Cuir Impertinent

Absolutely star anise-ly stunning. Wonderfully medicinal, apothecary but in an extremely sophisticated and elegant way. THIS Is what abstract perfumery about: creating new and unchartered territory. I must say this anise note is wonderfully green at first, bursting with a green-bitters kind of zest that I have not experienced in a while. The sweet, gentle tobacco and suede note round this off so nicely, it almost becomes hypnotic. Personally, I would like it to lean more towards the leather notes to warrant the title, but I am being "impertinent". Fantastic release that I would love to add to my ever growing collection. 8/10. Fresh, green, spicy leather was never done so well!

Okay, so I'm still a perfume novice, but when I first sprayed this, it immediately smelled overwhelmingly like a campfire up in Mt Charleston, where we used to go camping when I was a kid. I guess that's the star anise and tobacco, but on me it's a smoky, char-type of scent. After awhile I can pick out the leather and hints of the amber, but when it's all blended together, it smells exactly like a campfire surrounded by pine trees. I can't get enough. But as others have said, the projection and longevity just aren't there. Not for the price. Which is so sad, because I just can't stop spraying this, and my tiny little sample will be gone in a flash.

I would LOVE this on my man. Sexy as hell. There are very few fragrances I would deem as gendered but this leans quite masculine. Not to say that anyone couldn’t rock it. Cuir Impertient is a simply stunning tobacco dominant scent with anisic and suede-like supporting notes. I also detect hay. An intriguing contrast of feeling soft and comforting yet rugged and very self-assured. Smells expensive and complex. Update: I bought it for myself. If my guy is lucky I might allow him to use it from time to time. I just kept coming back to the sample and found it too good not to own and rock myself.

Absolutely in love with this scent! It’s like a mix of fresh aromatic herbs (lots of anise) and sweetened woods. Reminds me a bit licorice candies. I don’t feel much of a leather here but probably it’s just giving this fragrance a nice depth. Let me know if someone has it for swap or sell in the UK pls

This is a very smooth leather/suede tobacco excursion. The anise lends some spicy fullness then the leather emerges so soft and beautiful. The amber brings the sexy warmth. Definitely unisex in the best way. If your a leather fan, check this one out.

Amazing!! Think, an infinitely more wearable and slightly minty version of Memo African Leather. I’m shocked that the community isn’t raving night and day about this one! Could easily be a year-round signature scent for a mature male, any age

Elegant and sophisticated. Yet bad enough to push a Harley through the canyon on Mulholland Drive in leather pants and a black sleeveless tee. This one has my whole heart.

Such a beautiful spicy leathery tobacco scent. The bottle is amazing and packaging is great.

I quite like this unisex fragrance - I agree with walking44 that this is a fall/autumn scent. I am reviewing a spray tester I received with an order from the TM site.I tried to blind guess the notes and while tobacco, anise, and leather are easily recognizable, I was quite surprised that musk and incense aren't listed. I get a sweet smokey note on the top that dissipates after a few minutes, and the sillage smells like musk to me. Cuir Impertinente serves the same scent purpose as CK Obsession for me, though they don't smell alike, but the occasions I'd wear either would be the same - a cozy fall day, hanging out inside with hot tea or coffee. I much prefer the Mugler. Though, for some odd reason I keep thinking of CK One with this even though I don't think the two smell alike - I think the musky anise smell might be tricking me, but I'd be curious to know if others are smelling some similarity between the two. With one spray from a tester, I don't think projection is all that great, especially for a Mugler scent. If this were louder, and perhaps a bit less expensive, I'd grab a bottle for sure.

A camphoraceous minty anise note meets smoky tanning leather. An aromatic tobacco that is only vaguely sweet and very realistic jumps into the foray defining itself from the more youthful sticky cherried tobaccos that are commonly used these days. A sweet vanillic amber proudly displays dominance with something herbal lurking underneath. There is a bit of cardamom in here too. I am not sure if the amber is spiced or they added actual cardamom. I guess they would have had to add cardamom to the amber accord in order to make it appear that way regardless. This is a beautiful and unique fragrance I am not sure why no one is talking about this one, but I guess it is quite niche and not for everyone. Read full reviews on my blog: musingsofafraghead.blogspot.com/

As others have mentioned, this is a very lovely scent. Dry, sweet, a touch masculine. The star anise really adds a bit of a unique, almost fresh, touch to the overall scent. It also gives a bit of a barbershop vibe in some way. But other than that, it's quite an ordinary, albeit beautiful, scent. It's the sort of scent I would find very easy to wear in the cooler months. I feel it is the scent of a handsome sporty gentleman in his prime, carrying his slightly graying hair with the utmost of sophistication. It's a signature scent for one who doesn't care to venture outside his established preferences. For me, I have to put it next to much cheaper scents performance and overall scent wise. It's simply not worth the price Mugler asks.

Wow, this is not what I expected, and it is a pleasant surprise. I thought this was going to be heavily sweet anise leather. This is not heavy in the least, and really not sweet. The anise is more a dry almost green anise. Someone else described it as having a camphor like aroma, and I can understand that description. The leather is definitely there, but it is a subtle soft buttery leather with the tinest bit of amber to keep this from being too dry. This is a leather fragrance for those who do not like the heavy leathers. This is very noticeable, but it's not in your face. If anise, tobacco, and leather could be understated, this is the perfume. Nice and unique.

Me and my OH were laughing for ages about wearing a scent called ‘Impertinent Queer’ (we are both guys before anyone says that’s homophobic y’all!). I have so far been underwhelmed by this Mugler line - performance generally lacking and not special enough to justify the high prices. This is one of my favourites! Strong anise and slightly minty, as stated by other reviewers. I don’t detect much leather here, overall a sweet and spicy scent. Long lasting with moderate sillage... if it had just a little more perhaps I’d invest!

Excellent stuff. Opening is a bit too much on the anise but after a bit of drydown time it settles in really nice with the amber, and then tobacco really starts to come to the fore. At this point it reminded me a lot of Dusita Issara, another excellent tobacco scent. I get a bit of a dry leather feel but it doesn’t really strike me as a predominately leathery fragrance though despite the name, this is an amber tobacco and a very good one.

Not quite sure what to add that @ptilda didn't already cover. Worked quite well with the cold weather my area has been having lately. It lasted about 5-6 hours on me, which for my skin is pretty impressive. I liked my little decanted ~1 mL freebie, but I certainly wouldn't pay $200+ for it, and I'd be upset if someone paid $200+ to gift this to me.

At first I really enjoyed this fragrance. After a while of wearing it I began to smelling very powerdy on my skin, which ruined the amazing opening for me. After a year or 2 passed Alien for men came out and these 2 are roughly 80% alike. Ci is far superior and better blended but both dry down to a very similar powder/baby powder scent.

Mugler Cuir Impertinent (2015) - Anise Amber - #jeanchristopheherault creates an interesting and unique accord. Star Anise meets Amber resins and Tobacco. You get a slight Leather accord, but definitely not the prominent player. A fresher take to spicy leathers and well-crafted. Very niche.

unreal projection and a very straightforward tobacco. thanks to the anise it also screams festive to me, like a commenter below said, but even in the spring i cannot stop sniffing my arm. it’s not complex by any means, but captivating all the same. a sweetie at the core.

This is the only one of the "Les exceptions" line that really interested me. Very original. But average/low performance, and at that price, it's a no for me.

Very very very dry anise and leather with a hint of tobacco leaf, not the sweet pipe tobacco. This reads woody and like a dry, mild oud on my skin.