Vici Leather

Best leather fragrance! Period!! I got the 20 piece box sample of Electimuss fragrances. I already ordered Persephone's Patchouli which is a love from first sniff. I'll wait till I get a full bottle for that review as it reminds me so much of Straight to Heaven which I love. Now back to Vici Leather. When I sampled it, I just sprayed a little on my wrist, big mistake. The quantity of the samples is enough for 2 to 3 full wearing. Anyways I didn't like it. It smelled like rough damp leather and animalic, not my cup of tea I had to spray another fragrance to mask that smell. But yesterday, I decided I will do a full wearing of each fragrance for the whole day, and Vici Leather was on my mind because even though it was repulsive on first spray there was something exciting in there... So around 4:30pm I sprayed Vici Leather and decided to go for a short walk in a 38 degrees Chicago weather. As soon as I got out of the building I smelled something so seductive,it made me look around but alas, there was no one there. Then I thought it was my scarf smelling of Gisada Ambassador from the day before. But I know the smell of Gisada and with all the YouTube hype, that was a terrible blind buy. I keep getting wafts of a very seductive leather that's like rough leather and sweet suede mixed together. It doesn't have the sweetness of Cuir Velour by Naomi Goodsir(another favorite). Vici Leather is matured, sweet with a tinge of bitterness, super luxurious. I'm not an adept on notes, but the feeling I get wearing this is the feeling of being a millionaire, feeling like a sexy MF. I feel like I have no worry in the world. My next buy ASAP. And it will be my all-season fragrance. Get it, don't paper sniff it. Wear it, and you'll love the way you feel. Update: so I bought it, I love it, but I realize what drives this is the tuberose! I happened to spray Franck Boclet Cocaine and for a brief moment, somewhere in between, I could not tell the difference from Vici Leather. I love Vici Leather, I might just love it a little more when layered with FB's Cocaine. This means you have to love tuberose.

Vici Leather is an outlandishly opulent and impressive leather chypre which immediately subverts expectations as the wormwood and pink pepper combine for an illuminated green boozy open which is curiously and delightfully fresh. The cinnamon provides a contrasting sweet and warm glow upon which the smoky and supple brown leather and indolic tuberose dance beautifully for prominence. Eventually the leather is victorious, hence Vici Leather, however the green mentholic ghost of tuberose never fully disappears. Finally a comforting and delectably sweet, smoky and resinous amber envelopes the composition. The quality of this blend and materials used is truly second to none, the first thing that struck me when smelling it, is how non-commercial and artisanal it feels. Artisanal in its ability to evoke nature, places, memory and emotion, but without any of the drawbacks of many artisanal creations such as subpar blending and short lived naturals. Amongst the seemingly endless 'inspired by' niche releases that have nothing authentic to say, Vici Leather is an original creation that confidently nods at the grand chypre of yesteryear while remaining wearable and contemporary. It is sensual, bold, loud, daring unisex for both genders, never boring and a resounding victory.

Another house I didn't know until recently recommended by a friend. All of their perfumes are inspired by the ancient world and there is definitely an element to it that has all the camp of a togas-and-sandals epic, but in a very good way. This one is inspired by Caesar's immortal quote, but I guess they must have caught him on a more seductive day off from the battlefield because the leather notes here are warm and sweet rather than raucous and outdoorsy. The leather notes somehow both enmesh with and stand in counterpoint to the dominant tuberose. There's a lot of warmth in this fragrance: leather, pink pepper, cinnamon, amber etc. So, while I can see how the tuberose would make it a perfectly comfortable spring wear, I have immediately taken to it as a great autumn-winter warmer; imagine Sophia Loren and Charlton Heston joining each other for warmth on a pile of furs in Caesar's camp while the snow falls outside... I'm not big on assigning gender to fragrances, but if you are looking for a gift, this is a good option for any man or woman who likes their fragrances on the spicy, seductive side without being too obvious.

This opens up very smoky leather medicinal. I immediately liked it, and immediately recognized the artistry and niche profile. It is very masculine, and the drydown us gorgeous. This is not a mass pleasing designer-plus scent. It is a completely unique, powerful and strong, but beautiful and addicting combination of medicinal herbal notes, sweet rough leather and a warm spicy amber foundation. I love this house and this is one of my favorites. This is a masterpiece, in my opinion. But it won't please everyone. With that said, the mid at about 30 minutes in is a showstopper. Bravo. This smells like every single dollar spent on it. Rare.

Soft, supple leather sandwiched between a caked-on layer of sweet cinnamon and warm balsamic notes. The spices give it a sort of fuzzy, powdery, suede-like texture. There's some underlying smoky woods plus a faint hint of absinthe, but I'm not really picking up tuberose. Moderately strong projection for 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr. A unique ambery leather scent that, to my nose, isn't as aggressively animalic as a lot of other reviews claim. I find it quite pleasant and genteel.