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Your favorite leather?

Poll Results: Your favorite leather?

This is a multiple choice poll
  • 3% (7)
    Aramis - Aramis
  • 0% (2)
    Armani - Cuir Améthyste
  • 10% (23)
    Chanel - Cuir de Russie
  • 4% (11)
    Creed - Royal English Leather
  • 6% (14)
    Dior - Leather Oud
  • 2% (5)
    Etat Libre d'Orange - Rien
  • 5% (12)
    Guerlain - Derby
  • 2% (5)
    Heeley - Cuir Pleine Fleur
  • 5% (13)
    Helmut Lang - Cuiron
  • 11% (26)
    Knize - Knize Ten
  • 4% (11)
    L'Artisan Parfumeur - Dzing!
  • 3% (8)
    Montale - Aoud Cuir d'Arabie
  • 5% (13)
    Parfum d'Empire - Cuir Ottoman
  • 4% (10)
    Puredistance - M
  • 1% (4)
    Robert Piguet - Bandit
  • 0% (1)
    Santa Maria Novella - Peau d'Espagne
  • 1% (4)
    Serge Lutens - Cuir Mauresque
  • 14% (32)
    Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather
  • 2% (5)
    Xerjoff - 17/17 Homme
  • 8% (20)
    Other
226 Total Votes  
post #1 of 49
12/3/12 at 3:24pm
Thread Starter 
Leather scents seem to be enjoying a bit of a sudden renaissance these days with recent years having seen scores of exciting new releases, rereleases and, not least, renewed interest in the fabled classics of this very old and distingished fragrance category. But which one is your favorite leather interpretation?
I enjoy a lot of the fragrances on the list (and certainly classics like Knize Ten and Cuir de Russie), but having to pick my favorite at the moment I'd go for a much newer one; my vote goes to Dior's dirty civet-heavy Leather Oud. Which one(s) do you enjoy or admire the most? It might not even be on the list...
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post #2 of 49
12/3/12 at 3:41pm
From the list, my personal favorite are:

Guerlain Derby
Puredistance M
Dior Leather Oud
Knize Knize Ten
Chanel Cuir de Russie

another newly favorite leather scent is Naomi Goodsir Cuir Velours
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post #3 of 49
12/3/12 at 3:45pm
Tuscan Leather.
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post #4 of 49
12/3/12 at 3:57pm
Chanel - Cuir de Russie

L'Artisan Parfumeur - Dzing!

Santa Maria Novella - Peau d'Espagne
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post #5 of 49
12/3/12 at 3:59pm
My favorites are:

Tuscan Leather - For its realistic take on leather.
Leather Oud - For its take on a smooth smoky saddle leather.
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post #6 of 49
12/3/12 at 4:38pm
Aoud Cuir d'Arabie
Cuir Ottoman

Adding a favorite of mine that's not listed - PG's Cuir d'Iris.
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post #7 of 49
12/3/12 at 5:09pm
I don't really have much leather experience, but so far I think I like Nostalgia best with Leaether Oud a close second.
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post #8 of 49
12/3/12 at 5:14pm
Haven't sniffed all on the list, but Creed Royal English Leather is the one I picked. It's just great stuff.
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post #9 of 49
12/3/12 at 6:02pm
Creed Cuir de Russie, Knize 10, Farina Kölnisch Juchten.
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post #10 of 49
12/3/12 at 6:34pm
Tuscan Leather
M
Leather Oud
Derby

Very tough to choose. Glad I can have more than one.
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post #11 of 49
12/3/12 at 8:38pm
Derby
Royal English Leather
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post #12 of 49
12/3/12 at 9:52pm
I prefer old fashioned, sweet, ambery leathers. Creed Royal English Leather is probably my favorite, but others are Chanel Cuir de Russie, Knize 10 and 10 Golden Edition.
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post #13 of 49
12/3/12 at 10:10pm
Cuir Ottoman
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post #14 of 49
12/3/12 at 10:54pm
Favourite - 17/17 Homme.

Highly rate - Cuir Mauresque, Cuir de Russie, Derby, Royal English Leather, Tuscan Leather.
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post #15 of 49
12/3/12 at 11:23pm
From this list, Knize Ten, closely followed Creed REL and Aramis, still having to test Tuscan Leather and Cuiron.
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post #16 of 49
12/4/12 at 3:50am
My top 5 leather:-

Helmut Lang Cuiron
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather
Chanel Cuir de Russieb
Creed Royal English Leather
Heeley Cuir Pleine Fleur

I have trouble classifying Puredistance M as a leather fragrance. It's much more complex than that.
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post #17 of 49
12/4/12 at 5:31am
Give it a try to Bel Ami by Hermes.

