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David Jourquin

Designer · UK

Cuir Altesse

Orange opens spiced with cardamom and pink pepper, and cumin then gives the heart the carnal warmth of skin as cloves heat rose petals and jasmine around patchouli. In the base, coumarin's plain, dry hay and oak moss hold the leather, while benzoin and vanilla round it.

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • Rose Petals in 176 perfumes
  • Coumarin in 276 perfumes
  • Cumin in 482 perfumes
  • oak moss in 554 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: balsamic, patchouli, leather, rose, Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Benzoin, Leather and Cloves.

Of the 7 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2011 and 2016.

WomenProfile

2014

Released

Perfumers

Cécile ZarokianView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

warm spicyvanillawoodybalsamicamber

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

warm spicy100%
vanilla91%
woody82%
balsamic73%
amber64%
aromatic54%
sweet45%
patchouli36%
leather27%
rose18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
CardamomOrangePink Pepper
Heart Notes
ClovesCuminJasminePatchouliRose Petals
Base Notes
BenzoinCoumarinLeatheroak mossVanilla

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

Cuir de R'Eve

David Jourquin

Cuir de R'Eve

Uncategorized
Dreaming Parallel

Ayala Moriel

Dreaming Parallel

Leather
Londoner SW1X

Bex London

Londoner SW1X

Uncategorized
Silence

The Fragrance Kitchen

Silence

Uncategorized
Avowal (Клятва)

Nimere Parfums

Avowal (Клятва)

Musk
Sonnets of Mary Stuart (Сонеты Марии Стюарт)

Nimere Parfums

Sonnets of Mary Stuart (Сонеты Марии Стюарт)

Resin

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