Cuir vs Bandit

Cuir by Mona di Orio is a deeply polarizing fragrance that attracts adventurous fragrance enthusiasts seeking dark, complex, and wild compositions. While some find it sublime and layered, many others compare it unfavorably to unpleasant materials like shoe polish and burnt charcoal, making it a love-it-or-hate-it proposition with limited mainstream appeal.

The community holds vintage Bandit in high regard as a unique, skank-forward leather-chypre classic, but considers modern reformulations to be disappointing shadows of the original. Vintage bottles are highly sought after by dedicated collectors despite being rare and risky to purchase.