Cuir de Russie Chanel for women

Cuir de russie, is quite the lady! Immediately I picture Angelina Jolie in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. One minute she's a high class business woman, then a leather clad dominatrix, then a quick fisted hit woman! Through all of this though is a regal, smooth uncompromised elegance. The leather is prominent but quality, no burnt smoke here. There is a lady like powdery finish. I see it being more suited for the ladies, because I think the lads have so many leather fragrances at their disposal and the powder note might be strong for some mens taste. If you get the chance to sample this please do, it was nice to compare this leather to the one in My Gris.

...As you know, Coco Chanel was romantically involved with Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia [Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov] through whom Chanel met perfumers in Grasse and master perfumer Ernest Beaux (born and trained in Moscow, Russia). It was Beaux who had been asked by Chanel to encapsulate the essence of her romance with the Grand Duke. The idea was to create a fragrance of wild cavalcades, wafts of blond tobacco and the smell of boots tanned by birch bark, which the Russian soldiers would wear. I personally think that this idea was brought to the absolute realism! This is because of a memory from my childhood... I vividly remember my father, who was a Russian military man, smelling exactly like Cuir de Russie by Chanel!!!

I cant really improve on the previous review which is my sentiments exactly. Its a clean, soapy leather and, although I love it, it seems like something that represents a Woman's ideal Man. A fantasy of the ideal Male sexual partner. I would think that a woman might guard it jealously, believing no one to be superior enough to wear it.

When I wear Cuir de Russie I am no longer a housewife in the Mississippi delta. Oh no. I am an English blue-blood, an aristocrat, who is tall and gorgeous with a deep, throaty laugh, and RIDICULOUSLY wealthy. Oozing old money. I hunt and ride and jump and shoot all with exceptional skill and grace, looking fabulous all the while. I take lovers and drive my own car, a Bentley convertible with all-leather interior (of course)- no drivers for this gal. I wear furs with abandon and smoke like a stack with no regard for propriety. I'm mature and composed and worldly because I've seen it all and done it all. But I'm certainly not old...
Alas, when I've worn Cuir de Russie no one else has noticed, or at least no one has said anything. But no matter, I just kept dousing myself and enjoying my little aristocratic fantasy...

This is a sublime fragrance for me. I initially tried the eau de toilette version which I love, but once I opened the pure parfum bottle I was Blown Away. The toilette has some sharpness and is a bit more cutting with the leather notes. The parfums' opening is very No.5 for me(which I didn't get at all in the toilette) but quickly evolves into the most smooth, elegant, smoky, leathery, floral, wonderfulness. This truly is a holy grail fragrance that should be worn the old fashioned way, dabbed behind the ears, wrist and knees. The parfum is smooth, deep, and so so rich...smells just like a vintage Hermes Kelly bag owned by a chic woman who smoked a little too much.

This smelled masculine on me and feminine on my boyfriend.

On my skin this smells like a straight-up salty leather cologne with no other facets. It was rather flat.

On my boyfriend this smells like a woman's drop-dead gorgeous leather perfume, brought to life with just about every floral note listed. Now THAT was how it was supposed to smell on ME. Color me jealous.

It took me kind of a long time to come around to appreciating cuir de russie. I had tried it in the past and only liked it after about the 3 hour mark. Too much barn yard before that, and I was not willing to wait so long to get to the good part. So I decided it just was not for me and more or less forgot about it. Then about 2 months ago I discovered and immediately fell in love with arquiste infanta en flor, the perfect "peau d'espagne". I en F opens with a lot of orange flower water which gives it a 1 or 2 hour phase of vaguely reminding of a very sudsy, well scrubbed version of C de R. Then it morphs into something else (exquisite) entirely. So I was compelled to revisit C de R. The aldehydes are glorious. I don't get as much barn yard any more. I do get a "saliva" note like in shalimar initial and the old gucci edp (brown juice). C de R feels more sexual than sexy. This is a limited use fragrance for me, as I can't imagine wearing it to work. Ultimately I prefer tabac blonde, which is more mellow, more wearable, a touch more floral and less risqué, but I have been converted to liking cuir de russie a lot as well.

