And go to bed.
zohan2 – :
I have both, 50ml of Cuir de Lancome and 200ml Cuir de Russie de Chanel, Les Exclusifs, and they do have a lot in common. Chanels always have that very distinctive Chanel’s heart ( rose-jasmin-yglan-yglan-iris ) but apart from that both Cuirs are almost the same, and quite masculine. The chanel not so much, perhaps? I love them very much.
Psyclon – :
What a lovely rich fragrance! The first blast is strong and manly, but wait for 15 minutes and it will start developing. The leather note is very noticeable and natural (birch tar / Russia leather) through the whole time, love it! There is no sweetness in the fragrance at this stage at all and the protection is moderate. The dry-down comes in a couple hours and stays close but noticeable very long slowly melting. The dry-down is delicious, it gets sweeter and a bit ambery, the leather note is still there but much softer. I can get here a high quality mix of natural materials: resins (styrax), patchouli, citrus and orris, in line with Hermes Merveilles line + the leather note.
Cuir de Lancome can be used by a man (and surely will smell great on a right man!), it’s totally unisex by modern standards. It will suit better for the colder seasons I believe. And no, it does not have much in common with Chanel Cuir de Russie which I also have a decant of. The Chanel Cuir is more like № 5 + leather, it’s flowery, soapy and lighter as I perceive it, ‘an opera theatre perfume’. The Lancome Cuir is warmer, cosier and darker, more ‘wrap in cashmere’ type of fragrance. LC can prove more challenging to wear if you are not into this kind of fragrances. But it is a brilliantly done scent! I am curious to layer it with some good vanilla scents, it should be absolutely heavenly.
bokman – :
Like so many of you, this was a blind buy for me.
This is a marvellous thing :
Such terrible packaging (that loose plastic cap, ugh!), marketing and distributing – you’d think Lancôme was actually ashamed of Cuir, the way they treat it…
And yet it’s such a beautiful, noltalgic scent. Warm, dry, boozy and powdery.
I believe this one will be hunted down by collectors for the next 20 years or more.
dolceot84 – :
I got this in a blind swap and didn’t know what I was getting myself into…let me tell you, I’ve found heaven.
You must love leather to love this one, and oh do I! I can’t add anything of value to the eloquently described notes on here, but wanted to leave a quick note anyway to encourage people who may be hesitating to try this out while they can. It’s strong, I get mostly leather and some deep floral undertones, and it makes me feel absolutely divine and glorious.
It truly feels like getting ready for a chic evening at the opera, or an exquisite restaurant – but most importantly, it feels comfortable and complex at the same time (despite me not being able to identify individual notes, as it’s so well blended). Like spending special, valuable time with good friends – the kinds you can tell your innermost secrets to.
Longevity on my skin (that eats perfume) is very good (6 hours+), sillage is mild to moderate (arm’s length max).
This scent for me is in the same league as Chanel No 5 EDP (my absolute favourite and signature fragrance), and has truly made me shed a little tear once or twice, it’s so beautiful. My advice: buy it if you love leather and like luxurious, deep fragrances. You won’t regret it!
sany-san – :
A powerful offering from the house of Lancome. It has shades of Caron Montaigne because I detect a marzipan note in both of them that I really don’t enjoy much. Almonds and leather ez vous!!
fsergeyi – :
This fragrance makes me swoon. As in, so beautiful that it actually makes me dizzy upon smelling it. It is the loveliest perfume I own and the one I reach for the most. It makes me feel more chic than I ever deserve to feel but that’s a minor quibble and says more about me than the lovely scent. It’s also become my go-to signature scent.
I have a carefully curated collection of about 30 scents: Frederic Malle, [vintage] Guerlain, Goutal, Jo Malone, Creed, Chanel etc., but this beauty…this blind buy…has quickly become my favorite.
To my nose, it’s much softer than Chanel’s Cuir, without the aldehydes or barnyard angle and more accessible from a cost perspective. It is a warm, golden dream. That name though, is a bit of a misnomer…it’s definitely less leather and more like the softest, most buttery, well-worn suede. Looking at the list of notes, it’s difficult to say how all that conjures up the scent of suede, but there you have it. It’s the type of fragrance that you may put on and forget but when you catch whiffs of it throughout the day you’ll wonder, “Who smells sooooo good?” until you realize it’s you.
Long discontinued (I don’t think it was ever commercially available at Lancome counters in the US), one can still find it online if at all interested. Supplies seem to be dwindling and getting more expensive, so if you’re of the mind to get it, do it while you can. Without question, this was my best blind by ever and if ever forced to whittle my collection down to a single fragrance (which would be terribly cruel, by the way) this would be the one I’d keep.
Personally, I never want to be without it, so over the last year, I’ve been steadily buying back up bottles whenever I had some extra cash. I’m now sitting on a stock of 12 bottles, so I think I’m all set!
To men reading this review wondering “Can I get away with wearing this?”, the answer is an enthusiastic “Yes!”. Wear whatever the heck you want to wear. Fragrance molecules don’t have a gender; put this on and you’ll just be the dude who smells amazing.
