Cuir’s Substack

My personal Substack

By Cuir de Rube

· Launched 2 years ago

Perfume Concepts, Belgian Beer, and Mosscations

Some perfume fans like to pack an arsenal of scents for a trip to create a precise mood (or moods), attempting to completely curate their experience.

22 hrs ago•Cuir de Rube

Of Old Gloves and Immortelle

After graduating college with little or no job prospects, I took a job at the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps at a state historic site.

Apr 15•Cuir de Rube

White Florals, COVID, and Man Canons

Glitch By me of "Kuchi nashi - cape jasmine" by MegataMorikaga.

Mar 22•Cuir de Rube

Post non Post

What would happen if I bought a perfume and didn’t tell a soul about it?

Jan 23•Cuir de Rube

Parenting and Paradigms

There I was, engulfed in an eye-level cumulonimbus cloud, heavy, saturated to the point that I thought it might rain liquid cotton candy.

Dec 14, 2025•Cuir de Rube

Maintaining

In Egills Saga Skallagrímsson, there's a scene where Egill and his friend Arinbjörn are discussing how to deal with the domineering King Hakon of…

Nov 21, 2025•Cuir de Rube

Lost and Found: Azzaro The Most Wanted Parfum

When I work from home, I usually take a brief stroll through my neighborhood to clear away the cobwebs, which seem to be increasing at an alarming rate…

Oct 14, 2025•Cuir de Rube

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…

Sep 28, 2025•Cuir de Rube