Leather
Iris
Jasmine
Orange blossom
Rose
06/03/2025
DrB1414
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DrB1414
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Not Unique but Well Executed
While Cuir Cannage may not be among the most original Dior releases, it is my favorite, second only to Eau Noire and overtaking Dior Homme Parfum. I'm not a fan of this house, but I love what they did with the early Privee line. Many critiqued Demachy, but he had a good run at Dior. Now, "Captain Diabetes" is in charge, and if you could still get perfumes like Cuir Cannage in Paris before, Kurkdijan decided to make it easier for you and completely terminate the best scents from an already elusive line.
As I said, Cuir Cannage doesn't bring anything new to the leather genre. Yes, it was inspired by Chanel's Cuir de Russie and then sits right in the same lane as perfumes like Knize, Tabac Blond, Cuir Mauresque, and Great Britain, but for me, it shines more than the others. It easily tops the Chanel; it is less sweet/syrupy and more about the leather compared to the Lutens (which I owned, wore, and loved for years), and it is not as powdery and floral as the Roja. It walks the perfect balance between a smoky/ashy leather with woody and musky undertones and beautiful floral notes (orange blossom mostly with some ylang and iris). It is assertive and even slightly aggressive, but never crosses the line. It is elegant and sophisticated but knows how to make a stand. For me, it plays the perfect tune. The right amount of everything, while nothing feels out of place. I like the dry and ashy aspects of it, but also the oily-sweet muskiness it dries down to, with just the right amount of birch. I don't find it overly floral and detect more of the orange blossom over the iris and the ylang-ylang, especially in the opening and through the heart, while the base is more about the smoky woods and faux castoreum.
IG:@memory.of.scents
As I said, Cuir Cannage doesn't bring anything new to the leather genre. Yes, it was inspired by Chanel's Cuir de Russie and then sits right in the same lane as perfumes like Knize, Tabac Blond, Cuir Mauresque, and Great Britain, but for me, it shines more than the others. It easily tops the Chanel; it is less sweet/syrupy and more about the leather compared to the Lutens (which I owned, wore, and loved for years), and it is not as powdery and floral as the Roja. It walks the perfect balance between a smoky/ashy leather with woody and musky undertones and beautiful floral notes (orange blossom mostly with some ylang and iris). It is assertive and even slightly aggressive, but never crosses the line. It is elegant and sophisticated but knows how to make a stand. For me, it plays the perfect tune. The right amount of everything, while nothing feels out of place. I like the dry and ashy aspects of it, but also the oily-sweet muskiness it dries down to, with just the right amount of birch. I don't find it overly floral and detect more of the orange blossom over the iris and the ylang-ylang, especially in the opening and through the heart, while the base is more about the smoky woods and faux castoreum.
IG:@memory.of.scents
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