Russe Leather

What a brilliant homage to the Holy Grail of leather barbershop fragrances! Russe Leather is 85%-95% similar to the Memo OG and definitely worth having in your old school collection given the affordable price tag. The blend of smooth leather, brisk pine, aromatic lavender, and lush green herbs evokes a sense of true autumn serenity. With a smoky wink at Aventus and an animalic-fougère nod to the likes of Paco Rabanne Pour Homme and Kouros, its projection and sillage remain nevertheless unostentatious. That said, an uber-masculine creation this elegant never needs to raise its voice to be noticed. My only beef with this scent is the bottle, which is opaque, so you don't know how much you have left. That said, I can't wait to try Maison Alhambra's other dupes.

#938 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Maison Alhambra impresses yet again with a damn fine clone of Memo Paris' "Russian Leather," with all the pine forest greenness of that excellently masculine scent, and none of the artificial conifer nastiness of a Pino Sylvestre scent. $25 instead of $120? Yeah, I'll take that deal. Like the Memo Paris original, it's just barely EDP strength. So it makes it to lunch, but you'd respray midday. I think this is car pool, elevator and small office safe. Appropriate date wear. Despite the similarities, I still think there's a place for original Polo and the less old school Polo Cologne Intense in your collection, but if you only have room for one on your shelf, or in your budget, get this Alhambra scent.

Very close to OG, wouldn't say it is 1:1, but it feels like it is 80% there. In terms of the smell and sillage, this dupe outperforms the original. However, it comes with a cost of longevity. On my skin, OG sits for more than 8 hours, while this one can still be detected after 8 hours but is way more faint. In terms of smell, the OG has a more animalic profile, while this dupe is surprisingly more elegant. It is also heavier on aromatics than leather compared to OG. I would say I like this scent more than the original, which is quite rare. Both of them are beautiful fragrances, which I adore. Although personally I prefer this dupe, and 10x the price for the OG is not justified.

Spot on interpretation of Memos Russian Leather and for $20/80ml... As opposed to $120-ish.. Presentation is on par with Memo’s... In fact, the atomizer is better and the cap is a little nicer / heavier... if you care about that kinda thing... Bottle is nicely made and feels good in the hand. The actual box is well made.... Not to the standard of a Memo Paris box.. but a solid all around presentation. Not a huge performer but not bad either... 4-5 hours on my skin.. given the type of scent, I’m fine with it.. Again, for the price... This is the way to go.

Wore this 2 times.. I want to state my first impressions : Have you ever been into a flower shop? That green smell hits you right away when you spray this.. It does have a leathery background, but the main thing is that green, realistic, slightly floral smell .. It smells good, but I need to spend a little more time with this Will get back with a full review