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zonders – :
I know a few guys in my business network that wears this and I can see why. It’s a wonderful scent, especially for the summer. I can clearly see why this is marketed to men. It has an old school vibe but in a modern composition kind of way. In other words, a classic manly scent without being dated.
Some people claim this is unisex, but there’s just too many guys wearing it so I could never imagine my wifey smelling like one of the guys. Nope, sorry, no can do. It will always be a staple I my summer rotation. In fact, the wife insists.
solnce722 – :
Beautiful. A hidden gem. 8/10
FeO_o – :
i’ve had this for a while being a lover of all things vetiver, tonka and leather.
Most perfumes designed at women turn way too sweet or musky on my skin, up to tooth-aching levels, so i steer clear from most celebrity gourmand sh.te that is in circulation these days…
Cuir Vetiver here warms up nicely, round and slightly edgy on my skin; probably compliments of the tonka.
Recommended for women who feel feminine enough and don’t need approval/guidence from a fragrance label 😛
zxdx1 – :
امروز ٣١ خرداد نمايندگی فزوش ایوروشه در شانزلیزه پاریس صدمیل این ادوکلن رو با پنجاه درصد تخفيف ۲۲ یورو می فروشد یعنی حدود یکصدو شست هزار تومن.تو پرفیوم شاپینگ الان چک کردم صدمیل رو دویست و پنجاه میدهدکه به نظر من كاملا منصفانه است.
greendizer – :
Smells exactly like Narciso Rodriguez for Him Bleu Noir which I own and I got this one by a mistake! now I have two similar smells!
Aktau_roman – :
very nice vetiver scent, can be worn by women no bother,
aryo – :
I was tempted to try this one as people mention here this could be used as unisex. When I sprayed it on me, I got lots of sharp and edgy vetiver and my first thought was “how could anyone said that this could be unisex labeled… it’s so masculine”. I apologize.
The drydown proved me wrong. After the vetiver settles, I get to smell some lovely tonka/leather drydown. The scent gets a bit sweeter.
Sure the vetiver makes it leaning more to the masculine side of it, but yeah, as it gets sweeter, softer, more gentle, I see the point of women giving this a try.
All season suitable.
dim-5402 – :
Vintage kinda classy cologne on men and luckily, sexy smart and cool fragrance on women.
Borcha84 – :
@pasha I agree with you, this perfume has very weak sillage and longevity, I couldn’t pick any of these listed tones it’s all about citrus and then disappear after just 30 minuets. Disappointed
RahPrerne – :
It does smell like TdH upon initial spray. However, it is quite linear and disappears entirely after almost 2 hours. For it’s price, one can’t complain, though. It’s like a budget friendly Terre d Hermes. Women can also use it. 3.5 out of 5 stars for me,
axelaxel – :
Very dashing and polished cologne, lasts about 15 mins on my skin.
Maybe Yves Rocher sends the good stuff to the US and UK, and sends the crappy watered down bottles to the rest of the world.
I wish to find an identical scent from some other brand and pay good money for it for some respectable staying power. And no, smells nothing like Terre. If anything, NR Bleu Noir smells more like Terre than anything else.
Dolphiniti – :
I would consider this to be close to a chemical mess. And no vetiver oil.
Viegiositwori – :
i got a lot of citruses in there
voentsev – :
I bought this juice and was shocked how much it smelt like Terre Hermes…WOW! Considering everything, this juice is decent quality at a fraction of the price. There’s definitely a smig more Vetiver which helps to clam the sweetness from Tonka bean.
The only thing that puzzles me is the name! Definitely Vetiver, what happened to the Cuir(leather)? There’s just enough spicy notes to keep this juice more masculine rather than unisex. There’s woman who enjoy wearing more masculine vib.
Longevity and Silage is moderate overall lasting between 4-6hrs several spray’s.
Finally,
Really..so what if there’s no leather! I enjoy using the fragrance as is. What I believe happened was that Tonka bean killed any vib of leather coming through.
