From the press release:
The scent’s supple leather canvas, brushed with wild raspberry and spicy baie rose strokes, envelops a fruity-floral bouquet of petalia and green jasmine. As layers merge, sandalwood traces a gilded, creamy trail, leaving its opulent signature on the leather fruity masterpiece.
Cuir Élysées fragrance notes
Head
- pink pepper, raspberry
Heart
- leather, jasmine, petalia
Base
- sandalwood
Latest Reviews of Cuir Élysées
This features Petalia in the mid, Givaudan’s synthetic molecule that gives off a peony, lily-of-the-valley, and rose-like impression. It’s definitely noticeable, alongside a light leather accord that comes across slightly synthetic but not in a bad way.
The opening, with raspberry and leather, feels like a fairly typical fruity leather. As it dries down, though, the Petalia and soft leather create a lighter, airier feel that sets it apart from heavier leather fragrances like Ombré Leather. This isn’t in that same dense, leather-focused territory—instead, it leans more into fruitiness and sweetness.
It’s not the most natural-smelling composition, but performance is solid, and it becomes more interesting as it develops.
The opening, with raspberry and leather, feels like a fairly typical fruity leather. As it dries down, though, the Petalia and soft leather create a lighter, airier feel that sets it apart from heavier leather fragrances like Ombré Leather. This isn’t in that same dense, leather-focused territory—instead, it leans more into fruitiness and sweetness.
It’s not the most natural-smelling composition, but performance is solid, and it becomes more interesting as it develops.
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