Creed · 1953
Cuir de Russie
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
Polished leather jacket, smoky citrus, woody warmth
Scent Notes
Woody
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About This Perfume
Cuir de Russie by Creed is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. Cuir de Russie was launched in 1953. The nose behind this fragrance is James Henry Creed. The fragrance features Birch, Leather, Styrax, Amalfi Lemon, Sandalwood, Neroli, Amber and Bergamot. Creed Cuir de Russie, one of the oldest Creed fragrances, belongs to the Creed Private Collection, which consists of perfumes originally created for famous clients. The Private Collection scents, when available, are offered in large 250 ml tinted glass flacons with ground glass stoppers, covered in natural hide and sealed with gold thread. It was originally created in 1854 for King Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie, who appreciated masculine fragrances. Cuir de Russie is a captivating blend featuring the essence of a Birch tree found only in Russia by the Black Sea. The notes of Cuir de Russie consist of sandalwood, leather, silver birch, styrax, bergamot, ambergris, lemon and neroli.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Creed dates its house history to 1760 (with the modern perfume business rebuilt from 1970s Grasse forward); Scendira lists 144 Creed fragrances with 38 in stock. Prices run $35 to $780, Creed sits firmly in the luxury tier, with Aventus, Silver Mountain Water and Green Irish Tweed as the three references that shaped modern masculine niche perfumery. The stocked catalogue leans fresh-unisex on average. Community top five right now: Absolu Aventus 2023 (blackcurrant-pineapple-cardamom, the 2023 flanker), Vetiver Geranium (bergamot-geranium-cedar, 2014), Spice and Wood (apple-clove-birch, 2010), Jardin d'Amalfi (sunlit citrus-apple, 2011) and Virgin Island Water 2007 (lime-coconut-tonka). Aventus itself remains the anchor: fruity, smoky, unisex-leaning masculine, batch-to-batch variance is real and a known community discussion point. Newer flankers Aventus Cologne and Absolu Aventus 2023 sit next to the original in the range.
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