Royal Leather

Mature, Imposing, Intimidating, Rich Leather. At first thought, I wouldn't have considered this as a "Royal" leather, but when I began to consider all the other great leather fragrances of this genre, I suppose this is actually quite Royal by comparison. So, the name "Royal Leather" is aptly suited. It is not too smokey, it is not too cowboy, it is certainly not barnyard, and it is certainly not associated with a brick. No, this is classy and elegant, but bold and robust. Royal Leather is -similar- to Tuscan Leather and Ombre Leather, but it is not the same. I would fit this in between both of those. It is a strong but beautifully crafted, smooth leather with just a touch of dusty ash, and tiny bit of floral. The other notes in the background round out any rough edges to make it less abrasive. Unlike ADP Colonia Leather, there is nothing fresh about this one. At first sniff, I didn't like Royal Leather because it was too strong, but even then, I couldn't stop sniffing it. I didn't like it, but I had to sniff it some more. By the end of the night I had realized, if I can't stop sniffing it, then I actually do like this. When the scent was finally gone off the paper, days later, I missed it. I wanted to smell it some more. It was then that I realized, I -love- this fragrance, and I have to have it. The performance is very long lasting and the projection is heavy to enormous. It -will- get you noticed. If the leather is too strong for you at first spray, give it a couple of hours. It will settle down to a beautiful, smooth, slightly floral, slightly ashy, leather fragrance. It is mature and it is linear. Like other strong leather fragrances, it can be headache inducing if you smell it too much, too close. I feel it is more appreciated at a safe distance. Royal Leather is the scent of a BDSM leather chair, with Michael Corleone sitting in it.

In contrary opinion to the below review saying Kilian does fresh scents best I’ll completely disagree and say this, Black/Incense Oud, Gold Knight and Back to Black are my favorites :) Although Lemon in Zest and other notable ones are very nice too of course. Anyway on this one, this is a very unique leather to me. It takes the familiar leather note of the famous Tom Ford one, dials that down and adds a real “nutty” like aspect, which I think is the hawthorn and heliotrope mixing. Imagine mild leather, walnuts (mildly almondy too), tannic/woody black tea and a light earthiness coming together and this is what this fragrance comes across as. Oud is in the notes but its not obviously oud-y to my nose. It is fairly linear with that nutty leather from the start to the drydown, and I think leans on the masculine side of unisex with that dry tannic aspect, although the heliotrope bringing a touch of sweetness too could soften it into unisex depending on your style and opinion of course. Lasts well into the next day, so bonus points there on top of the excellent and unique scent profile in the crowded leather genre. I wouldn’t consider it “Royal” exactly, Roja Great Britain might be more along that line but perhaps the Roja is the Monarch and this is a slightly roguish Prince.

Smoky smooth leather with pristine well blended florals. This is a fully fledged grail leather fragrance. The craftsmanship on this one is astounding! I honestly can't even compare it to the usual kilian "bangers" (which I also enjoy), this is mature and very well crafted. For me fully worth the high ebay price tag. On the performance side, it outperformes most kilian fragrances, you will not need many sprays which helps with preserving it. For me it goes on a solid 10 hours and projects well for 4. What I will say is that this is a fragrance that takes itself seriously, I would not call it versatile or an easy reach. You wear what you want and like, but as far as my perception goes, this is not something I would summon often but when I do I enjoy it allot. As for the interlude man comparisons they are correct in the sense that they share a similar feel, but not a similar scent profile. Imagine that the smoky leather replaces the incense/opponax and the florals replace the oregano and you would have a sort of ideea of how it comes across. Great perfume, a love for me.

It's extremely difficult to find anything that beats By Kilian's Royal Leather in the performance category...This is MFK's Oud Satin Mood level of beast. Unreal projection and longevity on my skin. I still feel it is a bit overpriced but this is a high quality juice indeed. The leather is sophisticated and well-blended...smooth and unique. Even for the leather accord alone, to my nose, it is NOT the overly popular TF's leather. Not gonna break down all the notes but the simplest way to describe this is... ... a smooth leather-based fragrance with a prominent gourmand-ish vibe you find in By Kilian's Black Phantom. It does give you a slight, distant hint of Interlude Man as well for its nutty scent profile. It has the powdery element (in which I am a fan of) in a good way. But overall this is a dark, deep and delicious leather fragrance. It's definitely masculine but I could picture some strong females rocking this as well. Not for everyone but if it's for you, you would LOVE it. Just my humble opinion. Definitely a LOVE for me.

I am speechless! A co-worker brought a sample of this to work today and I smelled it. I was right away blown away. This amazing fragrance has an amazing opening and is definitely very different than anything that has been done by Kilian. It actually reminds me a bit on Tom Ford's style. It kind of reminds me of Tom Ford's Anthracite but a lighter and sweeter version of it. I can definitely smell the leather in there but something amazing happens when it is mixed with black tea, it turns the leather and patchouli into a damp earthy smell like anthracite but the black tea, heliotrope and hawthorn makes the fragrance a little sweet not too sweet, a perfect balance. I truly fell in love with this fragrance. It is a sophisticated and a classy smell. Must have in your collection. An update on this germ ----> So as I said this opens up as a very earthy/dirty and sweet kind of scent and after 3 hours the dry down becomes very sweet and flowery (heliotrope).