In Leather Man Aigner 2003

So many great comments before me on this page. I was extremely curious about Aigner's "In Leather - Man". Heavy leather, cowboys, lassos, swirling dust, and galloping horses, leather vests and high boots on steaming skin - wow. And lo and behold - the week before last, at my trusted cosmetician's (the horse guy), there was exactly this scent at an unbeatable price. The paper strip had promised a lot - well, on Monday morning, before leaving the harmony of home, I quickly sprayed a few spritzes of the leather man under my T-shirt, shirt, sweater, and down jacket and off I went into an exciting workday. Probably because of the many layers of fabric - for the sake of the cool office, keeping the down jacket on - I could only sporadically perceive the leather mixture throughout the long workday - I was already disappointed by its short longevity. In the evening, I walked to the train station - as always, late and uphill - got a bit sweaty and in the train, I ripped off the sweater from my body and lo and behold - there it is again, the "In Leather Man" - mixed with a bit of sweat - a remarkable ruggedness, wickedness, and surprisingly a wealth of fine, almost sweet - nuances hidden under heavy leather. Chocolate, roasted almonds, very close, hardly any radius - but, so what - after 9 hours.
Tried it again on Tuesday - this time in a warmer environment, only in a shirt - an enormously complex-herbal scent. I could hardly stop sniffing. There is a lot of wood in it. Woods - one associates working with a sander on patio furniture with backs and handles made of tropical woods. A hint of coffee. The scent is immensely exciting because the nose keeps finding new nuances - immensely many associations. The fragrance fits incredibly well with my wild, distinctive own sweat smell that it does not cover but picks up, reflects, lets mature, and harmonizes. The longevity is high although the radius decreases very quickly over time - what does it matter - now it is my private, my secret scent. Beautifully powerful and multidimensional. Those looking for fruity, citrus-berry notes are completely wrong with this scent. This is an entirely hard, brownish-marked fragrance. But with extreme adaptability. Autumn leaves would be a good comparison here. Have you ever observed how many shades of brown there are? How leaves modify their brown color when they fall and cover the ground wet? In the morning gray-beige-greenish tinged - in the evening dark brown with black spots. That’s how "In Leather - Man" is. Wild, rugged, gentle, changing linearly in its constancy. It is advisable to spray again from time to time. However, keep in mind - as beautifully powerful and thick-walled and massive as the bottle is - really decorative - the 75 ml packed are not very portable in a briefcase. The bottle and scent together easily weigh 300 grams and have the dimensions of a larger clenched fist. Better to spray a few spritzes under thick layers of clothing in the morning to keep the scent a bit "together" and reduce the layers in the afternoon to enjoy the sweat-mixed residual scent. From me (as still a "Rookie" in the olfactory wonderland) a very, very clear recommendation…