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mqzkmooesg – :
رایحه خوبی داره ولی خاص مهمونی و مجالس خصوصیه چون بنظر من یه رایحه عرق سگی شدیدی ازش بیرون میاد که خیلیا دوس دارن اما نمیشه هر جایی زد . میخوام یبار بزنم و برم نماز جمعه ببینم چه بازخوردی میگیرم شایدم بجای بازخورد باهم برخورد بشه یا بازداشت بشم خدا میدونه ولی بدجور زده سرم این ریسکو بکنم
rowd – :
Like others have said this is a brandy open. And it dominates for an hour. In the drydown you’re hit with saffron plum and oud. The drydown is delicious.
It’s not a blind buy and not a crowd pleaser but it’s a 9/10 to me.
solu-medrol – :
This is my favourite fragrance from Atelier Colognes’ heavier fragrance line. To explain the scent, it basically smells to my nose of apple pie with steamed plums and some rum, and a hint of leather in the background. It smells like Byredo’s Accord Oud but with plums instead of blackberries, and without the strong oud note. Although I greatly prefer Accord Oud to this, there is something about this that’s really appealing to me. It also projects really well on my skin, while longevity is moderate leaning strong. The projection/longevity isn’t as good as Accord Oud but is very good for something from Atelier Colognes. Overall, it’s a nice cheaper alternative to Accord Oud.
4.5/5
alekx585 – :
On first spray, I instantly thought to myself – I already have this smell, this is Versace Oud Noir in more ways than one. And it’s no surprise – oud, guaiac wood, saffron, leather, they share quite a few ingredients.
Someone described this as TF Oud Wood plus Plum Japonais. Yep, I’d agree with that, kind of. But the leather is there, in the background, just like it is in Versace Oud Noir, so I’d personally describe this as Oud Noir plus JUST the plum from Plum Japonais. The plum though, along with the rum note, together they come across a lot like rose to my nose. If the thought of a rosey/plummy TF Oud Wood sounds appealing to you, then this is right up your alley!
This is also much stronger than any of those mentioned. I received this at the post office and couldn’t wait to smell it, so I sprayed it in my car. One spray on the back of my hand and I INSTANTLY regretted that decision!
The dilemma here for me, is that this scent overlaps a few scents in my collection. Versace Oud Noir and recently acquired Muhammad Ali Legacy Oud Round 6 (which is a smooth blended rose oud). So, it looks like I have some decisions to make as to what to keep and what to resell.
x666xx – :
Saffron, citrus, fruity alcohol, a bare hint of oud and nowhere near as much leather as I hoped. I am always a little iffy about scents with alcohol notes because they do often just make me smell like a drunk :p I don’t really get the fad. This one is a pass for me.
paulus – :
Fruity beginning which is very sweet. I also get some dried plums that have been macerating in alcohol and added on top some extra orange peel for freshness. At one point, I pick something mentholated that goes on and off.
The booze is gone and the fruity notes are there, going strong, sweet and juvenile most of the time as they don’t have something powerful to balance with, being that the leather is very shy, more like a soft suede; it is clean and it’s sitting quietly in the background. The fruits are clearly dominating the blend, but towards the end, woods are joining and it also has some kind of dusty feel to it.
Scent: 6/10
Longevity: 9/10
Projection: 7/10
IODINE – :
I find it necessary to, or at least only fair that I should, write a few words about this, as the notes-list above says that it has oud in it. So it transpires that since about October last year I have had a perfume with the stuff in it! Maybe I should not be all that surprised, given the prevalence of it.
But I do remember, when I was in the store testing this, I was constanly attracted by a note that I found kind of tart with a ‘bite’ to it and yet velvety smooth at the same time. I would get the bottle to revisit it if it were not in an awkward place (and I were more certain exactly which place).
But each time I have worn this as well as when I chose it, it always seemed to me that the most outstanding feature of this fragrance is that delightful counterpoint between the tart and the velvet. And I suppose that is effectively my review of it, as I cannot reliably recall fine detail about it. But I do remember enjoying it a very great deal, and I am now minded to find it again without too much delay, so as I can have another go on it.
