Vintage Suede

Edit: I've had this one for almost 3 years and it just keeps getting better. After sitting on my shelf and only being used a few times I decided to try it out again. What a difference, it is so much smoother and richer now. It still is a bit sweeter than Ombre Leather but for $20!!! $20????!!! this is really outstanding. To me it's the perfect early spring fragrance. I prefer it for this season only but it can't be used for any colder weather and it'll be fantastic. It's not ultra masculine but it's great for men looking for an accessible leather or suede scent. I'm so glad I bought this Someone below said it best, if there was an Ombre Leather EDT, this would be it. It's a little more rough than OL, there's a hay note in the mix. It's not bad and it seems to help get the leather accord. Vintage Suede is slightly more masculine than OL. Sillage, projection, longevity are all good. So let's cut the crap. It's a $20 frag and we have to compare it to Ombre Leather. It's not a comparison by choice, it's a comparison because it smells that close. And Ombre Leather is arguably a masterpiece. Soooo $20 for something that smells like a masterpiece with no real shortcomings other than it isn't a 100% clone?... Good all year round, night or day, mostly masculine, probably 25+.

Hype is real on this one. It's similar to OL but different. Sweet, ambery, smooth leather. If you wanna get a feel for the Ombre Leather type of leather fragrances out there, this is a good intro. Not too heavy but the leather is prominent. This is work safe, it can be worn in the spring, cool weather, whatever. It's a versatile fragrance. For $20 its literally a no brainer if you like leather fragrances. I have TF Ombre Leather and its just more brash and has white florals and its a lot denser. This is lighter, airier, but a true leather fragrance on the drydown. It starts off sweeter and dries down to smooth ambery leather. I really like this. I didn't love it at first, it took a few times for me to get into it because it's not so much of a clone as it is inspired by OL, in my opinion. I feel like it stands on it's own and just has similarities to OL. It has an airiness to it, it seems almost like a leather fragrance made for the spring/fall- 50s and 60s seem like the perfect temp for this. Dunno, but I like it. Cremo's best, by a landslide. Buy this. Probably will be discontinued, eventually, like every good release these days.

In Canada, Cremo fragrances aren't the easiest to get but thankfully, I have friends who live here but are from the USA, so when they go home for visits, I always remind them about Cremo and they don't disappoint. I have all but two of the collection now and this is my latest addition along with Distiller's Blend. I wore this as my scent of the day today and dang, it's so freakin' great. My friends also got me the body wash, so I'm doubly blessed. It is similar to Ombre Leather, as others have stated but not quite the same. It also reminds me a lot of Goldfield & Banks' latest addition, Purple Suede but this is still doing it's own thing. It projected very well for the first three to four hours before it started to settle down but I was still smelling it well over 10 hours into the life of the fragrance. It leaves a fantastic trail and is intoxicating when you catch it in the air. This is now my 2nd favorite Cremo, just slightly behind Spice & Black Vanilla. Now, I'm only missing Leather & Oud, Citrus & Mint Leaf... hope my friends can find those for me one day so my collection will be complete.

Cremo shared a more detailed note breakdown in a subscriber email: Top: Black pepper, cardamom, saffron Mid: Violet, patchouli, moss Base: Amber, suede, date, tonka Also, Cremo is a men's brand and this is a fragrance marketed to men. Not sure why it was entered in on Fragrantica as unisex. In any case, what about the scent itself? It's really really good. I have all the rest of the Cremo line and this could be the best of all of them, even giving "Spice and Black Vanilla" a run for its money. It's smooth, sweet, amber-y, leather-y. I wouldn't say it's hugely spicey, the spices are well blended into the suede and amber. Word on the street is that this is a clone, like much of Cremo's fragrances are. This time it's a clone of Ombre Leather. I've never smelled Ombre Leather myself so I can't directly compare, but if you look up the notes for OL you can see a lot of overlap with Vintage Suede. Performance is great, I can spray it on at the start of my work day and still smell it by the end. It's a new cheapie favorite, definitely recommended.

Haven't had a bad experience with Cremo yet. For under $30 you have sweet warm suede leather that has very good performance and I cannot detect any synthetic "turn offs". It's not quite TF Ombre Leather but it's in the ball park for quality. Also the Wife thinks this smells very nice so it's got that going for it. Performance was par excellence for a cologne of this price range with longevity which leans in the long lasting column. I experienced 8 hours + with decent sillage. I might try to layer with TF OL parfum and see what happens. Another Hidden gem and the definition of a great value. Edit: Tried TF Tuscan Leather and can say that may be a closer profile than the Ombre Leather fragrances. Slightly sweet and fruitiness rather than floral notes in Cremo. Regardless, it is a great everyday wear and one of my most complemented scents. Scent 8/10 Performance 8/10 Price 10/10.