Vegan Leather Jacket

Vegan Leather Jacket is the best new Lush scent in many moons. Starting with a blast of smoke that veers toward—without ever outright becoming—barbecue, VLJ soon settles on skin with heavy spice rising to the fore. I can understand why Youth Dew and Cinnabar appear in the “reminds me of” section above, but it doesn’t directly relate to either. Rather, it’s as if one of those clove-dominant scents has been pared down to its bare essentials, then flung into a bonfire. Intensely smoky, intensely spicy. VLJ feels rough and rustic, but quite sexy too. Somehow, it reminds me of a leather fragrance without actually smelling of leather. Perhaps that’s the point—this is VEGAN Leather Jacket, after all. Pure love. Started with a 30 mL, but had to upgrade to the 100 mL bottle. Gorgeous!

I probably hit the jackpot with the batch that I got because WOW, the performance is excellent. It’s very strong and long lasting, I can smell it all day and even after taking a shower before bedtime. I‘ve gotten a shit amount of compliments - everyone was asking "what‘s that unique smell???" the other day in uni. People around me are absolutely in love with this perfume, I guess it blends really well with my skin. A friend told me I smell like a mysterious witch (I‘m a 24 yo guy), another friend told me he couldn‘t imagine this scent on anyone else but me. AND HERE‘S MY TAKE: It smells like burning sparklers and firework on New Year‘s Eve. Very fiery, smoky, absolutely stunning

I bought this because of the bad reviews. It turns out everything that everyone hates is what I like, and that’s fine. This is THE best perfume by Lush. I have wanted a Lush perfume for years. Always finding myself in a Lush store browsing the perfumes wanting to love them. Then I stumbled on this + the reviews sold it to me, the name does it no justice. This is quite simply an Asylum Hospital on fire and I am living for it. I have Zoologist T-Rex and it’s kinda in that realm, if you know. Thank you to all the people who gave this descriptive “bad” reviews. It’s fire, medicine, spice and all things nice.

I usually struggle to describe perfumes beyond 'nice', 'delicate' or 'strong' but smelling this perfume actually evoked very clear & vivid visions. After the spray, I could initially smell the smoke and almost peatiness, like in an Islay Scotch whiski. But then, after letting it sit on my skin for a while, I could start smelling the leather and then a bit later a light sweetness like incense toned down by the medicinal cloves. There is a dirty, naughty sexiness to it. Picture this, a biker wearing a leather jacket goes into a bar, drinks a whiski, then goes into a church to secretly meet their lover.

Hated it when I smelled it in the store. Adored it when, after I came home, I smelled the little bit of it I accidentally got on my wrist. It's an interesting scent. Heavy on the leather and wood and smoke. Almost a little plastic-y or like gasoline or burned rubber at first spritz. I love how it dries down into bonfire, though. The plastic quality changes into something muskier. It becomes both more subtle and more intricate the longer it is on the skin. A very sexy scent.

Like many have said, I initially turned up my nose at this scent and wrote it off. On first spray it is intense, abrasive, and a bit 'much'. However, the amazing, nuanced drydown had me running back to the store to grab myself a bottle for home. The scent has such a unique smokiness and heft to it that I can't help but love it. My partner, despite their opposing tastes, loves it on me as well.

I can see how the beginning blast of campfire-like top notes can be jarring for some people. But the heart and drydown combo of this is thing is one of the most beautiful, beckoning, bracing, and heartwarming of any smoky-leathery perfume I’m aware of. In the ranks of Sycomore, Incendo, and Bel Ami, among others, in my collection. Be patient and you’ll be rewarded.

I bought it today in the LUSH store and I am completely obsessed. Absolutely gorgeous, smoky scent, it has a beautiful projection and dries seductively on my skin. It's deffo unisex and has that sexy incense accent in. Sublime! Yes, it smells like an ashtray at the beginning and then it's a true love!

No one mentioned but the leather, vetiver combo really reminds me of Zoologist - TRex. Really burning, and smoky... This is a fantastic dark scent, up there with the greats of Breath of God and The Devils Nightcap.

If you are looking for a leather scent that smells less like a car dealership and more like the vintage leather section of a vintage store - this vibe for you. Let it sit it might be a little intense at first.

Some people are saying it smells smokey and like tarmac, but to me it smells like being freshly bathed on a spring day. Its very green, almost like being in a eucalypt forest.

vegan leather jacket is the pissed off protagonist who just got done traveling for weeks on foot to have a three-part series finale battle with their father, breath of god

Opening reminds me of Tom Ford Sahara Noir, very smoky, woody, not a hint of sweetness. After dry down I get the cloves, actually reminds me of Lushs Turmeric Latte.

Absolute bargain. Big smoky leather to start with, but it soon starts to melt into a lovely slightly sweetly spiced tobacco and clove scent Bargain

This is one of the most sexy perfume, its addictive and layers beautifully to give anything more depth and edge. I loveeeee it.

Smells like the smoking section of a gay bar. Instantly purchased.

A quite interesting journey that this one provides making it a very interesting and likeable fragance with a truly unique character. The opening is an actual smoky grey and bitter, than shortly evolves into a resinous, piney green feel. That kind of greenness, what you feel in a premium florist shop. Than after a short while on skin it turns into a powdery, tender sweetness, that evokes an impression of a vintage book store or a quiet library -- truly beautiful, composition, creates a lyrical, serene and nostalgic mood. What is fun, that on clothes the second stage, this green piney, silky, more fresh opening plus a fair amount of clove remains instead of the powdery sweetness - and stay there actually for days. Absolutely beautyful.

I love a Lush fragrance. Most Lush frags are very individual. Shade is absolutely unique. Vegan Leather Jacker isn’t. It’s very dry, has a genuine smokiness to it; I get the amber comparisons (VLJ is kinda the country bumpkin cousin of YSL Cinnabar) but it’s not leathery. I get no leather at all really. And its reach is very poor. This frag sits close to the body - two/ three good spritzes to my skin and the same again to my clothes and after 10/15 mins I cannot smell it and no one has yet to comment on it. Do I like VLJ? Yes I do. It’s an everyday frag. More masculine I’d suggest. I’ll continue to wear it. And for the price...why not? But don’t buy this expecting a leather bomb. You’ll be disappointed.

Has notes in common with Breath of God but is simpler and less confusing. Vetiver is strongly identifiable in both. LOVE the clove, it makes it a little goth. I had been mixing up a body spray with tons of clove EO for myself and so I have been hooked on smelling clove-y all year. On the unisex side of masculine. The person who says it layers well is correct but I am a tomboy and this is perfect for my aura all by itself. The other person who warns not to blind buy is also correct. You’re either going to love it or hate it and I can understand both but I personally am on the LOVE side.

*warning: avoid wearing amongst sensitive noses, or older slavic women apparently because my Russian teacher did NOT like it* Opens with a strong BBQ note, which disappears after 5 seconds. Heady tobacco and warm clove surface, the body of this fragrance is slightly medicinal and wholly bohemian. Good for layering overly sweet perfumes, adds a leathery / smokey / incense edge. Makes me want to drink house red at a bar and work on an imaginary novel in late November. Like most Lush perfumes, oils are clunkily blended but for the price its long-lasting and fades beautifully on the skin.