Wowana – :
This kind of smells like the specialty brandy old-fashioned drink I had last weekend. Definitely masculine but kind of interesting. It is too strong for me but on the right person who likes booze a lot – sure go for it!
fox2001 – :
Enjoyable opening of booze, plum and spice. The drydown lasts forever, 12h+, however I find it cloying and somewhat unpleasant, perhaps it would be better to just let it die.
Retails at £160 for 100ml. No way worth it IMHO, the underlying quality just isn’t there. It should be seriously good at that price but it smells like something a fraction of the price with ramped up performance.
аравика – :
Love
Performance is amazing
wow
muratm – :
The opening is a mess: bitter orange + whiskey note + synthetic oud + leather. If you wait 5 minutes or more it calms down onto your skin and becomes a beautiful plum fragance. I guess Atelier Cologne is losing their focus. 🙁
Kuze4ka – :
Tried this out today without any knowledge of the notes: I nearly gagged on 1st sniff as the boozy opening smells exactly like “witblits”, otherwise known as “firewater” (the name of a distilled white spirit known for the strong punch it delivers). Then I became aware of a sour citrus, oud and leather. Dry-down is surprisingly soft and quite pleasant but not leathery enough to add to my collection.
коля дудник – :
This is quality juice, no doubt! I am not a fan of plum, boozy notes but this one is delicious. on my skin, the bitter orange with a hint of booziness which is cosey and warm, I don’t get much mind you but overall this is a lovely warming scent, perfect for winter and Christmas. 8/10
Gusarwyfjc – :
The leather is pretty tame in this one compared to many of the other notes. More of a fruity/spicy/boozy scent. Also, I get quite a bit of honey as well. Like sniffing a jar of honey with a bunch of spices and alcohol in it. Not a favorite of mine, but some people could pull it off. More ‘fem’ in my opinion.
GamAndrey – :
عطری بابوی بوزی زعفرانی (تاحدی)چرمی،پخش بوی زیاد وماندگاری بالا،بازخوردخوبی هم ازش گرفتم به خصوص خانما،اگراین فاکتورهابراتون مهمه تستش کنید.کیفیتش هم خوبه ومانندهمیشه توصیه ام اینه که بدون تست نه این ونه هیچ عطردیگه ای رونخرید.من که روی این داستان بلایندبای خیلی ضررکردم ودیگه تکرارنمیکنم این اشتباهو.7/10
ocheretovka – :
In the opening it smells like boozy plum. You can easily detect the (unfortunately) synthetic leather x orange combo. If you smell it carefully you can also get some of the oud. It feels like if you’ve showered in plumy booze. Good for Fall or even better for Winter.
It’s sweet, rich and warm. The composition is good and very well balanced, but the synthetic leather note kind of ruins it for me, especially if you smell it from very close I get headache.
I’d say it leans feminin because of the plum.
As it dries down it gets even better imo. Gets a little less boozy while the juicy plum is going strong.
I seriously don’t know why they use such a synthetic feeling leather note in a fragrance called “Gold Leather”. However it gets a little bit better during the drydown. It stays pretty much linear though.
Some wrote that it’s a mix of Oud Wood and Plum Japonais and I agree with that. However it doesn’t come even close to the brilliant leather note in Tuscan Leather. Tuscan Leather is also the wrong description for this, more like Ombré Leather 16 if at all.
k2rtuk0v – :
I only get a touch of leather in this. It’s like a plum port wine. Rich, sweet and boozy
Aleksandr2012 – :
I dislike the boozy plum opening and I can’t really detect any leather, despite the name. The oud and saffron dry down is better, but I prefer Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s Oud if you’re after those notes. Another miss from a rather hit-and-miss house.
01aleksandr10 – :
This smells like Slivovitz. But, I guess if you’re looking to smell like plum brandy, this would be a great fit. For me, this was the only one of Atelier’s scents that I really did not like. It was nauseating. Unlike most other Atelier scents, this has quite strong sillage and longevity.
TearneEtege – :
A complex and interesting fragrance; seriously, this fragrance has a number of twists and turns. Gold Leather opens with a loud boozy-plummy bang, which slowly subsides over the next two-hours on my skin. I enjoy loud openings, but this one is a bit too boozy-sweet for my taste and comes across as leaving more feminine at this point…which my teenage daughter loves. Boozy, plummy and a faint woody vibe are what I get out of this phase.
