Falcon Leather Extrait from the French House of Haute Luxury Niche Perfumery Matiere Premiere is a Unisex Oriental Smoky Woody Amber Leather perfume. This is a brand new fragrance which has launched at the end of 2024; and the nose behind this fragrance is Aurélien Guichard, also founder and owner of the Brand.
This new Extrait line, in addition to the increase in concentration, came with a new ingredient in relation to the original creation in EDP; here at Falcon Leather is the 'Oud Assafi of the famous 'Assam region. The Brand also has the practice of informing only some key notes of the fragrance. Another interesting policy of the Brand is the simple presentation [box and bottle], and focus on very high quality ingredients.
I pick up a usual and brief citrus acidity of bergamot and a rubbery molasses that already offer a leathery and spicy opening at the same time. The dark resins are already starting to roam announcing the darkness that is to come. At the center of the fragrance unfolds around the warm and dark labdanum, bringing a deep resinous richness. The distinctive and smoky tarred birch bark of Falcon Leather flirts with a fine stubbed mist bringing elegance to the composition. It is at this stage that more smoke arrives now with the sweet incenses of benzoin and a slight gourmet touch of vanilla, leaving a luxurious ambery aspect in the background.
At the base towards the apotheosis of the fragrance there is a dose of a noble multifaceted oud: dark, woody, animalic, smoky, metallic without "unpleasant" stable aspects, a subtle 'oud without weight. In this version in Extrait as in EDP the central theme as a whole is also a smoky leather built with an almost unparalleled perfection, there is no roughness here or extremely animalistic nuances. A smooth leather with a perfect duality: smooth and refined, soft and deliciously velvety. Perfectly balanced perfume, perhaps it has lost a little versatility in relation to the Traditional in EDP; But they are very similar, no doubt.
