Cuir Fauve

For me it's a smoky leather with a bit of oud. It's nice at times, particularly at the opening, but the smoke smells too much like cigarettes for me to enjoy.

I am not a fan. I have the old bottle with a "gem" on the cap. It's completely two-faced on me; I smell faint leather only if I bury my nose into my arm, but it projects soapy, old-fashioned aldehydes. Don't get me wrong, I adore aldehyde-based fumes, but it is not what I expected Cuir Fauve to be, going by reviews. Luckily I paid next to nothing for a sealed, old-style bottle. Maybe it just needs to chill for a while, after shipping. I don't know. But leather is faint, almost nonexistent. Smells like hundreds of old-fashioned perfumes out there, and it's my first disappointment from the house of Keiko Mecheri.

1.5 hours of longevity wtf really. It retails here 270 usd per 50 ml. All I get is a faint woody vanilla. Nothing else. Nada.

simply distgusting!!!!! any cheap arabic scent smells the same!

Keiko Mecheri CUIR FAUVE may be wild for this house, but it seems pretty tame to me. It reminded me initially a bit of Parfumerie Générale L'OMBRE FAUVE, but I think that I was unduly influenced by the name. And the amber. One big difference is that there is no patchouli in this perfume whatsoever, as far as I can tell, but the tobacco may be playing a similar role. To my nose, CUIR FAUVE is without a doubt an amber perfume with an oudy edge. Very smooth, however, and likeable. There is a touch of florality to it as well. I believe that both oud and amber enthusiasts will enjoy this creation, as those two notes are quite detectable yet harmoniously married. Those who have been decrying the strange phenomenon of oudless oud perfumes will be relieved to know that there is still hope. Ironically, this oud perfume does not boast of its oud in the name! Once again (as in Tangeri), I find the leather to be less pronounced in this creation, but, hey: what's in a name? Aren't they all metaphors anyway, at the end of the day?