Cuir Béluga
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Cuir Béluga by Guerlain is a soft, powdery scent that leans on suede rather than anything heavier. Tangerine and aldehydes open it with a light, sparkling lift. Immortelle and patchouli move in through the heart, giving it a honeyed, slightly dry warmth. The base is where it settles: suede, vanilla, heliotrope and amber, close and comforting rather than sharp. Launched in 2005, it suits both men and women who want a soft, suede-toned scent without any harshness. Voters keep it going through the colder months and into spring, reaching for it at any hour, day or night. It leans long-lasting in the community vote, with sillage leaning moderate to strong rather than shy. A 3ml decant is enough to live with it for a week before deciding on more.
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The community verdict
Tangerine and aldehydes give way to vanilla, suede and heliotrope as Cuir Béluga settles into a soft, powdery feel. Staying power divides between long-lasting and moderate; the largest group finds its projection moderate. It suits a quiet, elegant mood on winter nights and autumn evenings.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Topfirst impression
- Aldehydes
- Tangerine
- Heartafter a few minutes
- Immortelle
- Patchouli
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Guerlain
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2005
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml
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Guerlain Cuir Béluga, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Suede gloves lined with vanilla and heliotrope by a fireside.
Main accordsvanilla, powdery, leather, sweet, herbal
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity1,290 votes
Most voted: 40%Long lasting
32%Moderate
Sillage1,516 votes
Most voted: 47%Moderate
22%Strong
Season1,403 votes
Most voted: 33%Winter
29%Autumn
Time of day1,402 votes
Most voted: 35%Night out
29%Evening
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Longevity1,290 votes
- Very weak6%80 votes
- Weak9%116 votes
- Moderate32%413 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)40%515 votes
- Eternal13%166 votes
Sillage1,516 votes
- Intimate20%306 votes
- Moderate (Most voted)47%709 votes
- Strong22%326 votes
- Enormous12%175 votes
Season1,403 votes
- Spring24%342 votes
- Summer13%186 votes
- Autumn29%413 votes
- Winter (Most voted)33%462 votes
Time of day1,402 votes
- Daytime25%355 votes
- Office11%150 votes
- Evening29%413 votes
- Night out (Most voted)35%484 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Smell it on your skin before you buy
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Try several scents for one bottle’s price
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No
Travel-ready atomiser
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No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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The house
More from Guerlain
Guerlain dates back to 1828, when Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain began making scents in France, and the house has been polishing one warm, powdery signature ever since. Vanilla, iris and tonka bean run through the range, brightened by bergamot and settled on sandalwood. Start with Shalimar Eau de Parfum: sparkling citrus that sinks slowly into amber and vanilla. Mon Guerlain wraps lavender in a soft vanilla haze, while La Petite Robe Noire is dark cherry with a sugared edge. For something lighter, Aqua Allegoria Mandarine Basilic is fresh and green. Thierry Wasser and Delphine Jelk are among the perfumers credited on the range here.
Frequently asked questions
What does Guerlain Cuir Béluga smell like?
Guerlain Cuir Béluga opens with Aldehydes and Tangerine. The heart brings Immortelle and Patchouli. It dries down to Amber, Heliotrope, Suede and Vanilla. Shoppers on fragrance communities describe its main accords as vanilla, powdery, leather, sweet and herbal.
Is Guerlain Cuir Béluga long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (40% of votes), and 53% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as moderate (47% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Guerlain Cuir Béluga good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 13% of season votes.
Is Guerlain Cuir Béluga good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 33% of season votes.
Is Guerlain Cuir Béluga for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 64% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 36% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Guerlain Cuir Béluga to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 11% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Guerlain Cuir Béluga?
Cuir Béluga is made by Guerlain. It was launched in 2005.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Guerlain Cuir Béluga?
A 10ml decant of Guerlain Cuir Béluga holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days.
Which other Guerlain perfumes can I try?
Besides Guerlain Cuir Béluga, 10ML has Shalimar Eau de Parfum, Mon Guerlain and La Petite Robe Noire from Guerlain, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Guerlain Cuir Béluga decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Guerlain Cuir Béluga decant is filled by hand from an original Guerlain bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.