A more refined, more polite alternative to Tom Ford ombre leather. As a forever Diptyque fan and apologist, within this genre of leather fragrance, I wholeheartedly prefer this.
The vibe of Tuscan leather, manifesting in a slightly different way. Do we need it? Well, I find the top notes of this, more plastic and screeching with a oud/Rose tint to them but generally it’s the sweet fruity ‘raspberry’ and saffraliene of the well known ‘leather’ fragrances in this category. However this is a bit more like the Les Eau primordials one I tried recently which is more of a twangy saffron that the cedar and sandalwood which I find really present in ‘Tuscan Leather’ (or closer copies/‘inspirations’ etc…) this also has a resin/incense note which throws the TL theme a little. There’s room within this sub genre of its own for various takes on the theme, and when it’s dried all the way down and some of the harshness gone, I get actual real smelling leather notes coming from a very faded, hours old scent on my skin. I don’t hate it. I’m just not interested. Never really known Diptyque to follow trends or create played out stuff but it appears they do. I’m not giving this fragrance more credit than it deserves or adding that extraneous detail to sound like I know what I’m talking about. I do get this added depth/differences to a straight TL clone, from this perfume. I don’t think it’s a completely lifeless copy, but it’s close enough to be redundant for most, and that’s kinda true for me too, but perhaps for a slightly different reason.
One of my favourite daydreaming scents. Takes you far away into the heat of a desert. Heavy leather combined with fruity raspberry. Sounds extreme – and absolutely is.