Our Impression of Cuir Beluga by Guerlain
For the event of opening of renovated main boutique La Maison Guerlain (The House of Guerlain) at 68 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, Guerlain launched exclusive line of three perfumes – L 'Art et la Matière (The Art and (raw) Material, a pun after the French expression L'Art et la Manière – the art and manners). Three famous noses were invited to work on the perfumes using the highest quality materials. The perfumes were launched in 2005. Cuir Beluga is a fragrance of leather, worked on by Olivier Polge. The main notes are of mandarin, immortelle flower, leather, amber, heliotrope and vanilla. It starts with the sweet accord of wild citrus, and ends in creamy vanilla cloud. The leather of Cuir Beluga delicate, velvety and soft, without sharp animalistic notes typical for
