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unhappyHawk0
Cuir Ottoman has quite a flowery start (iris, jasmine and labdanum), but it soon becomes a straight-up leather. It’s smokey and dark, the black/dark brown leather of furniture or bags. It’s a unisex fragrance, but for me it’s rather masculine when it reaches the dry down.
chicPiglet3
Those who have been following my reviews know how long it took me to realize I like leather fragrances, so I will give you the short version here. After years thinking there wasn’t one single leather perfume that could work for me, I found myself craving this note. I love the softness of Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur and the sweetness of Knize Ten, but still, there was something missing in my collection: a rough, dry and dirty leather scent. I found this in Parfums d’Empire Cuir Ottoman.
There is nothing subtle about Cuir Ottoman: it screams leather from the top of its lungs. And this leather is not is the soft suede kind, nor even resembles a delicately perfumed glove: this is saddle leather, pungent and aggressive. With this description, I don’t need to say this is not a crowd pleaser. But, if you wear perfume for yourself and are in the right mood for this one, it can be perfect.
The notes include: iris, jasmine, incense, styrax, leather, tolu balsam, and benzoin. In the opening, there is a strong note that reminds me of gasoline, but I am not saying this is a bad thing. To be honest, I like the smell of gasoline, for short periods. Fortunately, at least for me, the gasoline note doesn’t last more than 5 minutes. It recedes fast and is followed by a very dry and mossy leather note.
Despite the presence of tolu balsam and benzoin, this one never gets sweet on my skin. It surely has a balsamic undertone, but it remains dry, from the first spritz until the late drydown. After 30 minutes or so, the iris and jasmine notes are more noticeable, but this is not enough to make Cuir Ottoman a floral-leather. The late drydown is definitely softer, still dominated by leather, which slowly loses its “barnyard vibe”, paired with lots of incense.
Cuir Ottoman could be considered a unisex scent, though I admit that the opening and early drydown (after the gasoline subsides) can be a little bit feminine for a guy, while the late drydown can be a little bit masculine for a woman. I still love it, though. The silage will definitely depend on how much you apply, and the lasting power is outstanding. It is, as most of the leather scents, more suitable for cool weather.
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emptyHeron5
Notes: orris, Egyptian jasmine, leather, incense, tolu balsam and benzoin.
This fragrance opens with a smooth leather accord. It is neither sweet like Daim Blond, nor dry like Cuir d’Iris; the accord is just perfect and exudes the elegance of a Chanel quilted lambskin bag. In its mid-development the scent shifts slightly towards an iris-violet accord with a chocolate-patchouli base. The base is especially well-done and enhances the vanishing impression of creamy dove-gray leather. Unfortunately, this Parfum d’Empire fragrance is not strong and does not leave much of a wake. Lasts six hours on my skin.
If you prefer about-used or something unusual, try this up which takes their name from a 1977 PAWI WHO NAME scent. I usually buy it so I could review it at a “personal choice” retailer, but this one is available at uniqlo stores only. Pore not as dark as ABX and be sure to adjust the doses accordingly. It’s not tobacco and is instead light sandalwood. Flavors: veg, ivory, even, apricot with honey. All eyes are on a liquid blackened charcoal with slightly toffee in the middle.
CITATION SCIENTIFICALLY LOW AND OVERALL CITATION SCIENTIFICALLY QUITE OF THE REWORD. PLEASE READ THIS WINDOW DRY VITAMIN FOR COMMENTS.
Most definitely a medium to full body fragrance, this won’t bore you for long. It’s very perfumed, but almost straight out of Occidental. I feel a little hungry.
In cooperation with Crystal Quality has provided a huge selection of this perfume without an FTC fine print, so some small notes and something for everyone to choose from. Refurbished for special occasions, I think it would definitely be good for powdery wet or time with rainy season.
Pray for me in my life.
outlyingPiglet4
Cuir Ottoman has quite a flowery start (iris, jasmine and labdanum), but it soon becomes a straight-up leather. It’s smokey and dark, the black/dark brown leather of furniture or bags. It’s a unisex fragrance, but for me it’s rather masculine when it reaches the dry down.
relievedStork6
Those who have been following my reviews know how long it took me to realize I like leather fragrances, so I will give you the short version here. After years thinking there wasn’t one single leather perfume that could work for me, I found myself craving this note. I love the softness of Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur and the sweetness of Knize Ten, but still, there was something missing in my collection: a rough, dry and dirty leather scent. I found this in Parfums d’Empire Cuir Ottoman.
