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Leather Forever, but must it be this one?
Oh what I was curious about this scent, the first statements sounded as if this was a pure leather scent; leather with leather and leather again, just the way we (let's say at least I) like it. The name of the perfume said enough. Then I saw it in the souk and took the opportunity. While composing the fragrance, I hoped for a leather grail rather than just one
The opening is clearly marked by the saffron. This blend smells so completely different from the usual leather-saffron mixture, the saffron is less warm and spicy, less racy. This is probably due to the rather dark leather or leather tone that has been used here. It is also due to the truffle, in this case the black truffle. The black truffle smells musky, like musk and around these nuances the leather also smells influenced. This opening is not for the faint hearted. But what seems to be massive at first, remains a bit dull, a bit monotonous.
At some point, the oud also comes out, which always stood out but had little to oppose the earthy notes. It still remains earthy but you can clearly see the difference between mushroom/truffled "earthiness" and patchouli. Patchouli adds a certain sweetness to the leather, sandalwood may also help there.
Unfortunately I was hardly allowed to notice birch, which is a great pity. Both in tar form and as a simple birch this would have been an enrichment.
All this is permanently underlined by animal notes. Light resin scents are also sublimely present - if you know what I mean. Here I have to say that leather plus resin goes much better, much more intense and fragrant as well as multi-faceted. This is also true for most of the other ingredients in combination with leather, which seems to be the credo of Leather Forever, at least if I may put it that way.
So that was my experience with Leather Forever. I had hoped for more, I have to say. After the first test I was excited, too. The more often I wore this fragrance, the more it didn't excite me after all. Do you perceive everything and is this fragrance high quality? Absolutely! If you are looking for an alternative to leather-saffron-raspberry, or if you think saffron is too much for you, you should test it here, despite what I said.
From the first impression towards tires, engine oil and workshop, after sufficient occupation with the scent, nothing remains.
That's it and now I'm back to my catchy tune from the Leather Girls:
"Leather forever, I'll be testing
Everlasting, like the sun
Live forever, for the Leather
Ever searching for the one"
Because my search didn't end here.
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