Reviews of Spanish Leather (1830)
by Truefitt & Hill

I never realized Spain was so soapy. This one's understated machismo.

I like Jack Twist's " Atticus Finch" reference. It does evoke a man in his 50's who spends time in libraries. As to the lavender, I mean the spice, er . . .I mean the top notes--- well, your guess is as good as mine.
No one has posted them anywhere that I can find. Nor, for that matter, any of the other notes

" Woods resting on leather"-- that's nice, but.could we be more specific?

If any of my fellow BN'ers find what they are, would you be so kind as to post them?.

The official description at T&H's site is embarassing:
" John Wayne . . but not on a horse . . .in a cherry red Ferrari. "

Er . . .I think not.

Sillage is not strong, it's not meant to be. I wonder why they didn't make a shaving cream out of this one? Or did they? If so, it's not on the T&H site.
Longevity is decent.

My favorite of their frags, and I'm not just saying that because I'm mature, bookish, tall, dark, handsome, a pillar of integrity, and (of course) understated.

I hope you give this scent a try.

I tried this and Fumerie Turque at Barneys today. When it first went on, it reminded me of the liquid soap that we used in our grammer school bathroom. After a loooong dry down (over 45 minutes), the soap disappeared leaving me wearing a saddle on my arm. Mixed with the Fumerie Turque, it is incredible.

A spicy leather with hints of castile soap. Reminds me of Givenchy Gentleman a little. Has that worn leather feel to it but not as... repugnant. Musk and sandalwood in the drydown. Nice, classy and a little over the top for a refined edge.

A sweet, soapy, spicy accord with hints of "dirty" is what all Spanish Leather is about. This is my first experience with Cordovan leather (made from "horse butt" hide) and from what I have heard and read, spanish leather is usually more "festive" spicy and sweet than English or Arabian leather.

Despite having a distinct musky tea-like note indicating at a possible "unisex" tag, an underlying layer of light leather steers this ever so slightly towards the "masculine" category. For men, its like wearing pink and getting away with it. There is a certain spicy cool effect in play here (probably clove buds note?). Unlike other "sweet" leathers like Serge Lutens Daim Blond, T&H Spanish leather doesnt overdo the sweet and musky elements of the composition. Spanish Leather dries down to a musky woody base with longevity clocking in at 5 hours. There's not enough latino heat in Spanish Leather to make it a permanent part of my fragrance harem because the scent isn't as "well rounded" and "voluptuous" as I would like it to be. Still, its an easy leather to wear and one of the better fragrances from T&H.