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Rough, dry leather scent for everyday use
Upon application, I immediately noticed that it starts off much spicier on my skin than on the scent strip. Very rough, natural cinnamon, chinabark, and leather associations, labdanum and cardamom are rather secondary, bergamot is almost nonexistent.
After 40-50 minutes, it really becomes the dry, concentrated leather scent; whisky is not present in a boozy sense, but rather with woody-malty undertones, perhaps a hint of roasted notes leaning towards Islay whisky, but subtle. Overall, leather and whisky share the stage well; it is generally a very wearable scent, not a projection monster like some other leather bombs. It has a lot of the classic gentlemen's club vibe over a long period in the nose, not complex at all during this middle phase, but what it does, it does well.
Later, after 3-4 hours, styrax and guaiac wood become more pronounced, the leather gets dirtier, wetter, with oud nuances, and a slightly animalic note comes through, also something reminiscent of natural rubber fresh from the tree. It continues this way for a long time; applied at 11:30 AM, I can still smell it now around 8 PM at about half an arm's length.
There are more complex leather scents, and some that project more in the sillage. However, for those looking for a rough yet wearable leather scent for everyday use, this is just right. Apparently, it has been discontinued, but now I am even more eager to test the apparently closely related (but also discontinued?) Areté.
[tested on skin]
After 40-50 minutes, it really becomes the dry, concentrated leather scent; whisky is not present in a boozy sense, but rather with woody-malty undertones, perhaps a hint of roasted notes leaning towards Islay whisky, but subtle. Overall, leather and whisky share the stage well; it is generally a very wearable scent, not a projection monster like some other leather bombs. It has a lot of the classic gentlemen's club vibe over a long period in the nose, not complex at all during this middle phase, but what it does, it does well.
Later, after 3-4 hours, styrax and guaiac wood become more pronounced, the leather gets dirtier, wetter, with oud nuances, and a slightly animalic note comes through, also something reminiscent of natural rubber fresh from the tree. It continues this way for a long time; applied at 11:30 AM, I can still smell it now around 8 PM at about half an arm's length.
There are more complex leather scents, and some that project more in the sillage. However, for those looking for a rough yet wearable leather scent for everyday use, this is just right. Apparently, it has been discontinued, but now I am even more eager to test the apparently closely related (but also discontinued?) Areté.
[tested on skin]
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