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The smell of leather is quite a thing on its own...
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Well, at some point I have to start writing a comment, and completely irrationally, this fragrance has been the one to get my attention. And yes, the text is almost a year old, I just never really dare to share my notes - so please be kind to me :-)
A lot has already been written about the scent, and I am certainly not capable of sniffing out anything more; there are surely better noses out there. But maybe you are still interested in my little Simply comparison from last year :-)
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The smell of leather is quite a thing on its own, and there are numerous variations.
From the stinking raw hide to the finely perfumed white suede gloves with violets (like from the novel "Perfume"), it's a long way.
As a child and teenager, I had the opportunity to visit a leather camp several times - finished tanned, sometimes dyed, selected hides for furniture. But even in that category, there were countless variations...
And above all, a specific smell that, for me, defines leather.
So how does one recreate this scent in a perfume?
I don't know; it doesn't seem to be quite so simple...
Violets seem to have played a role in this for centuries :-)
When I first had the sample of "Simply Elixir" under my nose, I immediately thought of my long-deceased grandma (absolutely in a positive sense!!!). In fact, I have no idea what fragrances she wore, but the leather-violet combo was definitely part of it. Surely in an exclusive variant.
Back to leather, back to "it's quite a thing on its own and there are numerous variations." For my nose, this is exemplarily celebrated in the three Simplys:
According to the fragrance pyramid, they all have the same base and, of course, the violet at the heart - but the impression that settles in for me is completely different.
The principle is simple (*knee-slap*) - but it works for me (as a leather newbie, I'm just wired that way): the white is the fine goat leather gloves, the red is the suede coat, the black is the biker pants...
I find all three beautiful - but I was looking for a leathery autumn scent, and it was indeed the Elixir sample that got me hooked on leather.
The white is also beautiful, starting fresh-floral, overall light and bright, the leather much more subdued - and, well, just bright fine suede :-)
The red is spicy from the start, the flowers smell heavier, and cedar comes into play - I perceive it as the most expressive and characterful. And perfect for autumn.
The black is the bold, slightly oriental variant (I don't understand why at least this one isn't declared unisex - for me, that would be the red), and I see the similarity to Fahrenheit stronger than in the red.
Ultimately, I got the red - that is "Simply Elixir."
Not a suede coat, not as a memory of grandma (she's already with me).
Simply because I think it's absolutely fantastic.
Well, at some point I have to start writing a comment, and completely irrationally, this fragrance has been the one to get my attention. And yes, the text is almost a year old, I just never really dare to share my notes - so please be kind to me :-)
A lot has already been written about the scent, and I am certainly not capable of sniffing out anything more; there are surely better noses out there. But maybe you are still interested in my little Simply comparison from last year :-)
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The smell of leather is quite a thing on its own, and there are numerous variations.
From the stinking raw hide to the finely perfumed white suede gloves with violets (like from the novel "Perfume"), it's a long way.
As a child and teenager, I had the opportunity to visit a leather camp several times - finished tanned, sometimes dyed, selected hides for furniture. But even in that category, there were countless variations...
And above all, a specific smell that, for me, defines leather.
So how does one recreate this scent in a perfume?
I don't know; it doesn't seem to be quite so simple...
Violets seem to have played a role in this for centuries :-)
When I first had the sample of "Simply Elixir" under my nose, I immediately thought of my long-deceased grandma (absolutely in a positive sense!!!). In fact, I have no idea what fragrances she wore, but the leather-violet combo was definitely part of it. Surely in an exclusive variant.
Back to leather, back to "it's quite a thing on its own and there are numerous variations." For my nose, this is exemplarily celebrated in the three Simplys:
According to the fragrance pyramid, they all have the same base and, of course, the violet at the heart - but the impression that settles in for me is completely different.
The principle is simple (*knee-slap*) - but it works for me (as a leather newbie, I'm just wired that way): the white is the fine goat leather gloves, the red is the suede coat, the black is the biker pants...
I find all three beautiful - but I was looking for a leathery autumn scent, and it was indeed the Elixir sample that got me hooked on leather.
The white is also beautiful, starting fresh-floral, overall light and bright, the leather much more subdued - and, well, just bright fine suede :-)
The red is spicy from the start, the flowers smell heavier, and cedar comes into play - I perceive it as the most expressive and characterful. And perfect for autumn.
The black is the bold, slightly oriental variant (I don't understand why at least this one isn't declared unisex - for me, that would be the red), and I see the similarity to Fahrenheit stronger than in the red.
Ultimately, I got the red - that is "Simply Elixir."
Not a suede coat, not as a memory of grandma (she's already with me).
Simply because I think it's absolutely fantastic.
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