Godolphin

Opens with the same sweet fruity high end shoe leather scent as Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather and Maison Alhambra's Toscano Leather. The leather accord itself has the same turpentine quality as Tuscan Leather, Ombre Leather and most other leather frags whose leather accord is approximating the smell of leather shoes. I've said it elsewhere - the leather accord in perfumery isn't actually recreating the smell of cowhide itself (which doesn't have much of a scent), it's recreating the smell of all the chemicals and materials used in the creation of a leather good. For frags that evoke the olfactory profile of leather shoes, they recreate the caustic, turpentine-like smell of the glue used to attach the leather upper to the midsole. They also throw in the scent of rubber in there to evoke the heel or outsole. They may also throw in the scent of some of the chemicals used during the tanning process of the hide - whether it's chrome tanned, vegetable tanned, glove tanned, etc. 15 minutes after initial spray, Godolphin has mellowed somewhat. I remember Tuscan Leather smelling stronger than this by this point. Toscano Leather was even stronger. Projection is at least arm's length. Possibly more. Sillage is excellent. It hangs around in the air long enough that you can smell it a few seconds later passing by where you just walked. 1 hr 45 min in: Development is similarly linear to Tuscan Leather. TFTL is so well blended compared to Toscano Leather that it comes off as linear as you can't really distinguish between notes. Godolphin seems to be the same. 3 hrs: No change in scent or intensity. 5 hrs: No change in scent but intensity have retreated quite a bit. 6 hrs: The turpentine smell has dissipated leaving behind a sweet floral scent. I can smell the rose but it's blended with other flowers. 8 hrs: Intensity has contracted significantly. Firmly in skin scent territory now but it's still going. Longevity is eternal. I'm writing this paragraph at the 13 hr mark and I can still smell it on my skin. It probably still has 1 hr or 2 hr left before it disappears completely. However, useable longevity is 8 or 9 hrs before it becomes too faint for anyone else to be able to pick it up off of you. Performance-wise, this has both Tuscan Leather and Toscano Leather beat.

MASTERPIECE! This is my honest review deep from the heart. I can tell I have tried a lot of parfum in my young life of 30 now. Also I worked in a sensory lab for a short time and my nose is mostly very sensitive to some smells and odors. Seeking months for a Parfum with Leather and Saffron my long travel seems to end by now. I found a niche Masterpiece. I tried 7 different leather Parfums on the market and only Tom Fords Tuscan Leather I loved the most until I found This Golden Masterpiece. Both seemed 100% identical. Byredo has something close too. It opens like Byredo - Black Saffron. Fruity and fresh. Saffron and musky flowers will make u addicted to sniff it again and again. After an hour the leather starts to grow. The scent becomes darker and darker but still not that leathery, dusty and linear like the smoky Tuscsn leather.Tuscan leather is more itchy and incens like to my nose. Godolphin is more soft and unisex. Kind of vanilla,amber and raspberry in a mix i get.Both match closely after 6 hours. Still Tom Ford ist a bit longer lasting as it is a EDP. Godolphin is a EDT! But a heavy one! Sillage is very good. Like TL. Montales - Aoud leather is a different kind. I dont want to compare it as it is totally different and more made fo a man I think. It has pepper and oud that dominates. Anyway. What our nose will get is a leather imitation by well crafted blends in a scent and not the leather of a dead animal as we know it. Leather is hard to define. Here is one way to remind me of lovely leather: Godolphin. My new Signature. I am so in love after weeks of comparing. 125 ml for 120 € was really cheap. TL is about 170 € for 50ml. Highly recommend to all Leather/saffron lovers. I think it is the best in its Category by now. Second is TL by Ford and third Byredo - Black Saffron, which doesnt project leather that strong and seems to last less then the other two. Try it. You will see! scent: 9,5/10 longevity: 7,0/10 sillage: 7/10

I see many reviewers compare this fragrance with Tuscan Leather and Ombre Leather from Tom Ford. Let’s take a look at the release dates of these fragrances: - Tuscan Leather: 2007 - Godolphin: 2010 - Ombre Leather: 2016 (in the Private Blend Collection) - Ombre Leather Parfum: 2021 - Eau d’Ombre Leather: 2024 All the above fragrances share similar leather scent profiles. However, it would be incorrect to say they are identical or clones of Tuscan Leather. To me, Godolphin is smoother and fruitier compared to Tuscan Leather. The opening of Godolphin is softer, and the smokiness is less pronounced than in Tuscan Leather. The raspberry note in Tuscan Leather is distinctive. That said, owning both may be unnecessary unless you’re a collector aiming to complete your collection. I’d recommend sampling both on your skin to decide which one you prefer. Comparing this fragrance to Ombre Leather is, in my opinion, not entirely accurate. While they do share similar scent profiles, the differences are even more noticeable. Ombre Leather generally has a milder leather scent and is more unisex. Ombre Leather Parfum is a toned-down version of the EDP, with less depth and some ozonic vibes, making it even more unisex in my opinion. It’s still a beautiful fragrance, but it should not be directly compared to Godolphin and Tuscan Leather. As for Eau d’Ombre Leather, I haven’t had the chance to try it yet. However, based on the notes alone, I’m assuming the difference from Godolphin is even greater. Yes, Tuscan Leather did come first, but that doesn’t mean other leather fragrances released after it are all clones or copies. In my view, all of them are great leather fragrances with strong performance. Sample them side-by-side and choose the one you like the best.

Our perfume nose abilities are sometimes of great importance, and from the point of view of the "average" nose, he can smell one thing, which has nothing to do with the notes themselves, nor with the scent profile of the perfume itself. And it is interesting how, for example, one thing can remind someone of something beautiful and another again on just one thing, and the third detects the whole spectrum of notes and perceives the entire fragrance composition. Godolphin-this fragrance is supposed to be a similar version of the famous Tom Ford Tuscan leather... Others say it smells like Colombian white powder: ( : D )...The very profile of the Godolphin fragrance has quite a linear atmosphere and as soon as you apply it you get a hint of strong sweet raspberry wrapped in something dark (leather). it lasts for quite some time...Even when I smell it several hours later, I get comments from others that I wonder what this nice smell is? Parfum de Marly really does certain things exceptionally well, and despite the fact that it is a replica and not an original, they make this scent the famous Tuscan Leather is somewhat more wearable, I would say, because it never becomes overwhelmingly overpowering or dominates the whole situation, but one smooth version of it. A job well done!

Now this is a unique one. On first spray, you get a nice leather whiff, but it's complemented by something faintly fresh and sweet that reminds me of cucumber. Of the 4 or 5 leather-based scents I've spent time with, this seems to do a very good job of retaining the strong, masculine nature of the leather but refining it with enough sweet, fruity notes that it never feels strong. My first impression is very good. Looking at the notes, I'm really impressed with how they blended aromatics and fruity notes so that it all seems to hit your nose just right. With that said, "Very good" is not exactly enough to drop around $300 for a 100 ml bottle unless you are an avid fragrance collector or you just love the scent so much you can't live without it. I would say the dry down keeps the strong leather character but it's now sweetened by cedar and musk base notes and still very nice. This is a hard one to rate because it's about double the price of most scents I sample. However, with PdM you are really getting the quality for every cent you pay. I'm giving this a strong 8.75/10. It's a really nice scent but not mind-blowing, and there are other leather scents that provide a similar experience at a much more affordable price point.