However, the heart is where Gold Leather moves into another direction and becomes a light medicinal-oud, with a whisper of guaiac wood and leather tones in the background, and not much else going on other than an occasional whiff of booze and/or plum from time-to-time. I really enjoy this phase whereas my daughter, who is not an oud fan, does not. I’ve come to love in-your-face oud scents–like some of the Montale/Mancera lines or Perris Monte Carlo Oud Imperial, or oud fragrances–or even oud that play a supporting role in Western fragrances such as Royal Oud. I guess a muted-oud is how I would describe it; it has full-body, but it kept under control.
I woke-up this morning and Gold Leather was still going strong 12+ hours later. Perhaps going strong is a poor choice of words since it was mostly a skin scent after the four hour mark, but it’s still there. Let’s just say that overall projection is moderate and longevity is 12+ hours. I still kept getting a whiff of this one even when I thought it was gone. Also, at some point during the deep drydown phase, this fragrance turned into a plum jam scent (another interesting twist) on my skin with perhaps with a little very light leather in the background.
I really like this one (unique, complex and interesting) and I look forward to further evaluations in the fall; it certainly warrants further attention. The major problem I have with this fragrance is the fact leather is missing to my nose: booze, plum, oud, guaiac wood/saffron and finally leather is how I see it. What hinders this fragrance is versatility as I find it difficult to find suitable occasions to wear this one. Perhaps I will learn to love this one (I very much like it) but I feel it should be renamed to Purple Boozy Aoud.
09pirat09 – :
Wowza! I was prepared for a typical Atelier opening, mostly citrus. What I got: WHISKEY–peaty, harsh, smoked whiskey that made me gag initially. This is not cognac or rum–this is the smoked smell of hides being tanned, a bit urinous, and a couple of sweaty workers “relaxing” amongst the heaps of hides passing a bottle of gut-twisting boggy whiskey. I really had to pull my hand away. (I must add in all fairness that the vast majority of people LOVE this opening–I’m not keen–and I love a smooth single malt, but this was just so unexpected).
Wait, wait, and then about 10 minutes later this settles into a considerably more elegant leather with plummy notes, a balanced sort of sweetness (not floss) that arises from fruity accords. There are some spicy aspects but the leather, plum and guaiac wood dominate. This is no Knize 10 which is smooth leather. This makes me think of hides just tanned.
Upon re-spritzing lavishly and really trying to discern the notes up close: there is a smell of chlorine (saffron? fake/synth oudh). The pool smell is really quite present. The “oudh” is loud and does not smell authentic but does support the “leather” idea of this scent.
Thankfully, the plum cuts it with a sweet autumnal quality “slightly reminiscent” of a Lutens or even one of the Amouages (the latter done much better I think).
Unlike other Ateliers as well, this one is pretty big, less “wispy” and wears like a perfume that Atelier really produces. Out of the entire house which I’ve tried this and Oud Saphir are long and strong, this one tilting ever so slightly feminine I think, but both truly unisex. It is also more FB worthy than some of their thinner offerings. Not a love, but a like, and a surprise.
This is appropriate for dinner out, drinks, but probably not great for the office–combine this and some mouthwash and you’ll get close stares and funny looks.
nanita73 – :
Reminds me a little of Acqua di Parma Colonia Oud, just not as stout. The rum, plum, and oud are center stage, while the other notes are very noticeable and play strong supporting roles. I really like Atelier’s way of blending their notes. A previous reviewer wrote that this reminded them of Christmas, and I can’t agree more.
This is not my favorite, but I do like it. I plan on putting it in the closet and saving it for Christmas.
prorteply – :
[Feb. 27, 2017]
~I will give this more wear and return with a more concrete review!!
{Feb. 28, 2017]
~As mentioned, great fragrance; longevity is great-9/10…silage is impeccable-8.5/10 right away, performance…wow-9/10!..Slightly reminiscent of Dolce Di Giorno from the house of Bois 1920.
Glad to have acquired! Overall, nice fragrance.
[Feb 30, 2017]
~What an outstanding fragrance to have!
