Fragrance comparison

Cuir vs Delice

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 15 Nov 2026 247 ratings analysed

Cuir

Yves Saint Laurent

4.27231 votes

Rank #3,916 LeatherWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

33%scent match

Clearly different

4 wins

Delice

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.5016 votes

Rank #21,386 WoodyWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Delice takes 4 of 5 categories.

Cuir
Choose it for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Delice
Choose it for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Cuir1/5

Delice4/5

Ratings & consensus: Delice
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Delice
Sillage & projection: Delice
Value for money: Delice
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Cuir

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

CuirYves Saint Laurent

DeliceSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.27/ 5 · 231 votes

Have 64%Had 36%Want 0%

4.50/ 5 · 16 votes

Have 18%Had 1%Want 81%

Category winnerDeliceRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

53%Love

30%Like

8%Ok

8%Dislike

0%Hate

231 votes

69%Love

19%Like

6%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

16 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity70

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate82

⏱ Longevity71

〰 Sillage83

♥ Love / hate88

Category winners

LongevityDelice

SillageDelice

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value34

¤ Price value42

Category winnerDeliceBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

warm spicy92%

woody84%

tobacco77%

rum69%

animalic61%

woody100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

sweet77%

floral69%

musky61%

Scent match33%Clearly different · both warm spicy and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

RumSaffronGinger

Heart

TobaccoBlack TeaOsmanthus

Base

LeatherGuaiac WoodAgarwood (Oud)

Top

CognacButterSaffronArtemisia

Heart

HoneyRumOsmanthusBulgarian RoseJasmine Sambac

Base

Tonka BeanAgarwood (Oud)MuskSandalwoodAmbergrisPatchouliCivetHaitian Vetiver

InformationalShared notesRum, Saffron, Osmanthus and Agarwood (Oud). Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring41

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Spring33

Summer0

Fall100

Winter100

Day100

Night100

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men58

Unisex38

Women4

Men67

Unisex33

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#3,916

PerfumerIlias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews33

Overall rank#21,386

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews5

Category winnerCuirHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Yves Saint Laurent Cuir is a warm, dark leather fragrance built around aged spirits, pipe tobacco, and smoky woods. It opens with an intoxicating splash of spiced dark rum, zesty ginger, and fiery saffron before settling into steeped black tea and rich, supple jacket leather. The dry-down introduces smooth guaiac wood…

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Delice by Sultan Pasha Attars offers a rich, boozy gourmand experience that settles into a deeply complex profile. It opens with cognac and butter notes, leading into a heart of honey and rum. This fragrance excels in cold weather, providing a warm and comforting scent that feels luxurious on the skin for hours withou…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

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Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Cuir or Delice?

Delice takes 4 of 5 categories. Cuir is rated 4.27/5 from 231 votes; Delice is rated 4.50/5 from 16 votes. Choose Cuir for a leather and warm spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Delice for a woody and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in fall, day or night wear.

Which lasts longer, Cuir or Delice?

They last about the same: Delice 71/100, Cuir 70/100 for longevity in community votes.

Which projects more, Cuir or Delice?

Delice projects furthest (Delice 83/100, Cuir 67/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Cuir and Delice smell similar?

Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy and woody accords. Common notes include Rum, Saffron, Osmanthus and Agarwood (Oud).

Is Cuir or Delice better for summer or winter?

Delice suits day or night wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Cuir and Delice?

Cuir has top notes of Rum, Saffron and Ginger, heart notes of Tobacco, Black Tea and Osmanthus, a base of Leather, Guaiac Wood and Agarwood (Oud). Delice has top notes of Cognac, Butter, Saffron and Artemisia, heart notes of Honey, Rum, Osmanthus and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Tonka Bean, Agarwood (Oud), Musk and Sandalwood.