Cuir Garamante

What is happening here? Why have I not reviewed this? Did my review get voted out of existance? How could I let such an oversight go unchecked? For a while at least it was my favourite MDCI but revisiting the samples from this house again this week I've realised that Claude Marchal's vision for this brand is one I admire, and everything is good. I don't feel I had the level of maturity to appreciate the full body of work the first time around. At that point I had rejected the nicely, nicely, French perfumery approach and was seeking the visceral, wacky thrills of niche and Indy perfumers. Having got that out of my system I still arrive back at Cuir Garamante and I'm stunned by just what a great perfume it is. The opening is leathery, indulgent and does smack of lots of things I was into at the time of first trying and probably why I didn't pursue CG more intently. So... from memory then, I got an incense sandalwood and vanilla vibe accented with resins and it kinda is that still. However, upon todays trial I get much more of an unusual and enticing quality of rose wrapped in a hyper creamy accord comprised of sandalwood materials, not nutty or cedarish, pencil shaving but not a million miles from palo santo actually. Now that stuff is an almost unusable material for numerous reasons but mainly the off putting creepy rubber and mint facets, and it's ipecac, sickliness to boot. However some strange nicer quality of Mysore sandalwood is captured in this fragrance and with the rose it can evoke one classic perfume. Chanel Egoiste. The selfish man's choice for smelling great, however this is even more rich and densely layered with that labdanum/resins effect and a sort of gourmand, shortbread accent. There's top notes too, it's not all bases and mids and that is what makes it shine through and ultimately the leather quality of the name too. It's more magic from MDCI and it's not even my second or third favourite now but I still love this thing!

I’m not even going to bother updating my old review of this one, it’s so good I’m going to slap a new one on it. What a wonderful balance this perfume achieves, simple but the individual elements in and of themselves are complex. Really it’s the classic three (possibly four or five? Haha) elements providing the vibe. Labdanum and sandalwood begin with and rose later moreso but in the beginning having that sort of creamy, rosewood rose of a Egoiste or something classy as hell. The main thing bringing the Cuir to the table is the labdanum (and perhaps from the notes here saffron and Cypriol) and it’s a glorious labdanum, sharp, sweet, heady and being so heavy effectively as a top note but permeating the entire fragrance with some support in the sharp/sweet dept from pink pepper. Blending this creamy sandalwood rose and overt resinous accord makes for a unique but understated perfume. I remember thinking when this first came out...this is everything I love about fragrance, like fundamentally, the core of what this is, smells like the core of a good perfume whatever direction it might go. I still think that. One minor gripe is that it’s almost too much for me, overloads my emotions or something? I love it in the opening but then after a while it becomes weirdly cloying until it settles back down again and dries down super quiet. Cuir Garamante is superb.

در حال حاضر دو کار این برند را در کالکشنم دارم. این کار و اینویژن باربر. بینهایت دوستشان دارم .هر دو به غایت شیک ُ خوش بو و رسمی و با کامپلیمنت بالا و فراوان. .شاید بهترین واژه ای که بشود در یک کلام هر دو را توصیف کردواژه لوکس باشد. برای ما ایرانی ها که از کودکی با رایحه هایی مثل زعفران گل رز و گلاب و دارچین بزرگ شده ایم و اصلا بر خلاف ارورپایی هیچ چیز خاصی برامون نیستند قضاوت در رابطه با عطرهایی که این موارد رو داخلشون دارند باید بسیار با احتیاط باشه .منظورم اینه که شاید برای یک فرانسوی زعفران و دارچین و رز هر چه بیشتر باشه بیشتر لذت ببرند اما حداقل برای من که کاملا خلاف این صادق است.مثلا تامفورد ایتالین سایپرس مورد علاقه من نیست چون غلظت دارچین ان برای من غیر قابل تحمل است و ممکن است اطرافیان تصور کننددارچین استفاده کردم و یا کویر ساکری از دس اورس را به خاطر عفران غلیظ و بالایش سالها قبل حتی با قیمت مناسب و تقریبا در مقایسه الان رایگان تهیه نکردم. اما وقتی همین زعفران و یا رز با غلظت کاملا مناسب و بهینه توسط یک عطار چیره دست در عطر به کار گرفته می شوند که نه کمند و نه زیاد انوقت معجزه ایجاد می شود .نظیر همین گارامانته که غلظت زعفران و رز و ترکیبیشون با چرم رایحه ای بسیار دلپسند و لطیف ایجاد می کند که برای اطرافیان دهها بار خوش بوتر از ان چیزی است که شما احساس می کنید. کاری فوق العاده لوکس و کاملا فرمال که صد البته هم باید با لباس فرمال و شیک ست شود.

