Royal English Leather

I love this scent. Truly, I do. However, I also love keeping both of my kidneys, so I'm afraid the bottle that I own will have to last me the rest of my earthly days. Separated from the intricate story that Creed has spun, this is a lovely, very masculine scent. It opens with a smell I can only describe as reminiscent of cherry syrup, before settling in to a beautiful, natural smelling leather. The sandalwood compliments said leather very nicely. As many of Creeds older fragrances are, it tends to follow a more linear path. Once the citruses drop off and the leather and sandalwood come out; that’s all you’re getting. It isn’t attention grabbing, nor do I believe it was made to be. If you’re looking to make more of a statement, try layering this with Tabarome Millesime. They compliment each other beautifully. This is a beautiful scent, and arguably the crown jewel of my collection. I’d recommend every diehard Creed collector give this one a try, even if owning a bottle proves too costly.

This is the smell of success, of victory, of accomplishment, of confidence. It is a strong scent, but not in an overtly sexual way. The picture it brings to mind is that of a man surveying his world and knowing that he is the master of not only what he sees but of himself. The initial mandarin smell is strong but only lasts long enough to remind you that there is more to life than the leather of the bottom tones. There is beauty in this world that you have mastered, and you need to take the time to stop and examine it once you have taken in that beauty, you can go back to ordering the world around you, leather crop in hand. This scent had a powerful impact on me and I will find a way to add it to my collection.

And as an FYI to anyone who was looking for this (please note the past tense being operative), Creed has stopped manufacturing. I believe there is no supply left, other than Creed's infamous vault. Slowly, the heritage of Creed is being transformed and many of those vintage scents are fading away. This is a definite loss.

My dad still has like 5% of this left and I’m obsessed with it. It’s a shame it’s forever attached to my dad in my head because it’s so seductive, so leathery, so sophisticated yet “dirty”. I feel sick thinking my dad smells that good. Ew. Make men smell this good again.

I don't know from what batch my bottle was, but I had it like for 28 years now. Rich ambergis and birch. Animalic, leathery yet succulent. It's hands down a reference worthy for leather scent