Al Qubah

"Ombre Leather Sport" is how I'd describe this fragrance to someone, but I'm not saying it's for the gym. It's a "sport" version of Ombre Leather the way Encre Noire Sport is a "sport" version of the original Encre Noire. Don't let the initial spray of aromatic freshness and sweet citrus fool you, there's a lot of suede and saffron waiting as soon as it dries a bit. Similar to Ombre Leather in sillage, so you can spray it without filling the room. Plenty of longevity. More for formal than casual situations. Great for winter, the citrus and aromatics also make it appropriate for spring and fall nights. Not for wearing in hot weather. Nice heft to the attractive bottle, good atomizer.

I got this on Saturday. I am not sure if the notes are correct. Or maybe mine needs to macerate and some air in it. Mine is very fruity. The pineapple is very forward and sweet. It kind of smelled like Nitro Red/Invictus at first. I can smell the suede and aromatics in the background but it is definitely a sweet scent. I hope it tailors down and get more of the bergamot and suede. Also it only lasts like 4 hours before I went nose blind and it became a skin scent. I had to lift my shirt over my nose to see if it was still on my clothes which it was. Still like the scent. Worth the price but I don't get the comparison to Tuscan leather or ignite oud. I also don't get the encre to encre sport comparison (I am a big fan of encre sport. I am almost done my bottle from May)

Nose Note #526 It's like a mix between TF Tuscan Leather and SHL Soleil de Jeddah, but as was previously said a "sport" version, even the juice color is blue, same color as CH 212 Men, L'Eau par Kenzo pour Homme. It's sweeter than the aforementioned leather scents and it somehow feels more aquatic, but it's still heavy on the leather. Isn't this great? I can't say I like the originals more than this. This is MADE FOR THE PEOPLE. Both price-wise and smell-wise. It's definately more easy on the nose than the other two, but it still has this niche smell. And the quality is absolutely there. I don't this anyone could ever guess this was Ard al Zaafaran, one of the cheaper UAE brands!!! It's strong too. I'm not a fan of leather scents, but this one is really good. And the bottle is beautiful. Definately a hidden gem. 8.5/10, they did better than TF and SHL Update: I've run out of it after a year. The verdict is - it's Imperial Valley clone with a slight mix of Tuscan Leather DNA. I liked it much less after time. 6.9/10, ultimately not for me. This is Imperial Valley

It has a synthetic smell that smells like chemicals and is headache inducing DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ONE

For this price, I didn’t expect it to be that good ! I’m really impressed. It smells really expensive , fresh and woody at the same time. A true gem indeed !