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Ozkan Sylvaine Delacourte 2009

7.6 / 10 59 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sylvaine Delacourte for women and men, released in 2009. The scent is spicy-leathery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Leathery

Floral

Fresh

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Spanish prickly pear

French violet

Cinnamon

Spanish styrax

Indonesian patchouli

Ylang-ylang

Qempfadrul

Perfumer

Maxence Moutte

Ratings

Scent

7.659 Ratings

Longevity

6.847 Ratings

Sillage

6.346 Ratings

Bottle

7.340 Ratings

Value for money

6.618 Ratings

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Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/09/2016

10Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Gold
726 Reviews

Gold

Helpful Review 1

A landmark

"Cuir de Russie" is a relaunch - my review refers to the new 2016 version by Le Jardin Retrouvé.
Le Jardin Retrouvé is a wonderful brand from a small family-run house - discovering their fragrances feels like a journey into a wonderland. Of course, "Cuir de Russie" is a name of iconic status in the perfume world - and Le Jardin Retrouvé are not the only ones who produce a fragrance called "Russian leather". Nevertheless I don't want to draw any comparison to all the other solid, pleasant or great fragrances which combine leathery, floral and spicy notes - this would take far too long and bore those who don't know say "Cuir de Russie" by Chanel and/or "CdR" by Le Jardin Retrouvé. Maybe it suffices to say that the new 2016 version is an important landmark in the world of leather scents. I'd say it's a work of art you can actually wear.
"Cuir de Russie" seems quite dry and built around an accord of leather and citrus. But I don't get the typical "gentleman's club" impression from smelling it, no, "Cuir de Russie" is perfectly unisex, not too smoky, but dithering between a chypre and a mysterious, luxury Eau de Cologne with a definite "vintage vibe". The whole impression is polished, with no hard edges, although there is a distinct greenness humming beneath its exquisite leather-accord. If you love leathery fragrances, try the new "Cuir de Russie" , it's very comfortable to wear, sublime, smooth, elegant and surprisingly "shareable"with an addictive dry warmth that lingers on for a couple of hours.

07/14/2024

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

parfumpixie
358 Reviews

parfumpixie

1

Old Lady in the best way possible

the opening of this one is fresh, powdery, and heavy on the aldehydes. The violet in here is so pretty, with earthy woods, and creamy leather rounding everything out. It’s a vintage scent profile, and I think in a way it does smell like an “old lady” but in a good way. It smells timeless, with a powdery tinge of sweetness and rich leathers. This is your favorite aunt with her vintage purse and classic red lipstick.

05/07/2023

9Scent 5Longevity 6Sillage

Marieposa
90 Reviews

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Marieposa

Top Review 38

Il y a là les murmures

Sometimes we look at things
As they are
And ask ourselves: Why?

A soft loop. Vanessa Paradis' voice on the car radio. Just slightly, the tape's band has worn out. The green world of juniper bushes dipped in sepia. A few ylang-ylang creamy flowers on the embankment. Just a wingspan away, we defy the wind. You place your hand on mine on the steering wheel. Violet patterns on my silk scarf, as pale violet as my suede gloves. Deep below us, waves crash in fast motion against the shores. There are secrets there. The silence beneath the sea. Under the sunglasses, you can't see the redness of my eyes. A smile. There are edges and cracks, the distance. Rest your head on the cushion and listen to the murmuring. A sigh, the adventure. If one would take the time.

Sometimes we look at things
As they could be
And ask ourselves: Why not?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm7z_NCCZWk)

**

Cuir de Russie by Le Jardin Retrouvé is a particularly delicate, finely crafted representative of its kind. The scent starts quite classically with a shower of aldehydes, slightly bitter violet leaf, and galbanum, which may only exist in my head, and then gently transitions to the floral notes of violet and ylang-ylang. The flowers always remain on the bitter side, kissed by spring dew and accompanied by a borretsch-like note. Leather, light woods, and juniper stay discreetly in the background and even recede a bit further in the floral heart note when a few shimmering soap bubbles join the petals. All of this seems to float over warm, rain-soaked earth before the supple leather unfolds a bit more distinctly in the base and merges with a soft yet pronounced chypre accord.
This enchantingly nostalgic scent reminds me a bit of Heeley's Cuir Pleine Fleur, but is even more delicate, transparent, and less ambery. Both fragrances move within a triangle of Chanel's Cuir de Russie, Balmain's Jolie Madame, and Knize Ten, with Le Jardin Retrouvé achieving a comparable effect with violet as Chanel does with iris, without one ever feeling for a second that Chanel is being imitated here.
Cuir de Russie's delicacy, of course, comes at a price. The scent is fleeting and lasts only a few hours on the skin, but it develops wonderfully in the hair and lasts a bit longer that way. It is a gentle murmuring, a tender whisper, a bit like Vanessa Paradis' voice, in which there is always a quiet melancholy that resonates like a wistful smile.