Cuir de Russie (parfum) starts with a classic Chanel opening: clean, powdery aldehydes and an herbal-citrus note. The leather is in the background...waiting to be discovered, flirting with you just a bit.

The leather continues to become more prominant as the perfume warms on your skin. The middle notes are sensuous and fragile: woody notes mingle with traditional florals, and a slight clove-carnation spice radiates warmth. This sweet warmth calls to mind the animalic quality of leather -- reminiscent of the comforting intimacy of a horse's velvety fur and mane.

Notes of tobacco and musk combine in the dry-down and prevent the leather from ever becoming too harsh, too potent. Amber and wood notes contribute a sensuous, faintly spicy aroma.

When comparing Cuir de Russie to two other classic leathers that I have recently tested (Caron Tabac Blond and Rochas Femme), I must say that Chanel's ode to leather wins by a landslide. The leather in Tabac Blonde is too fleeting, while the leather in Rochas Femme is too muddled with syrupy fruits for my taste.

Cuir de Russie meets all of my expectations for a balanced leather composition: not too dirty, not too masculine, not too weighed-down by other notes. It is intimate and alluring. Animalic, but well-groomed and well-behaved.

Chanel's masterpiece (one of many, of course) is a ladylike leather. That is not to say it is prim or girly -- heaven's no! This is a strong, powerful woman. She is an equestrian, but she doesn't ride sidesaddle. She rides proudly astride, her back straight, her gaze intent.

In parfum form, sillage is intimate, and longevity is very good. This is meant to be a sensual skin-scent, so it makes sense that it stays close to the wearer. Honestly, I would feel completely comfortable wearing this scent during the day or night (most likely during cooler months). As with most Chanel's, it feels elegant and appropriate for a number of occasions.

I tried most of the exclusifs line last week on a rare afternoon into London and expected an utter revelation. I spent £11.00 on a bottle of Cuir de Lancome just before they discontinued it, this is over £100?? Until I run out of Cuir de Lancome, this probably won't be in my wardrobe as they are very similar. This is a little dirtier (which I like) but just not different enough to warrant the investment.

I don't normally gravitate towards leather scents, but I absolutely love this one. It's what I wear when I want to feel sexy in an understated way, confident, authoritative, maybe a bit dominant! *cracks whip*

The floral notes are divine, particularly the iris. I wish I could afford to wear it more often.

I can see why men like wearing this as well; it's not too sweet and doesn't have a strong silage.

Cuir de Russie is an angular officer of the Tsar's cavalry mounted on the back of a black thoroughbred horse.

It is worldy, sensual, rough and exotic. Yet at once has vulnerability: it offers glimpses of tenderness and hints at a melancholy as vast and unending as the Russian Steppes themselves.

This is hide: black, burnished, animal and unclean.

This is not the polite, precise, bridled up leather of a Hermes saddle or bag: fit for French fops on manicured ponies.

This is military leather, hardened by battle and burned birch. Impervious to the elements and sentiment , at first unyielding and unconscious of compromise.

But wait, something resides beneath the apparently impenetrable surface.

For at once with the St Petersburg splendour of Empire so comes its underbelly. The Caucuses, the conquered kingdoms of Mohammedans, Cossacks and Stans.

There is something of the souk: cardamon perhaps, the charcoal burner of the water pipe and its sweet and flavoured tobacco, a slow cooking stew of meats and fruits and spices.

Yet, through the bazzar of boots and belts and bags, specially cured to disguise from whence they came. Beyond the army supplier's oleaginous smiles and eternal deals, without the Medina's walls: here resides the truth.

The tannery. It's filth, it's excretia, it's putrefaction. The inevitable and unbearable pain that brings forth such beauty.

And it is all too much amongst the stink of the skins.

Our officer raises a pomade of flowers and bergamot to the nose, hoping hopelessly to ward off the evil and the smells. Spinning on sculpted heal, turning a back on reality. An old pipe is lit with french tobacco and our soldier departs in search of sex, sollace and forgetfulness.

As with every aristocrat of a declining Empire, our officer is open to offers from either man or woman - at the right price.

