Vertigo Cuir

Vertigo Cuir by Kyse Perfumes strikes the balance between leather and gourmand, and while it has leather in its name, it definitely leans toward the gourmand on my skin. Still, it's well-balanced enough, in principle, to appeal to both gourmand lovers and leather lovers. The gourmand notes that figure in so prominently are vanilla and caramel, and with the leather, I get a creamy sort of leather/caramel combination, always sweet but with the leather poking in at times to interrupt the sweetness. In addition to these main notes are musk, which softens the dry down, and green notes, which I don't actively detect but certainly could figure into the mix in a minor way. Performance is decent--this is surely a cold-weather-leaning fragrance, for which the standard of performance should be higher, but it is above average in both projection and longevity. I'm surprised to see here on Fragrantica that as of today, seemingly more than a third of the responses have been "dislike"s, as I'd expect that a fragrance that seems to work for both the leather and gourmand lovers should please a majority of those sampling it, but perhaps that it doesn't commit to one or the other is its downside for many. For me, it does a very good job and I quite like it. I'm not sure if I'm going to buy it but I'll consider it. At $49 for 60ml, it is perhaps one of the better steals of a line filled with bargains. 7 out of 10

Yummy! This is mostly caramel and leather on my skin. It opens smelling very similar to golden sand and as it dries it smells like Tajebni Nabeel. It's very sweet, very caramelly and strong! Like condensed milk that is boiled on the stove to turn it into caramel syrup and leather. I really like this especially because I've been in the mood for gourmets. Lasts at least 5 to 6 hours on skin and has moderate sillage.

This is Babycat for a fraction of the price while also supporting small business. In fact, Kyse released this gem 8 years before YSL tricked people into clamoring for an exponentially more expensive fragrance. Vertigo Cuir is the OG here - fun, cozy, and surprisingly addictive.

Fun unisex sweet leather scent. Eating candy in an expensive car. Leather smells a tad synthetic but I kind of like it in a weird way.

Delicious, buttery (brandied?) caramel morphs into non-bitter molasses. ETA: that's not a bad thing, folks... ;)