English Leather Classic Form
by Dana

I picked up a bottle of Dana's modern day version of English Leather at my local pharmacy drugstore to compare it to the Mem Co. version that was so popular back in the late 1960's and early 70's. Well it smells very much the same as I remember English Leather from the original version with the major exception of its lack of strength of fragrance and the toning down of leather note. The new version takes away one of the objections of the older Mem version which was its harshness and overpowering bite of the dry leather note. That strength is what many loved and also what many hated about the original.

English Leather is a refreshing after shave splash version of bracing ingredients. It works well for what it is intended to do. It has mild strength, but is a sharp toned spice leather fragrance that is perfectly good for a wake up call splash in the morning. This newer Enlish Leather is masculine, bracing and very fresh for a leather scent. My only complaint is it is short lived but that's to be expected from an after shave strength fragrance. Nice for the price.

24th August, 2009.