A*Men : Les Parfums de Cuir / Pure Leather (2012)
by Thierry Mugler

If you are a fan of the original (which I was... but no longer) then this is right up your alley. I find this to be just a slight detour from the original from start to finish. I give it a thumbs up due to the quality of the leather that does offset the off putting tarish quality of AMen to my nose. I got this for a surprising price so I find this to be a winner. Too bad it is no longer fall/winter here in the US or I would rock this today. Try before you buy (You may find this a redundant buy if you already have original AMen). Otherwise.... Enjoy!

I am sort of an A*Men fan boy, I own most of the line. I love the bottles, the fragrance structure, and the original A*Men DNA (an already brilliant scent) in most of their stuff.

Pure Leather is without doubt the closest to the original A*Men. The leather note isn't as nice as it could be, but it blends well. Despite what others may say they smell, I do happen to get a lot of leather out of this.

This is the original A*men, without the tar note, without the heavy chocolate fudge, and with an added hefty dose of leather. Now whether you like this type of leather or not is your choice.. I find it a bit sharp and "rough around the edges". I would love to see this re-released with a better leather note, like if it had the leather from John Varvatos.. it would be to die for!

Still a solid choice from the line.

Just can't get enough of it. A*Men DNA is present, sweet, spicy. Very long longevity, great performance. LOVE ITs so much!!! The price was a steal, will order two more bottles. Totally underrated fragrance.

APL is probably more interesting in the perfumer’s head than when set upon paper or skin. Take the Amen base of coffee, cocoa, and patchouli and tack on the driest and most austere leather/birch tar accord and magic will happen! Unfortunately, the Amen base is pretty dry by itself and then the leather is dropped in. It leaves you gasping for air and begs for some sort of balance – maybe more sweetness or citrus or something. Clearly, something is missing. Maybe some Oud would say this! That said, it’s certainly an interesting disaster and I can’t bring myself to rate it negatively so that leaves me indifferent.

4.5/10

Just too much tar/plastic/rubber for me to like this one. I agree with others in that this is very close to original Amen, but it wasn't the rich leather note I expected to blend with the original scent. Instead, it was a plastic, rubber smell for most of the day.