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Cuir de R'Eve David Jourquin 2014

7.9 / 10 138 Ratings

A popular perfume by David Jourquin for women, released in 2014. The scent is leathery-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery

Spicy

Powdery

Sweet

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Clove

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Heliotrope

Orris butter

Red fruits

Base Notes

Vanilla

Leather

Patchouli

Perfumer

Cécile Zarokian

Ratings

Scent

7.9138 Ratings

Longevity

8.2112 Ratings

Sillage

7.1114 Ratings

Bottle

7.9112 Ratings

Value for money

7.023 Ratings

Submitted by Mefunx, last update on 11/23/2024.

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Reviews

7 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/16/2014

10Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

Aura
89 Reviews

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Aura

Top Review 67

No, thank you, I don't want any flacons, please

At the moment, I can't afford any new flacons, as I'm saving up for a big purchase - my husband. He is actually tall at 1.93 m and will be saying "I do" in three weeks. Of course, such a wedding is costly, hence the flacon ban...
At first, I thought, better not test any more samples, then you won't be tempted. But it's well known that such a cold withdrawal puts the addict under enormous stress, and right now, during the pre-celebration preparation phase, is simply not the right time to stop. But I could do it anytime, for sure! I'm actually only continuing to test for the sake of my soon-to-be husband, so I stay mentally flexible. Really now.
To be honest, I find the flacon ban easier than I thought. You adapt to the circumstances, become more relaxed. More skeptical. More critical. More resistant to enthusiasm. On August 20th, I will celebrate my two-year membership with Parfumo. During this time, I've sniffed quite a few fragrances and I notice: it’s starting to repeat itself. One is a bit more finely tuned, the other has a longer lasting power, but that’s not my addiction behavior, to find THE perfect one from a certain fragrance direction, and I don’t need a vanilla for the sofa, a vanilla for summer, a vanilla for winter, and a vanilla for emptying the mailbox - I’m more the woman for the rough stuff, always on the lookout for big, new surprises. I’ve since expanded my horizons. Well, why not smell like burnt maple leaves (“Burning Leaves”) or baby camel (“Urban Musk”)?
When I tested Cuir de R’Eve, I naturally expected a leather scent, and at first, I thought, aha, yawn, I know this already, it’s the same thing as Guerlain's Cuir Beluga, nice. Although Guerlain has really captivated me with its exquisiteness, I must admit that they simply know how to do it, despite all the bored decadence.
But: Cuir Beluga can’t hold a candle to Cuir de R’Eve. Cuir de R’Eve doesn’t lazily rest its butt on the beige suede sofa, where it initially lays down with a vanilla shake. Cuir de R’Eve downs the shake in one go, burps, gets back up, throws the sofa over its shoulder, and hauls it down to the basement. It sets it down on the gloomy patchouli floor and puts on some music by Lenny Kravitz.
Well, why not chill in the basement? Cuir de R’Eve surprises! And just when you think yes, yes, yes, it can’t get any better, just stay like this... it stays like that. For a solid 8 hours.
What should I tell you? Soft leather, vanilla-bitter heliotrope, and a patchouli... well, I have nothing against patchouli, but I'm not a fan either. Here, however, I could become one; it’s so captivatingly softly morbid that I would even dare to try a bit more of it. Cuir de R’Eve is cozy, but for adults, bittersweet, individual, highly exquisite, never annoying.
Still, I found something to complain about: the flacon is too obsequious for me and doesn’t visually fit into my collection. I have a flacon ban anyway. But ten decants aren’t a flacon... ;o)

04/24/2014

10Scent 10Longevity 7.5Sillage

ParfumAholic
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ParfumAholic

Top Review 35

Somehow foreign yet familiar

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon "Cuir de R'Eve" by David Jourquin here under the "new and noteworthy" section. Hm, great fragrance notes (Iris butter!!) and an interesting bottle... of course, the scent ended up on my wish list.