The mercenary promises to love no one. When present the presence is intense and enveloping as a lover's close embrace. Alas, it is gone too soon leaving only absence and the heart to yearn through the longeur to its return.

Cuir de Russie is the angular officer of the Tsar's cavalry mounted on the back of a black thoroughbred horse that every man and every woman wants to be or be with.

Chanel Cuir de Russie is not only a woman perfume! It's your CHOICE !! So elegant and mysterious. I like it and I wear perfectly this very classical scent of Chanel. Fresh, green and hot! Fresh & Sexy!!

Finally purchased this after falling for it, 2 years ago. So glad that I finally did! I love how it stays close to the skin. Makes me feel very elegant.

Smells of memories - like autumn in 1920s Paris. The opening initially seems very feminine and typically Chanel (almost like No 5), the leather then kicks in and the whole thing changes to a slightly masculine fragrance. Very sophisticated and probably more suited to the over thirty age group. It seems to change at different times of day and is at its most beautiful early in the morning.

Ok, can somebody tell me if this is a men's fragrance? or unisex? I'm intrigued by the reviews and I think I MUST take a trip down to bond street to get a whiff of this hard-to-find collectable.

This leather masterpiece was made in Heaven.

hmmm. this is one of the good leather fragrances indeed and like the previous reviewer added, it needs to be tried on the skin as on paper it is just a harsh leather smell.

This scent morphs on the skin quite quickly and the rest of the notes come to play, in a quite blended way.

Although I think it is well done and definitely a must have for leather fans, I find it way to animalic on my skin... and also if there was cumin somewhere in the background (which is one of the very few notes I cannot stand).

I had only smelt this on paper before now, and I really don't think that I ever quite understood how beautiful it is.

I tested this on my skin and I nearly fell off my chair! It's the most spellbindingly gorgeous perfume I've sniffed in a long time. It's starts off incredibly floral with the Rose, Ylang Ylang, Iris and Jasmine exploding with sensual sweetness and powdery creaminess.

Woodiness, smokiness and Cedar create a peculiarly incense-ish note which takes over the background of the dry down but the florals never leave. The effect is of the most sublime and heavenly temple incense in the world.

It's woody, floral, smoky, creamy and powdery all at once and I think I have just fallen totally, madly and completely in love with it! My tester must now become a full bottle!


This is what my dreams of perfume smell like.


10 out of 10 for everything. <3 (I literally have goosebumps writing this, I'm so crazy about this perfume!)

smells like a smoky classy ashtray... in a bad ass good way. after a while it started to smell like dark new leather boots with a bit of sweat... also bad ass and cool.

if you have a tough as nails personality this is great. i think it might also be interesting if you mix it with some kind of sweeter perfume, it would still probably hold that edginess but be more dynamic.

I can't wear this perfume to work because it's so beautiful it's distracting. I like the parfum best: so rich, subtly spicy (the carnation?) beneath a gorgeous jasmine-ylang-leather blend. Subtle vetiver and amber notes come out after an hour or two. I think the EdT has a drier, lighter, more hay-like feeling -- I prefer the richness of the parfum. People always comment that it smells expensive! It is, but it's worth saving for. I also have a vintage bottle of the parfum (60's?) and it has much more barnyard -- I really get not only hay but horses for the first bit in that one, more than I find really pleasant. The contemporary parfum is a perfect floral-leather blend. If I didn't have to work, I'd never buy any other perfume.

I really love leathers. I have Cabochard as well which I am crazy about. I love this too but in a different way. Cabochard is a rather loud fragrance that makes me feel like a really tough broad from way back who can do everything like ride motorcycles and fly planes. Chanel's is totally different from that. The first time I smelled it the words somber and austere came to mind. It smells like gloom and sadness in a way - like something out of Edgar Allen Poe. Love it. One day I will have enough money to go buy a great big bottle!

i am fascinated with this scent, becasue it lasted more then 12 hours without me loosing the sense for it! never experienced anything simmilar...
and my first reaction to it was, jezus this is like some horse sh.t :)...but later it turned into such a gread leathery scent, so feminine..so unique :)...and i was sure i will never buy it, i bought it :)
just amazing!

Wonderful creation that has no equal!
Super super super.
Sophisticated, balanced and long Sillage.

