Cuir de Russie

Cuir de Russie opens with bright cassis and bergamot, neroli and lemon cutting through clary sage's herbal green. The heart blooms into creamy tuberose and orange blossom, softened by iris and rose, while opoponax adds a honeyed warmth. The base is where leather emerges—earthy oakmoss and birch anchor a rich, animalic foundation of castoreum and civet, grounded in vetiver and patchouli, then sweetened by tonka and vanilla. Styrax and sandalwood weave through, with ambrette and ambergris lending a subtle powdery intimacy that lingers long after the florals fade.