Thank you, dear Floyd! That was a bullseye. Clearly.

02/13/2022

10Scent

Susan
138 Reviews

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Susan

Top Review 24

Something is always happening…….

……but sometimes - very very rarely - there is simply nothing…!!

Nothing that disturbs.

NO: “But”.
NO: “I only like it after minute 23”
NO: “Too expensive”, “too weak”, “too something”

Sometimes it is just completely….

CUIR DE RUSSIE is such a “complete” fragrance for me…..and I thank the lovely GOLD from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to it :-)……

Here you will find everything I appreciate and love, united in a single fragrance…….

CUIR DE RUSSIE is a very delicate-leathery, floral-spicy, subtly soapy, and exceptionally elegant scent……..always infused with a hint of pleasantly well-groomed freshness and with a buttery soft, transparent-balsamic base…..

Now and then, even small Chypre sparks flash up ………and immediately fall - like shooting stars - onto gossamer powder clouds……

Although the fragrance hardly has any sweet aspects, it is also by no means harsh or masculine…..in fact, it is one of the rare scents that I actually consider unisex…….

CUIR DE RUSSIE captivates with friendly nonchalance, gentleness, and noble restraint…….a fragrance for eternity :-)…..

03/27/2024

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

Violett
63 Reviews

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Violett

Top Review 19

Nose Treat

I am a woman and I have always enjoyed being one. I have never struggled with being one. However, I have had issues with the associated stereotypes, clichés, and injustices, but that is a whole different story. In any case, I like my scents to be floral, sweet, romantic, powdery, soapy, creamy, and even a bit makeup-like. Bring on the entire bathroom palette of fragrances plus a flower garden and a greenhouse of Christmas spices!
And yet: there is also a nerdy little guy inside me who insists on his right to olfactory appreciation. He wants his Tabac deodorant every morning, yes indeed.
So it is absolutely wonderful when such a magnificent unisex fragrance suddenly arrives at my doorstep. The first sniff was an aha moment. A fresh, androgynous scent that I immediately enjoyed all around.

*
In my nose, the violet dominates right away. But what a violet! A cool, sunglasses-wearing one, wrapped in cool dark blue. No powder or pastilles here. Arm in arm with buddy juniper, the little flower wafts in. This combination smells wonderfully spicy-floral. Alongside the violet, there are the prickly branches, berries, and everything that comes with the juniper. Before it can gradually drift into a dreamy scent for unshaven roughnecks, a soft, conciliatory sweetness makes its presence known, certainly thanks to the ylang-ylang. Its sunny creaminess here only subtly underscores the cool-spicy beauty of the violet-juniper mélange, coaxing a small, reserved smile from it, and otherwise remains absolutely in the background. Just like the cinnamon, which contributes a barely noticeable, slightly spicy-woody, tingling warmth. I can perceive slightly smoky nuances, but I can't detect any patchouli. Leather?
No, no leather.
And wasn't "Russian leather" as a scent always just meant to scent leather gloves anyway?
Well, in the absence of leather gloves, I happily scent myself with this wonderful cologne, this herbal-spicy violet nose treat.
There is one downside. The sillage and longevity could be a bit better, or rather, more intense. Nevertheless, the scent is beautifully crafted and smells high-quality.
The price was very, very cheap when I bought it. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. It recently got a new bottle and now costs quite a bit more.

*
Hopeful, I now push the pretty little bottle a bit more to the center of the bathroom shelf. Just in case my husband wants to repay me for all the liters of deodorant I have stealthily taken from him over time.
(I have probably used up his Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette all by myself...
Cuir de Russie (2016) is for everyone.
Women, men, and of course also nerdy little guys.

Statements

20 short views on the fragrance

Trucklady

7 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

2

All about the violet, brushed with birch. A pleasure to wear in any weather, as sillage is polite.

MrHonest

4 years ago

9.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

1

A masterful, yet fleeting blend of powdery violet and suede with some spicy and green touches. Slight nod to Quorum, but sooo much better.

Floyd

3 years ago

8Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

41

36

They wear bitter petals
Thinking they are made of wild leather
Dazed by bright cedar juniper
To the earth of a bygone time

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Gold

4 years ago

10Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

21

18

For me, THE perfect, light, unobtrusive, elegant leather scent that I would love to wear daily - that's how I like it. Wonderful.

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Licorice

4 years ago

7.5Scent

18

15

- Citrusy aldehyde-fine herb powder -
Very subtly leathery,
elegantly clean in beauty and
without hypersynthetics!

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Violett

4 years ago

8.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

17

14

Starts sunny - casual
fresh - cheerful - tangy
full-nosed - soapy
drifts with a background of wood
and a hint of leather
quickly
into total inconspicuousness

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