Cuir Zerzura
“Cuir Zerzura by Giorgio Armani is a Leather fragrance for women and men”
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Well loved by wearers — a iris, leather composition with a powdery undertone. Voted best for fall and winter wear — and genuinely unisex.
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Launched in 2020 by Giorgio Armani, Cuir Zerzura is a Leather fragrance for women and men, crafted by perfumer Nelly Hachem-Ruiz. The composition opens with elemi resin and violet leaf before revealing the heart of iris, rose, and leather. This blend creates an intriguing tension between floral elegance and animalic warmth, grounded by woody and earthy notes that settle into a base of cedar and bourbon vanilla. Cuir Zerzura is neither overtly masculine nor feminine but rather a sophisticated unisex scent.
Composition & Character
Notes Pyramid
Top
Opening
Base
Foundation
How It Wears
Application Tips
For best results, apply Cuir Zerzura to pulse points. The elemi resin and violet leaf top notes are fleeting but impactful; after they fade, the heart of iris and rose emerges to complement the enduring warmth of leather and cedar. It’s a scent that reads better close to skin than in a wide sillage.
Nelly Hachem-Ruiz
Founding perfumer · 14 fragrances
Nelly Hachem-Ruiz is a France-based perfumer who studied at Le Havre University and won a Fragrance Foundation Award in 2016 for Perfume Extraordinaire. For the Pollution Pods installation by artist Michael Pinsky, she created a scent representing clean Norwegian pine forest air.
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The story behind the bottle.
The quiet moments in an upscale lounge, where the rich aroma of leather furniture mingles with soft floral notes and a hint of vanilla.
Fig. 01 — Cuir Zerzura, Giorgio Armani
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