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7.7 / 10 77 Ratings
A popular perfume by Le Galion for women and men, released in 2015. The scent is leathery-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery
Spicy
Resinous
Woody
Floral

Fragrance Notes

Elemi resinElemi resin AmbergrisAmbergris BergamotBergamot White lilyWhite lily MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.777 Ratings
Longevity
8.067 Ratings
Sillage
7.169 Ratings
Bottle
7.870 Ratings
Value for money
6.820 Ratings
Submitted by Rivegauche, last update on 11/26/2025.

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A Versatile Leather
With Cuir, Le Galion presents a leather fragrance for (almost) all occasions that could even appeal to staunch opponents of this scent genre. In fact, I don't perceive it as such; "Aesthete" is more of a true leather oriental.

Cuir does not come, like many other leather fragrances, with the typical animalistic heaviness and tar-like smokiness; no, Cuir is rather a light, soft leather scent that initially appears fresh and citrusy in the top notes and also brings along a gentle floral bouquet.

The actual leathery component of the fragrance is defined by the elemi resin, which never stands out too dominantly. The base is woody and only slightly animalistic with an almost powdery finish.

The nose behind the fragrance, Vanina Muracciole, surely had in mind the former great head behind Le Galion, Paul Vacher, and thus posthumously created a fragrant monument to two of his great works for Dior and Lanvin. I think here of "Diorling" from 1963 and "Scandal" from 1931, both of which also catered to this fragrance direction and are in a way quite similar to this new creation.

The longevity is very good, and when you think the scent has long faded, it somehow reignites its warm light anew. The sillage is present but never intrusive or overwhelming.

In my opinion, the fragrance is an all-year-round scent for both genders. In the warmer season, preferably for going out in the evening, in autumn and winter also during the day, for work or Sunday afternoon coffee.
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A leather impression with elemi as a dominant note. The scent goes from refreshing bergamot to a slightly salty ambergris/musk. Superb!
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Glove
Suede anamorphosis
Tree sap and blossoms
Deceptive perspective
Acrid gesture
Distant coolness
Seams of white lily
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Very serious and unplayful leather scent. Dry, brittle, and creaky. Smoky elemi, dry flowers, and dusty amber. No humor!
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Greenish, slightly smoky-spicy wood, leather more in the imagination, fresh, somewhat citrusy-fruity. Quite well done.
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first fresh-spicy, slightly animalistic, then increasingly dry-scratchy, very herbal, unyielding leather over time
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It smells of chalky, spicy wood and sweetened bergamot. The elemi resin is barely noticeable, leather... where is it? I'm disappointed.
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The salty-herbaceous Garigue of Terralba is topped with spring flowers & the moss-musk base turned into soapy, bitter, leathery notes. Good.
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If this is a leather scent, then it's in the sense of an exciting construction, not in the sense of the new synthetic leather notes: green, resinous, woody.
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Charming, brittle green resin, dotted with bright lily, unsweet, light, with a subtle dark leather note. Elegant, tasteful, conservative.
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almost a clone of Lutens' 'L'Orpheline', just with a sharp, almost biting resin note in the base. That's...
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