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Grand Master
meets Cuir.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with amber; Concentration not recorded leads with leather. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Mind Games Grand Master bottle
Mind Games

Grand Master

Concentration not recorded

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Yves Saint Laurent Cuir bottle
Yves Saint Laurent

Cuir

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20222016
Leading accordsamber · warm spicy · roseleather · woody · tobacco
Notes unique to this recordRose Water, Black Currant, Peony, May Rose, Coffee, Violet, Incense, Myrrh, Ebony, PanettoneRum, Saffron, Ginger, Tobacco, Black Tea, Osmanthus, Leather, Guaiac Wood, Agarwood (Oud)
Longevity / 53.69 · 196 votes3.52 · 126 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 197 votes2.69 · 183 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Grand Master

Extrait de parfum · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water (aqua/eau), Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Vanillin, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Bht, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Benzyl alcohol, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Limonene, Santalum album (sandalwood) oil, Santalol, Rose flower oil/extract, Pinene, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Rose ketones, Anethole, Cinnamal, Beta-caryophyllene, Benzaldehyde, Eugenol, Citronellol, Terpineol, Terpinolene, 3-propylidenephthalide, Isoeugenol, Linalool, Geraniol, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Carvone, Citral, Alpha-terpinene.

Full fragrance declaration for the 100 mL bottle. Separate raw-material accord demonstrations on the source page are excluded. Check your packaging for your batch.

Source: Mind Games official US fragrance declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

Cuir

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed amber and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed leather and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.