I think this is a men's fragrance. When I put it on I imagined riding in a fancy taxi in some European city, in which someone had been smoking Turkish cigarettes. It is very urban, sophisticated, and vintage. Smoke and expensive leather. The drydown in s little sweeter; I can detect the amber. I wish I could smell clary in this as I love it, but I don't get it. Very evocative scent, but not for me.

EDP vintage. Very distinctive scent, makes no.5 appear mundane in comparison. Reminds me of tweed, blazers, and cool old sports cars. Sporty, not for night or formal or the weak of heart.

Esta fragancia es masculina. Deliciosa y nada femenina.
One of the must delightfull and masculines leather fragances ever

Just been given a very old bottle - (probably 20s) by a friend sorting out her Mothers rooms - the bottle so classic - sheer elegance and style - sophisticated -so chic - worn by a lady happy in her own skin - the glass wand dips deep into the elegant bottle - I am in love - brought tears to my eyes - a fragrance reminiscent of yesteryear - but still a 'now' fragrance - still relevant today - wow it reminded me of sitting in the interior of my uncles ancient Rolls Royce many years ago - the sumptuous leather - comfortable - priveleged - says it all- Bliss.....

This is my guilty pleasure. It is too"pay attention to what I am saying to you" for my day. I work in a library. Even though we say we are not a "quiet zones" this perfume is no matter how much I love this scent I could not pull it off at work. I get home in the evenings change from work clothes to my comfies get a couple of dabs of cuir de russie.

Although this was originally supposed to be a feminine fragrance, I bought it for my husband some years ago and it has become his favourite. More and more, I find my self sneaking a spritz, and not only for the pleasure of being reminded of him. As a leather scent, I guess it will evoke different memories for each person, but mine is of a dusty old library with leather chairs and mouldy leather-bound books...warm, fragrant, comforting, but it reminds me of that feeling of being a young girl in a men's world. Not a happy political sentiment, perhaps, but still a pleasant nostalgia. It is a warm, classic, beautiful but assertive scent.

I've recently obtained some samples of the EDT... I cannot get enough of this scent. I'm absolutely obsessed. I went into five different department and fragrance stores before finally seeking out the nearest Chanel boutique just to know what it smelled like. Now, I'm on a mission to find the parfum. As much as I like the EDT, it doesn't have lasting power and I believe it to be watered down. I can only imagine what this fragrance is like full-power.

It has everything... it's a contradiction of itself in every way. It's lofty, but grounded. Sophisticated, but can be appreciated by anybody. It's bold and wild, but controlled and wraps its wearer in an almost tangible air of quiet dignity. If you are seeking something rare and unlike any other, this is it. As far as the nose profile, you can trust this one to smell exactly like you imagined. This smoulders with passion and is for ambitious dreamers everywhere.

I've always loved the raw, sexual quality of Chanel's Cuir de Russie. The very slight animalic funk that compliments the balsams and leather is just too damn sexy - I definitely can understand why Mick Jagger wears this one. I believe that Cuir de Russie (especially the vintage EdT) is totally unisex once the opening blast of florals subsides. It has that thick, rich quality that Chanel is able to pull off so flawlessly. Love it!

This is such a warm, enveloping fragrance and it really just smells amazing, although the opening is quite soapy. The leather note gives it such a nice smokey effect, like a soft haze over the warmth of the vanilla, amber and vetiver. The orange blossom brightens it, like a light through a fog and there is something almost creamy about it that makes it so comforting, which I think is the ylang ylang. It is rather masculine and so quite daring for a woman, but well worth it. This is for those dark months of autumn and winter, when you're wrapped up by a fire with a good book. :)

Ok, start to save your money now because you "NEED" to buy Cuir De Russie. This is absolutely fantastic and it's one of the richest, most lascivious and elegant leather scents around. Perfectly balanced to be at the same time wearable and " risky", it runs in that tiny, thin line between glory and precipice and it does it with an incredible awareness. Floral- animalic-leather at their best. Magistrally crafted, this is pure perfumery virtuosism. One of those scents that you encounter once every 100 years (i.e. Knize Ten). Buy it!