Now, I am usually a patient person, but when I get excited and things don't move quickly enough, I sometimes resort to more drastic measures. This was the case with this fragrance. Since it wasn't available for purchase in Germany at the time, I went ahead and ordered an 8ml decant directly from David Jourquin. Ha, so be it!

The name "David Jourquin" meant and still means absolutely nothing to me to this day. I consulted Dr. Google, but there was no information about the designer that would have helped me in any way. His website has some information about his life, but I couldn't figure out exactly what he does.

What is clear, however, is that he was influenced by the scents of his mother and grandmother and the smell of cigars from his father. For him, fragrances mean security and order, and even in his apartment, each room has its own, very special scent. These are not the worst prerequisites for bringing good fragrances to the market (even though this one was created by Cécile Zarokian).

Now, onto the fragrance itself: The opening is sweet, heavenly sweet, simply delicious and breathtaking for a very brief time of less than 2 minutes! I can't say exactly what this sweetness consists of. Perhaps the heliotrope? The listed top notes definitely can't be it.

After this "fragrance quickie," however, patchouli immediately breaks through. From my perspective, this scent component is also the main ingredient of the entire fragrance, as it is now constantly present.
It is a shifting patchouli that encompasses the entire spectrum from "cellar smell" to the sweeter variant. How one achieves such a thing is absolutely beyond me! Even for someone like me, who openly dislikes "patch-celler smell," this is exceptionally good!

And this patchouli is truly not shy or lacking in contact. Sometimes it mingles with the flowers (primarily clove and heliotrope here), then comfortably lays on leather and vanilla (both from exquisite sources), taking a little break from the fragrant hustle and bustle, nibbling on the wonderfully red (and ripe) fruits (berries?), only to be perked up again by the pepper. An absolutely lively and multifaceted patchouli that becomes so interesting precisely because of the constantly changing interplay with the other fragrance notes.

However, I do doubt that iris butter has actually been used here. I perceive iris as rather cool and slightly metallic, but iris butter? Probably not.

Overall, it is noticeable that "Cuir de R'Eve" is a very high-quality fragrance that appears very noble.

The longevity is impressive at 10 - 12 hours, and the projection could be overwhelming for those around you if you apply too much. I find the bottle very valuable due to the wood-leather mix.

According to ALzD (where all four fragrances are now available for purchase... unfortunately not a cheap pleasure, as 100ml of EdP will set you back a whopping €208, ouch!), this fragrance is said to remind one of the women from the 1920s, their enlightenment and self-confident attitude. And it is supposed to be a fragrance for women who like to wear men's perfumes. OK, then I’ll just take the liberty as a man to wear this women's perfume ;-)

With "Cuir de R'Eve" (by the way, a nice play on words, it could be translated as "Eva's leather" or "dreamy leather"), which for some reason wasn't called "Patchouli de R'Eve," they certainly haven't reinvented the perfume wheel, but they have created an absolutely convincing patchouli scent that is unparalleled, as it is

- highly elegant yet casual
- dark with a bright character
- flirtatious, sexy, and simultaneously innocent
- heavy yet light
- wicked yet modest

...and all of this almost simultaneously.

Unfortunately, I can't find anything to criticize about the fragrance (except for the price), so it received a perfect score of 100 from me, which is indeed a rare occurrence.

So, anyone who has the opportunity should definitely test this fragrance.

And I might soon start my first self-conducted sharing, because 100ml of this "power stuff" is really too much for me... when will manufacturers finally learn to offer all fragrances in 30ml?!

