Private Collection Cuir d'Iris

I have grown to really love Cuir d'Iris. I've tried many from Pierre Guillaume, and they are all quite good. This one just really stands out to me. It's a gorgeous, easy leather fragrance to wear. The Mexican chocolate sweetens this fragrance up just perfectly. The iris is subtle in this fragrance, and it adds a nice powderiness that isn't "lipsticky" like other iris fragrances can be. There is incense in this fragrance, however it's not burning yet. This is a lovely fragrance that I would highly recommend for those who are looking to get into more leathery scents. This fragrance works for me year-round, except on maybe the hottest days.

The first minute is rather disappointing: a harsh strong leather smell within a dusty room that lacks fresh air. Suddenly after 10 minutes you get the iris and some conforting incense. The longer you wait the more conforting the smell pulls you to sniff your inner elbow where I get now a warm leather scent with some cacao and an increasing presence of amber. The dark room turns into a cozy room full with sun light. I would use this one for a rainy day in fall or winter. It is definitely a unisex frangance and might even be too sweet for a men, although the sweetness appears only after one hour or so.

If I could chooose a fragrance to scent my skin at all times, this would be IT. Just to be clear, it's not a loud perfume, it stays close to your skin but the sweet-smoky smell is so comforting, so intimate. I got the iris in the very beginning for a very brief period of time but then it settles in and is divine.

it ́s perfect. a direct and hard leather competitor for Tuscan Leather & Knize Ten... really.

This is the most real leather fragrance I have smelled. It has a life of its own.