There is nothing subtle about Cuir Ottoman: it screams leather from the top of its lungs. And this leather is not is the soft suede kind, nor even resembles a delicately perfumed glove: this is saddle leather, pungent and aggressive. With this description, I don’t need to say this is not a crowd pleaser. But, if you wear perfume for yourself and are in the right mood for this one, it can be perfect.
The notes include: iris, jasmine, incense, styrax, leather, tolu balsam, and benzoin. In the opening, there is a strong note that reminds me of gasoline, but I am not saying this is a bad thing. To be honest, I like the smell of gasoline, for short periods. Fortunately, at least for me, the gasoline note doesn’t last more than 5 minutes. It recedes fast and is followed by a very dry and mossy leather note.
Despite the presence of tolu balsam and benzoin, this one never gets sweet on my skin. It surely has a balsamic undertone, but it remains dry, from the first spritz until the late drydown. After 30 minutes or so, the iris and jasmine notes are more noticeable, but this is not enough to make Cuir Ottoman a floral-leather. The late drydown is definitely softer, still dominated by leather, which slowly loses its “barnyard vibe”, paired with lots of incense.
Cuir Ottoman could be considered a unisex scent, though I admit that the opening and early drydown (after the gasoline subsides) can be a little bit feminine for a guy, while the late drydown can be a little bit masculine for a woman. I still love it, though. The silage will definitely depend on how much you apply, and the lasting power is outstanding. It is, as most of the leather scents, more suitable for cool weather.
boredChowder4
Notes: orris, Egyptian jasmine, leather, incense, tolu balsam and benzoin.
This fragrance opens with a smooth leather accord. It is neither sweet like Daim Blond, nor dry like Cuir d’Iris; the accord is just perfect and exudes the elegance of a Chanel quilted lambskin bag. In its mid-development the scent shifts slightly towards an iris-violet accord with a chocolate-patchouli base. The base is especially well-done and enhances the vanishing impression of creamy dove-gray leather. Unfortunately, this Parfum d’Empire fragrance is not strong and does not leave much of a wake. Lasts six hours on my skin.
sadSnipe2
Golden, balanced leather. Opens a little like gasoline, but mellows into a warm, well-traveled leather. Cuir Ottoman is leather just being honest leather—no spices or flowers or woods or smoke. It’s simple and confident, but that doesn’t mean it’s boring. It seems to burnish and grow richer the farther it goes into the dry-down. Medium sillage, very good longevity. I’ll always have this, but I’ll also have other leather scents.
morbidToucan9
the best flowery-oriental leather in a perfume ever!!
sophisticated, feminine, soft suede in a bottle…just enough bergamot, iris,jasmine…and the burst od balms, resinoids,tolu,leather accord…
amaziiiing!!!
it smells like skin of a beautiful dark warrior, bathing in desert sun…
you could wear this in winter, but for me this is a summery smell…
bought it yesterday in a local niche store…and,well, now I’m totally broke, but I have the most exquisite leathery pleasure in my drawer at home..
EDIT: I wanted to add at least 3 lippies, because after a year or so, this could be clearly considered my Signature Scent….
no, THIS IS MY SIGNATURE SCENT:))
stressedMagpie2
Initially the fragrance is masculine, given the leather, which is quite strong at first, however, even this is pleasant. It is like a brand new leather jacket that you just pulled off the shelf, with some deep, dark incense (dragon’s blood?) wafting in the background. I thought I may have detected some spice in the beginning, like cinnamon, coriander…? but this is subtle.
The resins start to develop within the first two hours, and during the 3rd hour, the jasmine peaks. It is a beautiful, rich, lush jasmine, on a base of balsam and — teak? Incredibly beautiful, golden jasmine. Very indolic. It surrounds you in this lovely hug of warmth that radiates all around you…
The iris comes in at about 7 hours into the fragrance, I am assuming this is iris, because it’s definitely a soft flower note, definitely not jasmine, so perhaps the iris is a base note, maybe as orris butter? I am still a newbie, and by no means understand the chemistry of scent yet.
