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02/03/2021
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Leather Up by Phuong Dang costs a whopping 450 US dollars per 100ml. Very often, this tempts us to formulate high expectations of a fragrance, one suspects or even wishes for an olfactory revelation. Unfortunately, the reality is a hard, a different one. So also here as I would like to describe today once factually without history.
I have read through in detail the description of Leather Up on the website, where the advertising text would like to let us travel mentally, what imposing impressions are to be created. Along with graceful, delightful looking lady on the side. Which unfortunately is at the same time the best. Of passion and passion I notice, unfortunately, little. But enough of the introduction.
At first I had to think of the Riege of violet leather, suede. To me, rather feminine. Of course, we have plenty of floral notes here. The rose, which accompanies one clearly, elegant but just also striking. Iris, of course, that should not be missing in any soft suede scent. Clearly noticeable, it provides dry accents.
But from the beginning, these notes peel out only after roughly two hours. First, there is a heavily distorted tangerine, which is dominated by the carrot, otherwise I can hardly explain the artificial effervescence and the reduction of the actual tangerine. I would love to say that racy saffron or a reasonable whiskey plays a role, indicated it does. Unfortunately, I can't. In any case, if anything, we don't have a quality whiskey note.
After that, it becomes briskly floral without becoming delicate. One stands rather before an indefinable wall. The suede mixes in and here flashes what can be. Dark, rich suede with character. A sublime austerity spreads but - too briefly! These moments quickly fade away, they don't linger! Instead, the leather is florally softened and overwhelmed by the musk.
As for oud, I'm no expert. Laotian oud is supposed to be multi-faceted and have an earthy fruitiness among other things, beyond that it's very expensive because eaglewood isn't exactly as common in Laos as rice with fish from the Mekong. Those fruity notes are really there, they smell good too. But: the balance is missing, respectively the overall arrangement. The construct seems richly immature, unausausariert.
Delicate, mossy hints are included, after all. In terms of weight, it is merely a kind of cameo appearance.
Maybe I would have given it at least 7/10 but I couldn't bring myself to do that. Leather Up joins the ranks that are also home to Leather Forever by De Gabor. Shamelessly overpriced, hopelessly grey and mediocre. Quasi the VfL Bochum of leather fragrances. Only you want to see admission prices like in London. That may sound harsh and dramatising. It's true. Objectively, Leather Up is really okay, let's rather say quite okay. The question that obviously guides my comment, however, is whether there is a need for such overpriced fragrances where you can get away with lower quality but the same fragrance experience for 30-50 euros. Leather Oudh by Orientica smells better (subjectively), costs ten euros for 30 ml. Of course, I see that most testers of this fragrance really give top marks - so Leather Up can certainly withstand my contrary opinion!
I have read through in detail the description of Leather Up on the website, where the advertising text would like to let us travel mentally, what imposing impressions are to be created. Along with graceful, delightful looking lady on the side. Which unfortunately is at the same time the best. Of passion and passion I notice, unfortunately, little. But enough of the introduction.
At first I had to think of the Riege of violet leather, suede. To me, rather feminine. Of course, we have plenty of floral notes here. The rose, which accompanies one clearly, elegant but just also striking. Iris, of course, that should not be missing in any soft suede scent. Clearly noticeable, it provides dry accents.
But from the beginning, these notes peel out only after roughly two hours. First, there is a heavily distorted tangerine, which is dominated by the carrot, otherwise I can hardly explain the artificial effervescence and the reduction of the actual tangerine. I would love to say that racy saffron or a reasonable whiskey plays a role, indicated it does. Unfortunately, I can't. In any case, if anything, we don't have a quality whiskey note.
After that, it becomes briskly floral without becoming delicate. One stands rather before an indefinable wall. The suede mixes in and here flashes what can be. Dark, rich suede with character. A sublime austerity spreads but - too briefly! These moments quickly fade away, they don't linger! Instead, the leather is florally softened and overwhelmed by the musk.
As for oud, I'm no expert. Laotian oud is supposed to be multi-faceted and have an earthy fruitiness among other things, beyond that it's very expensive because eaglewood isn't exactly as common in Laos as rice with fish from the Mekong. Those fruity notes are really there, they smell good too. But: the balance is missing, respectively the overall arrangement. The construct seems richly immature, unausausariert.
Delicate, mossy hints are included, after all. In terms of weight, it is merely a kind of cameo appearance.
Maybe I would have given it at least 7/10 but I couldn't bring myself to do that. Leather Up joins the ranks that are also home to Leather Forever by De Gabor. Shamelessly overpriced, hopelessly grey and mediocre. Quasi the VfL Bochum of leather fragrances. Only you want to see admission prices like in London. That may sound harsh and dramatising. It's true. Objectively, Leather Up is really okay, let's rather say quite okay. The question that obviously guides my comment, however, is whether there is a need for such overpriced fragrances where you can get away with lower quality but the same fragrance experience for 30-50 euros. Leather Oudh by Orientica smells better (subjectively), costs ten euros for 30 ml. Of course, I see that most testers of this fragrance really give top marks - so Leather Up can certainly withstand my contrary opinion!
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