Top Notes
Italian bergamot
Bitter orange
Turmeric
Jamaican rum
Heart Notes
Plum
Davana
Californian eucalyptus
Base Notes
Texas cedar
Leather
Oud
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Notes06/21/2020
Chizza
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The leather commentary forced from the very top
I was just engrossed in my work when suddenly a suppressed number flashed up on my private phone. I was a little taken aback when I answered, "Chizza K. speaking, please?" "This is the Perfume Administration. You can guess why we're calling?" "No, what's the matter?" "Well, it's been a few days since your last leather commentary! Stop writing about other perfumes, there'll be a new leather comment by tomorrow night! There have already been complaints! Are we clear?" "Yes... yes... sure..."
I sat there slightly shocked until my work distracted me again. In the evening I walked to my car in the parking garage, having forgotten the incident, which urgently needed cleaning. Someone had written something in the dust on the car, there was written in big letters: LEDERRRR! I turned around, but of course there was nobody to be seen. So I wiped it off, drove home, greeted my wife. She was a bit excited and showed me a letter cut out of individual newspaper snippets, it said: "Delivery by 8 pm tomorrow! Otherwise ..."
I explained the seriousness of the situation to my wife, but luckily she came up with a sample that I had initially dismissed as average, but which I, contrary to expectations, then liked to a certain extent, and so I now wrote about my perfume life. At first I thought about copying everywhere, because good comments were already there but then I decided to write something myself because it was about my favourite fragrance, the leather:
Gold Leather starts out for me not very exhilarating, because I can't get much of the sweet notes in the leather and so a wave of rum hits you first. Fortunately, this becomes alcoholic relatively quickly. Unfortunately and fortunately secondly it catches the plum. I don't like plum in perfumes, which is because it is used very present and often in the form of overripe, juicy-sweet plums. That's the same here. The union with rum leads to a new, quite nice scent but it's not mine. But so much is said; it will get even better.
The initial citric seems a bit out of form here, does not harmonise directly with the remaining notes and must first find its place as an orchestra playing together for the first time. Conductor Leder also comes to the rehearsal only slowly to act as an ordering force. The rum, by the way, is at no time of nature that one has to fear that here in the provincial pub they still serve adulterated rum, respectively it is the pleasing rum that even young people would prefer.
Surprisingly, once arrived, the leather remains rather bright due to the bergamot, as if the leather had been sprinkled with it. The plum has quickly disappeared, Gold Leather becomes harsher and greyer in colour, but remains alcoholic. Somehow this reminds me of a limoncello-leather mixture. So quite subliminally I notice the cedar, whose effect I simply appreciate. It doesn't come out clearly for me but that would be unnecessary here. Generally it has to be said that we have a quieter leather in front of us, which is socially acceptable and doesn't have the urge to stand out with its strong notes.
Here we have to ask ourselves the crucial question: is this sufficient for an elevation to higher scent spheres? Shouldn't it rather be called, do I like plum and rum with leather? How do I feel about rather weaker leather? Does the Davana bother me? Now and then this dull sweet smell comes through. You have to like that and since I don't like mango either and this smell can sometimes take on such characteristics, I have to personally answer the last question in the negative.
Only after two hours does the smoky element begin to strike, the leather now appears tart, matt-spicy and less pleasing, Gold Leather becomes more serious. I like this phase very much, so I like leather scents, but the length of time this part stays leaves a lot to be desired.
I can't help but notice that the beginning and the later sweet fruity note slightly denature the fragrance. But if you like plum and rum with leather, this is for you. And don't worry, it's not a pseudo-leather jacket bar perfume. So I like to rate Gold Leather benevolently, because the scent is fine and a light leather scent, if you appreciate the other performers.
Is it 8:00 yet? No? Phew... just in time ;)
(With thanks to Floyd who sent me the sample)
I sat there slightly shocked until my work distracted me again. In the evening I walked to my car in the parking garage, having forgotten the incident, which urgently needed cleaning. Someone had written something in the dust on the car, there was written in big letters: LEDERRRR! I turned around, but of course there was nobody to be seen. So I wiped it off, drove home, greeted my wife. She was a bit excited and showed me a letter cut out of individual newspaper snippets, it said: "Delivery by 8 pm tomorrow! Otherwise ..."
I explained the seriousness of the situation to my wife, but luckily she came up with a sample that I had initially dismissed as average, but which I, contrary to expectations, then liked to a certain extent, and so I now wrote about my perfume life. At first I thought about copying everywhere, because good comments were already there but then I decided to write something myself because it was about my favourite fragrance, the leather:
Gold Leather starts out for me not very exhilarating, because I can't get much of the sweet notes in the leather and so a wave of rum hits you first. Fortunately, this becomes alcoholic relatively quickly. Unfortunately and fortunately secondly it catches the plum. I don't like plum in perfumes, which is because it is used very present and often in the form of overripe, juicy-sweet plums. That's the same here. The union with rum leads to a new, quite nice scent but it's not mine. But so much is said; it will get even better.
The initial citric seems a bit out of form here, does not harmonise directly with the remaining notes and must first find its place as an orchestra playing together for the first time. Conductor Leder also comes to the rehearsal only slowly to act as an ordering force. The rum, by the way, is at no time of nature that one has to fear that here in the provincial pub they still serve adulterated rum, respectively it is the pleasing rum that even young people would prefer.
Surprisingly, once arrived, the leather remains rather bright due to the bergamot, as if the leather had been sprinkled with it. The plum has quickly disappeared, Gold Leather becomes harsher and greyer in colour, but remains alcoholic. Somehow this reminds me of a limoncello-leather mixture. So quite subliminally I notice the cedar, whose effect I simply appreciate. It doesn't come out clearly for me but that would be unnecessary here. Generally it has to be said that we have a quieter leather in front of us, which is socially acceptable and doesn't have the urge to stand out with its strong notes.
Here we have to ask ourselves the crucial question: is this sufficient for an elevation to higher scent spheres? Shouldn't it rather be called, do I like plum and rum with leather? How do I feel about rather weaker leather? Does the Davana bother me? Now and then this dull sweet smell comes through. You have to like that and since I don't like mango either and this smell can sometimes take on such characteristics, I have to personally answer the last question in the negative.
Only after two hours does the smoky element begin to strike, the leather now appears tart, matt-spicy and less pleasing, Gold Leather becomes more serious. I like this phase very much, so I like leather scents, but the length of time this part stays leaves a lot to be desired.
I can't help but notice that the beginning and the later sweet fruity note slightly denature the fragrance. But if you like plum and rum with leather, this is for you. And don't worry, it's not a pseudo-leather jacket bar perfume. So I like to rate Gold Leather benevolently, because the scent is fine and a light leather scent, if you appreciate the other performers.
Is it 8:00 yet? No? Phew... just in time ;)
(With thanks to Floyd who sent me the sample)
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