Wow, wow and wow! I love this stuff. Finally a leather fragrance that doesn't smell skanky or like a leather wallet. It's creamy smoothe affect is mind blowing! It's unisex but starts to lean a little femme but i don't care about that stuff, if it smells good I wear it and this is one of the best smelling scents I have ever worn. The leather and suede is there, is more in the background though. I think this is one of the best offerings from the house, invasion barbare is ok, but there are other frags in the same nature for less. This is wonderful guys and you really got to try it out! 9.5/10 overall I really can't get over how good this smells guys, I want the world to know how good it smells, but at the same time I want nobody to know about it...I've never smelled anything so captivating that was able to get leather and rose just the way I like and bond them together in such a perfect balance with supporting high quality notes. This is niche. This is why I only collect niche now. This is art. This is perfection.

Cuir Garamante is disturbing my sleeping nights... I have myself a sample and every single night I crave to put my hands on this wonderful and gorgeous juice whenever I take a sniff on! I'm on a frantic quest for a bottle without the resin bust cause I'm more interested in the juice itself, but if I could I would definitely go for the whole package. Since I'm not rich, I'll be pretty satisfied with the simple bottle. Now about the juice: Cuir Garamante is an aphrodisiac one, that gives me goosebumps. It opens balsamic and spicy, maybe for the subtle nutmeg in concoction to saffron and a tad spices touch. Half an hour later it comes to the heart with an amazing and noticeable rose along with the leather (more suede tipe of leather). The incense and sandalwood comes to party in order to develop the fragrance to a beautiful woody/smoky voluptuous background and for me it's when the magic happens!!! Cuir Garamante is a MASTERPIECE, with capital letters!

Parfums MDCI Cuir Garamante is a sophisticated, sweet, woody fragrance involving leather but not dominated by it. I don't get many of the top notes (pink pepper, saffron, nutmeg) at all, really, as this starts out a pretty sweet leather for me for me with vanilla and rose in the mix. I cannot liken it to a leather/vanilla/rose intersection I've encountered elsewhere except perhaps in Dua Fragrances Hypnotic Santalum, which has amber in place of the vanilla that's in Cuir Garamonte. Performance is decent, but definitely not as strong as Invasion Barbare, which provided a bit of a tease for the brand as Ambre Topkapi was so-so. As with other Parfums MDCI offerings, the price is a bit difficult to swallow, at $250 for 75ml for juice alone and $375 when including the resin bust top that is so iconic for the brand. I give this high marks for the scent but not for performance or price. 8 out of 10

Take Montale Aoud Musk, add a good soft rose note, and make it less nuclear/more wearable = Cuir Garamante. Not a very challenging scent for those looking for something dark and different but very happy to have it in my collection. Bought a full bottle. Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite scents are the more challenging ones. However, at times, I prefer a nice smooth comforting scent. Originally I thought longevity was poor but after a few wearings (some on clothing), the scent does linger and has above average longevity. Along with Chypre Palatin and my favorite Invasion Barbare, MDCI makes some great well blended scents.

To my nose this one starts a little boozy mixed with roses. After some time the smoke starts to appear with hints of a really smooth leather. Cuir Garamante seems to last quite a lot and the projection is just perfect for me, not that invasive but noticeable. Such a delight of a fragrance and my favourite of the ones I've tried from MDCI with Chypre Palatin. I'll for sure be purchasing a bottle soon enough. Love it!

This starts out smoky. Not in the harsh burnt way but rounded and full with a touch of minerality like a struck match. It comes together beautifully as a leather. Not the leather of a black leather jacket but more a luscious suede glove. It’s unctuous and opulent in a way that reminds me of Chypre Palatin, not in its profile but in its fullness. If this were a wine you’d say it has great mouthfeel. Very well done.

