The Raven

One of my very favorites! Definitely a leather-forward scent. There is something in it that strikes me as mineral (the ink?). Honestly, though the imagery others describe is darkness, this mineral smell reminds me of sunlight on quartz rock. Theres very little sweetness - even the florals only lend it a soft, green note to my nose. It's like a cool-weather hike though the woods by a sunlit stream with a leather jacket on. It's certainly an edgy, unisex scent.

Definitely leathery, but less "shoe store for old men" and more "worn leather jacket". There's a sweetness to it, a kind of peppery floral scent that I love! I was kind of worried by the leather and ink notes but honestly it smells soo good. Mature, androgynous and kind of sexy. Real slightly pretentious bad boy type reading Kafka outside a cafe while smoking a hand rolled cigarette kinda vibes.

This is quite strong, almost acrid-smelling when you first put it on. Ink is listed as a note, and as someone who uses a fountain pen regularly, it DOES indeed smell like my Diamine Onyx Black ink. The problem with this is that ink is not actually terribly good smelling in concentrated doses, and this is so concentrated it almost gives me a headache when I first put it on. I had thought the ink would be more of a background note to the leather & flowers, but I was wrong. That said, after about an hour, the ink fades into the background where I like it to be, and the scent opens up a lot more. It smells like freshly treated leather and pepper, with maybe a hint of Iris in there. My skin eats perfume a little, so I have been pleasantly surprised to see that this has been quite long lasting. I've been able to smell it on me for almost 6 hours now, and with that more muted leather-ink-pepper trio, it's quite pleasant. TL;DR: Don't put this on directly as you leave the house and you'll be golden.

Dark, leathery, and super cool. Wearing this makes me feel like some twisted poet plotting in a big old castle, or like a scholar in the winter rain. It gives me villain vibes and it makes me feel powerful. It smells very sharp.

Dark, cool leather, ink and violets are what I smell. Reminds me of a dark, fall evening when the leaves are starting to come down before winter.