Cuir Vétiver Yves Rocher 2016

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7.8 / 10 142 Ratings

A popular perfume by Yves Rocher for men, released in 2016. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Fresh

Green

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Haitian vetiver

Tonka bean absolute

Caribbean sandalwood

Cedarwood

Perfumers

Sonia Constant, Givaudan

Ratings

Scent

7.8142 Ratings

Longevity

6.5118 Ratings

Sillage

6.1120 Ratings

Bottle

6.8132 Ratings

Value for money

8.549 Ratings

Submitted by Michael, last update on 07/21/2025.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Vétiver Tonka

Terre d'Hermès Eau de Toilette

Norrland

Fattan pour Homme

Red Vetiver

Giordani Gold Notte

Reviews

11 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/10/2016

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Top Review 9

Worth every penny!

One of the most honest, worthwhile and affordably good releases in a long while. I am not a fan of Yves Rocher usually, as despite I respect the brand, none of their releases seemed that interesting to me so far (not even for the price); but Cuir Vetiver quite got me. It is by no means inferior to many decent designers easily showing double the price tag – Hermès, for instance: for the similarity of the notes, the composition and the quality, this could have easily been a budget-mainstream release by them. In fact Cuir Vetiver is basically a cheaper, yet absolutely solid sort of fresher Vetiver Tonka meeting Terre d’Hermès with a thin shade of some smoky tonka-infused suede (and that’s the only “cuir” you’ll get), and also some tangy cardamom nuance which reminds me of another Hermès scent for men – Voyage.

A poor man’s Hermès digest, shortly, with a surprising good quality and a not-so-ordinary texture. Specifically I detect here a more than compelling sort of fresh-woody-powdery transparent clarity dangerously close to Ellena’s style, and despite Cuir Vetiver smells quite close to the stuff I mentioned above, for some reasons it doesn’t feel just like a blatant ripoff of it. I don’t get what precisely, but there’s more than that. It’s like if more than a simple passive carbon-copying activity to monetize on other brands’ ideas, this was just more a genuine “tribute” simply taking inspiration from them with enough skills and budget to elaborate the brief a bit. It’s still 90% close to Vetiver Tonka and the other couple of Hermès I mentioned, but the remaining 10% is, well, a little sparkle of uniqueness (after all, it’s fresher than Vetiver Tonka, and smokier than both Terre and Voyage – unique, in its own and a bit derivative way).

So, all in all, totally recommended. It smells good, classy, versatile, smoky yet fresh and breezy enough to be perfect for any climate and circumstance. And surprisingly natural, too, considering the level of flat syntheticness you usually get at this price range. Sadly the persistence is a bit weak, but it’s so inexpensive that you can simply reapply it on and on. For 29 eur/100 ml or so, a total winner in my “everyday-replacement-for-more-expensive-stuff” book.

8/10

03/16/2025

6
Pricing 6
Bottle 4
Sillage 3
Longevity 6
Scent

DAVID043329
37 Reviews

DAVID043329

Helpful Review 5

Nothing To Phone Home About

Cuir Vetiver opens up quite synthetic and a little spicy, after which the vetiver note takes over completely. The tonka bean does add a slightly musky feel to it, but not much sweetness. As it dries down, the woody notes push through, which gives the fragrance a little more depth. However, the vetiver is still the main star of the show (no wonder, it's called Cuir Vetiver). It's an okay scent, relatively easy to like, but it won't have compliments falling out of the sky.

And the poor projection and longevity are also one of the key reasons for that. On my skin, Cuir Vetiver was gone in less than two hours, and during this time, its projection was pretty unimpressive; less than half a foot of projection. So you can be pretty generous with the sprays here. But again, it might perform better on your skin, so give it a try before deciding if you need the extra sprays.

On a more positive note, Cuir Vetiver is fairly versatile. Adding the fact that it doesn't project much will make it hard for you to offend someone with it. School, work, leisure... But certainly not if you want to get attention at a party; you won't find much success with it.

Now, prices might differ from country to country, but in my country (Romania) Cuir Vetiver retails for about €60 for 100ml. If you find Cuir Vetiver performing better on your skin, and if you really like its scent profile, it might justify that price tag. But in my opinion, there are better fragrances that can be had for the money, or even less.

