The Cure
YVES SAINT LAURENT — Cuir 2016 · Alexandria Fragrances
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The Cure
YVES SAINT LAURENT — Cuir 2016
Alexandria FragrancesWarm smoky leather: boozy rum, saffron and ginger up top, tobacco/black tea/osmanthus through the middle, then leather, guaiac wood and oud. Dark, tailored, rebellious and elegant.
Quick glance
Leather / smoky woody spicy oud
smoky
Character
- leather
- woody
- tobacco
- rum
- Scent profile
- Leading accordsleather / woody / tobaccoPrimary stylesmoky
- Best season
- fall / winter
- Best setting
- date night / evening
Olfactive map
What it smells like
Scent identity
Family and tags
Fragrance structure
How it develops
Rum, saffron, and ginger open with boozy heat and a dry metallic spice. Tobacco, black tea, and osmanthus then bring smoke, bitter leaf, and a soft apricot-like floral shade into the heart, keeping the leather from feeling flat. As it dries, leather joins guaiac wood and oud, producing a dark, polished finish that feels smoky and resinous without collapsing into sweetness.
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Descriptors
Supporting characteristics
Community
How others read it
Praise
Praised by Alexandria reviewers as close to the 2016 original and bottle-worthy. Loved for spicy, warm, rich leather uniqueness. Appeals to wearers who want leather without generic designer sweetness.Criticism
May be too smoky/leathery or unusual for casual wear. Current YSL availability creates ambiguity against the 2016 target. Not a mass-appeal fresh fragrance; best in cool weather.Comparison notes
The Cure should be evaluated against the 2016 YSL Cuir leather-rum-saffron-tea-tobacco-oud profile. Current YSL page confirms a live Cuir identity but not necessarily exact 2016 target identity.Discovery
Similar fragrances
Recorded inspiration, flanker, and community evidence.
Outside your vault1
Source-linked, not owned
Community-noted3
Named in write-ups; no source link recorded