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Cuir de Grasse(1930)

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A leather composition from Molinard, opening on bergamot before a floral heart, closing on leather, musk, and oakmoss. Cuir de Grasse, Grasse Leather, ties the leather genre directly to Molinard's home region, an unusual pairing since Grasse was known primarily for flower cultivation rather than leather craft. Its oakmoss base gives it a mossier, more chypre-adjacent character than a purely animalic leather composition.

Did you know? This scent's leather note traces back to 16th-century Grasse, where perfuming foul-smelling gloves accidentally built the world's perfume capital. Read the full story →

Brand

Molinard

Perfumer

Molinard in-house perfumers

Launched

1930

Cuir de Grasse is a fragrance from Molinard, released in 1930 and composed by Molinard in-house perfumers. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Floral Notes, and settles into a base of Leather, Musk, and Oakmoss.

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