On the other hand if Rocher tried to tweek this juice and decided to go for it and create a more robust leather base version..keeping the main notes the same..I believe it would be a homerun! 8.5/10. EXCELLENT VALUE! !!!
vital57rus – :
I got this one for my man as a birthday gift, and i think he likes it alot -since he use it all the time.
I really like the smell of it too.
A masculine yet sweet fragrance, good for everyday use.
joker 88 – :
Scent: 5/10
Longevity: over 6 hours on my skin
Projection: 5/10 (not a beast)
Price: 22€ 100ml
Close to Viaggio d`Africa Pal Zileri
Виктор Дергилёв – :
Bitter-sweet is how i would describe it.
I always like masculine scents. This one is masculine while VERY sweet (to the fruitier side of sweetness). A bit airy. May be some leather in it…
The sweetness dies down quick enough to not hurt my nose/before a get a headache. What’s left is woody, airy & sweetness.
Didn’t expect any for-men perfume to be this sweet.
A classic for me.
PIRAT86 – :
This has a potential of an “underrated classic”
Classic, chic, versatile and great value
opens with a blast of vetiver (and I believe a very light hint of bright citrus, possibly bergamot), then tonka-leather combination, carrying the leather all the way to the end.
straightforward vetiver essential for all vetiver lovers out there, a bit different from your typical vetiver scent. the vetiver note does remind me of Encre Noire. Very nice, very versatile, very pleasant.
Step78 – :
Got a sample as one of those scented tissue packs and I haven’t washed this off yet… but I won’t be buying it either as it seems a bit simple/shallow and not by design.
Simple blast of cedar and liquorish vetiver with quite a sweet face, linear and exactly the same on paper few hours later, but on my skin dried to a soft, pillowy woodiness. It doesn’t smell particularly masculine to me (or feminine), very neutral scent but then I wear a lot of nominally masculine fragrances.
VitalyaX3 – :
100% agree with @cylob – cheap, cynthetic and unbalanced !
Total disappointment !!!
arni363 – :
I’m a woman and i love vetiver! This is a very Nice fragrance and afordable. But it’s just to masculine for me. I want a vetiver parfume on the feminine side. Please, If You know more of a soft vetiver parfume tell me. Thank You!
e200420 – :
A blind buy which I totally regret.
All the ingredients I love. All the perfumes that people reminds this off I love as well (Sycomore, Terre d’Hermes, Vetiver Tonka).
This doesn’t come close to the quality of the perfumes mentioned.
To my nose this is a sharp, synthetic, unbalanced cedar overdose.
I think I would have liked it more with a bit more sweetness added that rounded off the sharpness of the vetiver and the cedar.
KaeN – :
This scent really is a bang for the buck. Really affordable to begin with, and then I recently bought a giftset with this on sale and it was down right cheap (14 usd)
To say this is a dupe for Terre d’Hermés is taking it a bit to far – Since the obvious lack of citrus in this one. They are not siblings, but they could be cousins at least.
Cuir Vetiver is really all about the tonkabean and the vetiver. Lots of tonka in this for me, and I also get a slightly dirty woody mix with leather. But it still manages to be fresh and a bit airy. Really well balanced, and for that price, no complaints about longevity at all. Smells expensive.
DATAmax – :
I have and love both – Cuir Vetiver and Terre d’Hermes.
Terre offers citruses while Cuir Vetiver gives a tonka note.
Is this the best Yves Rocher male release that I know? Possibly.
stepanstepan – :
correction … has a great longevity … 12 hours +
It smells clean, very soapy.
Egorych – :
a woody-leather version of terre d’ hermes . an economic alternative for every day. clean and soapy. I like very much. but it does not last long. 7/10 poor performance.
VLaqryP – :
This one was a recent blind buy for me based on the notes. Vetiver, Tonka, Leather, Cedar and Sandalwood, What is NOT to like in these?
