AREEJ LE DORE
CUIR DE RUSSIE II
2025
PERFUMER
Russian Adam
rectified birch tar
beaver tail oil
blue lotus ruh
pink lotus absolute
white lotus absolute
violet
vintage violet
moroccan rose
bulgarian rose
azerbajian rose
indian jasmine
indonesian jasmine
vintage deer musk
amber
choya luban
Part of the 2025 Classic Collection consisting of: Antiquity II & Antiquity II Attar, Cuir de Russie II & Cuir de Russie II Attar, Inverno Russo II & Inverno Russo II Attar, Oud Luwak II, War and Peace III & War and Peace III Attar. Release date: June 28, 2025.
This is a reformulation of Cuir de Russie (2020). Whereas the 2020 version was a garment perfume, not meant to be worn on skin, Cuir de Russie II is skin-friendly, by using purified birch tar.
Cuir de Russie II retails at $250/30ml. There is also a Cuir de Russie II Attar at $120/3mg.
‘In the hallowed halls of perfumery, few legendary genres evoke as much reverence—and rebellion—as Russian Leather. A scent that once captured the essence of imperial cavalcades, birch-tanned boots, and the smoky decadence of pre-revolutionary Russia . Now, this style in perfumery is reborn for the modern connoisseur, weaving *
natural deer musk, ethereal blue lotus, and skin-friendly rectified birch tar into a potion that thrums with both romance and raw, untamed spirit. This modern elixir is a dialogue between brutality and tenderness. Rectified birch tar—purified to a velvety, smoky whisper—replaces the archaic harshness of its predecessors, lending a suede-like warmth that clings to the skin like a lover’s memory. Deer musk ethically harvested and aged to perfection, pulses with animalic depth, evoking the untamed forests of Siberia and the intimate sweat of a midnight tryst. And then, the blue lotus, floating atop jasmine and rose like a dream: narcotic, honeyed, and faintly melancholic, a nod to the opium-laced fantasies of fin-de-siècle Paris . This is not mere perfume—it’s a story etched in scent. The birch tar whispers of Cossack saddles and candlelit libraries; the musk hums of skin against fur-lined coats; the blue lotus drowns you in the decadence of a royal ball. It’s romantic in its nostalgia, brutal in its honesty, and unapologetically modern in its craftsmanship. For those who wear it, it becomes a second skin—a voice of desire that lingers like a half-remembered poem.’ – Areej Le Dore
