C for Men Woody Leather With Oudh Intense

This fragrance is beautiful. It's my favorite cold-season fragrance so far, in a decant that will probably run out quickly once it gets cold outside. It's sweet, round, masculine, and relaxing. After ~6 hours, it remains very round and soothing, smooth and sweet. In terms of notes, "Woody Leather With Oudh Intense" is spot-on naming. It performed well on a summer day in the high 80s, but this is a prototypical cold weather fragrance theme. My lady says she likes it. The problem of course is that Clive Christian offerings are extortionately priced. This is the most expensive thing on my "would buy if money and space were not constrained" shortlist. I've been on vacations that were cheaper than 100 mL of this at list price. I expect to evaluate decants of a pretty comprehensive set of sweet woody winter challengers before paying for a full bottle of this fragrance. If you have to work for money, even a normally expensive bottle of niche perfume will save you noticeable money compared to this one. In case it helps, here's my current shortlist of such cold-season challengers that I haven't yet tried: Parfums de Marly Herod, several Tom Fords (Tuscan Leather, Ombré Leather, Tobacco Vanille, Oud Wood), Acqua di Parma Leather, and Mizensir Perfect Oud. [23 Oct 2023 EDIT] I evaluated most of those challengers and a couple besides, in case relationships to other fragrances helps orient you. I ultimately committed to a full bottle of Omanluxury Angham. The two closest runners up to Angham were C Woody Leather and Tom Ford Ombré Leather. I'd be thrilled to have either of these in that signature slot if Angham weren't available. I find Ombré Leather, in particular, a banger value for how good it smells. A couple fragrances with a more French compositional aesthetic are Nicolaï Baïkal Leather Intense and Mizensir Perfect Oud. Two more that are beautifully made but sweeter than ideal for me are Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille and Parfums de Marly Herod. I happily throw on these four for variety. Finally, two leathers which are too musty-harsh for me are Parfums de Marly Godolphin and Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. The last of these gives me a bit of nausea; it's the only one of the nine decants mentioned that I really don't use.

For the longest time I boycotted Clive Christian passing it off as a brand that focused more on it’s prestige packaging, marketing itself as the “most expensive fragrance in the world” for want of originality or producing any fragrances that would justify the asking price. Well, I can say this was an unfair assumption. I have spent a lot of time with the brand over the past few weeks and have been blown away by the creativity and craftsmanship in a number of the fragrances. C Woody Leather is one of the fragrances that really stood out to me. The fragrance is often compared to TF’s Tuscan Leather, and I get the comparison here. But, to my nose C is in a completely other league. It’s smoother and more complex than Tuscan Leather. The addition of a mild oud, tonka and tobacco perfectly balance the leather accord used and at no point do any of these notes compete against each other. They are all harmoniously balanced. C Woody Leather is undeniably a masterpiece. A black-tie fragrance that epitomises understated luxury and quiet confidence. I have no issues with performance. I get all day longevity and a moderate sillage. This one really deserves more praise, and if you haven’t explored this (or any of the other Clive Christian fragrances) I highly recommend that you do. It’s a perfect 10 for me 🌟🌟🌟 IG @Nathan__Jamesj

#1175 in my "Tour de Fragrance" It's rare these days when I find a scent and don't immediately think, "I have ten bottles of stuff just like this." This sure as hell ain't no tutti fruity Tuscan Leather, Godolphin or La Yuqawam. What are you guys even smelling? I have nothing like this. I suspect in this case the "oriental notes" is hiding some frankincense, as otherwise it would be in the same ballpark with my Dunhill "Icon Absolute," Swiss Arabian "Nawaf", Afnan "Edict Ouddiction" John Varvatos "Oud", Scentologia "Dark Opulence", YSL "Cuir." Unfortunately this is a Clive Christian that Milestone Perfumes hasn't chosen to clone, so if I want it, it's like making a car payment. I'm meeting a breathtakingly beautiful young woman for coffee in an hour. If she loves this stuff as much as I do, I am doomed to buy this very not versatile scent that you would never wear in a car pool, elevator or tight office space and can only wear in colder weather with Summer just weeks away. No other consideration would motivate me to ever again pay over $180 for a scent. UPDATE: When a woman, one so beautiful and sexy she becomes painful to look at, says, "What is that? You smell amazing!", you suck it up and order a bottle of the ridiculously expensive fragrance.

Imagine catching a wild boar. You take it to a wood shop. You have the boar sit in giant ashtray. Then you lay a very dry, brown leather blanket over the boar. That is Woody Leather. If it wasn't for that ashy, smokey note....it would be decent. That kills it for me. It has zero sweetness, which as you can tell from the comments, is appealing to some folks. But not to the majority of folks who buy fragrances. Definitely not mass appealing. It is very high quality - in line with its price. Excellent longevity. Quality - 9.8/10 Scent - 4/10 Projection - 5/10 Longevity - 9/10 If you hate sweet scents and are a fan of ashy, smokey scent notes. This will be a Favorite. If you are normal person that thinks something like Le Male Elixer smells amazing -- you probably wouldn't wear this, even if it was free.

Tom Ford Tuscan Leather improved. The oud isn’t really “intense” to me. This fragrance has a beautiful depth to it, and it’s one of the more likable and crowd-friendly ouds out there—but as with all ouds, it’s still not friendly to all crowds. Performance is quite nice, and a little goes a long way. I bought a travel 3 x 7.5 mL set new in box on eBay for $63, and it was an absolute steal at that price. I’d never pay full price for this one. Some Clive Christians, maybe, but definitely not this one. Tuscan Leather is a cheaper substitute that would be close enough for me. If you like Tuscan Leather, you’ll probably love this. It just seems brighter and a little fresher somehow.