Cuir De Russie has been reformulated since 1924, but despite that, it's still one of the most luxurious and terrific iris/leather around. That's how reformulations should be!

Rating: 10/10

Cuir de Russie is brilliant. And I say this as someone who can't, or rather, shouldn't, wear it. There are two main components to Cuir de Russie. The first is very delicate, romantic flowers. The flower accord is similar to the one in Bois des Iles. The second part is the most manure covered leather that I have come across yet. As a comparison- If you've tested Bandit, this leather note is absolutely NOTHING like the one in Bandit. Bandit is saddle leather or new car leather to my nose. Cuir de Russie is dark, used leather with horse droppings. When I tested it, I really thought that there were two types of people who could wear this one well- either very girly, romantic type women (think Nicole Kidman in Far and Away) or men who have been around the block a few times (think Mick Jagger). Anybody in between these two types and this seems unwearable to me. I'm in between, therefore I won't wear it. But I do admire it. Brilliant juice.

This review is for the modern EDT..

Smell like leather? - Yes.

Nice leather scent? - Yes.

Is better than Caron's leather Fragrances? - No.

Anyway this fragrance is pure leather on my skin. The lasting power is good.

For me, Cuir de Russie has to be the last word in extravagance. I find it amazing that Ernest Beaux managed to weave a dry, smoky, animalic leather note into a magic potion that maintains the soft luxurious Chanel style.

This did not work for me at all.. It's leather, but it's a dirty leather, like leather boots with cow dung on'em.
I so wanted to like this as I know many who love this and revel in its elegance, but alas.. This cow dung/henna haircolor powder note drowns out all hopes of elegance for me.
Bear in mind that if a fecal/dirty note is latent in a scent, my skin will always always send this note front and center..

So leathery... nice and warm... i like it when my hubby wear it... i hugs him all night long and fall deeply in love.. very comforting and warm.
A good winter fragrance too.

My boyfriend gagged for 10 minutes after I applied this on my wrist, I was smart and did not sniff, because I knew that I sprayed too much and I knew that if i'll smell it then I won't like it. It's been an hour since it's on my wrist and I like it. I feel leather only a slight bit, but most of all I get loads of jasmin and tobacco. As a smoker myself I enjoy it, but I find jasmin a little bit too heady and nauseating. And the thing I dislike is that it has something really old fashioned and skanky, can't tell what, but on me it does smell a little bit like strippers boudoir. Funny. I will give this a "like", because on the right and daring woman it would be amazing! Definitely worth a try or two,

Upon first wiff, Cuir de Russie is an olfactory time machine that transports me to the turn of the 19th century as the Russian Revolution was heralding the end to an autocratic empire. The imperial government collapsed and the royal legacy of mother Russia came to an end. However everything Russian at the turn of the 19th century was high fashion in Europe. Cuir de Russie is a time capsule for the “Russian Leathers” worn by the Romanov dynasty.

Coco Chanel had a transfixion with Russian style and it influenced her aesthetic. Chanel worked with the brilliant perfumer Ernest Beaux in 1927, to create a truly liberating fragrance for the modern woman. This fragrance is very much like Victor / Victoria – its dark, leathery emanations straddle the paradigm of sex and defines the allure of a mature woman that is in command of her sexuality.

Cuir de Russie is not for the neophant, it takes a seasoned nose to appreciate its smoldering notes and intense tobacco chords. I would not say it is a pretty fragrance, but burns into a refined luxury aromatic reminiscent of Connolly Leather and Burl Wood in a vintage Bentley Arnage, layered with fine cigars and sweetened by cognac.

There is a common top note thread between Chanel fragrances. Cuir de Russie is unmistakably Chanel. It shares top notes with No.5, the same sparkling dry Aldehydes, Citrus, Jasmine and Rose accords. That’s where the similarities end and the Russian dinner party begins. This fragrance is tailored for a specific type of women. This aristocratic perfume requires a dynamic presence and maturity that adorns her charisma to beguile.

Cuir de Russie feels a bit old fashioned but everything good has it renaissance. The fragrance drydown enfolds into rich Animalic notes of Dark Leather, Smoke and Musk. The heart expands with Tunisian Orange Blossom, Calabrian Bergamot, Sicilian Mandarin, Albanian Birchwood, Iris, Rose, Ylang-Ylang, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Amber and Vanilla.

