Thierry Mugler Les Parfums de Cuir (2012)

LOL, a nice marketing joke )

Just watched the YouTube video...

They actually went through all that trouble to make the faux soaking barrels for display?!?!

Well that should be interesting.

Is there any evidence to suggest they aren't soaked in barrels?

mostly common sense

Just got off the phone with a Thierry Mugler rep...

The leather strips they use in the process are from the hides that are handpicked from the livestock on the Mugler farm. That prevents some schmuck off the street from copying the formula if they wanted to produce counterfeit bottles.

This seams to be just a boring leather gourmand...
Honey, fruits, caramel, vanilla, benzoin, coffe, milk, mint.

Wow a real tainted crew here

That liquid the are pouring in is pure extract that is totally unwearable on skin. Just a teaspoon of that would produce about 1000 bottles of fragrance.

Not sure how it affects the fragrance but they will have the best smelling leather after...

Hope to put my nose on them.

That does not sound boring. That sounds mouthwatering. His Pure Series is gaining real traction I think as more than a gimmick. I somehow think "Pure Cuir" will rank above TTOF and below Pure Havane on my Mugler favorites. I just hope the leather is cool, dry, and classy, instead of a hot, greasy mess.

Making leather, um, tea out of the fragrances? Not sure what to think of that. I'd actually be a lot more interested if they were adding leather notes to the fragrances!

That being said, I'll watch the reviews, and see how it goes. Womanity and Alien are potentially interesting here.

Looking forward to try this and eventually buy it lol .

Mugler's limited editions never failed neither my skin or my nose .

Huge fan of both Pure malt and Pure Havane .

Looking forward mostly to Alien & A*Men

My review of all four Les Parfums de Cuir scents:

http://wp.me/p1ovGs-13k

Womanity is my favourite of the four and Pure Cuir is probably one of my favourite of the 'Pure' editions, along with coffee and Le Goût du Parfum.

Thanks for reviews sir! I enjoyed reading them and am looking forward especially for Angel version.

No problem! The Angel version is really awesome, the only let down is Alien.

Thanks for the comments my candy.
Please can you compare them with the regular and the taste of fragrance, in terms of strenght?

I'd say that Pure Cuir has a little bit more oomph than the Taste of Fragrance version but slightly less so than original. Don't get me wrong, it's strong, but just a touch softer than A*Men.

I'm awaiting the first sighting......post as soon as you see it in a store!

Who is the nose for all of these releases?

The feminine bottles are beautiful.

I believe that they went back to the companies they worked with for each original, so e.g. Mane for Womanity etc. It doesn't specify in the press release though, although it did in earlier material I saw.

Nice! You have me excited about the possibilities here. I'll be getting one, almost without a doubt. I'm not a big leather fan, but mixed with a classic, I can be on board.

Definitely intrigued.

So they are the strongest of the flankers line, but still not as strong as the originals?

Awesome reviews thanks.

Is Angel a unisex or feminine scent would you say?

Willing to try.

I concur!

I won't lie, I am super excited to try out the Leather A*men.

Sniffed it 3 days ago-smells good, just A*Men with a leather note. It smells good enough, but if you don't need the leather note, then standard A*Men will suffice (IMHO). The leather is very nice, smooth, and pleasing-not at all the dirty type of leather fragrance (so if that's your leather, type, I cannot imagine this one pleasing you as much.) Combined with the sweetness of the original, it is immediately appealing (or off-putting, if you hate A*Men). It seems to also have similar strength to A*Men. There are so many leather perfumes out there, though. I was rather surprised it smelled very similar to the original, since some of its flankers can deviate quite a bit from it (which for some is a good thing.)

No doubt some will prefer this over the original, because of that nice, smooth leather note, but when this one runs it course, I don't think it shall be missed as much as some of the other "most wanted" flankers.

I can't see this toppling Tuscan Leather or Cuir Pleine Fleur as my favorite leathers.

Mugler should start churning out NEW fragrances instead of flankers.

Wow. That sounds very interesting. Thank you for posting.

Im pretty excited for this. Ive had all except for pure coffee (which I'm holdin out just gettin a bottle off of ebay in hopes they re-release it this year), for a while now. I'll always get the A*men flankers that come out. cant help it.

Sounds awesome, thanks for the post. Can't wait to hear people's opinions on the A-Men and Angel "Cuir"

I heard the name has been revised to A*Men Pure Cuir (No Homo).

I want to try these. The original Alien never quite did it for me, but for some reason I have hope for this one.