Sophisticated and elegant. Slightly masculine leaning and creates a nice scent bubble. To me this is sweet rose + powdery sandalwood + incense on a base of smoky leather. The leather is really at the very back and never comes to the front. One my bucket this as rose+sandalwood fragrance. Quite pleasing overall and very smoothly blended. Shukran Habibi!

Cuir Garamante features a beautiful soft spoken rose layered with spices and subtle leather notes. This is one of my go to perfumes to wear for myself, but I get a surprising amount of compliments when I wear this, so it must have quite a bit of sillage, even if it absolutely not a scent that screams for attention. Wearable art!

I loved it. It's a very beautiful leathery and masculine scent with rose notes. Surprisingly, I feel mostly the saffron. The saffron adds a bit of spiciness to it and a bit of uniqueness. I agree that it's slightly tangy sweet and unusual. The flowers open up beautifully in it. It's rich, long lasting, beautifully projects.

On me it seems to only show vanilla, rose and nutmeg, so it comes off feminine and musky. A very similar even more feminine version is Tango by Masque, and if you want it cleaned up go for Opus IV by Amouage. Go in the other direction, full on leather and musk - Deer by Zoologist

Powdery, oud-y rose. An impression of suede, rather than an actual leather note. Delicate, lightly sweet. Weird opening that last 5-10 min, then flows into a long main phase that stays linear. An understated beauty. 100% unisex.

My favorite men's perfume, the scent of leather and pink pepper, subtle notes of vanilla, perfume lasts about 7 hours, just like for a day, but I use for special occasions

A smoky and multi-layered oud interpretation. May be deepest scent ever. it is hard to find limited bottle. Must be added to the collection.

This scent takes me to Morocco - the markets, the hidden verandas, the food. OMG, It is absolutely divine. Spicy yet soft. Love it.

Good stuff! Creamy, dirty and extremely pleasant. Scent: 10/10 Longevity: 10/10 Projection: 10/10

Cuir Garamante is a rich, long-lasting leather-rose scent with a lovely oud note. Unisex despite its marketing, it is reminiscent of Frédéric Malle Rose & Cuir, or Amouage Epic Woman. Spicy in parts with a lovely impression of suede-like leather, it is smooth and luxurious throughout. CG opens with a soft saffron note, spicy and labdanum-like. The pink pepper is a lovely addition - enhancing the spice and paving the way to the rose note at the heart. The leather accord develops from the beginning, beginning with the saffron note. As it develops, a dark, rich, powdery rose note blooms on my skin. Enhanced by the spices, and developing alongside the leather, it is utterly beautiful. The leather is smooth and slightly animalic; I get soft, nuanced oud here. I don't like really pungent oud, but this is beautiful. Labdanum rounds it out with its slightly sweet, animalic, amber-esque quality. It remains nicely spicy throughout. It becomes smoky and woody as it begins to dry down, which simply serves to enhance the rose-leather accord that forms the crux of this scent. Vanilla adds some smooth sweetness, combining with the ambery notes to form a sweet amber accord. The suede-like oud remains, drying down to a smoky, dry oud skin scent with remnants of spice remaining. Sillage is moderate and longevity is day-long. An utterly beautiful unisex leather-rose scent, this pays homage to rose-oud perfumes in Middle Eastern tradition. Best worn in autumn/winter. Good stuff. 4/5.

Lovely, but misleading; I was hoping for a next-level luxury leather with LOADS of spice, but on me this only delivers an exceptionally classy rose-oud with extra suede. Interesting tangs of nutmeg and vanilla at first led me to think this would be unusually aromatic and intriguing - as anything should be for MDCI's scary prices - but it turned out far more conventional than that. By about 90mins in, on my skin, it's wearing like Santal Royal's much more discreet older sister. That's not a bad character to have, but at this price point (3 euros/close to £2.50 per ml) it needs to be spectacular, or truly individual, in my view - and it just isn't. It's delicious and lovely and if I hadn't smelled Santal Royal first I'd be hugely impressed. But as things are: this would be a gorgeous thing to receive, but not one that I'm going to hunt out and sacrifice my own earnings just to have. Simply too conventional to win true admiration, though undoubtedly lovely to wear. Reasonably long-lasting on me - up to 5h at a metre away, but to 8 if sniffing the skin - but both life and projection are biggest for the rose notes, which are the least interesting to me. True unisex though.