Overall Rating: 5/10

11/23/2021

JavSantana
59 Reviews

JavSantana

Helpful Review 4

Pleasant Sonia Constant cheapie masterpiece

I smelled this along Ambre Noir in a store here in downtown Zacatecas, Mexico. A nice leather / vetiver blend as the name suggests. Facets of heavily woody and almost leathery vetiver and the sandalwood which is said to act as leather, join a slight sweetness and an overall wood / leather feel. If we talk on leather this is perfectly versatile, it is a nice pleasing scent, no difficult to wear stuff here. Some mention the similarity to Terre De Hermes, i personally don't know that, but it is great. I don't know if i should buy Ambre Noir or this, worth mentioning that when i sprayed it i rubbed the fragrance and it dropped in projection and longevity, i don't know if i did harm the frag molecules or if it just doesn't perform on me. I will check that later when testing it and going for one of the two

12/19/2017

7
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 8
Scent

Smora
155 Reviews

Smora

Helpful Review 3

Cuir - No, Vetiver Definitely

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Cuir Vetiver is composed with utter imagination, very modern and substantial fragrance. It’s inoffensive, easy to wear, clean, sweet but very cleverly avoids the banality of today’s mass products. Imagine the ISO E Super cedar skeleton of Terre d’Hermes, broadened by the natural nutty aspect of Tonka bean and clean green vetiver. Like Ellena decided to make a more natural version of Terre d’Hermes by a nutty element of Vetiver Tonka. The vetiver is clearly present, but unfortunately I expected more leather (cuir). I can only imagine a soft suede accord, made mostly of Tonka bean. Tonka is really pronounced in Cuir Vetiver, thus lovers of Mugler’s Pure Tonka could take this fragrance in consideration for Mugler’s summer version.

Rating: 8/10

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11/26/2015

8
Bottle 4
Sillage 4
Longevity 10
Scent

Elysium
888 Reviews

Elysium

4

Silky Leather Like The Wings Of A Butterfly

I have owned Yves Rocher Cuir Vetiver for a couple of years since it was launched, but I haven't written any reviews yet. I think now is the time to do it. Cuir Vetiver is the most delicate leathery accord I've ever smelled in my whole life. On my skin, it is silky leather like the wings of a butterfly.

Cuir means leather in French, and I was intrigued to smell how the leather would translate into this fragrance because you have to evoke the scent of leather by using other, distillable elements. That means there is a lot of diversity in leather fragrances, based on how the perfumer interprets the scent. Cuir Vetiver is a light leather perfume created by Sonia Constant of Givaudan. She wanted to design a fresh leather scent, and I think she succeeded very well without sacrificing the cosy, warm notes I so enjoy in masculine fragrances. You might notice a slight similarity with For Him Bleu Noir Eau de Toilette, and the same perfumer pictured the scent.

The brightness comes right away with lively bergamot. As a partner, a few lavender kicks in. The lavender is the more floral form of the ingredient and blended with the bergamot, releasing a creamy aspect that attracts me now and then. True to its name, this perfume unfurls with the strong presence of smokey, citrusy, Vetiver, quite weird as a beginning note. The warm and intense notes continue into the heart of the scent.

It provides a contrast to the heart notes of cedar and vetiver. The solid lines of both notes offer the framework for the leather accord to appear. Cuir Vetiver pursues with citrus Haiti Vetiver, which is smoky like bacon. It manages to create the smell of just the warm aroma of your skin --a sensation so bright and clean-- which melts into a buttery, powdery, and woody leather supported by Caribbean sandalwood and cedarwood. So, no birch, no tar, no castoreum, no Cuir de Russie Eau de Toilette, or Ombré Leather (2018) Eau de Parfum. It's more delicate than that. It's neither quite refined enough to remind me of suede, nor is it animalic sufficient to be a rawer version of leather. It seems to sit closer to the suede side of the spectrum, with the brightness and lifts. The rich leather is very appealing, very masculine in a gentle way, rather than harsh.

This base is composed of vanilla-like absolute tonka. It is amber and vanillic, a sweet, warm comfort, which smells nutty without being a gourmand. It is a delicious roasted tonka bean, similar to the pleasant aroma you get from a warm Crème brûlée dessert, also known as burnt cream, Trinity cream, or Crema Catalana. It consists of a rich custard base topped with a textually contrasting layer of hardened caramelized sugar. That's precisely the dry down of Cuir Vetiver. It's the vetiver and cedar in Cuir Vetiver that overlaps with the fragrance notes in Bleu Noir.

Cuir Vetiver has four to six hours longevity and below average sillage. For those who consider longevity something important in the fragrances you buy, Cuir Vetiver, like most Yves Rocher releases, has some of the lowest amounts of endurance.

I find this a strong vetiver cologne with a touch of luxurious leather in the background, so Cuir Vetiver or Vetiver Leather makes sense to me. Cuir Vetiver is another exquisite perfume in the Yves Rocher collection. Mme Constant pulls off an exciting take on leather and vetiver while keeping the cost down. I think Cuir Vetiver has a delightful scent. A very stylish choice that will not overpower. Suitable for formal or informal occasions, this is easy to wear. I think it works in the middle seasons, both Spring and Fall, and at any time of the day, workday, a Sunday brunch with your friends or at a party with people you want to impress. Perhaps, at the end of a hot summer day, the perfect antidote to extinguish the heat and sticky sand.

In my last words, the composition is intellectually inspired by Terre d'Hermès, the first cologne that came to my mind when I tested it but is a faithful reworking of the idea. It does not aim, for instance, to reproduce the innovative flint-like note of the first. It smells like its perfume. It is in no way a slavish composition.

-Elysium

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