Guerlain
Cuir Intense
Eau de ParfumLongevity · Long LastingSillage · Strong$148 retail★ 3.9 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
Spring88%
Summer0%
Fall / Autumn100%
Winter78%
Best Occasions
Professional100%
Night Out99%
Casual85%
3 Clones Found
Best Match
Lattafa
Qaa'ed Al Shabaab
78%accuracy
$23
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Longevity
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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.
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Maison Alhambra
Singatures No 1
77%accuracy
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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.
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Paris Corner
Cosmopolitan London
76%accuracy
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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.
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