Leatherize

If you want to capture this into one entity, its like sniffing wet rubber tire that's been recently used but on high speeds, but after its cooled down a bit (in a slightly smoky sense). You could also interpret this as if you really smelled into a dark pure leather--for all the other "leather" fragrances out there, this is what so many of them can even hope to be! That's a pretty big acclaim from being a leatherhead myself...extremely addicting slight smoky aura, combined with a prominent note of wet rubber/dark leather base. This claims to be a transparent leather, and sure enough, I can also say that this is a very neutral but oh-so-real-to-life leather! You could literally layer this with something else, no sweetness, no aromatics bias to something else [e.g. spices, aquatic, etc]. The leather note, you can tell has been accentuated with just enough cade, myrrh, and cypriol to bring the carnal nature of rubber's aromatic smell out. The rubber notes are really initial facets--the drydown comes across as a realistic leather. Truly a masterpiece in modern perfumery. This is like the cousin of HUNQ - Boxer, but purely in the neutral sense, and any semblance of this is what I expected from most (if not almost all) "leather" fragrance I've tried honestly (so far). Per the usual, some of Fragrantica's notes don't really make any sense since it's not even present--this is not in the stretch of the imagination, balsamic (only if you're overapplying it), or fresh spicy-like. But as far as the pure leather/rubber smell is concerned, @ashed has already succinctly summarized this--this is the *endgame* fragrance. The only bummer is that it's longevity on garment is rather just below average [no more than 4hrs, usually noticeably less] before becoming a "skin scent", which is strange for an EDP, maybe bad batch/chemical interactions, don't really know but sensual for sure. Another thing to note is that this becomes somewhat more muted on garment than on skin. a word of caution: it's relatively easy to get olfactory fatigue from this 1/19/26-EDIT: If you want another frag in the same veil of leather realism, take a look at Cuir (Leather) by Alkemia Perfumes (and that risks less of being discontinued as of now) 4/26/26 - This frag is unfortunately discontinued!

If you’ve smelled the fantastic Amber Kiso by the same house you should know what to expect here. To my nose it’s the same leather accord created for Amber Kiso, only a bit stronger, and with all the wood and subtle sweetness stripped away. The result is a very minimalist and impressively realistic leather scent, that’s quite dry and astringent. It opens Smokey with just a tinge of meatiness that might give a slight bbq impression. As it dries it becomes more translucent and slightly rubbery. It reminds me of the smell of the inside of a new pair of leather sneakers. My initial layering attempt was mixed. I added it to Valentino Uomo Intense (a frag I only half like) which has a barely detectable leather note in it’s opening. Leatherize took over pretty quickly and the saffron and castoreum didn’t play well. So some care is obviously needed when layering. They suggest florals and ambers. Unsurprisingly it smells great with Amber Kiso, taking it in a stronger leather direction. It puts a little more cowboy in Cowboy Grass as well. In short, this is a fun but overpriced fragrance toy that more or less works as advertised. If you are just looking for a leather perfume I’d go for Amber Kiso first, but if you love leather and tinkering with fragrances you should love this as well. Update: Ends up being more versatile and addictive than I thought. Already wishing I had gone for 100ml instead of 50 so upgrading my score. From sweet vanilla (dulcis in fundo), to patchouli, to classic men’s scents (New York Intense) this stuff just works really well as an enhancer.

This is leather, straight up. I stumbled upon it when looking for a replacement for the now discontinued "Vierges et Toreros" from État Libre d'Orange, and am really happy with it. Although it doesn't have the floral elements of Vierges et Toreros, it does have all of the smoky leather—which was always the main attraction of VeT for me. If you're interested in layering, this wears beautifully over DS&Durga's "Amber Kiso". When I tried it at the perfume store directly off the bottle, it stayed on my skin for over 24 hours even though I only sprayed it once. When I tried it off a 1.5ml decant, it didn't last as long—around 6 - 8h instead of a whole day. So if you've got a decant/sample and it's not as long-lasting as you'd expect based on the reviews, try to find a local retailer and see if it lasts longer on your skin straight off the bottle.

My god I remember loving it the first time I smelled it The shop lady offered a sample and I said thank you I will have a bottle please Yes I’m that sure of how great this scent is and truthfully so I loved it Smoke - leather - aromatics You don’t need to layer this it’s perfect on its own I wore it a couple of times and I can’t get enough Yes it does resemble other scents but what doesn’t these days Performance was incredible projection was great if love leather and smoke give it a shot

This is awesome! I've been wearing it alone and layered up, really enjoying it this fall. Straight up leather, but it gets creamy, soft and round in the heart and base. I wore it with gaiac 10 and I felt like the smoky facets of gaiac 10 were amplified in a truly stunning way. Love this house and I think they really shine at these layering fragrances, as I don't know what and Crystal Pistil (rip) are my favorite offerings.