Leather Oudh

AN OUTSIDER TEAM TRYING TO PLAY IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE Leather Oudh by Al Haramain is similar to other leather gems, but not the same as any other. Is it better? Is it worse? Well, it might just be a little different... similar but different. Let's start with the raspberry note. It's too sweet and too pungent for my taste, but the overall composition remains well balanced with this opening. I also don't like the overpowering raspberry note in some of the Leather Oudh's competitors. In the heart, I notice the not too strong labdanum/incense accord and the cashmere/woody notes. I really like them and they frame other more extreme or prominent notes very well. In the base, animal leather reigns supreme, giving just a little space to an austere cedar and enough amber to cope with the labdanum/cashmere heritage. A touch of musk accentuates the animalic spice of the leather. Without the initial sweetness, this fragrance would be too bitter and probably too animalic. As a result, the overall olfactory experience could be quite different. The end result is a final product that is easily reminiscent of any of the other more famous leather-sweet perfumes. In my opinion, its closest cousins are Tom Ford Tuscan Leather and Rasasi La Yuqawam. Performance is high on my skin, but I am already learning that leather scents tend to behave differently on different skin types. With leather fragrances, I put a lot of emphasis on the performance of the clothes spray, and Leather Oudh excels in this area. BIGGEST REGRET ... I really find the presentation inferior to that of the competition. BIGGEST APPLAUSE ... Unbeatable value for money. The similar "Arab Tradition" by Nabeel is also good value for money, but it's very hard to find. Let's rate this leather gem: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ - Scent Opening: 7,5 (good! I would like to have it with a lesser sweet raspberry) - Scent Drydown: 9.5 (fantastic animalic leather base and drydown) - Longevity: 9.0 (close to 9~10 hours in my skin, with 3 sprays) - Sillage: 9.0 (6~8 feet sillage with 2.5 hours projection; better on clothes) - Uniqueness: 7.0 (evoquing other less recent but more expensive and better known leather scents) - Wearability: 7.5 (Winter and Fall, both night & day) - Versatility: 8.0 (go easy on the trigger and you will have an unexpected versatility) - Compliments: 7.0 (pleases leather fragrance lovers and little else) - Quality: 8.0 (above average quality ingredients) - Presentation: 6.0 (I don't like the red glass colour and the lettering used; Good cap and spray though!) - Price: 10.0 (€30.00 for the 100ml flask). ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ - Overall rating: 8,05/10.00 between 7 and 8 =above average; between 8 and 9 = recommended; bigger than 9 = don't miss it. MY OPINION: An excelent value for money offer for a quality leather fragrance. Blind buy worthy? No! Do try it before you buy it. Recommended? It depends on your budget or in the way you value perfumes. Pose the following questions to yourself: - Is it really worthy to pay 10~15 times more per ml for a very similar quality perfume? (my answer: not really!) - Do you value more the name in the label than a good saving? (my answer: not really!) - Do you like strong animalic leather scents? (my answer: yes, most of the times!) - Is Leather Oudh, or its direct competitors, my favourite type of leather scent? (my answer: No way! I prefer less sweet leather scents like Dark Rebel Rider by John Varvatos or Cuir by Molinard) MUSIC: Kenny Rogers - "The Gambler"

This fragrance is at the moment in my top Al Haramain fragrances ( a have a few and love almost all of them). I am not familiar to TF Tuscan Leather so I cannot express any similarity to it, but I can sense a huge similarity with MAC's My Heroine. I prefer Leather Oudh, because is less smoky and more fruity. First of all this is a very powerful, leathery woody smoky fragrance. It opens with a mix of jasmine, not strawberry but rather sour-cherry notes, lavender and settles down to smoky cedar wood and leather. The mix of notes is very well done, there is nothing harsh or disturbing imo, though it is not suitable for everyone. When I wear it, the reaction of people around me is very interesting. One of my colleagues said that I smell like fuel other presumed that I paid half of my wage on some rare niche perfume that smells amazing. Truth is you need to be careful, because some people around you might be bothered by its projection. In a few words to me this fragrance smells like autumn, wet soil, golden leaves, chilly wind and drops of rain, warm burned firewood...

I have not smelled Tuscan leather so cannot compare the two but I have experienced la yuqawam pour homme and I can say that these two are very much alike. The differences are slight but for me it's the good kind of different . This is not as sweet but it is fruity. It is smoky but the suede note is not as strong. I like this more than la yuqawam pour homme as it is not as sweet. You can get this for half the price of la yuqawam and get 100ml of edp so this is better value as la yuqawam is 70ml if edp in a 90 ml bottle but, performance might be slightly weaker. To give you an idea, this retails for 100Aed at an official al haramain outlet and la yuqawam goes for 250 Good scent and decent performance.

Really nice this! Lovely leather and oud, and that gorgeous raspberry to start! (and stay, nicely blended), and the touch of herby/incense/woods. Yum. Comforting and easy to wear. I delight in it's warm softness. It feels like a friend. And I love the bottle. Such a great colour, and shape, and lovely to hold. I love it. I think they're a gorgeous house; Al Haramain.

I have Tuscan Leather which is much more potent. I bought this one after hearing it's similarites with TF TL. I have to say I love this one definitely a big fan of raspberry note. Definitely more masculine. Solid performance (8-10 hours), I can still smell on my clothes the next day after a night out. Fragrance 8/10 Performance: 8.5/10 Versatility: 7/10