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Cuir de Rube

@cuir-de-rube.bsky.social
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Scent lover, perfume reviewer, and extremely amateur perfumer. Substack: substack.com/@cuirderube?r=4btyt7&u…

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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I wish I could smell words. A book of words to describe smells (called Smell Words) is the next best thing. www.exlibrisodoratis.com/shop/p/smell...
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Smell Words — ex libris odoratis
This limited edition book is a collection of over 300 words that can be used to describe smell, fragrance, and perfume.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Fun Olfactive art in the Seattle area from the talented and creative Donna Lipowitz. The Scent Lending Library is such a cool idea! No shushing, no late fees, no waiting lists!
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Bleeb blop. Data dumping. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Data and My Perfume Book of Life
In Einstein’s Dream, Alan Lightman wistfully imagines fantastical situations that a young Albert Einstein might have had dreamt while passing the time as a lowly patent clerk in Vienna.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Seasonal Acquisition Disorder/Design. You decide. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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One Perfume to Rule the Season
Time of the season, season of the witch, seasons in the sun, there is a season.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Wow. This list is like a time capsule. This smells like the 2010s. I haven’t smelled anything from the Vero line tho.
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I Sniff Before I Sleep (Damiana) 🌼 @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Would you like to join me for Sample September? I’m welcoming this fun month by featuring @houseofmammoth.bsky.social, the artisan brand founded by artisan perfumer Ben Esposito. Read my house overview article ⬇️🔗 www.isniffbeforeisleep.com/house-of-mam...
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
You and I (Will Die), but that won’t stop me from sharing some House of Mammoth Love and a DIY drone and collage based on it. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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You and I (Will Die) and so will everyone you know, eventually.
In 1799 just outside of the city of Newburg, NY up the Hudson River, a farm laborer discovered a thigh bone of a mastodon (Mammut Americanum).
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Some nostalgic love for Canoe. Also, my feeble attempt to learn how to use Koala sampler. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Canoe and Nostalgia
We can’t escape nostalgia these days.
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Filigree & Shadow @filigreeandshadow.co · 27/07/2025
Colorado librarians: Have you heard of any programs in Colorado that are available for people who might be losing their access to Medicaid? I’m not entirely sure what keywords to use for a successful search of the topic. #coloradosky #librariansky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Created a companion scent to a beautiful short story my daughter wrote (age 12). A gift to grandmother and uncle for bdays.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
New digital scent strip droppped. www.immortalperfumes.com/subscribe-sc... not sure if the print sold out or not. Great read that crosses platforms for me: Damiana @isniffbeforeisleep.bsky.social , Sam Flores from Substack, & @filigreeandshadow.co does his best Hegel impression.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Back just for a minute to semd this into the ether. Hope you all are well and smell wonderful. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Angeliki, Bernie, and the Return of the Retro Chypre
Sometimes your favorite perfumes come into your life by complete chance and not by a methodical chosen sample set, a subtle or not so subtle nudge by an Instagramer, or as often the case for me, a rab...
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Briefly back to post this piece on blue lotus 🪷 in perfumery. I hope ya’ll are doing well. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Blue Lotus in Perfumes & Perfumery
Ok, I said I was getting away from hyper focusing on singular notes, but this one is different; hear me out.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Taking a long break from social media. See you next month. Happy sniffing. Might post a Substack article in the meantime.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Nez Mag haul of my 3 favorite materials/notes over the past year. So cool. Also got samples of Papillon Hera & Epona, Zooologist Bee, & Angelos Tabac Libre.
Nez magazine. Immortelle, Narcissus, and Mimosa.
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nowsmellthis.bsky.social @nowsmellthis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"From cat urine to gunpowder: Exploring the peculiar smells of outer space" (bbc) www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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From cat urine to gunpowder: Exploring the peculiar smells of outer space
Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away – to learn about the makeup of the Universe.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Garden update. Tuberose have sprouted. Hopefully they can get there.🤞 Yarden bouquet #2 with sage, dogwood, and peachy climbing roses. Also first bolero rose of the year.