06/08/2014

10Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Lilienfeld
48 Reviews

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Lilienfeld

Top Review 33

Heaven and Hell

Let's start with the finely tied satin ribbon in the shape of a (for me) rose, which is casually kept in black. It cheekily deceives us, sitting accurately on the delicate
neck of the bottle, presenting a casual innocence, even a bit of Lolita. But let’s face the truth. What we are led to believe, eagerly
awaiting, is only superficially unblemished. The opening of the fragrance is young, bergamot fruity-sweet, juicy, briefly a bit schnapps-like, liqueur-like.
The slight bitterness of clove framed by bergamot and a sweetness that is present throughout the entire scent journey. It has something of a mandarin studded with cloves, also
slightly cake-like and simply biteable, juicy and delicious. This fruity mixture lasts a good hour, but the main character of the fragrance story, and it is not leather, waits impatiently. Our Eve is a true patchouli scent. Patchouli very skillfully woven into much soft, delicate, and powdery-sweet. A bit of Epic;) Jovoy's Psychedelique, a little Coromandel, but much more SEX is offered by the heart note, where this Eve arrives, you surely won’t meet the others.
Eve's heart screams loudly and passionately, longing, consumed, is glowing and demanding. This patchouli is wonderful, from warm hay - chocolate, to cool
depth, dirt, grave, everything is there. Eve is an old soul, I can’t describe it any other way. A heart note that fascinates and captivates me, dramatic, fiery, suffering, struggle, romance.
I can’t detect any iris butter, just a bit of whipped cream, (Cashmeran?? like a dollop
of cream on the flower's enchanting heliotropes. Iris takes on the role of a quiet but strong counterpart, with dry woodiness taking the moisture from the patchouli, trimming it to elegance, taming the raw, calming it. The only berries I smell, and not necessarily in the heart note, but repeatedly appearing in the base, are cranberries and perhaps cassie.
So innocently playful is the opening, captivating, mercilessly intense the heart, so
settled, mature, and calm do I perceive the fragrance in the base. Right there I can then sense a hint of leather, smooth, soft, vanillic leather, in a light, warm, almost golden color of the rising sun.

What can still be smelled hours later. Patchouli, dry, woody, slightly berry-vanillic sweetness, a bit from the beginning of the journey.

The first images I had in mind while testing were those of Wynona Ryder in
Bram Stoker's Dracula http://tinyurl.com/mxpt8ge
and this Mina is exactly what the fragrance embodies for me, telling her story.
http://tinyurl.com/pp49u5g

Innocence that senses evil, seduction, longing, desire, ruin, sacrifice, struggle, redemption through love. I find the fragrance at times very morbid.
DRAMA:)

The longevity is great, the scent profile is not overwhelming. For patchouli lovers of both genders, a must.
A not too heavy, classically elegant patchouli - spicy oriental,
with a gourmand touch, which reminds me of the Baldi fragrances.

About the fascinating (beautiful) woman behind the fragrance..
http://www.cecilezarokian.com/en/customized_fragances

10/02/2014

6Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Turandot
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Turandot

Top Review 22

Expectations Met?

A fragrance that immediately receives a 100% rating, especially from Parfumos, whose taste in scents I don't always share but greatly appreciate, had to go on my watchlist.

From a perfume that comes in the bottle shown above, I expect warmth, elegance, sensuality, and a hint of the Orient. It's clear that one is influenced by the presence of Opium, and even though the pyramid promises otherwise, a fresh floral scent or rather a rugged chypre perfume is probably not going to be found here. And that is indeed the case. In this respect, the scent and the bottle match well, even if I find it a bit kitschy.

Cuir de R`Eve has leather as its theme, and it should ideally please me. But this leather is far too dusty for my taste, and a strangely brittle pencil note triggers a scratch in my throat. Pepper and clove should actually serve as something like pick-me-ups in a perfume, giving it a certain brightness, yet they are far too weak for my liking, as I can't even perceive them in the top note. The heart note would actually be a combination that I enjoy, but it is overshadowed by patchouli and this brittle-dry leather, and to make matters worse, the sweetness of vanilla pours over the composition. That is also the lasting impression. Nothing more happens on my skin, and I envy all the previous commentators who obviously have a much finer nose than I do, because to be enticing, sensual, or even erotic, Cuir de R`Eve is far too brittle, too dry, and too sweet for me. I only find the perfume pleasant after hours, when the patchouli has calmed down, the vanilla is no longer blaring, and only a hint of friendly, soft gray heliotrope remains.

If I want what the comments below promise, I would rather reach for Cuir Beluga or Angelique Noir.