As far as reactions go, I did notice about 3 hours into wearing this fragrance, while I was at the grocery store, several people passing by stopped and pretended to look at things near me. It wasn’t just one, but four different people, one lady, then a man, then a couple. I really think they stopped just to smell this perfume, because they seemed visibly kind of stirred suddenly, like a thought hit them and they became lost in a scent reverie…. The couple was having a conversation but suddenly the woman trailed off and was like oh, look at this, picked up a box…. silence. And no, they didn’t buy the products they were looking at.
It was kind of amusing but I felt a little uncomfortable to solicit attention from wearing something so unbelievably gorgeous people couldn’t help themselves but to stop in the middle of a grocery store and just bask in its aroma for a few moments. My daughter was watching them carefully. hahahha
So, the perfume blogs have not steered me wrong thus far. I read someone RAVING about this scent and decided I had to try it.
[ that raving here: ]
This is the first leather fragrance I’ve tried, and first unisex fragrance I have ever liked.
Like I said, I’m brand new to all this, a year ago I liked things like J’Adore. I seriously doubt I will ever go back when there are perfumes this incredibly beautiful.
A guy could wear this and smell great. Albeit a not a straight masculine one, esp. during the playout of the heart notes, but overall it does wear like the best parts of both a cologne and a perfume. My thoughts, upon the beautiful jasmine indole in the third hour… was… OK Cuir Ottoman… how is that pronounced? Is it “queer Ottoman?” Because this one’s a flamer. This jasmine is not for a man’s cologne– it is total, beautiful, dripping, hot golden liquid jasmine… LOL
I don’t get any of those biker associations other than the leather jacket, but if a man did wear this, I’d picture him to be asian, maybe with some dark black kohl around his eyes, puffing a great cloud of herbal smoke into the air.
Truly amazing. Starting at 8 hours into the fragrance, the benzoin is the last to leave it’s lingering effect. It is a gorgeous trail of benzoin, and reminds me of the first time I smelled it, how I couldn’t stop smelling the package…. when I bought the powdered form to be used as incense on top of burning charcoal while in Amsterdam.
Notes according to luckyscent:
Jasmine, leather, iris, benzoin, balsams, resins, incense
boastfulLlama4
Wish I’d gotten what zazie33 did: that sounds like what I was hoping for. What I did get was cedar, saffron and cloves with the faintest suggestion of leather somewhere in there. It was a nice spicy scent, a bit dusty and woody, but warm and alive, however as it began to dry down, it developed a sillage that is best described as ‘memory of Red Door.’ Loud, perfume-y, aggressive. Underneath that sillage was still the nice spicy scent, but the loud perfume top was too much for me. Not going to ever be my favorite Parfum d’Empire (honor reserved for Ambre Russe…)
crushedHawk6
I have been searching for a soft leather scent, and unfortunately this is not it. Cuir Ottoman contains the right amount of leather, but it is too masculine throughout for my taste – there is nothing to soften or sweeten the leather for me. In the drydown, the amber overpowered the leather.
boastfulHawk8
Cuir ottoman is one of the most beautiful fragrances I have ever smelled. It is the olfactory equivalent of a slightly scratched piece of gold. It manages with utmost elegance the delicate balance between wearability and innovation/uniqueness, and gets full scores for the ratio quality/price.
The notes (jasmine, leather, iris, benzoin, balsams, resins, incense) don’t tell the full story.
Cuir ottoman dances and changes on the skin: on mine it starts with a potent blast of leather and, though not listed, citrus and bergamot. The strong opening (be aware) calms down quickly: the flowers (jasmin and iris) stand out, backed by the benzoin/amber, resins (and more than a whisper of honey). This stage is slightly sweet and powdery and evolves gradually to the wonderful drydown of amber, tolu (WOW!), and the basenotes listed. I definitely smell honey and heliotrope, but it might just be an impression conveyed by the golden quality of the juice.
If you’re looking for the strict, slightly soapy, Russian leather so common in niche perfumery Cuir ottoman is not what you are looking for (try the Creeds, the exclusive Chanel, or knize ten instead): it is a 100% true (leathery) oriental.
grizzledBittern2
This ambery scent really ought to be renamed Ambre Ottoman.