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Give it a try to Bel Ami by Hermes.
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post #18 of 49
12/4/12 at 5:31am
Give it a try to Bel Ami by Hermes.
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post #19 of 49
12/4/12 at 5:55am
My favorite is Cuiron, with honorable mentions to Cuir Pleine Fleur and Puredistance M.
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post #20 of 49
12/4/12 at 5:56am
Miller Harris Cuir D'Oranger
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post #21 of 49
12/4/12 at 6:17am
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Knize Ten gets my vote, although I find it too strong for me to wear. It's an authentic leather though and that's why I chose it.

Why isn't Chanel Antaeus in this list? Or Fahrenheit even?
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post #22 of 49
12/4/12 at 6:43am
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Originally Posted by rum View Post

Why isn't Chanel Antaeus in this list? Or Fahrenheit even?

Thanks for those questions. I left Antaeus out because I try to put just one fragrance per house in these polls and Chanel is represented by Cuir de Russie instead. Same goes for Dior with Leather Oud over Fahrenheit. With one poll slot reserved for the "others" option there is only room for a maximum of 19 entrants, so for the sake of variation I try to enter as many houses as fragrances...

On a side note, I think I'd probably classify Fahrenheit as more of a gasoline/petrol scent than a leather, and certainly compared to Leather Oud...
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post #23 of 49
12/4/12 at 6:44am
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post #24 of 49
12/4/12 at 7:04am
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Originally Posted by Dane77 View Post

Thanks for those questions. I left Antaeus out because I try to put just one fragrance per house in these polls and Chanel is represented by Cuir de Russie instead. Same goes for Dior with Leather Oud over Fahrenheit. With one poll slot reserved for the "others" option there is only room for a maximum of 19 entrants, so for the sake of variation I try to enter as many houses as fragrances...

On a side note, I think I'd probably classify Fahrenheit as more of a gasoline/petrol scent than a leather, and certainly compared to Leather Oud...

Ah thanks for clarifying this so promptly. I see what you mean. Actually, I think Leather Oud is probably Dior's best offering out of any of the mainstream (masculine) scents they've done. I like J'adore, but that's a different story altogether!

I still stand by my vote for Knize Ten.
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post #25 of 49
12/4/12 at 7:09am
with the exception of Tuscan Leather and Cuir Amethyste, I love all the others with Puredistance M, Knize Ten, Bandit, Derby and Chanel's Cuir De Russie forming my top five (in no prticular order).
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post #26 of 49
12/4/12 at 8:23am
Puredistance - M

Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather

Cuir Ottoman

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Puredistance - M

Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather

Cuir Ottoman
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post #27 of 49
12/4/12 at 9:10am
Tuscan Leather for me. I just received another 4 mil sample of it yesterday. Great stuff
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post #28 of 49
12/4/12 at 10:01am
I have only tried 5 - 6 of that list, but I love Chanel's current EDT of Cuir de Russie (leather, iris and other interests) and also Heeley's Cuir Pleine Fleur, for it's dry, austere take on soft leather and florals.
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post #29 of 49
12/4/12 at 10:16am
...my favorites from this list: Dzing! and Knize Ten...!
...other: Habit Rouge and Or Black...!
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post #30 of 49
12/4/12 at 10:50am
My favs are:

Cuir de Russie (Chanel)
Knize Ten
Gomma
Tabac Blond
Puredistance M
Lonestar Memories
Cuir de Lancôme
Diorling
Arsène Lupin Dandy
Bandit
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post #31 of 49
12/4/12 at 11:00am
Tough choice. I ultimately went with Bandit, but Rien is up there. And so are many others.

For the ultimate in leathery-ness, you should smell (but not wear) that realistic impression of drowing into a tannery pool, Complex by Boadicea.

cacio
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post #32 of 49
12/4/12 at 11:05am
+ 2 Im really for Helmut Lang Curion as an overall leather scent. Not an easy one to come across, either.
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post #33 of 49
12/4/12 at 11:12am
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Originally Posted by sleuth View Post

Give it a try to Bel Ami by Hermes.

