# Cuir de Russie

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Cuir de Russie (Russian leather) is a classic base originating in the late 1800s. First appearing as a fragrance by Amie Guerlain in 1875, Cuir de Russie is a rich and intensely smoky animalic leather with rose and jasmine nuances. It has been used in countless fragrances and upon smelling its influence is clear in Knize Ten by Coty, Cuir de Russie by Ernest Beaux for Chanel, and numerous others. Cuir de Russie is in the DNA of many Chanel fragrances and may even offer a key to the authorship of Mademoiselle Chanel No 1 , the illicit fragrance Coco Chanel had made during the second world war. This enriched leather scent is not far removed from the original Russian Bouquet de Catherine , the … — Fraterworks

## How the catalogue uses it
- Appears in 2 formulas.
- Dose: 0.32% to 0.70%, average 0.51%.
- Most at home in: Woody Floral, Leathery.
- Usually weighed alongside: Coumarin, Sandalore, Cedarwood Atlas Oil, Beta Ionone, Exaltolide, Sicilian Lemon Oil FCF.


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