Tuberose bulbs in pots.Bouquet #2 sage, dogwood, and rosesBolero rose in vase
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Going out. Scent of the night: Areej le Doré - Koh-I-Noor (2018). Easily my personal fav. perfume ever. White waxy floral w/ a beautiful ambery oudish touch.
Koh-I-Noor by Areej le Dore bottle in front of perfume materials.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Book update. 2 new ones to close out the month. One wet, one dry. One reanimationist, one orientalist. One for the bus, on for home.
Two books: is a river alive? By Macfarlane and Arabian Sands by Thesiger.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
#sotd Erawan by Dusita. Loving this more and more. Might creep up on my FB list. Petitgrain & elephant hide. #perfumesky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Google translate fun on Friday as a treat open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Perfume Review, The Hero’s Journey, & A Friday Google Translate Fun
When my eyes start to get heavy and I worry about forgetting what I read at night in bed, I usually grab a book that I’ve read many times before to completely shut down the night.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Concrete plastic water bottle diy vase. Holds one stem Highly unfunctional, but made some kinda sense late at night.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
fūm - Winter Crocus (Miss Layla, 202?). A smooth peppery & cardamom top gives way to a sheer, modern, but not vulgar amber. Nothing dominates. The saffron is subtly leather-like. There are no sharp edges, it’s all smooth sailing to crocus town. Lovely. #perfumesky #sotd
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TheScentedJedi @thescentedjedi.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Intense fear of spritzing whatever TikTok told you to? Finally diagnosed myself. Prescribed: One spritz of Nosferatu and a black widow bust candle. Read it here⬇️ #fragrancesky #perfumesky thescentatorium.substack.com/p/heretic-hy...
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Angeliki dropped in the middle of the night (PST) so I resigned myself to missing this annual 104 bottle release. When I woke up, it was still available, so it’s on its way! I saved my lunch money for months. Hint: This is also the missed connection in the Scent Strip.
Sample of Angeliki. In background perfumer’s organ.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Cistus Labdanum blooming in the yard. Reusing Mother’s Day filler to make a yard bouquet.
Cistus labdanum’s white flowers blooming.Bouquet with labdanum, roses, phlox I think, ferns, and spray (I think)
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Doing scent stuff with scent people open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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West Seattle Scent Workshop
Yesterday, I got a chance to attend the Spring 2025 West Seattle Scent Workshop, hosted by perfumer Donna Lipowitz (@Lipowitzsmells) and organized by Noele Lusano (@treasure_and_dreams).
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
fūm - Kodama (Miss Layla, 202?). This Japanese inspired hinoki & moss combo is terpenic, but still smooth. It has a citrusy (yuzu) sharpness & a touch of spice (shiso) as well. Well balanced, light, calm, & meditative. A less abrasive GdG Hinoki #sotd #perfumesky
Fum fragrances Kodama sample with info card.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
fūm - The Space Between (Miss Layla, 202?). This walks the delicate space btw a vanillic western church incense & a peppery “freestyle” one. The white Copal is peppery (like Copaiba Balsam) & the top notes give an almost dusty aldehydic (c-12) feel.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Found coffee table books in the lil free library. The Paul Strand book is great (NYC, Taos, Mex amd Maine). The Lange is mostly text and not a great selection of her work. Haven’t checked out the third.
Photo books of D. Lange, P. Strand, and Callahan.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
#sotd Papillon - Dryad. The green here is so fresh and almost minty. It might be the perfect green scent for me. The resinous chypre base is simply icing on the cake. #perfumesky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Off the hip review: DS&Durga - Brown Flowers (S. Moltz, 2025). Less brown than crumpled purple at top. It almost has a floral grape soda feel w/ just a hint of sweetness & green. It dissolves to a flat amber-ish drab brown. Could have used darker materials to invoke the 70s palette #perfumesky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
A swipe of Ruh Khus or Green Vetiver (India) from Mellifluence layered w/ my Spring jam Astier de Villatte - Delhi. The green works surprisingly well with the cardamom & patch. #perfumesky #sotd
A 1/4 tola bottle of Ruh Khus or green vetiver from India.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Ok. See if this one works. open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Review: Heretic’s Nosferatu - Too Long, Too Late (my review that is)
I've tried to shy away from reviewing hype monsters (no pun intended).