Note Breakdown:
Top Notes
Bitter orange, Indian saffron, Jamaican rum
Heart Notes
Plum, Davana, Eucalyptus
Base notes
Gaiac wood, Cedarwood, Leather, Oud accord
What I get; balsamic, yet smooth and fresh. Fruitiness from the Bitter Orange, Jamaican rum, Plum, Cedarwood, and Leather well crafted together. Although there are more notes to be discovered, these are the ones that stand out to me. The Plum, Cedarwood, and Leather are the dominant players together giving off a fruity boozy aroma.
The Plum note stays around for the duration of the dry down, but becomes quieter as the leather emerges sitting underneath to give balance so as to help this fragrance not cross over into total feminine territory. That does not suggest that this is exclusive to male, just expressing that this fragrance stays in the middle as for gender, unisex.
If you have ever smelled Mure et Musc by L’artisan this is very similar in the fruity boozy territory; (This is very different than Atelier-Santal Carmin as far as leather goes;) Other fragrances that come to mind that has this balsamic vibe would be Amouage Journey Man & Rogart of Molton Brown Navigation Scent.The array of notes blended together gives off this sweet almost berry, yet musk aroma that’s quite captivating.
dubkovskiy – :
WOW, such a great scent!
Bought a 5 ml decant. So I tried it after a shower at the gym, very relxaing. It’s start with the mix of leather, rum and plum. After a while, it’s a slow transititon that the plum note takes over the fragrance
9hrs + longevity, great projection
got few compliments by the gym staff about it smells really good.
not very versatile in my opinion, formal occasion, dates yes
fall, winter and spring at night. It is very mysterious scent that I don’t see how it could fit in the day.
So 8.5/10
Solid release
Personally, should be name Gold Plum 😉
multik980 – :
Definitely a thumbs up from me. Leather, booze, saffron, spice, oud and plums. Lots of saffron threads floating on a glass of something that will quickly make you giddy sitting next to an opulent brass bowl full of very ripe plums. The oud gets stronger as the fragrance develops. Sadly the ripe plums fade somewhat. It closes with leather, saffron and a touch of booze.
I have to admit the opening and first hour are my favourite and all too quickly disappear.
Moderate longevity but fades to a skin scent in just over an hour on me. So sad.
ivan_alex – :
Boozy, leathery, oudy with an opening that briefly reminds me of the slight sourness in LeLabo’s Oud 27.
Smartik – :
ترکیبی عجیب از چرم و آلو و رام
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 8/10
Sillage: 7/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 10/10
Affordability: 5/10
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Overall: 7.6/10
dawent – :
در شروع کار؛ یک انفجاری از نتهای شیرین وجود داره. به شخصه از عطرهای شیرین خیلی خوشم میاد؛ ولی شیرینی که در تاپ نوت این عطر وجود داره؛ شیرینی گزنده ای داره. در نظر بگیرین که توت سفیدی که مدتی میمونه و بیش از حد میرسه چه بویی ازش متصاعد میشه؛ حالا اون شیرینی بیش از حدی رو که این توت سفید در این مرحله داره رو همراه با آلو در نظر بگیرین؛ تاپ نوت عطر دقیقا به این صورته. خوشبختانه این تاپ نت حدود ۵-۴ دقیقه بیشتر طول نمیکشه و عطر به سمت تلخ شدن گام برمیداره. در این مرحله؛ چرم بتدریج اضافه میشه و در کنارش تلخی نسبتا ملایمی وجود داره. بوی عطر در این مرحله تا پایان عمر عطر تغییر محسوسی نمیکنه
پخش بوی عطر در مرحله ی تاپ نوت بسیار زیاده و در مرحله ی نت میانی و پایانی پخش بوی متوسطی داره ولی عمر عطر به نسبت زیاده
کاری هست که بنظر من ارزش خرید رو نداره. چون بوی خاص و منحصر به فرد یا پخش بوی وسیعی نداره
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Opening is too sweet. I like sweet perfumes so much; but top note of this perfume is very nettle. Imagine that you smell white berry. It is so sweet. This perfume smell like this one plus plum. This top note stay for about 5 minute and after that middle note is appeared. In this step; sweet note is disappeared and bitter smell is replaced. The leather smelled gently.
