Cuir Velours Naomi Goodsir 2012
2
Helpful Review
Fine leather goods
This perfume lives up to its name. If you know Bottega Veneta's eponymous perfume from 2011, you will probably find some similarities between the two, but where BV is mossy, pungent and haughty, Cuir Velours is like a moment in a well-worn plush antique leather armchair, reading your favourite book and sipping some good cognac.
On my skin, Cuir Velours first smells like birch tar and maybe a bit of smoke -- maybe those are the alleged tobacco and rum notes that I just interpret them differently. Those notes dominate for the first 15-20 minutes and then CV cools down to a sweeter, more incense-y chamois leather. Well worth trying, and I do recommend getting a sample first, because the price for 50 ml is a bit steep for a blind buy. It's attractive, charismatic and truly unisex -- and plush.
On my skin, Cuir Velours first smells like birch tar and maybe a bit of smoke -- maybe those are the alleged tobacco and rum notes that I just interpret them differently. Those notes dominate for the first 15-20 minutes and then CV cools down to a sweeter, more incense-y chamois leather. Well worth trying, and I do recommend getting a sample first, because the price for 50 ml is a bit steep for a blind buy. It's attractive, charismatic and truly unisex -- and plush.