Now I feel like I need a shot of frozen Stolichnaya to toast my Russian heritage. Nastrovia!

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As far as feminine leather perfumes go, this is as good as it gets. Smooth, classy, sophisticated and indulgent.

Cuir de Russie is very much saddle leather, resplendant with a metallic undertone, suggestive of buckles. It is a buttery smelling, firm, dry leather. Quite realistic.

Despite the profusion of florals listed in the notes, I cannot detect any real floraly florals lurking in here, it is pure leather and cool sweet tobacco leaf. I might concede some earthy, powdery iris but that is as far as I would go.

Does anyone know if the current EDT of Cuir de Russie still uses real Castoreum? While a lot of perfume wearing necessarily involves a good deal of self-delusion about the ingredients therein, I find castoreum to be a particulary disturbing concept.

My sister gave me this scent as part of a gift set almost 20 years ago. I was young and daring and LOVED it, I had the nerve to splash it on during the hot New York City summer! I wore it to bed, I sniffed the bottle constantly and kept asking my husband if he liked it (he refused to comment) eventually he broke down and told me the smell drove him nuts, and not in a good way--he absolutely hated it! Sadly, I gave the bottle away. Recently, my daughter and I smelled HdP's #1740 Marquis de Sade with its smokey-burnt leather (I liked that too) but I think Cuir de Russie is much more sophisticated.

this reminds me of leather and bondage. like a heady, heavy session of s&m. i can't help but be aroused by a woman who wears this. alas, very few do....

I'm another woman who this doesn't work for. It goes on bitter and dry, with notes almost of galbanum, green and sharp.The leather has been tanned with harsh chemicals they didn't get entirely off. For the first ten minutes, this is all I get, a harsh, chemical composition. Then some spice creeps in and a sensation of beeswax, which is much nicer and sweetens the whole thing just enough to mellow it out. In the end, it is still very organic and odd. Not for me. Try this before buying it because it's a strange one.

The scenerio Black and White themed Concert Salon Circa 1875 with Black Leather chairs white Marble fireplace
the eatherial glow of the Candelabras
A glass chandelier hanging from it's
Sistine like Angels from it's statly
celling Black vases with White Roses
and a black grand piano The concert
Pianist with it's black and white Tuxedo Playing
Chopin's Nocturne for Piano in C sharp minor. sitting amongist the audience
is a young woman no younger then 18
Slender with Long dark hair wearing A white Bustlle Gown Overcome with the music Tears sreamed down her long face
she quietly Leaves and slowly walked down it's hallways and comes to a room
with large framed windows and Snow is falling down she approches the window
slowly and gently opens the window and
with her long white Gloves touches the snow and realize that there life out there then getting married to a stuffy
old accountant or Baron who has been Married for 45 years and left a windower Going though Predicable
Social Hierarchy like that. she yearns
something for herself so out of the Blue got her black velvet cape and walked out of the gilded mansion and walked down the snow lined forest
And the rest Is History

This perfume is diffinly for brave Women.

what i can say that hasn't been already said ? i assume nothing .
a Beautiful elegant haunting leather / floral scent . for leather die hard fans out there , so mellow so realistic.
brilliant !!!

I've only tried the Vintage Extraits & I am hopelessly hooked! I never thought I'd like a leather & smoke scent! Come-on! What genius! First off it reminds me of my hubby's Harley & the sweet scent of his leather jacket & mysterious scents that waif from his garage & cling to him. The sweet Rose & Jasmine Incense is so heady & the vanilla dry-down to die-for! I salivate at the first whiff & am shaky at the knees. I am like an addict always looking for my next "fix"! I haunt e-bay sites searching for every drop just incase . . .

Beautiful perfume, so chic, so Chanel....
a leather with beautiful flowers...this one is the mind ,the heart and the style of Coco Chanel ..

I've been exploring leather scents recently, but this has been the worst I've tried. I don't know how they managed to get this result out of these notes, this smells dirty. Horrible. Be prepared for surprise with this one.

