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Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather is Nasal Ipecac
After more than a decade of not wearing any fragrances, I began a side-quest in life to rediscover fragrances and to eventually curate a small collection for myself. Approximately 300 samplings and a couple months later, I discovered some things. I discovered I enjoy fresh scents and gourmands. I discovered I couldn't comprehend the hype about certain fragrances like Sauvage, Bleu, or Aventus. And I discovered that there is no fragrance more foul than Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather.
I sampled Tuscan Leather at a Sephora in June 2021. I sprayed a tester strip, and as with all my others, I smelled it and then put it in a Ziploc bag so I could smell it again after the dry-down. Because, who cares about top notes (sorry, not sorry ?)? My assessment upon smelling the opening was that this was an absolutely repulsive scent. Harsh, repugnant, and overpowering. But I figured, Tom Ford has worked magic with other scents like Lost Cherry, so I just need to give this spell time to formulate. Alas, additional time offered no redemption for this fragrance. During and after the dry-down, it retained its unbearable scent. It is not an understatement to say that out of the ~300 fragrance samplings I have done, this scent is easily the worst of them all. Sure, there were some heavy ouds and musks that could be overbearing, but Tuscan Leather seems to be intentionally offensive. This is not "car interior" leather. This is not "bad boy biker jacket" leather. This is "sleeping in a barn with the cows and manure" leather. This is a vomit-inducing, kill-it-with-fire, shit-in-a-bottle offensive.
I am open to the possibility that I sampled a bad bottle. Maybe someone tampered with it or transported the atomizer across the border in their anus, sans plastic bag. It is nearly incomprehensible that based on what I smelled, this fragrance could have an average of 8.5/10 across 1,107 ratings to date. Once my gag reflex has abated and I'm ready to give Tuscan Leather another try, I'll revise this review if I believe I did not sample an authentic bottle. Until then, this is my benchmark of "Worst. Fragrance. Ever." and is one of the worst smells I have had the displeasure of experiencing in my entire life.
I sampled Tuscan Leather at a Sephora in June 2021. I sprayed a tester strip, and as with all my others, I smelled it and then put it in a Ziploc bag so I could smell it again after the dry-down. Because, who cares about top notes (sorry, not sorry ?)? My assessment upon smelling the opening was that this was an absolutely repulsive scent. Harsh, repugnant, and overpowering. But I figured, Tom Ford has worked magic with other scents like Lost Cherry, so I just need to give this spell time to formulate. Alas, additional time offered no redemption for this fragrance. During and after the dry-down, it retained its unbearable scent. It is not an understatement to say that out of the ~300 fragrance samplings I have done, this scent is easily the worst of them all. Sure, there were some heavy ouds and musks that could be overbearing, but Tuscan Leather seems to be intentionally offensive. This is not "car interior" leather. This is not "bad boy biker jacket" leather. This is "sleeping in a barn with the cows and manure" leather. This is a vomit-inducing, kill-it-with-fire, shit-in-a-bottle offensive.
I am open to the possibility that I sampled a bad bottle. Maybe someone tampered with it or transported the atomizer across the border in their anus, sans plastic bag. It is nearly incomprehensible that based on what I smelled, this fragrance could have an average of 8.5/10 across 1,107 ratings to date. Once my gag reflex has abated and I'm ready to give Tuscan Leather another try, I'll revise this review if I believe I did not sample an authentic bottle. Until then, this is my benchmark of "Worst. Fragrance. Ever." and is one of the worst smells I have had the displeasure of experiencing in my entire life.
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