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Absolute Leather Jafra

7.5 / 10 14 Ratings

A popular perfume by Jafra for men. The release year is unknown. The scent is leathery-spicy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Italian citrus fruits

Pink pepper

Heart Notes

Cedarwood

Patchouli

Base Notes

Leather

Sandalwood

Ratings

Scent

7.514 Ratings

Longevity

7.314 Ratings

Sillage

6.514 Ratings

Bottle

7.517 Ratings

Submitted by KC2503 · last update on 12/10/2024.

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3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/14/2022

JavSantana
68 Reviews

JavSantana

2

Beginner leather

This was the first ever dominant leather note fragrance i had. I still have the bottle and it is a nice frag but i have gotten better leather perfumes so i am now selling it.

However, i will continue with the review. I got the fragrance for 20 USD in the store of some nice friends and when i tried it i could see it was very spicy and had a leather base. However, just declaring three notes (Citrus notes, Sandalwood and Leather) i have to mention the next nuances:

The fragrance opens up with a grapefruit and pepper combo, resulting in a rather boozy head. However this opening is almost instantly overwhelmed by a leather note which makes the projection drop considerably and a very slight patchouli touch. I don't get cedarwood at all, rather creamy sandalwood. The perfume also contains slight nuances of a note similar to cardamom and some slight sweet vanilla nuance that combined with the labdanum from the leather (The leather here is probably just synthetic, not animalic at all, smoky castoreum and labdanum, maybe some IBQ, a bit of indole, no wood tars, so it has a very slight smoke touch of the castoreum / IBQ, a kind of spicy touch of saffron i guess, and the resinous base of the note) makes kind of an ambery feel. The longevity is nice, of around 8 hours, the price is great and the leather is nicely done. However if i had to criticize the fragrance, i find the fragrance to lack complexity, even if it still was a mainly leather perfume a bit more cardamom and an Isobutyl Quinoline or a violet ingredient to give complexity to the leather accord would be great. (And would obtain an aroma close to TF Ombré Leather)

Bottom line: Easiest to wear leather i have ever smelled, the heavy sections of leather like animalic and smoke touches completely tamed down and safe to use. Sexy frag (Not as much as others tho) at a great price. Quite versatile, not as heavily spiced as other leathers like CH Men Privé or JPG Le Male Essence De Parfum, not as good and versatile as Gentleman 2017 EDT by Givenchy, which does actually contain cardamom and a very realistic leather, some of the best in the whole market and much more enjoyable than Tom Ford's. (I recommend the Givenchy to you as a next level leather frag above this Jafra, amazingly constructed leather accord on that one) Greetings

05/26/2020

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Chizza
362 Reviews

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Chizza

Top Review 8

The Leather Perfume Encounter

I recently went to the perfume shop I trust to sniff around various scents again. I should mention upfront that this is a pure leather perfume shop. There are two huge sections, each served by different staff. In the old leather department, there are men in pleated trousers with suspenders, fine shirts, and neatly trimmed mustaches. Here, you can find Knize Ten and its counterparts. In the new leather era department, the staff is casually dressed. Today, I decided to visit the latter department. Unbeknownst to me, I sniffed my way through, had a small talk with a gentleman who told me about some Guerlain impregnation spray, and drank a coffee. Suddenly, this perfume spoke to me from the side:
“Hello, are you looking for something specific?”
“Hello, no, why? You’re not from here, are you? I don’t see any price tag.”
“Pssst....I’m only available on Amazon now....no one here needs to know. You caught my eye right away, how you linger over leathers that don’t just smell smoky or animalistic. I like that.”
Feeling quite embarrassed, I asked, “Really? What do you like about it? Is that so unusual?”
“No, no, I don’t see that as negative at all. You know, I’m not one of those leathers myself, my dear. Look at me! Perceive me olfactorily for a moment!”
The unknown perfume initially smelled slightly sweet like leather, with a hint of an amaretto note. I looked at the fragrance pyramid; pepper and citrus fruits? I could hardly imagine that. Rather sweetly alcoholic with a slight fruitiness. But I didn’t want to say that to the perfume. Of course, combined with leather. Here it reminded me of all the leathers like Dark Rebel, only more refined. I mean the essence of the scent, not the exact fragrance.
I nodded and smiled politely: “You smell really great, yes indeed! But quite sweet, is that your promiscuous nature, if I may ask?”
It shook the cap of its bottle to signal me a no. “Keep smelling!”
Now it became earthier and warmer, like the first warm rays of sun falling on the ground in the morning. On the leather ground. Patchouli, I read. Hmm, that could be right, but it was embedded. According to the pyramid, in cedarwood. I couldn’t explicitly determine that, but the scent took on a fine, patchouli-taming aura. The leather continued to act as a fine base, still rather sweet, although gradually flashing with stronger accents. I liked that! For the first time, I thought about taking the perfume home with me! Was it that kind? I mean, it spoke to me directly on its own. Many other leather scents I usually deal with want to be extensively tested before being purchased!
“What do you say?” it pulled me out of my thoughts. “Yes-yes...good, really.”
“Then let yourself be carried away, smell again!”
Now the patchouli disappeared, the leather was now rugged leather, however embraced by the fine and creamy sandalwood, which gave the whole thing a distinguished and seductive touch. It made me curious, and so I stepped up boldly and directly:

“What’s your name and do you have plans for today?”
“Absolute Leather by Jafra. No, I’m not that easy to get. You’ll have to order me from the biggest online retailer in the world.”
Here, I mentally checked off the 20% with pd20esgibtimmer20prozentaussersiestellensichdämlichan as a discount code. Suddenly, it was about to leave. “When will we see each other again?” I called out to Absolute Leather.
“With Prime shipping soon, but due to Corona, probably a few days later.”
It was gone, and I was left astonished by the notes and the pyramid. I glanced around furtively to see if anyone had been watching us. A TL bottle cleared its throat, but I didn’t care. A member of its family lived with me anyway; he would manage.

08/02/2019

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Minigolf
2547 Reviews

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Minigolf

1

Creaky-woody earth-leather with powdery peppery base

Certainly absolutely quirky, this thing, ultra-interesting, challenges the nose to uncover it. But no matter how I twist and turn it, the scent holds a "wild secret" that fluctuates between spicy-woody, leathery-powdery, citrusy-earthy, and who knows what other strange combinations. It's like a poster from earlier times in front of a cinema announcing an action movie.
Everything happens almost at once... King Kong carries a woman on his shoulders while behind him a helicopter is extinguishing a burning skyscraper that has been hit by a lava rock from an erupting volcano in the background. And also, a truck on the bridge to the left of the image has lost its load with the overturned trailer (a thousand pallets of toilet paper) that transforms the lake below into papier-mâché... and a few more "adventures" besides.
But the olfactory adventure flick is not only tricky but also very exciting. One wants to know what happens next. And just when you think you can guess or even know, everything turns out quite differently than you expect.
There’s peppery patchouli on lemony birch tar, then again earthy wood powder with the scent of a new, untreated wooden cabin where pepper is stored. Additionally, fresh potting soil has been drizzled with lemon juice... I believe I could use up all 7000 characters and still not have exhausted all the scent combinations from about 15 components. Quirky, strange, and good.