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Crème de Cuir

Concentration not recorded

Musky · Powdery · Leather.

3.96 / 5Rating · 2,560 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originFrance ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Maison BDK · Checked 2026-09-21
The official page identifies its independent perfume house in the Palais Royal district of Paris since 2016.

Manufacturing may vary by edition, market or batch. Check the label on your bottle.

Year2018
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerViolaine Collas

Collection: Matieres Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Crème de Cuir by BDK Parfums has a listed musky, powdery, leather profile, with notes of Pineapple, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, White Suede.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Pineapple ↗Grapefruit ↗Bergamot ↗Mandarin Orange ↗
02

Heart notes

White Suede ↗Sandalwood ↗Pink Pepper ↗Pepper ↗
03

Base notes

Cashmeran ↗White Musk ↗Gray Musk ↗Vanilla ↗Birch ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.24 / 5

1,069 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
47
2
98
3
533
4
331
5
60

Projection

2.13 / 4

1,192 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
204
2
699
3
219
4
70

Value perception

2.57 / 5

921 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
95
2
311
3
431
4
64
5
20

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

3,252Own it
1,042Previously owned
3,332Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
65
2
244
3
397
4
876
5
978

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Gypsy Water bottleGypsy WaterByredoBDK Parfums Crème de Cuir bottleCrème de CuirBDK Parfums

Both list Bergamot and Pepper. Explore Crème de Cuir’s musky direction alongside Gypsy Water’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Delina bottleDelinaParfums de MarlyBDK Parfums Crème de Cuir bottleCrème de CuirBDK Parfums

Both list Bergamot and Cashmeran. Explore Crème de Cuir’s musky direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Crème de Cuir smell like?

Crème de Cuir by BDK Parfums has a listed musky, powdery, leather profile, with notes of Pineapple, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, White Suede.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Violaine Collas.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.24 out of 5, from 1,069 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Crème de Cuir?

Its listed notes include pineapple, grapefruit, bergamot, mandarin orange, white suede, sandalwood, pink pepper, pepper, cashmeran, white musk, gray musk, vanilla, birch. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Crème de Cuir

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BDK Parfums Crème de Cuir bottle
Leading accords
musky
powdery
leather
woody
citrus
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Pineapple · Grapefruit · Bergamot · Mandarin Orange · White Suede · Sandalwood

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