Yes I second that, a great fragrance.
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post #34 of 49
12/4/12 at 12:54pm
Not on your list but very nice one : Or Black de Pascal Morabito
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post #35 of 49
12/4/12 at 1:46pm
Bel Ami/Hermes
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post #36 of 49
12/4/12 at 1:59pm
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Knize Ten
Songe d'un Bois d'Ete
1740
Patou pour Homme
Yatagan (vintage)
Tribute Attar
Bel Ami (vintage)
Cuir de Russie (vintage pre-Exclusifs, Chanel)
Bulgari Black
Jules (vintage)
Derby (vintage)
Or Black (vintage)
Oud Cuir d'Arabie
Patchouli 24
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post #37 of 49
12/4/12 at 4:08pm
I have to admit that I have not sampled many on the list but of those listed I voted for Leather Oud. One not listed that is my top favorite is Parfums Regence Kolnisch Juchten. Dark and deep Russian Leather. Smells a bit like a campfire and a bit meaty to start.
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post #38 of 49
12/4/12 at 4:08pm
Tuscan Leather is by far the most amazing smelling leather based fragrance ever made!!
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post #39 of 49
12/4/12 at 5:30pm
I haven't smelled them all but my favorites are Cuiron, M, and Dior Homme Cologne.

I also really like Poivre Samarcande, which to my nose smells more than leather than anything. I guess because it's so peppery people always talk about the pepper instead of the leather.
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post #40 of 49
12/6/12 at 4:30am
Thread Starter 
Thank you, everybody! It seems clear by now that three fragrances - Tuscan Leather, Knize Ten, and Cuir de Russie - score much higher than the others, but it's still a pretty close race between those three contenders. Leather Oud and Derby follow suit at a much slower pace in 4th and 5th position. It's been very interesting to follow the voting, and the poll has yielded some surprises, as well: Only one vote for Peau d'Espagne and three for Cuir Mauresque place them both at the very bottom. I for one hadn't seen that coming - very interesting!
Thanks, guys - and please go on voting. The poll stays open.
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post #41 of 49
12/6/12 at 5:15am
Farina Kölnisch Juchten, Chanel Cuir de Russie Parfum, Creed Cuir de Russie, Cuir de Lancome
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post #42 of 49
12/6/12 at 8:42am
Of the ones I have tried:

Rien - stands out as amazing

Bel Ami and Tuscan Leather are also good fragrances
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post #43 of 49
12/6/12 at 9:11am
Royal English Leather, Knize Ten and Helmut Lang for me, and in that order.
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post #44 of 49
12/6/12 at 9:14am
Knize Ten
Dior Oud Leather
Oud Cuir d'Arabie
Cuir d'Iris
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post #45 of 49
12/6/12 at 10:46am
I have a hard time enjoying leather fragrance. But I like leather as an ingredient in a more complicated perfume. My favorite of these "mostly leathers" are: (1) Leather Oud, (2) Or Black, (3)Kolnisch Juchten (Regence), (4) M PureD

Soft suede scents that have a leather suede note, are "almost leather" but probably not really leather scents, these are my favorites: (1) Nuit de Sens by Louis Feraud, (2) Soivohle Leather Krem, (3) MFK Oud, (4) Dzongkha
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post #46 of 49
12/6/12 at 11:05am
im going to throw one more hat into the ring- its pinaud clubman special reserve. seems like ive been tooting its horn a lot here lately. it is the best leather ive smelled yet. including bel ami and knize ten- hear me out... clubman special reserve is leather. all the others are leather and sweet or leather and rose or leather and smoke and cinnamon, or whatever. pinaud is leather. period. and it smells really really nice. thats my vote.
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post #47 of 49
12/6/12 at 11:20am
Royal English Leather

Eau Sauvage Fraicheur Cuir - not the most evocative of leather, but nice.

Axe Music could be a Tuscan Leather flanker, theyre that similar.
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post #48 of 49
12/6/12 at 1:32pm
I tried Tom Ford Tuscan Leather yesterday, for a full wearing, and found it to be nothing but fruit in the last hours.
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post #49 of 49
12/7/12 at 3:47pm
Nostalgia by Santa Maria Novella, it reminds me of my late Uncle's 1967 Jaguar XJE, parked in the garage with the leather seats and gasoline fumes and oil soaked floors...Attachment 17896
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