Comments on: Chanel Cuir de Russie ~ fragrance review

By: sheltisebastian

sheltisebastian — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:39:18 +0000

Hi,

Love what you have to say about cuir de russie.

Bel Ami by Hermes I used to wear that but have not been able to find. I used to get it at saks in New York buy everytime I call to see if they have it I am told it is soold out.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:22:44 +0000

Welcome to the site!

I love the story you told about the cold and the whiskey and the perfume. Cuir de Russie parfum is difficult to get, but not impossible. You can order it from the Chanel boutique on rue Cambon, I’m pretty sure, and it may be available at other Chanel boutiques. In the meantime, you might want to sample some other leather fragrances to fill the gap while you wait: Caron Tabac Blond, Knize Ten, Piguet Bandit, Cuir de Lancome are some good ones.

By: mackadorable

mackadorable — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:33:53 +0000

Hi.
First comment on this site. I love the smell of leather and fell in love with an article written in last month’s Vogue about Cuir de Russie. It began with a description of the writer getting her perfume out of the kitchen, situated next to her whisky – decanted, of course. Her heating had failed due to extreme temperatures, she took a sip of pure whiskey and it slowly burned the back of her throat (a traditional Scottish way of keeping warm in Winter), She then layered her perfume and put on her furs and headed off into the night. It totally did it for me. I could almost smell her and see her leaving her house.

I fell in love with fragrances when I was very young and to me, they were more important than the clothes I wore. Today, my nose is not as good, but I want to fall in love with a fragrance all over again. There are too many frangrances out there nowadays that basically have one smell and then thats it. Nothing to distinguish them from any other.

I would love to purchase this fragrance, but, I would prefer the perfume extrait. Is this possible?
If so, where?
I gather that it is very difficult to obtain.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:10:35 +0000

It definitely is a treat, but at least the bottle is so darned large that it lasts a while.

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:09:55 +0000

I like the classic Chanels, too, although I with Cuir and Bois des Iles were a little more potent!

By: lornaw

lornaw — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:23:30 +0000

i did note that chanel has some freestanding perfume boutiques in duty frees and also in selfridges in london, there is one in terminal 3 heathrow and also terminal 5. I tried this after my favourite leather cuir de russie by LT Piver had vanilla put in it and very much changed. I adore it but its very costly so i get an occasional bottle as a treat , everyday stuff is guerlain

By: Noahk

Noahk — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:08:12 +0000

I really enjoy them very much. And yes, they smell very Chanel. But so different from what they have on the mass market. I am not very happy about Chance and Coco M. I mean, they smell okay, but they’re to many that are using them and peeps seems to over do it. Chanel’s scents are very strong, even in the edt version. But I like that u still can get the classics like Bdl and CdR…I would be so dissapointed, if they woulsn’t let us have them any more. I just wish they was more easy to buy. I have to have friends in Paris and Holland, to buy them for me, when they are only sold at Chanel’s own boutiques.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:53:28 +0000

Bois des Iles and Cuir de Russie are probably my favorite of the Chanels, too. I find them distinctly different, although they both smell like “Chanel”. I’m glad you enjoy them!

By: Noahk

Noahk — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:30:41 +0000

Thank you Angela, for a great great review..I love Cuir de Russie and Bois des Iles. I was talking to a friend the other day, and he was so sure, that those to edts were so familiar. I think they are very different. I love the sandalwood is strong in BdI and the irish and leather notes are very well blended in CdR. I love to wear both scents, and have done it for years. The great thing about the Les Exclusifs de Chanel, is that they come in large bottles and u have it for a pretty long time. All though, they’re expensive. I just wonder why they don’t make them in edp versions. That would be amazing. Coz when u take the edt of BdI and the perfume version and sniff at them both, it would be great to mix them. But I think that Chanel are not in the mood for do an edp version of all the Les Exclusifs . I would love that more from that line was edp versions, coz they seems to fade quick, like 18 or Gardenia. But CdR and BdI still stands out and on me, the edt versions are strong enough , so I can still smell them, when I am off to bed.

By: fleurdelys

fleurdelys — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:49 +0000

You got that right – I like my leathers to have MAJOR attitude problems!