Perfumes with Leather
Leather smells smoky, dry, slightly tarry and animalic, like a worn jacket, a saddle or a new pair of shoes. There is no natural leather extract; the note is an accord built by the perfumer.
Historically it was composed with birch tar and castoreum, and today it is mostly created with synthetic molecules. The result can be soft and powdery like suede, or dark, smoky and rugged. Leather is tenacious, so it usually sits in the base, sometimes in the heart. It pairs well with saffron, iris, tobacco, oud, patchouli, vetiver and rose.
Leather appears in 9,892 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.
Popular perfumes with Leather
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Oscar De La Renta Pour Lui (1980)
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Frederic Malle The Moon (2019)
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Mancera Black Gold (2017)
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Les Indemodables Vanille Havane (2020)
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Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Soleil de Jeddah Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 (2013)
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Nishane Nefs (2019)
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Yves Saint Laurent Jazz (1988)
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Yves Saint Laurent La Nuit de L'Homme Eau de Parfum (2019)
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Maison Martin Margiela At The Barber's (2014)
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Francesca Bianchi Under My Skin (2017)
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Giorgio Armani Armani Code Cashmere (2017)
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Amouage Beloved Woman (2012)
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Mona di Orio Vanille (2011)
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James Heeley Sel Marin
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Gisada Ambassador Intense (2022)
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Parfums de Marly Castley (2025)
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Parfum d Empire Cuir Ottoman Parfum d'Empire (2006)
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Salvatore Ferragamo Signorina Eleganza (2014)
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Frederic Malle Rose & Cuir (2019)
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Guerlain L'Homme Idéal Parfum (2024)
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Cerruti Image Woman (2000)
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Comme des Garcons Black Eau de Toilette (2013)
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L Artisan Parfumeur Dzongkha L'Artisan Parfumeur (2006)
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Hugo Boss Hugo Energise (2005)