After receiving my bottle I gave it a full day wearing and was a bit surprised. CV is a lot lighter than I expected. It is a fresh and clean fragrance with a 1980s feel. Soft and well balanced, with moderate projection and longevity on my skin.
Cheep in price, but great in quality. Definitely worth the money. This has become the scent I wear when I am going to play tennis. A fresh, light and pleasant fragrance.
Bottom line: If you are looking for an affordable fresh and clean scent, you should try this one.
nvy960speagoessenda – :
this was a blind buy for me and I absolutely love it – it has become one of my favourites – a cheap alternative for Hermes though I think the YR version is stronger and better than Hermes – if I put some on my hand I can’t stop smelling my hand – this is a so lovely smell
Nikolasha – :
That was the most identical one among other scents in the yr store so I picked up this one. Not amazing but good but after less than half an hour it faded away. I could smell nothing. At home I sprayed like 10 20 times but the result was same. So a big regret for me.
Kokusu markanin diger urunlerine gore farkli olmasina ragmen kaliciligi abartmiyorum yarim saatin altinda. Sanirim bir sisesini iki uc haftada bitiririm. Bence uzak durulmasi gereken bir marka en azindan erkek parfumlerinden.
leshka06 – :
So I was reading these reviews and they made me interested enough to take a trip to the local Yves Rocher store. I entered the store, looked for the bottle and happily noticed the entire range was discounted @ 50% (hooray for summer sales!). 18 euros lighter in my wallet I walked out with this without even testing it. What’s to complain about for that amount of money, right? I blind bought for 200 euro once so this was peanuts. Either way, the thrill of taking a gamble once in a while is worth my 18 euro. Take my money and shut up.
Well, best blind buy cheapo deal ever because it’s exactly what Colin described. You get this awesome blend between terre d’hermes and vetiver tonka. Now, if you’re familiar with these fragrances and I’m really honest it feels a bit like wearing a cheaper clone but the unique thing about cuir vetiver is that it actually clones 2 fragrances within the same bottle and they both let their identity out at the right times. These two play nicely together rather than fighting for attention. There is the obvious overlap but in hindsight I find this pretty nifty manufactured layering.
I should also not say ‘cheaper clone’ because it’s decent quality. Sure it’s a little bit less transparent and airy compared with Hermes quality but only when your nose is buried in it. From a distance this stuff smells greeeeaaat!
Longevity and silage are also decent. No nuclear bombs hidden in this bottle but good enough to last 4-6 hours. I received a compliment after the 3 or 4 hour mark although she’s familiar with TDH and thought I was wearing this, go figure.
If you can pick this up for low value and you like the above mentioned fragrances this is a no brainer. Actually, at this value this is a no brainer. Period. Adidas drugstore fragrances sometimes sell more expensive and lack half of the sophistication you can find in this bottle.
ps. Also bought the showergel for a whopping 4 euro. Score!
7/10
okn808speagoessenda – :
I tested this one and I found it way too serious for me. Until the moment it dried down to something really nice. Woods, powder and some earthy vetiver in the background. The word “sophisticated” comes to mind.
Vappyemunny – :
I have this one. Smells so Vetiver, no franc leather, tonka or woody notes either.
Light, fresh and simple, It is a cheap alternative of Terre d’Hermes, but with less projection and longivity (almost zero).
Get it with it’s shower gel for around $15, I really enjoy taking shower with it.
In couple of words, it could be a very good scent if Yves Rocher works more on the concentration and longivity.
Anyways, this is all what you get for your $15. Not a waste.
puma5000 – :
I like the combination of tonka bean and vetiver of this fragrance, so calmy… Better for fresh and little bit cold autumn and spring weathers, and daytime surely.
