Cuir
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Cuir by Yves Saint Laurent opens warm and a little boozy, ginger and rum meeting a pinch of saffron. There is no real heart to speak of: the scent moves fairly quickly toward its base, a dry mix of agarwood, guaiac wood and leather. It reads dark and resinous rather than sweet, closer to old leather than to spice by the finish. Launched in 2016, it works equally well for men and women who want a leather scent with some warmth in it rather than something austere. Voters keep it for winter and autumn, worn mostly in the evening and at night. Most wearers call its longevity long lasting, and the sillage vote lands clearly on strong. A 3ml decant is enough to spend a few cold evenings with it before you choose a size.
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The community verdict
Most find Cuir long-lasting with strong projection. Ginger, rum and saffron lead into leather, oud and guaiac wood for a rich, warm feel that suits different styles. Winter nights are its best setting, though autumn evenings work too.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Basewhat lingers
- Brand
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Scent profile
- Unisex
- Launched
- 2016
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml
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Yves Saint Laurent Cuir, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Rum and saffron spilled across a worn leather saddle.
What you smell
First spray0–15 min
Dry-down2 h – 7–12 h
- Lasts
- 7–12 h
- Long lasting
- Sillage
- Strong, 3 of 4
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity288 votes
Most voted: 52%Long lasting
23%Moderate
Sillage250 votes
Most voted: 56%Strong
26%Moderate
Season250 votes
Most voted: 45%Winter
40%Autumn
Time of day250 votes
Most voted: 42%Night out
38%Evening
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Longevity288 votes
- Very weak3%8 votes
- Weak9%25 votes
- Moderate23%65 votes
- Long lasting (Most voted)52%150 votes
- Eternal14%40 votes
Sillage250 votes
- Intimate6%15 votes
- Moderate26%65 votes
- Strong (Most voted)56%140 votes
- Enormous12%30 votes
Season250 votes
- Spring11%27 votes
- Summer4%9 votes
- Autumn40%101 votes
- Winter (Most voted)45%113 votes
Time of day250 votes
- Daytime12%30 votes
- Office8%19 votes
- Evening38%95 votes
- Night out (Most voted)42%106 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
Yes
Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
Yes
No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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No
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More from Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent opened as a French couture house in 1961 and added perfume to its work in 1964. The scents have a taste for contrast. Sweet coffee and vanilla sit on one side of the range, cool lavender, bergamot and geranium on the other, with cedar and vetiver keeping both grounded. Black Opium is where most people begin: a dark, sugary coffee accord smoothed with vanilla. Libre sets white flowers against lavender and citrus, crisp and a little severe. Y Eau de Parfum is the fresh, aromatic pick over woods, and Opium Pour Homme is warmer, softly spiced and powdery with a dry, herbal twist.
Frequently asked questions
What does Yves Saint Laurent Cuir smell like?
Yves Saint Laurent Cuir opens with Ginger, Rum and Saffron. It dries down to Agarwood (Oud), Guaiac Wood and Leather.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Cuir long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as long lasting (52% of votes), and 66% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (56% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Cuir good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn and winter; summer takes only 4% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Cuir good for winter?
Yes. Shoppers on fragrance communities vote winter its best season, with 45% of season votes.
Is Yves Saint Laurent Cuir for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 80% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 20% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Yves Saint Laurent Cuir to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 8% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Yves Saint Laurent Cuir?
Cuir is made by Yves Saint Laurent. It was launched in 2016.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Cuir?
A 10ml decant of Yves Saint Laurent Cuir 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 Yves Saint Laurent perfumes can I try?
Besides Yves Saint Laurent Cuir, 10ML has Black Opium, Y Eau de Parfum and Libre from Yves Saint Laurent, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Yves Saint Laurent Cuir decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Yves Saint Laurent Cuir decant is filled by hand from an original Yves Saint Laurent 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.