Cuir Vetiver

Have 2 bottles of this sitting in the cupboard so finally took one out to test. Been months... Younger brother of Hermes Tdh. It should be named Tdh Light or another eau fraiche flanker. It is less cirtusy than Tdh but the whole complete dna is there. You take the iso e ladened tdh add tonka bean to make it sweeter and a clean Vetivet. It isn't a complicated scent profile as it consist mainly of Haitian Vetiver, cedar, sandalwood, leather and tonka bean. There's no citrus or dirty orange here thou but you get abit of sour here. This makes it fresh, sweet and sourish. I don't get the leather here, maybe it's too soft. It's mainly the blend of Good quality Haitian Vetiver, sweetish tonka bean and a very Good creamy sour sandalwood aroma that's giving you this nice sourish aroma. This comes from Under rated house Yves Rocher and the nose behind this is Master Perfumer Sonia Constant. The lady who came up with numerous very good rated frags that counts TFOL, TF Noir Extreme, Narciso Rodriguez For Him Bleu Noir, Moonlight Patchouli) which are scent profiles I'm more familiar with. This cost less than a blue note and is often cheaper on special sales occasion, A good bottle to have on hand if you love Vetiver or want to try another tdh like cheap flanker or a light version of Encre Noir Environmental conscious users may also note that this scent uses 93% ingredients from natural origin and only alcohol from botanical origin. Verdict: 8.5/10 for a Vetiver frag. 9.5/10 for value and quality A Vetiver fan must have

I purchased this fragrance because I really enjoy the smell of vetiver and also of leather. In Cuir Vetiver, the leather is so extremely subtle; almost imperceptible but it is there. However, it's the vetiver that shines here. It's not overpowering but it come across as smooth and even, staying in the foreground until the drydown when the leather starts to make its presence felt. This is also where the tonka bean comes into the mix but it is too subtle to really notice. Cuir Vetiver reminds me of Montale's Red Vetiver but whereas Red Vetiver is a powerhouse for a vetiver-based fragrance, Cuir Vetiver lacks when it comes to sillage and longevity. On my skin, it lasted about 2-3 hours and its sillage was somewhere around 1 foot/30cm from my body. If Yves Rocher ever produced an Extreme version of this, I'd jump on it in a sec. As for who this is for, I'd say either someone, male or female, who is 30+ or someone who simply wants to feel a little more sophisticated. It's not a clubbing scent nor a particularly romantic fragrance but for the price, it's an enticing purchase.

I bought this juice and was shocked how much it smelt like Terre Hermes...WOW! Considering everything, this juice is decent quality at a fraction of the price. There's definitely a smig more Vetiver which helps to clam the sweetness from Tonka bean. The only thing that puzzles me is the name! Definitely Vetiver, what happened to the Cuir(leather)? There's just enough spicy notes to keep this juice more masculine rather than unisex. There's woman who enjoy wearing more masculine vib. Longevity and Silage is moderate overall lasting between 4-6hrs several spray's. Finally, Really..so what if there's no leather! I enjoy using the fragrance as is. What I believe happened was that Tonka bean killed any vib of leather coming through. On the other hand if Rocher tried to tweek this juice and decided to go for it and create a more robust leather base version..keeping the main notes the same..I believe it would be a homerun! 8.5/10. EXCELLENT VALUE! !!!

Chimera (Sonia Constant, 2016) Scentrack: Morrissey - Everyday is like Sunday Cuir Vetiver is composed with utter imagination, a very modern, and a substantial fragrance. It’s inoffensive, easy to wear, clean, and sweet but very cleverly avoids the banality of today’s mass products. Imagine the ISO E Super cedar skeleton of Terre d’Hermes, broadened by the natural nutty aspect of Tonka bean and clean green vetiver. Like Ellena decided to make a more natural version of Terre d’Hermes with a nutty element of Vetiver Tonka. The vetiver is clearly present, but unfortunately, I expected more leather (cuir). I can only imagine a soft suede accord, made mostly of Tonka bean. Tonka is really pronounced in Cuir Vetiver, thus lovers of Mugler’s Pure Tonka could take this fragrance into consideration for Mugler’s summer version. Scentimentalwords

Yves Rocher seems to bring the quality and depth at a decent price point, and Cuir Vetiver is no exception. The leather is really just a subtle supporting note as this is primarily vetiver and tonka, with some woody radiance and even an incense impression in the dry down. I appreciate that it is a sweeter, softer alternative to far more earthy, grassy, or citric vetivers that are currently in my arsenal (Guerlain, Carven, Terre d'Hermes, etc). While softer, it is however, substantive, lasting six plus hours and hovering a couple feet from the skin in the most pleasant manner. Quite nice!