Bronze Wood & Leather

A luxury handbag carried by the well-groomed stubbled hot boyfriend; a christmas present, birthday or anniversary surprise from the knight in shining armor with his brand new horse saddle still attached. Luscious makeupy powdery raw cowhide. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... Ps: Gucci Guilty Absolute is a totally different beast from this. I don't get the similarity at all. That one has a harsh, overly synthetic, chemical-like bandaid, gasoline, black tar and greasy car mechanic smell. This one is a very refined aromatic, powdery and realistic tan leather. WORLDS APART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tried today at Heathrow airport and bought it immediately. Of the 10 Jo Malone fragrances I own this moved right into my 2nd favourite and I say that as someone that generally doesn’t like Leather as a featured note. The good news (for me) is that this really isn’t about the leather, I’ll have to wear it over the next few days to get a better feel for it, but initial impression is nothing like Gucci Absolute which I dislike and it has excellent lasting power as I used 3 sprays about an hour before my 7 hour flight and it was still going strong when I got off

This remind of GGA which is my favorite leather so naturally I love this. Kudos to Jo Malone for making it perfom pretty well. Animalics make it slightly challenging to those who find them hard to stomach. I think GGA is still my pick because it has that gasoline motor oil vibe but this isn't too far behind. I can actually smell the "bronze" accord which is a cool twist. Scent 7.6/10 Performance 7/10

As my gf put it: 'Harvey Specter would wear this'. It really is a classy scent this. Deep, nuanced and it means business. Similar to my memory of Gucci Guilty Absolute, but much more refined and comfortably wearable for most. This perfume calls for a really special occasion or it might make an ordinary day out feel like one. :)

I don't get it, people keep comparing fragrances that are not even close to similar. BW&L smells nothing like GGA, yes, both have a leather note but that does not make them smell the same. Any how, I like the opening, not sure about the dry down, there is something synthetic about Jo Malones fragrances in the drydown.