Leather

Before anything else, this review is for the oil rollerball version of this fragrance, not the EDP. Often the performance and notes can differ a bit with sprays vs. rollerball applicators, as with Lake & Skye's 11 11, where the oil has better longevity than the spray, but has a bit less sillage. To me this opens very floral. The lily of the valley overpowers everything else very briefly in the beginning, but pretty soon it quiets down enough that the other notes can shine, and interestingly, the alchemy of the many different notes at times harmonizes into something very close to the smell of fresh dandelions. The specific leather note in this is not rugged, tough leather, but actually the semi-sweet powdery scent of soft handbag leather. It's present throughout, if a bit swamped by the florals in the opening. I would have liked the leather in this to be just a tad stronger given the name, but it's definitely there. The warm, earthy woods and spices are subtle, but to my nose they actually prop up the entire fragrance (sort of like very skilled stage hands at a live performance, you know they're doing their job well because you hardly notice them, but without them the whole show would fall apart). This lasts around 7-8 hours on my skin. The sillage is pretty decent for about the first 3-4 hours of that, then it becomes a skin scent. This fragrance strikes me as incredibly versatile; understated enough for daytime/the office, but sultry enough for a night-time/date night fragrance. In my opinion, this would be good in any season, but it's especially fantastic for autumn. It would work best paired with an outfit that includes a leather jacket, or any other leather pieces, to help bring out that note in the fragrance.

the perfume's namesake is not very present, not in the slightest, but it has an allure similar to a nice leather shoe. something about this perfume screams "san franciscan who's a casual smoker and is wearing below-knee heeled boots." very cool girl energy. it opens very woody and spicy, and then slowly develops into a smoky stunner. it subtly leans out of a masculine fragrance into an androgynous one. then, i find the floral notes come to play, as the wood and spice mellow. the cedar is still VERY apparent, but the violet helps beat it down. when it is fully dry, it doesn't change much. throughout the day, i smell it on me-- it lasts a long time. i like this layered over a scent with a strong lychee/mango/tropical fruit note. many people describe this fragrance as clean or safe, but i think the person for this fragrance is really anything other than that. it's a bit daring, a bit edgy, a bit unrefined. it isn't elegant, but has enough raw potential where its just right.

This is one of my new scent obsessions. I’ve finally found a woody scent that doesn’t pull super masculine or choke me out with cedar/sandalwood. I get prominent woods in the opening, but this quickly dies down a bit and the florals are revealed. I mostly get violet, which is a note I quite enjoy. The leather is also there, but it is not overwhelming and gives a slightly powdery nuance. Despite the name being leather, I think the florals and woods are the stars. I get spice from the pepper and cloves as well. It ends up drying down to a powdery-violet scent with woods in the background. This is a classy woodsy scent made more complex with the addition of florals. I can see this working as an everyday scent or an evening scent if you apply generously. I think it may be overwhelming in high heat though. I can also see the comparisons to Santal 33 and I agree with another reviewer that it’s more wearable, as well as versatile and non-offending.

Malin+Goetz’s Leather perfume is an unexpected love! And I mean love it that I am considering buying a bottle even though it doesn’t really performs like your traditional leather perfume. Meaning it’s rather weak and sits close to the skin!! Scent wise, it is a very warm, soft spicy, powdery, buttery, creamy, mildly sweet, floral take on a leather perfume, hence the reason I am so obsessed with it... Also, if you want a traditional leather scent, something masculine, dark, rough, this ain’t that! This is rather a feminine leather scent, or might be unisex. It’s actually not even a leather dominant fragrance truthfully, like the name suggests, it’s more of a smooth sandalwood, cloves, violet flowers, orchids, lotus, pepper almost equal parts as much as leather! It’s unique, comforting, vintage, refined and unusual but in an addictive way, different and so beautifully smelling. A mass appealing floral, creamy leathery perfume! It’s perfection

This is my winter go-to (roll-on version)! If you like Santal 33, you'll love this one, not to say there are dupes but they're just in the same language so to speak. It's very spicy and peppery at the beginning (love the pepper in this one) and then slowly transitions into a very nice flowery fragrance accompanied by the ever-present woody and leathery notes. Very very powerful androgenous scent that has both feminine and masculine elements that balance each other out beautifully. Unsure how this fragrance would perform in its EDP version as I have to say, I have the brand's Cannabis fragrance both in roll-on and EDP versions, and I much prefer the roll-on. I don't love the spray that their bottles have and just feel that the essential oils for these perform better in oil. Also, the roll-on version for Leather lasts for ever and stays in my clothes for days!