Olfactive Alchimie

Cuir Solaire

  • Unisex
  • Extrait de Parfum

With Cuir Solaire, Olfactive Alchimie composes a feral and elegant leather fragrance. It opens on incense, pepper, bergamot and vanilla, reveals saffron, rose, cocoa and ambroxan at its heart and rests on a base of oud, leather, cocoa and vanilla.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Incense · Pepper · Bergamot · Vanilla

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Saffron · Rose · Cocoa · Ambroxan · Incense

  3. Base Several hours

    Oud · Leather · Cocoa · Vanilla · Amber

What its composition says

  • 13 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
  • 5 materials in the heart, against 4 on top and 4 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Cocoa: its rarest material, which only 47 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 42.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.

If Cuir Solaire by Olfactive Alchimie seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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