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Guerlain Cuir Intense

Guerlain

Cuir Intense

Last updated October 16, 2026

Eau de Parfum2019Unisex (leans male)Longevity · Long LastingSillage · Strong$148 retail★ 4.0 community rating

A sultry leather fragrance layered with exotic florals and finished with tobacco and warm wood for an intoxicating, sensual depth

Top Notes

OsmanthusYlang-ylang

Heart Notes

LeatherMusk

Base Notes

TobaccoSandalwoodVirginian Cedar

Accords

leather· Dominantwoody· Dominanttobacco· Prominentanimalic· Prominentfloral· Moderatefruity· Moderatesmoky· Moderatepowdery· Moderatesweet· Moderate

Best Clone

The best clone of Guerlain Cuir Intense is Qaa'ed Al Shabaab by Lattafa, with a 78% accuracy score. Available from FragranceNet for $23, about 84% cheaper than the $148 original.

Best Seasons

Spring29%
Summer17%
Fall / Autumn83%
Winter100%

Best Occasions

Professional100%
Night Out99%
Casual85%

Community Insights

★ 4.0 from 615 ratings

What people who wear Guerlain Cuir Intense report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Thierry Wasser.

Main accords

leather
woody
tobacco
animalic
sweet
fruity
floral
smoky

Longevity

Very weak1%
Weak1%
Moderate11%
Long lasting43%
Eternal44%

Sillage

Intimate1%
Moderate17%
Strong57%
Enormous25%

Who wears it

Female2%
More female1%
Unisex35%
More male27%
Male36%

Listed as Unisex (leans male)

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced7%
Overpriced21%
Ok59%
Good value11%
Great value2%

People say it reminds them of

Guerlain Les Absolus d'Orient Cuir Intense 220Guerlain L’Heure Dorée 2026 43Guerlain L’Heure Dorée 28

What people like

  • Highly realistic and sophisticated leather accord
  • Beast-mode longevity and projection
  • High-quality atomizer and elegant bottle
  • Great value for quality and performance

What people dislike

  • Risky and unsuitable blind buy
  • Too heavy and cloying for summer
  • Potency is tiring for daily wear
  • Leans heavily masculine and aggressive

What wearers say

“Got this for my husband. Makes me go feral, love how dark and creamy and complex it is. Leather, tobacco well done and extremely good projection and longevity, completely worth every penny you spend.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“This version has been reformulated, but not in a bad way. The leather is more friendly, not too rubbery, bitter, and dark. The performance is still the same as the previous line, strong, but in a french perfumery characteristic. Overall i prefer this version compared to the previous. I guess not all reformulation is bad.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“A linear leather scent but with depth, and very potent.I’ve previously owned Ombre Leather (Parfum) and enjoyed it as a ‘new car’ leather scent with some sweetness.This is dirty leather… old leather… sexy leather. It’s smoky with a hint of fruit (they say apricot, I say honey’d something).Impressive sillage and longevity, Very impressive!”
A member of a leading fragrance community

3 Clones Found

Best Match
Lattafa Qaa'ed Al Shabaab

Lattafa

Qaa'ed Al Shabaab

78%accuracy

$23

FragranceNet

-

Longevity

-

Sillage

The clone delivers similar longevity (6-8 hours) but with noticeably lower sillage and projection than the original. The leather note feels more straightforward and less nuanced, missing some of the animalic richness and iris-leather interplay present in Cuir Intense.

AmazonFragranceNet $23
Maison Alhambra Singatures No 1

Maison Alhambra

Singatures No 1

77%accuracy

-

Price

6-8 hours

Longevity

Moderate to Strong

Sillage

The original exhibits more sophisticated leather blending with a creamy iris undertone, while the clone presents a slightly more linear and less nuanced leather profile. Longevity is comparable, but Cuir Intense has superior sillage and a more luminous quality overall.

JomashopAmazon
Paris Corner Cosmopolitan London

Paris Corner

Cosmopolitan London

76%accuracy

-

Price

5-7 hours

Longevity

Moderate

Sillage

The clone's longevity is marginally shorter (5-6 hours vs 7-8 hours for the original) and sillage is slightly less pronounced. The main distinction is in the base where Cosmopolitan London leans warmer and amber-forward, while Cuir Intense maintains a cooler, more animalic leather-oud profile.

AmazonJomashop

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