Vibrant Leather Intense

I have the 2022/2023 edition. I didn't like it on paper, it just didn't translate well. However, on my skin... WOW. This reminds me of being in a ski chalet with the fireplace on in the evening. No sweetness at all, so when i say fireplace - please do not think of Margiela By The Fireplace. It leaves a very warm and cozy dry deep woody scent. The tobacco, bamboo and papyrus comes through really nicely, much like a niche quality fragrance, you would never expect this type of fragrance from Zara. Very smooth and well rounded with impressive longevity of around 10+ hours on my skin. In the first 3-4 hours the deep woody notes come through the hardest, then the hours after that the VL DNA comes through more. You might become nose blind to it during the wear but the silage is still strong even to the end of the night. Don't over spray if you're going to the office as people may be able to smell you before you enter the room. Definitely one of the best performers, if not THE BEST performer from all of Zara's fragrances, a hidden gem I hope they don't discontinue it!!

@Papyrusbo I have just received a discovery set from vinted with it and my mind went straight to a frag I own - Oriflame Be The Legend. Very similar but less woody, a tad more fruity, leathery and perhaps sweet. It is considered a cheap and more youthful version of La Nuit de l'Homme. You can find it for dirt cheap on vinted if you are in Europe. Good stuff and lasts a bit too. I despise the 2022 version (fresh, harsh and synthetic) and adore the original (warm and cozy), so different! In their description notes within the tester box, they didn't even hide it that it's the same juice as VL Winter lol. It was introduced as VL Winter (certainly a copy-paste of the old description for VL Winter)

I love the majority of VL flankers. I had forgotten about this one, but I had a tester (4 package with VL, oud and cologne) Now I have tested it for the first time and its really amazing. A nice fresh woody scent. Can't compare it with something I already know. So for me its unique. I think this could be the best VL flanker yet. So I wanted to order a full bottle. But they discontinued it already. Hope it will return this year. I can't believe I missed out on the two previous versions :(

The 2022 formulation of the intense vibrant leather is a great cheapie, it smells like a 60€ fragrance easy ! I smelled the original vibrant leather intense which i find a bit screechy with a strong opening, on the other hand the 2022 is different, it smells more refined, more woody and especially long lasting ! It lasts on me for 7 to 8 hours with 2hours of good projection !

I love the 2022 version with the Elemi resin and patchouli ....I believe Jérôme Epinette did a great job with this one. even though oak-moss isn't listed as a note , it does give off that vibe so i get the comparisons to Afnan Supremacy Not Only Intense. i haven't been buying Zara frags recently cause they have been underwhelming to me but this one drew me in immediately