Léonard (1989) (Eau de Toilette) by Léonard

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Léonard Léonard 1989 Eau de Toilette

Version from 1989

8.1 / 10 41 Ratings

A popular perfume by Léonard for women, released in 1989. The scent is chypreartig-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Chypre

Floral

Spicy

Woody

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Bergamot

Hyacinth

Iris

Galbanum

Lemon

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley

Carnation

Rose

Violet root

Ylang-ylang

Base Notes

Amber

Cedar

Musk

Oakmoss

Sandalwood Spices

Spices

Perfumer

Roger Pellégrino

Ratings

Scent

8.141 Ratings

Longevity

7.833 Ratings

Sillage

7.128 Ratings

Bottle

8.032 Ratings

Submitted by Dala, last update on 01/22/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/25/2013

8Scent

BronxBeauty
58 Reviews

BronxBeauty

Very helpful Review 4

Nice Day for a White Wedding

Leonard de Leonard is not perhaps the most original of fragrances; it smells like a cleaner version of the old, unreconstructed Magie Noire (before Lancome homogenized its bases so that all its fumes smell pretty much like each other). L de L is a nice-girl kind of chypre, full of muguet and other luxurious flowers and assorted greenery. I could see it as a bridal scent, hence the title of this post.

07/15/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

Helpful Review 5

lenny

This is another perfume I found on a Basenotes thread about underestimated fragrances current and past. Isn’t Basenotes fantastic?

Leonard de Leonard is a fruity, green-floral chypre. And every time I think it’s a little too sweet for my taste, I get the purr of the leather and reconsider. This is an LOL chypre (light on leather.) Not usually my preference, but LdL uses its sweetness smartly. It’s not a counterpart to the admittedly light leather note. Rather, it matches the tone of the florals. Green plum-like notes gibe with the watery sweetness of the lily of the valley and hyacinth. The leather actually seems to fit with an unidentifiable spiciness that becomes, along with the leather, more noticeable yet oddly not any stronger in the drydown. This is the part that won me over. I feared LdL might be headed for a bad, sweet soapiness, but the leather and spice steer it away from soap and toward a lightly mossy chypre drydown.

05/11/2023

9.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Moonhaze
5 Reviews

Moonhaze

2

Luminous and so, so elegant

Leonard shares some similarities to YSLs Paris, in that they both have quite prominent Rose and powdery Iris hearts, and because they both exemplify a very french type of esthetique and composure, but though these two fragrances are structurally somewhat similar, YSLs Paris veers in a different direction with the addition of sweet Violets, where as Leonard de Leonard maintains a more "bitter", aromatic edge because of its springlike, greenish, Hyacinth accord.

But what really sets Leonard apart from other french, Rose centered, chypres of its kind is its dazzling, emerald green opening, its nuanced note of soft, sueded Leather, and an exquisite, delicate note of moist earth, all of which add distinctive dimensions to this composition, and elevate the lush florals to new levels of refined sophistication. Truly beautiful.

01/17/2022

10Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Lolalibertin
22 Reviews

Lolalibertin

2

A lesser known must-have beauty for chypre lovers.

This is such a beauty! Such an amazing floral chypre with just a hint of a bitter note, just like i love it! I am deeply in love with this perfectly balanced and extremely feminine perfume! When i wear it i feel like i am in a blooming garden full of flowers with a freshly cut green grass. Opening is more green (this is chypre after all), but the more it stays on your skin, the more beautiful it becomes. I like specially the drydown, which is more flowery than the opening.
Certainly a must have for old style chypre lovers!
Sadly, it does not last long on my skin (about 4-5 hours), but since it is a EDT i guess it is ok. Not a sillage monster, but it don´t have to be. Very much underrated beauty, which i treasure every bottle of.

10/25/2011

8Scent 10Longevity

Turandot
445 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 13

Loud Elegance

In contrast to various other fragrances from the house of Leonard, this scent completely passed me by; yes, I have never heard of it, let alone encountered it at any point.

Leonard is an opulent evening fragrance that I would categorize under chypre-floral in the H&R genealogy. For daytime, it would definitely be too loud for me, as the top note makes an immediate impact and leaves no doubt that Leonard has nothing to do with subtle notes. There is no half-measures here; it’s all about boldness. Galbanum and hyacinth are quite rare in top notes.

The heart note does not change the character of Leonard; the olfactory color direction merely shifts from the rather green-tinged top note to distinctly warmer and more sultry nuances. There is no shortage of flowers here, and ylang-ylang adds the weight of the fragrance. In this heart note, the clove also leads into the spicy-mossy base, which gains a certain seriousness from woods and an animalic note from musk and amber. I could imagine Leonard de Leonard as an evening fragrance for a grand appearance. As a daytime scent, it would definitely be too dominant for me.

I can agree with the comparisons on the right, except for L'Air du Temps and Eternity. These two fragrances are significantly cooler and more subtle than Leonard de Leonard and do not have its expansive sillage by any means.

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