tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1807053474844918214..comments2024-03-29T05:13:21.130+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: Cuir de Russie by Chanel: fragrance review and historyPerfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-77167157422938316032013-04-26T16:14:17.078+01:002013-04-26T16:14:17.078+01:00alexis,
thank you so much for bringing a -shall w...alexis,<br /><br />thank you so much for bringing a -shall we say- more personal and familiar corroboration to the Russian leather touch to this fragrance!<br /><br />Indeed Beaux is recounted as being introduced to Coco through the Grand Duke. Needless to add that Beaux was supposedly pushing a prior formulation he had in his drawers while working for Rallet for her No.5 and added bits & Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91042023113048246722013-04-26T16:10:17.454+01:002013-04-26T16:10:17.454+01:00SF,
thank you for your comment! (which I saw late...SF,<br /><br />thank you for your comment! (which I saw late)<br />Leather holds a potent fascination, doesn't it? :-)<br />Excellent choices and wear them in good health!Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-47995215099099375282013-04-26T09:40:47.964+01:002013-04-26T09:40:47.964+01:00...As you know, Coco Chanel was romantically invol......As you know, Coco Chanel was romantically involved with Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich Romanov through whom Chanel met perfumers in Grasse and master perfumer Ernest Beaux. It was Beaux who was thereafter asked by Chanel to encapsulate the essence of her romance with the Grand Duke. The idea was to create a fragrance of wild cavalcades, wafts of blond tobacco and the smell of boots tanned by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37080469531737096812009-12-23T06:41:39.925+00:002009-12-23T06:41:39.925+00:00Leather scents are my latest fascination..
I foun...Leather scents are my latest fascination..<br />I found both Caron Tabac Blond and Chanel Cuir Russie while in Paris .. and fell madly in love with them both ...<br />Caron Tabac Blond on me wears more youthful and I prefer to wear it during the day ...<br />I wear Chanel Cuir Russie at night or special events ...<br />and I am constantly stopped and asked what kind of scent is it..<br />LEATHERAldohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351385276327285962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-85223936143963080692007-12-23T17:05:00.000+00:002007-12-23T17:05:00.000+00:00You should give both concentrations of No.5 a chan...You should give both concentrations of No.5 a chance I think: the Elixir especially is not immediately reminiscent of the classic No.5, which is in this case is a plus (not being as ubiquitous, I mean). I can understand how you want to wear something that not many people know and it leaves one wondering.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree about the Carons (and with Habanita to a lesser degree): they Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-64708165410013953902007-12-21T22:39:00.000+00:002007-12-21T22:39:00.000+00:00I've tried neither the parfum nor the elixir -- I ...I've tried neither the parfum nor the elixir -- I admit I've never made a huge effort because N°5 is so ubiquitous. Some day...<BR/>Coming back to the notion of "modern": to me, for instance, the Carons do not smell modern because of the base. They are very much of their time. Neither does Habanita. Nor do many chypres, starting with the Coty. I'm not sure exactly how to formulate it: it's to do,carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-35191874764026919372007-12-21T19:28:00.000+00:002007-12-21T19:28:00.000+00:00A ha! Interesting D!I do think Rive Gauche is an e...A ha! Interesting D!<BR/>I do think Rive Gauche is an excellent choice for a young woman: it smells icy, cerebral and alluring all in the same breath. Of course Habanita, Caron and Lutens did tear you further off the aldehydics. <BR/><BR/>Re:No.5, do you find that the hairspray note is evidenced in the Extrait and the Elixir as well? I would bet that those two would go on smoother on you.<BR/>No.Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-29324214695684818992007-12-21T19:24:00.000+00:002007-12-21T19:24:00.000+00:00Aldehydes and me: long story. I wore Rive Gauche a...Aldehydes and me: long story. I wore Rive Gauche as a teenager and First as a very young woman, so I wasn't always averse to them. Then I wore Habanita exclusively for 10 years,went through a long Caron phase before moving on to Lutens. Aldehydes equalled Chanel N°5 to my nose and, well, N°5 has the dreaded hairspray smell to me (hangs head in shame). I actually began to enjoy the soapy carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-37045662694467964312007-12-21T17:32:00.000+00:002007-12-21T17:32:00.000+00:00Dear M,unisex is not my favourite word for perfume...Dear M,<BR/>unisex is not my favourite word for perfume either; sort of reminds me of eunichs for some reason. <BR/><BR/>I believe the great secret of enjoying a Chanel is forgetting <I>everything</I> about the brand, the myth, the glam and the name and focusing on the scent only. Decant in a plain glass bottle if you must! <BR/>I think there are some gems there to be discovered, especially in Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-5375469527127681122007-12-21T17:30:00.000+00:002007-12-21T17:30:00.000+00:00Dear D,this is so funny and true for a perfumeholi...Dear D,<BR/>this is so funny and true for a perfumeholic: "my favorite scent of all time (for this year)". <BR/>I wouldn't have pegged you as a non-aldehydic lady, though; I am surprised!<BR/>Warmth, aloofness and class it does have in copious amounts. Interesting that you perceive it as modern: I guess that would be subject to what constitutes modernity or synchronisity in any case; which is an Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11184744734477030292007-12-21T01:55:00.000+00:002007-12-21T01:55:00.000+00:00"Hermaphrodite"--an excellent word for CdeR! "Unis..."Hermaphrodite"--an excellent word for CdeR! "Unisex" connotes a sort of sterility, which it doesn't have at all. I'm another who finds it old-fashioned and a little perverse, in a good way. I'm lukewarm on Chanels generally, and Cuir de Russie is the only one I'd call intriguing.BitterGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262639525430954930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-68729604978792899922007-12-20T23:52:00.000+00:002007-12-20T23:52:00.000+00:00Of course, you know that Chanel Cuir de Russie may...Of course, you know that Chanel Cuir de Russie may be my favorite scent of all time (for this year). I love the way the aldehydes open up the leather and give it a faint shimmer (I actually came to "tame" aldehydes through CdR); the iris cools it off further, cutting through the styrax-amber-cedarwood heaviness. I don't get a nostalgic vibe from it at all, however: to me, it remains modern, with carmencanadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242409369868615074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45984766325082771572007-12-20T17:48:00.000+00:002007-12-20T17:48:00.000+00:00Dear C,it is lovely in its old fashioned way, isn'...Dear C,<BR/>it is lovely in its old fashioned way, isn't it? I wish it was easier to get and thereofre more people would know it.<BR/>Personally I haven't found a Chanel that doesn't work well on me. They're all pretty and my favourite is probably No.19.<BR/><BR/>About the Russian princess: we had perhaps a comparable vision, only in mine she married the poor man and she got disinherited ;-)Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60147077151062229322007-12-20T16:39:00.000+00:002007-12-20T16:39:00.000+00:00dear e. :)cuir de russie is among my favourite sce...dear e. :)<BR/>cuir de russie is among my favourite scents, especially in the extrait version which is much more complex than the EdT (which i own as well, fortunately in the 100 ml bottle).<BR/>my favourite leather scent might be tabac blond extrait, though, which is so smooth & elegant & develops wonderful on my skin - at least i think so LOL<BR/>in the beginning i had problems with chanel Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com