Silage is so good in top note, but is moderate in middle and base note.
dimona35 – :
Starting to be one of my favorite plum scents(Thallium black is my favorite overall)This is something you pull out for special occasions,With all the changes it goes through during its time on ones skin(boozy then citrus and sweet then woody then oudy then musky dry down)it will last all night.I can see this as a great New years eve fragrance.Silage is and longevity are both great and you will have a nice scent cloud around you,In my opinion i get no leather but definitely smell suede in the notes.This is a wonderful offering from the atelier house!!!!
koldun_62 – :
It ‘a perfect copy of Accord Oud Byredo.
Identically copied and put on the market without paying plagiarism rights.
Shameful…!
alex10483 – :
Begins with a big blast of rum and then turns into a boozy plum. I couldn’t detect the leather at all until it was a barely-there skin scent.
akmenis – :
I love it. Good for fall and winter, when it’s cold this will warm you up. Purple and nocturnal, its inviting. I feel very comfortable wearing it.
nero3g – :
This perfume is leathery and boozy and has feminine inclinations.its character resembles a beautiful ,honest,intelligent and sexy woman with not too much depth, which Nietzsche proclaims women are totally unaware of reality but what man doesn’t love them.I love this product because of its leathery boozy theme and feminine nods, and recommend it to people who enjoy the same.7.5/10
lelic7up – :
Today I tried both Gold leather and Oud Saphire in Copenhagen. While Oud sapphire was very much like Black Saffron (Byredo), this one is quite similar to Accord oud (Byredo). Smells beautiful and the juice is of high quality. I get leather, plum and oud from this. Perfectly blended and really pleasant.
Scent: 9/10
Longevity: 8/10
Projection: 8/10
markovp – :
Atelier Cologne Gold Leather is the first somewhat animalistic fragrance by the house that I’ve tried, and it does not disappoint in uniqueness or creativity. Certainly a leather-intensive fragrance, it nonetheless has a variety of influences. It’s fruity and boozy due to the plum note (which factors in so prominently in my boozy enjoyment of By Kilian Single Malt, for one), woody and dark due to the oud and some other wood notes, and there are some green notes.
True leather fans (which I can’t claim to be) might not like it because, while the leather is omnipresent in the fragrance, it doesn’t dominate the experience of it. The opening is very citrus-dominant, and the dry down is much sweeter and woodier. It’s unisex to me–not strikingly masculine or feminine, and probably is better for cold weather than warm weather, but like Vanille Insensee and Rose Anonyme, the cologne backing of it does seem to make it friendly enough for summer.
Still, bolder performer than most of the line, Gold Leather projects pretty well for a couple of hours before settling down but the longevity is solid, as it remains
Its pricing is higher than the Atelier norm: $215 for 100ml retail, but discounted at FragranceX to $140. It’s a “like” not a “love” for me, as I’m pretty picky with leathers, though there’s certainly a lot more going on here.
7 out of 10
ActimiTobmilt – :
I feel like James Bond wearing this perfume: D
great scent long lasting…1-2 spray is enough coz Its really strong but after a few hours it give me a nice wine/whiskey orangy scent. Love this Perfume my top perfume everyday.
Bembi12 – :
Pleasant well mixed leather type perfume with boozy opening what amazingly and slowly step back and leave some space to the plum and to the oud, but never disappear.
This is a nice and moody unisex soft warm fragrance with great longevity.
k2 – :
Opens powerfully with a fruity booziness that makes me think of drinking way too much sweet red wine and having indigestion in the backseat of a hot car with leather seats. The astringency quickly gives way to a smooth spiced leather drydown that seems to slowly dissipate until only the faintest hint of clove and desiccated fruit leather remains.
To be honest I fully expected to love this from the note list but I am not a fan. Arabian Knight’s comparison with Pomegranate Noir is spot on. While I don’t hate this as much as I hate that one, I have trouble with these sort of tangy-fruit with mature-spice/powerful things. Not poorly made or anything, in fact it smells very high quality, but just not for me at all.
4.5/10
VatestaireE – :
A juicy, booze-soaked plum embraces the cool, piquant breath of artemisia on a bed of sultry leather.
It’s fruity, spicy and sweet, almost like a darker, racier version of Jo Malone’s “Pomegranate Noir”.