Those that have smelled it: the Leather a*men vs Tuscan Leather?

Someone already got a hold of one out there...

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*sigh*

Man, that's just not fair...

I just bought my bottle today from the Bay here in Canada, there is 1 bottle remaining. I have to say the fragrance is wonderful, it's what others hvave been saying, an enhanced A*men with a beautiful leather note that smoothes out the fragrance. Wonderful stuff.

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So glad I have my bottle

Is it closer to Original A*Men or Pure Malt? How's the projection and longevity?

I must say...I might be a sucker for this one. It would be the first to break into the trinity of Pure Coffee, Pure Malt, and Pure Havane for me.

Just read a stinking review of this on one of the Facebook groups. They said it was no different to Amen.

Isn't funny how on all these limited releases Mugler never ships to Canada but this new release is in Canada first? I guess he's making up for his dooshiness to them up there on his online sales....hehe

Unfortunately Canadians can't buy through the website typically (and generally I think its due to Customs headaches etc, takes a bit of logistical work to fix that), however, the standard limited releases (PM, PH, TOF), have all got to the Bay in Canada prior to retailers anywhere else in the world (to my knowledge) typically.

Thank you for the nice reviews!

More so to the original, the opening smells like A*men without the tar note, and a few minutes later the leather note appears and gives off this boozy, caramel like vibe, like Pure Malt. Can't tell you how the projection/longeity is yet as I haven't given it a full wearing but i think it should be very good.

Thanks! I'm a fan of A*Men/Havane/Malt, I think I'm going to enjoy this one.

Oh man, you have me seriously excited. I went into my Bay today and they didn't have it unfortunately!

This time I will demand some serious Sample swag though - I want some Angel too!

Now thats some beautiful box!. With box of Pure Havane its my favourite (box) of all flankers.

How sweet is Parfums de Cuir compared to other flankers? I am hoping for something with least amount of sweetness...

Hey canuck21 - please hurry back and tell us what you can about this much anticipated juice...!

That is funny that it gets to Canada first yet they don't ship there. Looks like those in EU and US should be smelling it up soon.

If any aussies come across a way to import this let me know id be intereted.

Will Do!

Availability: The SA told me that they only recieved 4 bottles and she doesn't know if they'll get any more. She said the other Bay stores in my city haven't recieved any at all. Apparently Canada was one of the first countries to recieve the fragrance and we were both puzzled why. Anyhow she said the Pure leather is a limited edition as far as she knows and hasn't received as much anticipation since Pure havane, Pure shot took awhile to sell. The others part of this collection are most likely to be permanent stays in the Mugler lineup. (I also got a Mugler sport bag as a thanks you )

Fragrance: Okay, from 2 days of testing here is my personal take: This starts off like the original A*men but without the tar note, it smells more rounded with the amped up patchouli note, a few minutes later the leather starts to come forward. It's not a leather as in TL but it's clearly distinguishable as leather so to say. I get a slight hint of coffee in the top, but you really have to dig to smell it. Soon enough the scent becomes this heavy, thick boozy fragrance that smells so well blended together, caramel mixed with the chocloate dominates and the coffee note plays a strong supporting role in the mid. It smells like a typical gourmand. The leather is much more pronounced and is clearly evident. It works amazingly with the caramel/ chocolate and the coffee. It smells thick and authentic, something really special. Near the end of this fragrance the leather becomes in your face but it's toned down with some of the other notes, the coffee sticks around as does the booziness that the caramel and chocolate gave off. Vanilla take control here and sort of relaxes the whole of the fragrance. All in all a wonderful compostion.

My 2 cents: My second favourite Mugler, Pure havane is still my favourite but it jumps ahead of Pure Malt. I did a side by side comparison with the original A*men just to see the differences/similarities and they are different fragrances and although they do have similarities, they each have their own unique personalities. They're like cousins so to say. Overall, a great release by Mugler after the apparent 'disappoinment' with Pure shot. They went back with what they do best, unique authentic gourmands with a twist. It's a different take on a leather and I like that. If you guys get a chance, please grab this as it is quite amazing. Just my take though and you have to test for yourself

Thanks canuck21 - it sounds wonderful - wonder how long before the UK gets this?

wow, you really got me now! This sounds absolutely amazing.

I know Im buyin 2 bottles

They didn't go through any trouble at all. Remember: they didn't make that video. They hired someone to make it, just as they'd hire someone to make a traditional commercial.

two bottles for me too!