Spanish Leather (1902)
by Geo F Trumper

Leather here is slightly sweet, nothing rough and presents a light animalic tone at the background (perhaps someone can see here a certain air of habit rouge ).
I see a slight hint floral, some say to rose , but I see it more on the side of the lavender, which gives it a touch of clean, well groomed, in the barbershop style that gives the anis-lavender accord of Azzaro pour homme.
I feel it close to skin, very restrained and with a soapy evolution, from well early.
I think this is a good idea but no sot good execution.

18th January, 2012.

Quite cute and fluffy for a barbershop cologne, with some floral elements.

21st November, 2011.

A classic leather composition. Well executed, honest and...very traditional. It opens with a consistent amount of patchouli and leather, joined by a slight flowery (rose) note. I do find something of the head shop during this phase and I'm not so excited. In the drydown everything turns comfortably soapy and old-fashioned. Maybe a bit aged. Overall this is a solid composition, but I personally prefer my leather fragrances to be less civilized. Recommended, anyway!

19th May, 2011.

A nice, clean, spicy leather without much of the fluffy sweetness or harsh mustiness that bother me in most leather scents. The beginning is very alcohol-laden compared to other Trumpers scents, but this dissipates soon enough. It has the lighter parts of Bel Ami that I like, without the dirtier, dated parts that come through at the end of a good sniff. If the name hadn't clued me into the subtle leather, I would have almost just called it a spice scent, especially toward the base. It's a bit more high-pitched than I'd like, with a honey-like aspect, but the strength is just right (strong for Trumpers!) and the mix of spices is pretty nice. I recall Truefitt and Hill's SL being even more of a spice-only, low-leather scent, and because of that it's closer to my normal preferences, but realistically the Trumpers is a good leather scent for me.

14th April, 2011.

A nice clean opening that quickly dries down into a very linear "soapy" leather scent. Those describing it as a saddle soap leather are spot on. I actually use saddle soap to treat leather strops used for shaving and the scent of this process matches very well with what GFT has done here. The entire scent is very clean and very light on leather with soap and powdery undertones. Whereas Knize 10 is a blast you in your face leather scent, GFT Spanish leather is on the opposite end of the spectrum.

It really expels a classic english barbershop vibe and overall is a rather enjoyable scent.

22nd March, 2011.

I love this juice. It's not as sophisticated or as complex as many others but it is addictive in its warm, classic, slightly soapiness. It seems to be widely appreciated by the women in my office, which is more than can be said for one or two of my other frag choices. On my skin, it's a mix of a warmer, more friendly version of Creed's English Royal Leather combined with shavings of Imperial Leather soap. I've only just rediscovered Trumpers, having been introduced to them by my Dad, many, many years ago. I'm in the same camp as someone else writing here in that Trumpers as a house forms a triumvirate of favourites, the others being Guerlain and Creed. Yummy.

8th October, 2010.