Parfum d'Empire

Cuir Ottoman

Cuir Ottoman by Parfum d'Empire is an unisex eau de parfum from 2007 in the niche price tier. It opens with frankincense and bergamot, moves into leather, iris and jasmine and dries down to styrax, benzoin and tonka bean. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Frankincense Bright, peppery, church-like resin. Lifts and cools a fragrance.
• Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.

Heart

• Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
• Iris Cool, powdery, slightly carroty and expensive. The luxury note.
• Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.

Dry-down

• Styrax Smoky, leathery balsam. Slightly rubbery and dark.
• Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
• Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.

Smells like this

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• Mancera Fig Extasy
• Xerjoff Homme Anniversary

Cheaper alternatives

• Bvlgari Man in Black
• Yves Saint Laurent Body Kouros
• Guerlain Shalimar

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