Freekill46 – :
It’s a woman’s secret in a bottle. It’s pleasure in a bottle. It’s woman’s skin scent in a bottle. A beautiful flower on a woman’s skin.
It reminds me of Bvlgari Black, but this one is more feminine.
ohq632speagoessenda – :
لم يخطر ببال بالدينى احد اشهر صانعى العطور بفرنسا ان هذا الفتى المتسخ جرونوى الذى يتحرك داخل معمله بين زجاجاته الثمينه التى تساوى ثروه هو من سوف يحل اللغز .
كان قد قضى ليال طويله يحاول فك شفرة عطر( امور اند سايكى )الذى خلب الالباب حتى اتى جرونوى ليرفع يديه نحو ركن مظلم وياتى بقاروه مطبوع عليها styrax .
الستيراكس او الاصطرك الذى يستخرج من شجر اللبان او اللبنى ومنه استقت لبنان اسمها كونها موطنه الأصلي وله خصائص كثيرة,فهو يُستخدم في صناعةالعطور كمثبت لأنّه يتمتّع بمفعول طويل ورائحة خفيفة من الفانيلا ممّا يجعله عطرا حسيّا جدا.
تذكرت هذا المشهد لرواية العطر للكاتب الألماني باتريك زوسكيند وانا اتامل احد اجمل العطور الجلديه (cuir de lancome)
وكما كان الاستيراكس مكونا عبقريا فى العطر القديم كان مكونا مبهرا فى قاعدة عطرنا هذا لانه باتحاده مع اخشاب البتولا اعطى احساس الجلد …ياللغرابه حقا !!
يبدأ هذا العطر بافتتاحيه مشرقه من البرجموت واليوسفى ثم قلب العطر المكون من الزعفران وزنابق الوادى والياسمين ثم قاعدة العطر من الستيراكس واخشاب البتولا وجذور السوسن .
ما دفعنى للكتابه عن هذا العطر المصنف كعطر نسائى ما قاله لوكا تورين المحلل العطرى الشهير حين منحه تقييما عاليا اربعة نجوم من خمسه ( هذا العطر ليس مثل معظم العطور الجلديه التى تحوى روائح العنبر الثقيل او البخور او الروائح الحيوانيه التى تسقط العطر بالقاضيه كلما امتد به الوقت ولكنه على العكس تماما فانه يمنحك احساسا شفافا رقيقا بلمسات الزهور والاخشاب على امتداد العطر تحس باحساس الجلد الفخم والراقى …احساس عند امتلاكك لشئ رائع بامتياز )
العطر يمكن استخدامه للرجال لانه عطر خشن و به لمحات ذكوريه لا تخطئها انف …. لمحبى الجلود (جلود العثمانيين والتوسكان ليزر واشباهه )
انتجت لانكوم عطرها هذا سنه 2007 كاعاده لمنتج قديم 1936 …يصدر العطر على هيئة زجاجه 50 مل بما يعادل 80 دولار او اكثر قليلا
gzs841intitytek – :
If you are guy reading all of these comments about this fragrance being suitable for men and you are considering a blind buy…then I strongly encourage you to obtain a sample first. I bought this one blind and very much regretted it. After sniffing one spray I put it up on eBay. It comes off as very feminine to me and my wife said it made me smell like a woman. Case closed.
As a fragrance I think this one is very well constructed and blended, and perhaps the right guy can pull this one off. I like and enjoy Dior Homme Intense and can wear Shalimar but Cuir De Lancome just smells much more womanly to my nose.
IrrilmMiscuri – :
Blind bought this barely used on eBay and am so pleased; I’m even considering shelling out for a new bottle while they are still reasonably priced to have a backup. Very nice, smooth and quiet, a rich withdrawn yet comfortable scent, it speaks softly but has lovely things to say. I am not great with notes yet and may never be but to me the patchouli is quite noticeable and smells natural; the rich powder and sweet edge from saffron and orris (I think) mean this is not a hippie patch or the type so common in sweet fruitchoulis nowadays. I can’t say this reminds me of the other leathers I have smelled olfactorily but it shares with them an overall impression…if Cuir de Russie is the interior of a Bentley, if Knize is a man’s highly polished dress shoe, Cuir de Lancome is the leather tote or satchel you use all the time that gets beaten up but looks and feels all the better for it. I’ve been wearing it just as often and it feels just as right as my equivalent bag.
bfz327speagoessenda – :
Testing this from a decant gifted to me. I won’t be able to decipher it as well as the previous reviews but I do think I’m enjoying it, finally, after two wrist tests. At first it goes on slightly sourish, but quickly becomes soft, elegant leather. I get wafts of floral just when I’m not looking for them which is the intriguing part to me. I’m just not sure what is, what, about 20 minutes in. There is a similarity to Chanel but this is rounder and easier on my skin. I hate saying that as a Chanel lover in general! My only question would be what my reaction is if sprayed fully, from the bottle. I think it’s something I would LOVE or hate if used full strength. Definitely something to be experienced and appreciated for its value as a classic leather.