Tyfkaka – :
Genuinely surprised by this extremely well-balanced and engaging fragrance. It has an elegance and smoothness that’s rare for a fragrance of this price range. It smells very ‘niche’ but is very accessible. Hints of incense, a very pleasant vetiver, elegantly put together and shying away from being too ‘fresh’ or ‘light’. This is a fragrance that could start someone off on the road to more daring future choices! Yet it’s very pleasant and easy to wear to the office as well. Highly recommended as a solid darker scent for day or night when you don’t want to be TOO dark, but want a very 21st century serious smell.
Garri999 – :
the economic version of terre d’hermes. well done . but I know nothing about the performance … but on paper has faded after 2 hours. 7/10
net21 – :
For it’s price it looks and smells really good! Yves Rocher creates elegant and easy-to-use products for each and everyone, and does it in a refined and charming french way. I’m more into body care products from this brand, but if I received this fragrance as a gift, I would definitely use it with pleasure. Even the liquid colour is a beautiful touch to the image and character of this product. Well done!
sanek2010 – :
Well this is nice. More than nice actually. It smells great. Fresh vetyver all the way with a hint of pepper in the start. 25 year old girlfriend that can’t stand oldschool colognes coldn’t get enough of it so it is not dated smell for sure. Best suited for spring imo. I think longevity could be better, don’t know about sillage. I will definetly test this more.
kaman4 – :
Headnotes fizzy and peppery like in Terre d’Hermes , then a quiet vetiver, not a rooty one and a tender leather, nice balance between the both . It lasts rather long for a perfume so soft (similar in the basenotes of Vetiver Tonka , that’s true, but a modest Vetiver Tonka ) . Nothing dark , it’s a bright and casual cologne. Quite good for the price
egamberdiev – :
I sprayed only on the paper and it smelled like Encre noire. I feel fresh (citrus) vetiver, but later few hours it transforms little bit sweeter when the tonka turns out, this part is more pleasant to my nose, I enjoy well. I think women could wear Cuir vetiver also, it’s enough unisex. Fits to the warmer weather in Spring or I can imagine wearing in a rainy day.
Reminds me other Hermés scents also, because it has very natural feeling…
genchikobr – :
Finally had a chance to try the new Cuir Vetiver at my local Yves Rocher store.
Even though I had a vague idea what to expect from the scent pyramide, something deep in my mind was still hoping for a re-edition of their wonderful woody citrus scent “Eau de Vetiver” from the 1980s.
Well, I like tonka bean, but I also hoped the tonka note would be much less detectable just because it is so common these days and there`s always the potential risk about tonka to turn the dry down into a sweet cloying mess.
Rather disappointed I finished my shopping and Cuir Vetiver was not included.
One hour later on my way home I couldn`t stop sniffing my wrist again and again. The drydown was so nice, a woody vetiver in a creamy, almost powdery base.
It smelled expensive and sophisticated and to my surprise I got a violet note. I`m not talking about violet leaves, I mean the flowers. What an unexpected and interesting twist.
Now that I own a bottle of CV I can also see the comparison to Terre d`Hermes but Cuir Vetiver completely seems to lack of the orange note, I get some lemon or bergamot in the opening but no orange. Maybe that`s the reason why Cuir Vetiver works so well for me whereas Terre d`Hermes doesn`t at all.
Sillage and longevity could be better.
mjvcjgrvuyj – :
very YR and very masculine at the same time,in their Nature tradition etc,guess its an ok one and a safe bet for fathers day gifts etc
Agenseargueks – :
TERRE D’HERMES WITH A FLOWER TWIST
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Ever since ‘So Elexir Bois Sensuel’ I’ve grown to like Yves Rocher even more. So I was eager to try their new fragrance out.
To me it opens with an explosion of flowers. It is like a strong bouquet of white flowers, but oddly I can’t see any flowers in the pyramid. I might be mistaken, though.
After 20 minutes the flowers disappear and the vetyver slowly shows up. It takes hold of you and never lets go again. It reminds me strongly of Terre d’Hermes.
Longetivity: – 4/10
Sillage: – 4/10
All in all: 6 out of 10 points (subjective: a cheap but good version of Terre d’Hermes)
vitek222 – :
I find this a strong vetiver with a touch of sweet leather in the background.
