Amber Suede

Spicy and slightly animalic leather powerhouse. If you are a leather purist and want hyper-realistic cowhyde vibe, this is it. The oud and spices does give me a bit of a "barnyard" thing where I almost imagine a cowhyde production farm in the early stages of creating what becomes the leather that becomes jackets, hats, etc. It works but you'd need to really be into that sort of thing for this to be a bottle-worthy pickup.

Personal: 6/10 - It's basically JUST leather/suede. It's very simple, and I don't like how leathery it is. Mass appeal: 6/10 - Though leather CAN be approachable, this isn't. It's just straight up animal hide. Performance: 7/10 - It's fine but not remarkable. Surprising, given its leathery dominance. Value: 5/10 - It's not cheap, but you do get a real solid hitter of a leather fragrance for the price. Uniqueness: 6.5/10 - It's extremely vivid suede/leather and that's about it. Not something you see every day, but still fairly simple. SCORE: 61/100 Full bottle buy? NO, I respect it, but it's not something I find wearable at all. Blind buy? NO, it's just LEATHER. Unless you want something photorealistic, buyer beware. Recommend? YES, if you want to smell like a new leather jacket. Date night? NO, it's too harsh and leathery. Not for a first date, at least. Unless you ride a Harley. Office safe? NO, it's loud despite soft projection. Pros: Refined, realistic leather. Great for someone who may not like fragrances, but enjoys fresh leather. Cons: Expensive. Fairly simple. Performance is mediocre. Despite having somewhat complex notes, I actually find this to be an extremely simple leather/suede fragrance that's pretty linear. The leather sticks around through the top, mid, and base, but the background spices change a bit. That said, it's simple and relatively inoffensive, as long as it isn't oversprayed. I don't hate it, but I really don't love it. It's just TOO leathery. Warm, photorealistic suede. It smells like a new leather jacket, or a new belt. Not for me. *Review #45 in my fragrance journey - this fragrance I own as a decant*

It's ok, I agree with xtermn8, it's pretty much only suede. I don't smell much else, maybe woods. It's just sharp, synthetically, leathery. It's very strong. Too strong. Never really warms up and softens the way you would want a leather to, so in that sense, not realistic.

Honestly I would consider this over Dior homme parfum and gucci guilty absolute, might buy it on sale. During opening I get a iris like accord maybe the musk, dry downs to a inky nice leather. Price is too high would pull the trigger around 200

nostalgic -- in that it smells like the Chloraseptic throat numbing spray I would use as a child when I had strep