Cuir de Russie

Name: Cuir de Russie Eau de Parfum (EDP)
Brand: Chanel

Chanel · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 1924

≈ $210 · 200ml · approx. retail

A 1924 Ernest Beaux leather composition created for Coco Chanel's personal use, reissued as part of the Les Exclusifs de Chanel collection in 2007. Its birch-tar leather accord blended with iris and florals was considered daring for its era.

Leather Floral Woody Animalic

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Clary Sage Orange Blossom Bergamot Lemon Mandarin

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Iris / Orris Ylang-Ylang Carnation Vetiver Jasmine Rose Cedar

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Leather Birch Tobacco Musk Amber Heliotrope Vanilla

Best for

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

Ernest Beaux

9 in collection

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