I really like it. It’s not ground-breaking, the leather is very clean, the oud more of a suggestion, but that main accord of spiced plum is just so deliciously sexy. I’m thinking of a vampish Asian girl with dark lipstick and a cropped leather jacket, on her way to a neon-flooded night club. That said, I’m sure a man could pull this off too.
The sillage is quite sheer, but enough to leave an alluring trail, without making you smell like you dunked yourself in a vat of plum wine.
I recommend as a ‘fun night out’ scent.
den911007 – :
Quite possibly the most innovative opening notes I have ever had the pleasure of sniffing in a perfume. They are so exceedingly weird, they feel alien. Alien to any kind of logic in scents…. Guaranteed to surprise, to shock , to please. They truly create an authentic experience of senses, not just the smell. They are so vivid ! Rum and spices, saffron and sugar plums and orange peel, sprinkled with wood … The magic or Christmas mixed with some sort of oriental mystery….
Well, enjoy , for this is the apogee of the perfume. If you bought it based on the top notes, prepare to spray again and again, to maintain them,
From here on, everything is sliding down a soft slope….. I find that disappointing… The middle is ok, but not to different than any other leather /wood/oud combo, sadly I can’t perceive the euchaliptus. And then the base notes, which are , simply put, devoid of any soul or sweetness, with a mild leather, lots of oud, and hints of gasoline. It’s dry and lacking spice or sugar, not bad by any means but common.
Overall, the scent doesn’t have enough leather to justify its name. I’ll take the “gold” without the “leather “, as the scent truly shines and is utmost outstanding in its opening stage.
Needless to say, a true unisex scent, will fit strong willed women with bigger than life personalities , or raw, sexual men with a soft and mellow heart underneath a hunky toughness.
The silage feels strong when you first spray it, and one would assume enormous lasting power, but this is not the case. Everything mellows down quite fast on my skin, it’s strong beginning failing to sustain in a constant manner. But then again , my skin is known for eating perfume.
Even though the drydown is not stellar, I truly love it. The top notes are indeed a masterpiece . An outstanding perfume, awesome for cold nights! I just don’t know if I will ever wear it, as it feels better suited for male energy.
serg65 – :
I like this one, Leathery luxury. This one has a Fresher opening than Tuscan Leather but I prefer the base of TL in the drydown.
This X-mas I predict this newer house is gonna serve up some fierce competition in the North American market. Strong concentrations, whether or not the notes are natural or synthetic, I find the frags from this house last.
Although the silage in this one does not reach that far into the room. But in this day and age of the scent free office etc, it doesn’t hurt to have a few options in your collection that have a short radius around you. The scent molecules don’t seem to travel far.
UPDATE: After wearing this one all day I find that it is not as long lasting as I anticipated. But the fragrance is quite strong in it’s initial phase.
neoix – :
Tuscan Leather is my #1 scent ever. It´s also my #1 leather based scent. Atelier Cologne Gold Leather is my #2. Simply amazing!!!
keranz – :
I’m going to use a word that I hate using to describe fragrances here: sexy. Gold Leather is straight up sexy on a man, and unexpectedly sexy on a woman.
The opening is quite complex; I get some booze, some smoky wood (oud) with a hint of cedar and leather in the background. Its not very plummy at all, really, and I wanted that complex opening to last for longer. That’s the best part. The oud is also well tempered here, as its not too overwhelming. The scent itself is linear, but its easy to wear, rich, sensual, well-blended and quite elegant.
I find it fascinating how male reviewers seem to get more sweetness (femininity) and females more woods (masculinity); although for myself, I would prefer a little more sweetness, but otherwise its damn delicious as is. Soft to moderate sillage, lasts for about 7-8 hours.
svetik_101 – :
A nicely done fragrance but not as good as Byredo’s Accord Oud. Which I find is more richer and projects better.
flaw01 – :
wedding cake, orange sherbet, and whiskey in a hot car wafting vinyl oxide from the seats. a memory of a liquor filled chocolate in summer, but not wearable.
not really a leather either but an impression of leather from a great distance; not really Oud, but the impression of warmth and coziness (without Oud’s camphor and true fungus). i’ve never smelled anything that was so redolent of cake and though i found the opening interesting for its gourmand assault, the rest of the development was not so much leather as a gourmand powder — neither sweet by today’s standards nor really dry.
whiskey iris in the end.
it did last well and if you like the bourbon note as an antidote to all the amber or musk out there it might be for you.
nui837Diobtetty – :
When I first put on this fragrance, my boyfriend, a bartender, said that it smells like Long Island Ice Tea. And it does! It’s a boozy, unusual scent that is more masculine but could be worn by a female too. I loved it on my boyfriend, it has a delicious and sexy feel to it.
griersops – :
I got my hands on this one when I bought their sample set. I do like the scent of new leather sofa, or rawhide leather that hasn’t yet been processed.