12/04/2018

8Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 11

Leather in the Powder Cloud

Hmm… leather scents…
I must admit that I’m not a big fan of leather fragrances, and I don’t really know why. Sometimes I feel like I’m just smelling skin… on the other hand, I wouldn’t mind sniffing the delicate skin of you ladies… WAIT! That probably sounds wrong again,... argh… okay, let’s start over…

Yes,… somehow I don’t like leather scents. Every now and then they smell nice, but I don’t necessarily want to feel like a walking couch or a leather armchair, or something like that, although softer leather, like suede or velour, can smell quite good in perfumes, depending on what it’s mixed with.

Alright, let’s get to Cuir de R’Eve. My French might be a bit rusty, but doesn’t the name of the fragrance translate to “The Leather of Eva?” What kind of leather? Skin? Or maybe a cozy armchair belonging to this Eva, which in my imagination is red and somewhat resembles the leather dress of this bottle here? I don’t know, but if I think any further about this Eva, I start getting entirely different ideas,… which I’d rather keep to myself :D

The Scent:

The scent starts with quite sweet notes that smell gentle and soft. There’s pink pepper and vanilla. And it also smells like iris to me, and makeup, something in between that slightly reminds me of the opening of Dior Homme. In any case, it’s a lovely scent, and if the pepper weren’t spicy, the sweet notes would be even stronger. It somehow seems like Eva is sitting in front of one of those gigantic cosmetic mirrors (with those light bulbs around it) to do her makeup. There’s also a gigantic cloud of powder in the room, and I see pink-red colors everywhere. For some reason, I picture Eva in one of those showgirl corset outfits, smiling at me while applying red lipstick and getting ready for her performance… well, that’s what comes to mind when I smell the top notes! :D
Then it continues, and I smell, alongside all the described notes, a slight tobacco note, which could also be the patchouli with its earthy scent. And of course, the leather starts to smell a bit now, which does smell like real leather but isn’t harshly pungent; rather, it’s a bit softer.
Over time, the scent, despite its slightly spicy orientation, becomes softer, and of course still sweet and makeup-like. The leather and vanilla become more intense and become the main scent notes, although the pepper, as mentioned, still radiates intensely. However, soon the pepper also becomes milder, so that the scent from the base becomes increasingly softer. And although the leather shouldn’t smell as soft as suede, it now feels mild and “feels” great.
Towards the end, the leather scent becomes a bit weaker but still noticeable, allowing the iris to be smelled better again. And so the scent remains, generally soft with light leather notes. A quite nice fragrance.

The Sillage and Longevity:

The projection is quite strong at the beginning; you are enveloped in a large cloud of scent that, although it becomes a bit smaller over time, remains large enough to be noticed for a longer period. The longevity is extremely good, as you can still detect a slightly sweet-soft scent on the skin the next morning.

The Bottle:

The bottle is rectangular and has a red leather covering with an oval window cutout through which you can see the inside of the bottle. The cap is rectangular, made of wood, and brown. As an accessory, the bottle carries a black rose, which looks quite nice. A successful bottle.

So, I find this scent quite okay, and that’s despite the fact that I mentioned leather scents aren’t really my thing. This one, however, smells soft, which I prefer. Its beautiful, powdery makeup-like scent reminds me of the scent of women,… and again, it sounds so wrong when I describe it this way… :DD
You know what I mean,… at least I hope so :)

In any case, the scent is worth trying out. Because aside from its beautiful scent, it also has good longevity, a nice sillage, comes across as quite sexy, and is therefore especially suitable for a great evening. Especially in autumn and winter.

However, I must point out a small criticism, namely that you can find a similar-scented fragrance with a bit of patience and searching for far less than nearly 230 euros. Well… otherwise, as mentioned, it’s a quite worth-trying scent! Even those who usually don’t like leather can give this scent a try, as the leather in the later base radiates even weaker than it already does, and the scent, as described, mostly has a soft projection.

And with that, I’ll wrap up for today and wish you a lovely evening :)

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