Cuir de Russie

OK, I got a generous 1 ml from Sealed Essences. Of the 20 or so Areej I have reviewed, Agar de Noir is my #1 Areej, #2 of all my fragrances. So Cuir de Russi is from the same 6 th collection as Agar de Noir. It has similarities. It smells like a beautiful, timeless vintage leather. This opens as a powdery musk, and the florals of jasmine and Lotus are most noticeable at this point. This is completely gender neutral or leaning slightly feminine. It's surprisingly bright and fresh. It has a great violet note that is like in Agar de Noir. But of the florals here, the violet is the lightest of the floral medly. The leather is not very strong in the first 30 minutes. It gets more noticeable from the mid. This is not very animalic. It's very pleasant, and mass appealing I would say. The animalics get stronger, as with the leather, but creamy smooth, So it's very nice. But I would not pay the high price for this discontinued Areej. As it has no oud, yet at times in the drydown feels like it does. It sold for about $200 when it was released. As it doesn't have any high cost ingredients. It's not that unique or special. It's something similar you could find in the niche realm of fragrances, like Roja Dove. I would value it at most $500. This does have an exquisite spicy musk, that's a natural siberian deer musk. Longevity is great. A very concentrated extrait. Many of Russian Adam's works are very special, and you can't find anything as exquisite. - Like Agar de Noir. Areej Cuirtis, is much more leathery, animalic and masculine. But I do prefer this. Now in the late dry-down, the violet and fragrance accords are still complex and beautiful. Bumping up my rating... Leather fragrances have never been among my favorites. But this is much more than a leather. Rating: 9.5/10 God bless. John 3:16

The perfect weather to wear the moth in a bottle A stamped leather in the name of perfumery, when Siberian deer musk levitates on an ether of lotus oil, animalic beavertail oil mixed with birch tar, all layered on a brand new military boot. The boot has gone through the highest peaks of life in the name of solidarity and war. Russian winters are bitterly cold, and this was one of the few things that kept the soldiers psychologically warm. The perfect harmony between leather, musk, and a touch of florals. Being a chypre guy, this was something I kept eyeing for a while. I recently, only a few months ago, pulled the trigger. It was devastating when I gave it a try in the Bangladeshi climate, so I kept it for the climate I'm in now. And I dare to make a statement: this is hands down the best leather chypre that's on the market (aside from similar compositions from other brands). 2 sprays on the shirt, and you're teleported to the abovementioned structure, back in time. I also received a hefty statement from one of my math professors here as soon as I got into class: "Someone smells ostentatiously beautiful over here," which took me by surprise.

Holy strength! Have this filling a room off of one spray on a tester strip, 20 hours ago. Very strong. Smells mostly similar to War and Peace II to my nose (less sharp, pissy), somewhat similar to Cuirtis (less spicy, sweet), and vaguely similar to Jardin Savage (less smoky, spicy). This is just an initial impression - have yet to become too intimate, but.. what we get in ALD's Cuir de Russie is a musky beaver tail bomb, supporting a bouquet of powdery florals beneath smoked woods. From the birch tar to the musks, there is a feeling of burning incense lightly coloured by the powdery pastel hues of the florals. Absolutely beautiful and happy to have it as part of the collection

This stuff here is really top notch quality. Opening is great and it just gets better. If you are a collector and can find a bottle, I would say definitely grab one. Glad I was able to come across one. I will cherish this one.

It's a garment perfume due to the birch tar from my understanding. Some people have sensitive skin and can not tolerate the birch tar. This can be worn on skin as I have had no issues whatsoever wearing on my arms and neck.