Sadel

When I ordered samples from Svensk Parfym a while ago I skipped this one, as I was skeptical of the butterscotch and caramel. I love leather fragrances but gourmand notes often make me feel sick and I was worried these would be like that. But now that I got this small decant from someone I know, I can tell you those worries were completely unfounded! It opens up with some very stinky and pungent leather, with some sharp notes as from saddle soap or something similar. I was kind of shocked by this opening (in the best way!), as this is way different to how leather is usually portrayed in perfumes; whereas you usually get the "new leather bag" smell or the "fresh suede" smell, this is animalic, dark, and pungent. It reminds me of my old 1960s Swedish army boots 😊 This is backed up by some great sweet caramel and butterscotch notes that are not at all too sweet, and complement the leather perfectly. After a couple hours the leather starts to fade and in the end, after maany hours, you end up with a sweet but still dark caramel scent with some animalic notes. Every part of this is amazing in it's own way, and if you like leather scents then I can't recommend this enough! It's definitely one of my favorite leather scents.

Less like a horse's saddle than the binding of a very old book in a dark corner of a fine personal library. There's even a hint of the glue holding the binding together, so maybe it contains part of the horse itself (joke). If I smell anything sweet in there at all, it's to balance out the leather, as well as the tobacco that makes it rough and tough. It's no clean, urbane car leather like Tom Ford makes. This leather is the country manor kind, of boots and books, bitter and dark from age and work. A moody and medieval fragrance. Serious, rugged and elegant.

this one is my favourite from the line... my first thought was 'terryfic oud' by terri gunzburg. something sweet (butterscotch vs honey), something animalic (leather) and something stank funky (cumin vs tobacco/vanilla); it's a charming scent, but for mine it wears too close to terryfic for my liking. dark, resiney and smokey, this is a powerful scent and i love it. had i not already bought terryfic oud i'd be considering this as a full bottle purchase. do try!

Im trying a sample of this fragance and i am un LOVE with It. It is sweet and powerful but at same time fresh. I really ove It . It goes directly to my wishlist!! Scent: 9 Longevity: 8 Sillage: 8 Quality/price: 6 Versatility: 7 Global: 8

This is dry grass and leather...the butterscotch is very faint and I would not classify this as a sweet fragrance...very good...