Cuir Ottoman Parfum d`Empire for women and men

My first leather scent, and it suprised me, but in a good way! This leather accord is fantastic! And later, when the fragrance drying down, the basic scent is so erotic and "hug me", I adore it!

Parfums d'Empire CUIR OTTOMAN is a smooth and ever-so-slightly sweet leather with a lovely drydown. The opening seems a bit beefy, but the drydown is definitely worth the wait. I love tolu balsam, benzoin, and orris butter, so no wonder I like this composition. My cat loves this perfume.

like plastic tupperware on fire and smoking . I'm a fan of leather. This one is not good on me at all. I just smell smoky plastic and something like waxy crayons. pass.

Reminds me of Dior Homme Intense (pre-reformulation)but better and less sweet. I get leather-iris at the beginning, then it gets more woody with a hint of vanilla mmmm lovely. I'm so happy to have found this one, now it' s my winter nights staple.

I get a strong burst of leather with this one, but to me it's a sickening, suffocating, new car smell, almost synthetic. I tend to dislike leather scents in general but wanted to try it. I almost scrubbed but wanted to wait it out and see what happened. Seven hours later I get a sweet, balmy,powdery incense, but there is still a hint of the nauseating leather. Definitely not for me. Maybe because I'm a vegetarian :)

Very soft,very elegant leather scent

When I first smelled this, I could only inhale and say "Wow! What a very strong burst of leather!" And NOT a cheap, synthetic, rubbery smelling leather or an overly pungent leather, but a very balanced and worn leather -- shell cordovan shoe leather or inside-of-a-leather-briefcase type of scent. The effect of the incense and balsam just make the experience that much more robust.

This perhaps is one of the more elegant leather fragrances I've tried. The Orris is definitely present in the top and dries nicely into the transition. Very soft, rustic, rugged. Simply a great leather. This is definitely worth trying.

EDIT: I also noted my first experience with Ottoman that the longevity was about 6 hours. I've now had it on through an entire day and that certainly isn't the case -- it's as strong 12 hours later than when I originally spritzed.

At first leather, after that leather plus iris and at last benzoin with incense makes this scent similar to Bvlgari "Black" just a very mild version of burning rubber. Wonderful for wearing in fall. In a room it was "like" level for evaluating, but outside it became pure love. Longevity 11 hours on my skin.

Something magic is happening on my skin with this one.The first hour is all about leather, but then, out of nowhere, rises a bouquet of the most beautiful scented flowers.! The cover of my favorite Depeche Mode album,Black celebration, came to my mind. ( The one with a single flower groing in the asphalt jungle.)
It`s something very alluring with the contrast between the leather and the soft florals.

I don't like it:( same as Habanita, I think it's leather I can't stand. Not leather per se, but the way it is put together with other ingredients - especially iris... Too much for me unfortunatelly.

It's actually pretty bizarre how I don't get any sweetness out of Cuir Ottoman. To me this composition is all about an hyper-realistic leather (brand new bags/shoes), a sort of smoky/woody tea note and orris. Vanilla is not enhanced in its sweet aspect, instead is handled in a very similar way to the one in Dzing (smell of paper/books).

Despite being inspired by the Ottoman Empire this is an extremely modern composition. A soft leather that will, more realistically, appeal to fans of Dzing than other popular floral/leathers.

Personally? I love it! One of the most true to life examples of a luxurious leather jacket.

Totally unisex.

Rating: 8/10

A gorgeous, feminine and wearable leather scent. Pure pleasure and a wrist sniffer! This is the second time now that I wear it. I am loving it more and more. The opening is a full blast of animalic leather but it softens up in less than half an hour to a wonderful combo with the perfect proportions of jasmine, resins, incense and of course leather. I could see myself wearing it days as well during colder months by just dabbing a little from a decant. A very well balanced fragrance that could also be work by men who enjoy unisex scents.

Wow! The opening of Cuir Ottoman does NOT fool around. It is leather as leather could be, and it is NOT a gentle suede glove or a prissy sofa. It's kind of a rubbery fetish thing! My goodness--I'm almost ashamed to wear it!! :-D

However, the dry down is stunning, and far from lewd, as smoky florals and sweet incense waft in and out of the composition, taming...refining...that raw, unabandoned leather. On me, it's kind of powdery at this stage, so it's hard for me to imagine a man wearing it. On the other hand, all those typical, "manly" peppers and musks make me choke, so CO would be a lovely change of pace.

The smoothest and warmest smooky leather I've ever tasted. Real masterpiece

New leather saddles, hint of dried jasmine, incense and balsam. Reminds me abit of Felanilla, Felanilla with added strooong leather. Softer than Felanilla though, and not by far as longlasting.
Don't know what orris smells like, I smell Iris, but one hour into the drydown I get a slightly soapy sidenote which (if possible for a topnote) might be this orris peaking through?
Soft and warm, powdery leathery. The first leather scent not to smell like cow dung on me. Love at first sniff!

This is what Dior Homme should have smelt like! This is heaven! Gorgeous!!! To die for!

I also concur with my wise fellow reviewers - the opening of Ottoman is where the leather lets fly. I would equate it to the smell of new leather as found in cars or on new furniture (an ottoman perhaps?? hehe). An exciting, luxurious, wealthy feeling. The aroma of delighted consumerism.

It becomes more subordinate to the powdery florals the longer it stays on your skin however it remains the ship on which the rest of the experience floats. I find this leather to be extremely well-blended and robustly feminine in nature, probably due to the sweet vanillic benzoin making nice with my skin.

I find it too sweet to be sexy but it is an incredibly luxurious sensual scent for a mature-minded woman (whatever her age). Highly recommended.

Wow, I sure wish I got what Doc Elly did. I get cedar, clove and saffron with just a tiny hint of leather. It's dry and woody and very plain, actually. My skin does nothing to bring out the floral notes or the tolu or benzoin, which is sad as I adore those notes. Overall, Cuir Ottoman is not for me, but it's worth a whirl if you like basic unisex spices.

I love leather in all its forms and settings, in real life and in perfume, so it's no surprise that I love Cuir Ottoman. It starts out with a lot of raw-edged leather, but even in the initial blast the beast is accompanied by a large retinue of sweet things. For a little while the leather and the sweet things play around in completely different corners of olfactory space, but eventually they come together and blend into a perfect harmony of leather, ripe apricot, violet, a touch of jasmine, and a good stiff dose of balsam-y things, which I also love. This stage reminds me a little of the original Rochas Femme, but sweeter and fruitier. Eventually the scent seems to be drying down into a lovely tolu balsam and benzoin base, but lo and behold, the flowers and fruit come back for an encore and last out the rest of the day and into the night. The sillage is just right for my taste (moderate) and the lasting power is excellent. If you are looking for a sweet, fruity leather fragrance, this is definitely one to try!

Right up front, I love leathers! I've smpled all sorts and the three I have found bottle worthy, Cuir d'Iris, Knize Ten and Cuir Ottoman. A beautiful soft leather, a rough tough mans leather and one in between.
Cuir Ottoman is a lovely mid range leather, the florals int the top don't smother the leather as they do in Cuir Pleine Fleur, andd the incense ir resinous rather than the cold stone sort. I'd recommend this to anyone.
On a side note Parfum d'Empire handle their incense/frankincense notes very well, try Wazamba and Aziyade.

Perfection!
Cuir Ottoman opens up with strong note of leather (I agree on Dzing), but later it becomes more oriental and little bit less leathery with similar consistency (not smell) like Bvlgari Black. Best perfume drydown for me.
Very longlasting and with great sillage.
I like this one even more than Ambre Russe.
Works better if it`s not too hot.