Cuir de Nacre

I love leather fragrances and the smell you get in most is an approximation of 'real' leather. Things like clive christian C (which I adore BTW) and Tom Ford Tuscan leather have an aggressive accord which smells very sharp. Some which have a very animal or woody nature coupled with oud like Dior Leather Oud and Cuir d'arabie but Cuir de Nacre is entirely different. There's yet another type which seem to be heavy in patchouli and earthy tincture coupled with the leather to create a 'dirty' feel. This one is vaguely reminiscent of YSL's Noble leather in that it's lighter and more powdery but still the YSL leans more toward the Tuscan leather end of the spectrum. Cuir de Nacre is an absolute triumph, such an true leather exuding from the top notes of this fragrance. A wonderfully accurate, soft, buttery leather note which evokes shoe shops, handbags and wallets. The mention of handbags includes the contents BTW lipstick and powdery make up vibes which to my taste never once lean too far into the realms of an 'older' lady type vibe. It's not aggressive enough for that the balance of iris, styrax, musk and cassis is perfect and as it dries down becomes less leathery and more powdery. This has a classy finesse to it and just smells really nice...If that leather lasted, was a bit stonger and less powdered I would hail this as the best leather I'd ever smelled. Longevity is okay but soft and retreats nicely which adds to the less intrusive feel overall.

This is a dream perfume. Very high quality. Absolutely beautiful. First you get the iris and the leather then quickly settles down to a very beautiful skin scent of very comfortable musk and soft floral leather. Wonderful to have with you as a travel spray to use at anytime as it is not overpowering or offensive at all. I can easily use Cuir de Nacre for school runs, important meetings, doing my shopping etc. Very versatile without being too serious or girly. For me it is a winner xx

It’s quite a vintage scent but really really nice one! Would love to have it in my collection. So basically it’s a very soft leathery scent mixed with osmanthus (imagine tart and slightly fruity peach skin scent) and a bit of very well balanced spices. Very elegant!

This is what Carrie Underwood's mom wants her to smell like. I'm getting expensive shoes and powder; perhaps a woman with aggressive highlights and a neutral manicure receiving a floral arrangement.

124) Cuir d'Iris En ouverture ce parfum a vraiment quelque chose de Iris Silver Mist, beurre d'Iris et carotte. Du cuir? et bien comme le cuir de Russie c'est plus une suggestion que l'odeur du produit. Les (nobles et soldats) russes traitaient leur cuir au goudron de bouleau ce qui lui donnait un parfum très doux et chaud qui camouflait celui du cuir. Ici ce cuir imaginaire aurait été traité au beurre d'iris et aux huiles végétales. C'est extrèmement original juste un peu trop léger sur le sillage, c'est du cuir-peau. In opening this perfume have really something of Iris Silver Mist, iris butter and carrot. Leather? well as Russian leather is more of a suggestion than the smell of the product. The russian (nobles and soldiers) treated their leather whith birch tar which gave it a very soft and warm scent that camouflaged the leather. Here the imaginary leather was treated whith iris butter and vegetable oils. It is extremely original just a little too light on skin, it is a skin scent.