Cuir de Russie

Birch and galbanum snap open with sharp green citrus—yuzu and bergamot cutting through bitter absinthe—before the top settles into neroli's honeyed warmth. Cuir de Russie unfolds into a leathered heart where tobacco smoke curls around jasmine and rose, ylang-ylang adding a sultry, almost animalic sweetness. The base deepens into oakmoss and vetiver bedded with oud and castoreum, their dark mineral leather anchored by sandalwood, patchouli, and labdanum. Vanilla rises last, soft and powdery against the woody, skin-scent warmth beneath.