Leather Iris

Sampling Theorodos Kalotinis Leather Iris, an aptly-named blend in the Golden Secret Collection in extrait concentration. It does a very good job blending iris, which can sometimes be a bit sharp/heady/powdery, and leather, which I generally like but I can sometimes run a bit animalic. The result is a pretty smooth blend that is not really sharp at all, like a smooth baseball glove / leather jacket meeting orris butter. This is among my very favorite releases of the house that I’ve tried so far, right up there with Coffee Break and Mentor, expertly put together. I love the balance of it, as it has healthy doses of leather and iris but is not overwhelmingly either, and is surprisingly easy to wear, while performing pretty well. Leather Iris is priced at 150 euros for 50ml, the same as the rest of the Golden Secret Collection but nonetheless a big jump from the EDP collection, which is priced at 45 euros for 50ml. 8 out of 10

This is not for everybody! This is a standout from many of the popular leather fragrances available including Tom Fords offerings. This is bold, natural smelling and incredibly high quality. It hasn't been mentioned but behind the luxurious leather I get wafts of a smokey Petey scotch whisky. I could imagine Mickey Rourke wearing this out. I sampled first and bought a bottle immediately. Very underated from the house. 9/10

This fragrance is literally what the name says: iris plus leather. In a sense it smells like wood varnish. I can't decide if I should wear this dressed up in a suit or with a leather jacket. I think both definitely work, but it's NOT for shorts and a t-shirt. I don't find it to be as long lasting or loud as I would like, but the quality of the smell is fantastic.

This might be the best iris-leather/suede combo in the market. The ingredients this house uses are of the highest quality. The smell to me is buttery suede and powdery iris (in this order). Somehow the first fragrance which came to mind when I sprayed this one was Silky Woods. It has the same silky buttery suede/leather scent to me.

Extremely versatile, you can easily rock this in the summer , even with the leather note, very good perfume, makes you want to smell more. At first the leather is kinda smoky and intense but at the drydown the iris blends perfectly and the result is divine