Chanel
Cuir de Russie
A masterpiece of Chanel's Les Exclusifs, Cuir de Russie combines an elegant birch leather with iris, aldehydes and flowers. Refined, powdery and timeless.
Perfumer Ernest Beaux
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Aldehydes · Orange blossom · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Iris · Jasmine · Rose
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Base Several hours
Leather · Vetiver · Cedar
What its composition says
- 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Aldehydes: barely 2.9% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, woody, leather and citrus: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 9.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Our picks
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Chanel N°5 Aldehydic Floral Powdery Shares 4 accords, including aldehydic — from the same house.
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Dior Dior Homme Powdery Woody Leather Shares 4 accords, including powdery.
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Chanel N°19 Green Floral Woody Shares 4 accords, including floral — from the same house.
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Hermès
Kelly Calèche
Leather
Floral
Citrus
Shares 4 accords, including leather.