Black Leather

After trying some leather scents recently that were too sharp and acrid for my taste, I braced myself to test Black Leather, thinking it was going to be super oily, heavy. There's nothing wrong with those scents, I'm just burnt out on them at the moment. I was thinking it'd be like Black Afgano if its subject were leather, and never have I been this excited to be wrong! I've revisited it a couple times now and it's becoming one of my favorite leathers. Yes, there is that oily, gasoline-ish opening that I expect in leather-forward fragrances. If we're waxing poetic, maybe that's the motorcycle under the leather-clad badass. Within a minute, a creamy vanilla steps in and smooths out most of the gasoline edge to reveal the leather jacket in all its glory: buttery smooth black leather, soft and durable. The vanilla is creamy, lactonic, and very powdery. And that's what I get for about 4 hours: smooth leather and creamy vanilla. This part reminds me of Memoirs of a Trespasser from Imaginary Authors, but Black Leather is simpler (not a bad thing!) and smoother. The final act is a light skin scent of someone who smoked a cigarette some hours ago, leaving the leather jacket behind. I'm not a cigarette-smoker, but I have some dear friends who are, and this makes me miss them... but I acknowledge that cigarette-skin, however light, is not going to be sweetly nostalgic for everyone. I really enjoyed this journey. While Black Leather is wearable in its own right, it could also be really nice for layering with sweet or floral scents. Definitely sample it first.

This is a black leather impression in watercolour. A second skin for the rocker in us all. The ultimate cool girl aesthetic: she wears her favourite concert tee and a pair of vintage jeans while tossed over her shoulder is her black leather motorcycle jacket. She’s got that chic lined-eyes-and-supple-lips beauty without trying, cheekbones that could cut like a knife. She knows who she is and she’s not denying it anymore. This is not suede, it is not supple. A cracked leather jacket that’s been through the reeds. It’s seen it all, and now so has she. She knows who she is, and she knows what she’s not. She’ll be the song you can’t get out of your dreams when it is just an echo facing the day. Coasting on a whispered breath of Japanese hinoki, sandalwood, and agarwood incense surrounded by a haze of amber. Black Leather opens with a touch of citrus so fleeting that one doesn’t even care if she misses the top notes. The vanilla in this isn’t a sweet one; it’s dry and chewy but we never fully taste it. And then the leather...an indolic breath of leather, worn to softness except where the jacket has touched pavement. This isn’t a new leather jacket. It’s got the rich oils in it still, but because Black Leather starts of light (I do think this is the effervescent quality of all of J-Scent’s fragrances) and settles into a skin scent of sex appeal, this becomes the sexiest and effortless leather I’ve ever worn.

Tom Ford Ombre leather wishes it was as good as J Scents Black Leather. Black leather starts off slightly sweet with a rich spiced pipe tobacco and as it develops it becomes a sensual masculine oakmoss and leather fragrance. Black leather is sweeter and there are no aldehydes like in Cabochard and it is much more pleasing to post modern noses. It is softer, rounder, fuller and less sharp than Cabochard and with none of the soapiness/ aftershave like smell. I like Cabochard and my husband wears it but Black Leather is better. Moderate projection but I like that in a male fragrance. So many male fragrances are very loud and in bad taste. This is a sensual leather, tobacco and oakmoss that is classy, elegant and would make a wonderful date night fragrance for any man.

This is very sophisticated and smooth! It opens with a unsweetened type of pipe tobacco that quickly transitions into an earthy-mossy and slightly soapy black leather. As it moves more into it the drydown fluffy musks, jasmine and vanilla subtly move in. It by no means ever gets too sweet or floral though. Throughout the whole composition there is a subtle oily type of incense like smoke underneath that really gives a mysterious vibe.Im not usually the biggest fan of leathery scents but it’s subtle and smooth enough to be easily wearable. I think it can actually be quite versatile in the right settings since most of its rough edges are polished out.

This is a buttery, clean, soft leather - really beautiful and I would say unisex. The oakmoss note comes off a bit loud at first, but as it progresses it mellows out into a pleasant smoky effect. Not at all overbearing and perfect for nighttime and colder weather. Overall a very sophisticated fragrance, glad to have it in my collection