Green Leather Daniel Josier 2016

Looking at the other reviews, I think my skin chemistry makes this one unfold backwards all Benjamin Button style - I get the base notes immediately, gradually warming up to reveal the raspberry and saffron in the top. Starts off very masculine and becomes more unisex in the drydown (again, on my skin at least).
This is superbly balanced - I normally can't do sweet or fruity scents at all but they're tempered so well by the wood and leather that I'm enchanted. Probably going to make this my go-to frag for spring and fall.

I bought this one without even smelling it first.

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised.

This is not "in your face perfume" but trust me you will get noticed. I personally received compliments even a few hours after applying it so I must say that there were no longevity or sillage issues for me.

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Can this work out, esteemed audience? Green combined with leather? You will say it can't be done! This has never happened before and shouldn't, you will say!
But think of classics like Cravache by Piguet, of course the old one that still had a leather base, not the new one, which may be quite nice, but where only the green-minty top note remains...
So: it can work, you will say now - and this also applies to this fragrance, otherwise they (not you, but Josier) wouldn't have brought it to market.
In general: The Daniel Josier brand is as rare as it is good - and hard to come by. One searches high and low. However, the search is definitely worth it, I can assure you!
Now, away from the poetry and onto business: Josier now has several fragrances in its portfolio that surprise with an exceptionally good average rating. Upon closer inspection, this may also be because not too many people have noticed these fragrances yet, and experience shows that average ratings tend to drop again when the number of reviews increases. That is certainly true. One will have to wait and see.

Now the esteemed audience will want to know what the fragrance is like: green and leathery, of course! This is not a promise here, but it really is true! More precisely: I can distinctly perceive the raspberry, which in combination with leather wouldn't be anything special, as Tuscan Leather and its countless clones have shown that one can make real money with this combination among buyers. However, here an equally sour, less fruity, but truly green note is added, giving the fragrance a distinctly different character than the aforementioned TL.
The leather base is also much more subtle, less dominant than in TL leather. In fact, it is a warm, soft suede that I can perceive rather subconsciously. Since I am not a particular fan of the newer leather notes (by that I mean those that really smell like leather, which are quite different from the old leather notes that were more of an ambery, full-bodied sweet combination with labdanum, castoreum, civet, musk, etc., to cover up the actual leather smell, which smelled of tanning, more precisely of urine, see Knize Ten, the reference for classic men's leather fragrances), I quite like this one. It is simply not as intrusive suede-like as many newer fragrance creations, which are certainly quite nice (who doesn't like the smell of leather!), but can quickly become a bit annoying in their intensity. Complemented by the floral notes, for which none other than jasmine flowers, yes indeed, jasmine, were used, a truly new and uniquely original fragrance emerges that is one of a kind. This alone makes it one of the better new releases of the last one to two years. However, I cannot justify more than 8.5 here either, as the pattern (raspberry - leather - plus X) is, of course, well-known.

I can't think of anything else to say about the fragrance right now. Sorry! There will probably be more comments on it.

..first of all, I came to this fragrance like the Virgin Mary to the child or something like that. (Labor pains were definitely not involved) :-))
I must mention the very competent and likable Parfumo
"Greeni07," through whom I first became aware of this fragrance. Thank you for this fragrance sample.
I was totally surprised that, although the fragrance was released in 2016, it is not so easy to find online. Daniel Josier didn't mean anything to me as a perfumer, but that shouldn't mean much, as I am not a mega-expert in this area and must admit that this generally offered mainstream mishmash has made me somewhat complacent regarding fragrances.
Now to the scent:
With leather fragrances, I am always cautious regarding myself, because in the past, I have smelled like a rancid briefcase. For me, it is also important that the leather does not completely overshadow and dominate the other nuances and that especially when leather is involved, the fragrance undergoes a nice development.
Green Leather fulfills all of this. The leather does not overwhelm you but is present, harmonizing and balancing beautifully with the other notes.
I am especially taken with the frankincense and amber.
Those who know my reviews know that I never describe the scent analytically and do not protocol second by second which note is perceptible when, but always judge based on my subjective feeling from the gut.
I have only owned the fragrance for a short time, so I have only worn it 2 to 3 times.
I like the fragrance very much in all the aforementioned 4 categories. The longevity could be a bit better, and for my taste - listen up - the leather could come through a bit more as it develops, but I think that is due to its unisex nature. But that is nitpicking at a very high level. For those who are generally fond of leather fragrances without being overwhelmed by a "leather suitcase," Green Leather will definitely be something for them.

...because it is not really classically green. But let's take it step by step. After being hooked by a sample, I absolutely had to get a bottle. Thanks to Duftboy1966 for the super nice transaction.
The little drop in the sample vial initially smelled only of gummy bears with raspberry flavor, which corresponds to the heart note of the actual perfume, or rather my bottle. But then there’s something else, something scratchy, green. It's hard to describe, but anyone who has ever bitten into a ripe banana with its peel knows what I mean. In the top note, fresh on the skin, Green Leather has a peppery aspect that refreshes the fruity sweetness along with a citrusy note and protects the scent from drugstore banality. This scratchiness is well integrated into the overall concept, perhaps a bit too well. I would prefer this character trait of the fragrance to come across as a bit more aggressive. In the drydown, this initially alcoholic-peppery aspect of the fragrance transforms into something leathery, but it remains embedded in that gummy bear sweetness that dominates the entire scent progression. This Josier is certainly special, a friendly, uncomplicated candidate with recognizability. A bit simplistic and definitely not for perfume aristocrats, but crafted wonderfully, especially in terms of longevity and projection. One is clearly noticeable and can also catch a "whiff" of it without being annoying, as it is not as flashy as the usual suspects (Paco, Viktor, Wolfgang, and all the others). As mentioned, skillfully balanced, but still wonderfully sweet. Since I do not perceive the commonly appreciated woodiness or any other typically masculine base, the target audience is not entirely clear to me. While it is indeed suitable for the office, it lacks that business seriousness, being too playful. Therefore, I would rather place it in the leisure segment, perhaps even as a scent just for oneself, for playful souls who appreciate quality, for dreamers, perfume lovers who, when perceived by the environment, want to make a statement: "Yes, I like perfumes, even sweet ones, and that's a good thing. Look how interesting such scents can be."