Cuir de Russie by Pivert was the best cuir fragrance ever formulated, before it was reformulated in the 90s

I tried this Chanel classic after finding out that I really like the floral-leather combination of Jolie Madame.

However, the opening smelled not of finished leather to me, but distinctly of barnyard. I live on a cattle farm, so I do have a real-life reference for that smell, with its manure-dirt-raw cowhide odor. I do not want to smell of barnyard, but I thought that if I could struggle through the opening, then that rich, elegant iris common to all of Chanel's classic fragrances would take over and bear me on its soft, powdery wings. Alas, the iris element that serves to smoothe and underpin the other classic Chanels, with their focuses on other notes, is musty and dusty on its own. I could not sense any other florals, although it may be that I was still too traumatized by the barnyard to notice them.

I begin to realize that iris-focused perfumes turn musty-basement on my skin, and other people have different experiences. If you can wear this one, lucky you.

Love this classic original x

Opened very similar to the Guerlain Chant D'Aromes, only added the skin. I can just say - it is elegance, it is gentle as a luxurious silk on the skin.
Thin leather handbag lying in a flowers field,on the cedar shade. Near sit a man and smoking.
Not sweet, but warm. It's perfect scent.

I managed to snag a 1/2 ounce of the Parfum at the Chanel boutique. I tried the old version of the EdT, before it was reformulated to even a sheerer version for their Exclusifs line. The old EdT was somehow too harsh and too brash for me to appreciate.

The parfum version of this fragrance is excellent, smooth, albeit rather animalic for many I think. But this is a leather scent! You can't deny what this scent is all about.

I've smelled other leather scents, but this one mimics the scent of leather without fault or flaw IMO. I'd like to look at the face of those who are into fruity-florals try a sniff of Cuir de Russie.

For those who can appreciate Cuir de Russie, but find it too animalic at times, they should try Arpege which is more restrained, but definitely carries sensual leather notes much like Cuir de Russie.

I would love to try it. I haven't seen Cuire de Ruisse around but it sounds like such an interesting scent that I must try it.

My second choice of next Chanel-must-have!
Never realized it was made almost a century ago!
The leatherly sensation is almost lost to me
The richness of sensations developing from a surprisingly fresh blend of florals into a more feminine jasmine-rosy blend interwined with the cedar whiff and a slight trace of vetiver - almost indiscernible among the variety of flowery scents, to rest on the warm flavour of vanilla and amber...
Lovely and mysterious!

i guess i like CDR as much as the other gal. I admire it, i recognise it as a masterpiece and the one that made eligible for a lady to wear wood and leather on her skin, but i don't need it often.So it's not a love affair but it's a good and rewarding acquittance.This is abstract leather with not much leather on it, still it reminds to many of us highly fragrant leather gloves by the rich vintage of a 30's lady.This starts with a classical orange blossom and it slowly becomes spicier with a smidge of carnation. Ther's also a deep grassy resiny cedar. As it dries down the warmth of vanilla envelopes the senses. A highly elegant scen that smells like diamonds and a old red pinot by the fireplace!

Love It! It's rare, very hard to find. The leather note tapers off to an exotic drydown. It's risky and a dab goes a long way, but on the right skin it's "class" in a bottle. One of Chanel's finest!

I was a little confused by the leather note at first. I had not tried very many 'leather' scents besides Bvlgari Black so I really didn't know what to make of it. I'm glad I gave it a chance, though, because it is a lovely perfume. All I can smell at first spray is leather and not so much any citrus notes. The perfume has excellent staying power and the vanilla and amber that stay on the skin are beautiful. I found myself sniffing my wrists all day the last time I wore it because it is an interesting perfume. I would suggest giving it a try if for no other reason than to try a rather unconventional and sexy scent.

I tested this today, quite a strong leathery start 'hits' you, then lightens out though still off putting, as it reminds me of wesring leather gloves, which would have been popular in the 1920's... I am not sure who this would appeal to today in 2008?!

We love this perfume.Hard to finde the same igredients again.My sister say: When I wear it I feel like I came from PARADICE.

Actually I don't like this. I thought I would, but I don't so much smell leather as a rather nasty horse.