Oro 1920

This review is based the older Oro with the dark gold and veins, not the current shiny gold finish. At first spray, it can easily be described as TF knock off just as Godolphin is as well. After a good 10 minutes, I start to notice that it not as sweet. Rather more a smokey leathery/woodsy vib coming the tobacco and gauiac/oud wood. There still is a faint whisper of raspberry undertone giving it a well balanced blend. Unfortunately I don't know why, but I don't smell any beeswax or floral notes. Longevity and Sillage is excellent considering how much you have to pay for this juice unless you're fortunate to find someone whose willing to do a swap. Perfect for the fall-winter month's especially during the eve. Think of yourself wearing fine clothes at an event where you want to leave an impression on others. This juice won't let you down. Unfortunately Bois, isn't a well known brand like a TF or Creed. This line is very high quality niche fragrance. As one review noted that it's hard to find, if you do give it a try...you won't be disappointed. 9/10

Take Tuscan Leather, half the strength,remove the ashyness, add a dash of vanilla bean(not super sweet vanilla syrup) there's the base. Now take a slightly powdery iris and blend it with an incensed rose a la Calligraphy Rose, that's your mid. Now throw on a little blast of pin fir, there's the opening. This is a beautiful fir/floral/leather and one of the best in the genre. Try this if you've liked TL, Dior Homme Parfum, La Yuqawam, etc. The people comparing this to TL are kind of off base. If sampling out of a vial it will be much more similar to TL, but it really comes alive when sprayed. Like all Bois 1920s, the projection is moderate, never really blasting past arm's length. Longevity on this one is average for an EDP. While TL and La Yuq are very heavy, grating fragrances, this one is much more powdery, smooth, and floral. The more restrained nature and cooling fir blast in the opening make for an interesting wear, even in summer heat. Rating from poor to outstanding: ★★★★★ Outstanding, a best in genre fragrance.

This for me is an absolute grail leather. I've owned it for a couple of years now and nothing has come close to making me consider parting with it. I see a lot of predictable comparisons to Tuscan leather, and to a lesser extent Godolphin. Succinctly I'd describe this as a more refined and complex version of Tuscan leather. Or a more masculine and better performing version of Ombre leather (edp) This isn't perhaps as smooth or regal as Meydan or Puredistance M. They both put me in mind more of the upholstery of a high end sports car. Oro is more masculine and is more the vintage leather flying jacket. There are some who may argue that the other two are better fragrances. Well they are both certainly very high quality. And both considerably more expensive, like x3 the cost. Nether the less I wouldn't swap my Oro for either, it's just a better fit for me.

#1122 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I was expecting a clone of Tom Ford "Tuscan Leather", but despite the raspberry note, it isn't. It's better! Much better! Frankly the raspberry is so overworked in Tuscan Leather and it's dupes that I haven't taken any of them off the shelf in over a year, and I expected this to be the same. But the fruitiness is understated, the tobacco is noticeable, not overdone, the florals are fabulous, and it has a powdery quality that gives it an overall fresh and clean feeling. Definitely ordering a full bottle of this one. Car pool, elevator, small office safe. Solid performance. Good for work and play any place any season.

This lasts forever and will bomb if oversprayed. Very similar to Tuscan Leather. Although the cocaine note is toned down a bit; you can still noticeably smell it. Added to that you will get a dirty smoke type vibe almost reminiscent of extinguished tobacco. I also prefer the subtle raspberry note of Oro 1920 to the one in Tuscan Leather which reminds me too much of that found in Mont Blanc's Individuel (so gross). Plus Tuscan Leather stained one of my sweaters when I applied it so the winner by TKO is Oro 1920 lol.