My first impression was that this scent has to contain some sort if oud, like Malaysian or South Indian oud. And also within a few minutes you will start to recognise a rough leather note as well as saffron.
So what do I get out of this fragrance?
This one is really masculin, and does well on my skin. I’m personally not so much into these strong oud scents as they tend to irritate my nose all day long. Especially when blended with rose or saffron. And this is the case with this perfume. It must be targeted at the Middle Eastern market since the Arabs and especially the Gulf countries like these strong oud scents. I clearly get the Oud the fought leather and saffron. I also get a slight hint of plum. A really nice scent, but really there are many of these types of scents when exploring the middle eastern perfumeries. But it works well.
I really would find it hard to wear this fragrance on an every day basis because it is not a casual scent in my part of the world.
Overall rating: 5/10
Glorialivex – :
The opening has some fruit and then a smoky leather, with saffron and booze. Delicious, classic, easy to wear. As the dry down comes in the wood and oud notes really shine. Complex and divine! A must try for leather fans.
Anubys – :
This is a strong leather scent. It is unusual. It is much stronger than the leather in Souis le toit,de Paris. This is all leather and guiac wood. I don’t get the oud. When I think of strong ouds, I think of smokey Montals that are full of it. To me this is so leathery that it almost smells like a man made type of leather or synthetic that has sat in the sun. I don’t think this is a scent you can wear by itself, you would have to layer it with something otherwise it would be boring. But if you like leather, mainly leather, this would be the one for you. It isn’t intriguing all by itself. It needs something else.
Viniariunda – :
The opening is a very spiced citrus and boozy plum intense burst with an undertone hinting of what is to come hours later; a much deeper guaiac wood, a bit of oud, and a tar-like note with hints of its former citric pungency and still all the booze. I don’t get leather, personally, but this must be the tar note I smell.
Never before (or since) have I experienced a scent that seemed to have so many different phases on my skin. I remember finding 4 fairly distinct phases that it continued to pass through for hours.
Overall this is a boozy spiced citrus rind & plum with lots of guaiac wood in the background. The medicinal/hot tones of oud and saffron mingle with these notes, in and out, creating a lot of depth over time. A very interesting and attractive scent, but oddly, I find it has no emotional or image inducing effect on me, which is sort of odd. I usually make an association of some sort with scents that I enjoy. Very unisex, IMHO.
Longevity is great (7+ hrs), sillage is moderate on me. (edited 7/17)
Bauka_kz – :
Massively strong boozy opening of whisky and I mean malty, to me this doesn’t smell of rum.
It has got a leather accord mixed in there with Guaiac wood and oud adding to the overall highland, cask aged single malt feel.
I don’t think this perfume is beautiful or balanced just quite harsh especially in the opening but it does dry down to an interesting, luxurious and powerful scent.
So Gold Leather is a full on fragrance, no holds barred on the leather front either, it’s pretty intoxicating in more than one sense of the word!
I’d have to try it again but it’s certainly a contender for my collection because of it’s uniqueness. It might be a little too much on the boozy side though for me…only time will tell.
alim11 – :
Probably my favorite Atelier Cologne, Gold Leather is very warm and inviting plum leather. Quite sweet for an unisex perfume, and also for being worn in warmer months. In my opinion, it is more of an autumnal or winter fragrance and a bit closer to the feminine side.
The opening is quite complex: sticky plum jam, leather and rum, something mentholated (eucalyptus), citruses, and spicy saffron. After that it goes downhill and becomes a bit flatter, but still remains very inviting.
The base is plain woody on me, it’s pleasant, but a bit boring considering how exciting the opening was.
Staying power is great. Overall a wonderful work, but st