The sweet leather is very appealing, very masculine in a soft way, rather than harsh.
I would certainly find this attractive on a man. I really don’t think this could be unisex, of course anyone could wear it, but it would still have the classic ‘manly’ smell.
Gusroazm – :
This was a blind buy for me, in the hope that it might reveal itself as something of a cut-price Vetiver Tonka (Hermes). I am delighted to report that it kinda does! Vetiver is the main event here and the leather – as others have noted – is rather subtle. I would proffer suede more than leather, because this is a soft and quiet fragrance. On the vetiver side of things it doesn’t have the sharpness of say, VE by FM or, on the leather, Fahrenheit. But the tonka is very much there, especially in the heart. Before VT fans rush out to buy this (not that you necesarily would on my advice) let me make clear that this is not a GPH / Bentley Absolute type scenario… CV doesn’t have the intensity of VT or the extra gourmand notes that flesh it out so beautifully BUT comparing wrist to wrist, I’d be confident in saying that if you like VT, buy this. It’s well-blended, comes in a nice bottle and (in the current UK sale) costs less than a fifth of VT.
ez611 – :
I purchased this fragrance because I really enjoy the smell of vetiver and also of leather. In Cuir Vetiver, the leather is so extremely subtle; almost imperceptible but it is there. However, it’s the vetiver that shines here. It’s not overpowering but it come across as smooth and even, staying in the foreground until the drydown when the leather starts to make its presence felt. This is also where the tonka bean comes into the mix but it is too subtle to really notice. Cuir Vetiver reminds me of Montale’s Red Vetiver but whereas Red Vetiver is a powerhouse for a vetiver-based fragrance, Cuir Vetiver lacks when it comes to sillage and longevity. On my skin, it lasted about 2-3 hours and its sillage was somewhere around 1 foot/30cm from my body. If Yves Rocher ever produced an Extreme version of this, I’d jump on it in a sec.
As for who this is for, I’d say either someone, male or female, who is 30+ or someone who simply wants to feel a little more sophisticated. It’s not a clubbing scent nor a particularly romantic fragrance but for the price, it’s an enticing purchase.
romandemahin – :
Actually, this smells very good, the leather is very subtle and not offensive but the fragrance seems to be very light, like the price.
serg11091980 – :
I got a sample in the mail today. The smell is really impressive. The leather is soft and gentle. The vetiver is also soft. The fragrance feels very balanced, no sharp edges. It is aimed to men but I think it feels very unisex. Wonderful! Can´t stop smelling my wrist.
Good work Yves Rocher. 🙂
Oleggst – :
Spicy and woody. overall a nice perfume but smells old (vintage if you prefer). This is not a smell i would consider sexy in a man, but i wouldn´t mind someone near me smelling like this. I just think it is something for older gentlemen.
Sillage is non existent, even when sprayed on clothes. I can´t say anything about longevity.
untonrets – :
Please, Urbez larres.lardies… If you’re interested in this scent like I am, then great for you. But seriously, join the rest of us in the 21st century who are open minded to enjoy both male and female fragrances depending on our own tastes.
Did you happen to notice my signature scent? Women smell amazing in a good leather scent, and my husband loves it on me as well. I appreciate, and wear, several male oriented fragrances, such as Prada Amber Noir Intense, Amouage Jubilation, Bvlgari Aqua, DG Swimming in Lipari, etc… I could go on, but I will spare you.
If you appreciate women at all, you will appreciate that each has their own taste in fragrances, just as men do. For the record, this is on my want list as a blind buy. And, just to be a thorn in your side, I hope there are a bunch of women who’ve already usurped your Quorum, Tsar, and Kouros. Have a nice day. 🙂
ryptyk – :
Oh My Stars! I want this fragrance badly!! It sounds perfect for me. Not one note is one I hate or feel lukewarm about. So, yes I shall be getting this in one of their special offers.