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
New review just dropped by your favorite out of touch dingus perfume reviewer open.substack.com/pub/cuirderu...
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Review: Heretic’s Nosferatu - Too Long, Too Late (my review that is)
I've tried to shy away from reviewing hype monsters (no pun intended).
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
#sotd Naomi Goodsir - Nuit de Bakélite. I’m getting more galbanum this am. I always travel w/ my seasonal decants: Dryad, Nuit de Bakélite, and Delhi. How do you carry around decants/samples? Altoids tin?
Three decanted perfumes in an altoids tin.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
A new flower shop opened in my neighborhood. I got Mother’s Day flowers and added some sword fern fronds from my yard to fill it out. The only flowers I recognized were geums and peonies.
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natalie @brandttx.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
SOTD: the custom mossy green fragrance that @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social kindly made for me! this is perfecttt for a sunny day in the woods and running errands this morning 🌿🪨 #perfumesky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
#sotd Avon - Timeless (1974). I initially wrote this cheapie chypre off. Only when tried again did I truly get it. It’s a Miss Dior inspired number! Aldehydes, Muguet, & Gardenia. I really love this combo. It’s less leathery & mossy than MD; it’s just a hair more ambery. #perfumesky
Vintage bottles of Miss Dior and Avon Timeless in front of Perfumer’s organ.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
#sotd is a swipe of Assam oud from Oudimentary. This Hindi oud has those characteristic leathery/tobacco facets w/ a nice but restrained fermented funk. #perfumesky
A 1 ml bottle of Assam oud oil from Oudimentary.
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Heard a barred owl last night @ 4am. Odd call. Half owl, half crazy person. “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you now? They are invasive to Seattle. youtu.be/0SwMJ50Dbz4
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Barred Owl Call
YouTube video by The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Review: ELdO - Afternoon of a Faun (R. Schwieger, 2012). Rosey, sharp aromatic mess. Everything is scratchy: the vetiver & immortelle in the base; the hissy floral adds in the mid; & the geranium/aromatics in the top. It’s a texture you can taste. It does have an admittedly nice rose though. 👎
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
43 years ago 'Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing' is the fantastic and groundbreaking debut studio album by English hardcore punk band Discharge, released in May 1982 #punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #discharge #history #punkrockhistory
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
#sotd Kiehl’s Original Musk. Rosy, slightly sweet, and yes, musky. It has a touch of the dirty to keep things interesting. Still the best musk out there at a great pricepoint. #perfumesky
Bottle of Kiehl’s Orginal Musk with plants in the background.
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MindyGraz @melkleingraz.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
#PerfumeSky #FragranceSky www.glossy.co/uncategorize...
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'A 10% cost breaks me': How independent perfumers are navigating Trump’s tariffs
A single bottle of perfume might source ingredients and materials like essential oils and plastic caps from up to 30 different countries. The closing of the de minimis loophole and new tariffs will ad...
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Immortal Perfumes @immortalperfumes.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Guess what time it is? CONCLAVE. Here's your perfume primer for the Catholic Super Bowl. And before you come for me...I was confirmed and now I am a witch. This is the way of things. Fumata: The History of Scent and Catholicism open.substack.com/pub/immortal...
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Fumata: The History of Scent and Catholicism
White smoke, black smoke, scented smoke
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
#sotd Dusita - Le Pavillon d’Or. a spiced woody in the softest way possible all the while maintaining that jasmine sambac / tonka thread that runs thru her perfumes. #perfumesky
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Cuir de Rube @cuir-de-rube.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I know it’s late already, but I’m going to give them a shot in hopes of capturing a little bit of Southern France. It’s melon time.
Cavaillon Melon Seeds
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Immortal Perfumes @immortalperfumes.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Submissions close June 20. The theme is WANDERLUST and I can't wait to read your articles, stories, reviews and whatever else you dream up. Note: White Lotus adjacent stories about over tourism/consumerism in fragrance also welcome! Details at link in bio #perfumesky
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