MADDOG76 – :
Love it . Another great Lancome. Works great on my skin.
For those who loose the leather notes on skin , I suggest to try it on hair or clothes . There the perfume won’t be “eaten” up by the skin chemistry.
volintan – :
I loved the opening of Cuir de Lancôme. It was the most well rounded ladies leather fragrance I’ve smelled so far – and instant love. Very realistic leather but soft, balsamic, woody, little spicy, just as an ingredient list promised. Feminine with a touch of floral but never too sweet.
Unfortunately the dry-down became more floral and powdery on me, the leather notes nowhere to be found – a let down. Hopefully, it’s just my chemistry. Try before buying.
skandalloffuck – :
I have been testing wrist to wrist Cuir de Lancome and Chanel Cuir de Russie.
This is my impression:
the opening of CdL is more subdued, more leathery, sweeter where CdR is sharper. I detect no flowers in any of the two.
CdL develops in a subtler way while CdR seems a rollercoaster ride, more exciting, more faceted. CdL is quieter and in the drydown much more feminine than CdR.
All through its way I can sense no jasmine, no orris, no rose, no flowers at all in CdR while I can feel a very elegant way through expensive materials and a surely very alluring smell. It stays very close to the skin and when completely melts with you, the scent is one of the Seven Wonders of this world.
CdL is much like CdR not in the way the two smells but more in the elegance, the old money feeling they give you when wearing them.
Definitely I would tend to be of opinion that were CdL much more expensive (the way CdR is) it would be regarded as its Chanel mate by collectors and opinioners worldwide.
Cuir de Russie is a monument in perfumery and very rightly so, but in my very humble opinion I think that Cuir de Lancome should not be disregarded in haste. All the contrary. It would rightly deserve a monument as well.
(For a more detailed review of Cuir de Lancome see my other review on this page).
Vald1409 – :
This review is based on a tiny decant. It doesn’t smell like CdR to be honest. The suede-like leather reminds me of Tuscan Leather without the raspberry note. Projection and longevity are below average on my skin.
ZIL5ZIL – :
Even Cowboys from Texas can wear perfume. And not just any old perfume but one of the most beautiful leather perfumes around, Cuir de Lancôme by Lancôme of Paris. As I and so many others have said. Perfume is without gender and what is good for the gander works just as well on the goose.
Cuir de Lancôme is from the La Collection Fragrance line by Lancôme. Their exclusive line created a few years back. Many houses now have special lines like Collection Privée by Dior and Les Exclusifs by Chanel. Lancôme has not been left behind in the dust on that account.
This fragrance is most interesting in the fact that it is labeled Cuir (Leather) and yet it has not a single so called leather note in it. Yet its overall effect is that of the most luxurious fine leathers one can wear. It opens with a softly sweet and smooth mandarin orange and a slightly bitter bergamot that is given a tawny elegant smoothness with the addition of saffron. This note is where we get the leather. It is a grounded leather close to the earth and rather sensuous and caressing. This wonderful leather effect is created from a flower.
Hawthorne lightly sweetens the mid notes and marries the jasmine and ylang ylang under a canopy of sturdy masculine patchouli. It really shines here. Never too loud like some leather perfumes, rather it is like a Gary Cooper cowboy in full control of any situation yet laid back and languorous with a hint of danger behind it.
In the dry down it gets even more masculine with a balsamic styrax, the pure beautiful note of birch. These notes meet up with a austerely cool and gorgeous orris root. Cuir de Lancôme is never more beautiful than in its fading moments.
With fall fast approaching I know that this will be in my rotation. It simply and effortlessly projects a quite, masculine elegance that with a flip of the coin is equally perfect on the skin of a woman of substantial glamour and poise.
There are two noses behind this fragrance Calice Becker (J’adore and Velvet Orchid for Tom Ford) and Pauline Zanoni. Together they have come up with a really beautiful fragrance that lasts on my skin between 8 and 10 hours. Around the third hour it moves closer to the skin were it remains to invite more intimate exploration. The projection is moderate which I like in a leather fragrance. You don’t want to come in with six guns blazing all the time. Sometimes you can say much more leaning against the bar surveying the room from under a ten gallon hat.
FIVE GOLD STARS ****
(TO READ ABOUT THE COWBOY BEHIND MY REVIEW CHECK MY BLOG SCENTS MEMORY)
ice_squirrel – :
Great Fragrance.
Nothing much like Cuir De Russie at all. Cuir de lancome is much sweeter and warmer with stronger notes of sharp leather while Cuir De Russie is more soapy and powdery with less warmth & sweetness and smells less feminine.
I love both fragrances and I disagree with the resemblance to Cuir De Russie…Both are very different
olc051speagoessenda – :
Very beautiful, warm, cozy scent.
Very classy, old money kind of scent.
I do not find it so much floral as others have stated and I do not find it being a “floral chypre” as Fragrantica categorizes it.
For me it’s a warm cuir scent, do not think about leather similar to Bandit’s