26th April at 7.35pm: A quick update. Many parcels have left today. The situation is as follows, we still have one order left to process for the 10th (Paris retailer), one for the 11th and a lot more still for the 15th through to the 18th - mostly USA wholesale orders. The plan now is to work on orders across the weekend and by no later than Tuesday 30th - every order placed upto the 18th will be dispatched. Ideally they will all be out by Monday 29th but based on how I called it wrong recently I think it's better to call it for Tuesday. I'll update on order lead times for the 19th onwards on Monday 29th. It goes without saying that I am very sorry about the lead-time but like the lab and staff, it is now just a matter of a month or so before we are better organised, holding larger stocks of each aromatic, and in turn the lead-times will drastically improve going forward. Ok, back on Monday and thank you to everyone for the continued support. Thank you, Adam : )
23rd April at 4.10pm: Unfortunately, regarding the message below and lead-times, I called it wrong. My apologies. As such all orders placed upto the 15th - and about half of those placed on the 16th, will leave by Friday 26th. On Thursday no collections are possible by couriers as it's a national holiday here in Italy. On the subject of SDS, the company handling this for us, has written to me today, acknowledged more are owed to us (submitted in December and January) and that they are now working on producing the final lot of SDS for us. This includes Plantation, Wild and Jungle ouds that many of you ask about. Next, I have spent the past year (literally) sampling ambrette seed e.o and absolutes from various producers and resellers to no avail. They all smell really poor compared to what I carried. They are too nutty, too fatty, too vegetative, too lacklustre, falling away very fast, and really dont showcase the musky textured qualities of a top ambrette properly. Even the big naturals brands are all obtaining and selling sucky poor man's ambrette at the moment. Written as I have decided to move over to carrying ambrette CO2 and this will be in place until I can find a wow absolute and E.O again. CO2 is still not on par with what I had, but it offers a far better profile on the musky front than the abs and e.os in the market place right now. This CO2 will be in stock by early May. Next, we will put all the non.eu destinations we can supply to, back on our website on May 6th - so U.A.E, UK, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Australia. On the new product front, the next batch of 10 superstars will be released on the 20th May - lots more roses planned. And I will get started on expanding the bulk wholesale side of the business very soon - more aromatics and offered in larger weights as standard - likely upto a kilo on the website. Ok I will write again by Monday. Thank you, Adam : )
19th April at 5pm: Quick update to first say I have now added the following big ticket aromatics to the website: Italian Oakwood Absolute, Organic Georgian Rose Raduga Otto and finally Persian P.E.A Intense Rose (Otto). Orders, as I type with exception to 3 orders, every order placed up until the 11th has left with the couriers. By Monday 22nd, all orders placed up until the 14th will leave with couriers and I will type again across Monday with another update. Bulk Wholesale orders that still need to be manually typed and billed will be done so by Tuesday 23rd. Thank you, Adam : )
15th April at 5.30pm: Today I am running behind but I am happy to say that along with all E.U countries, we now can supply to the USA again. USA switched on just now and the Mysore Sandalwood 4 year aged E.O offer is extended for a week for USA clients to enjoy too. By Wednesday 17th all orders from the 9th April will be dispatched with DHL. Although we are rather full-on with orders at the moment, the lead time will improve significantly very shortly. Reason being since reopening the focus has been solely on building stocks up and we have staff coming on as well now (at last!). I will write again on Wednesday regarding lead times. This week my tasks are to get on top of the SDS we are owed by the company we have employed to handle this. And other than this I am adamant I will update the bulk wholesale list with more aromatics. Finally for now - the following 11 aromatics have recently been added to the site - French Rose Geranium E.O, Sandalwood Mysore E.O 4 Year Aged, Tuscan Olive Leaf Absolute, Mitti Attar (Petrichor), Persian Queen of Roses (Otto), Tomato Leaf Absolute, Oud Assami Skank E.O V.1, South Indian 10 Year Aged Vetiver E.O, Bengali Nagarmotha E.O, VIolet Leaf Concrete, Italian Helichrysum Absolute S.G. Thank you, Adam : )
Adam Michael has this to say “The aroma profile of this all natural Leather Liquid is an all masculine affair throughout. The top is a slow starter on the skin but when it starts, it is reminiscent of new leather, shoe polish, frankincense and showcases crude, smoky and destructive nuances that are better associated with smelling Cade Wood or White birch. As the aroma evolves so does the chaos and destruction, lots and lots of smoky fire notes take charge, charred wood, hot ashes, and so comparable to the aromatic belly of amber crude oil but in a refined, palatable and always enjoyable order.
The leather notes start to take prominence as the other notes slowly fade, and when they do, they come through in a strong, somewhat raw, lustful and raunchy fashion. These leather notes are also underpinned with notes comparable to the sweet gummy character found within aged Frankincense Rivae and it is the absolute perfect aromatic marriage. Within the aroma profile you will find floral aspects that I have occasionally encountered within my cherished frankincense resins, a type of soft floral churchy, incense, saffron spiced accord that is most stimulating and of a saturated nature and mostly found within connoisseur grades of Frankincense Neglecta resins. The dry down consists of leather, with especially prominent notes of various frankincense species, labdanum, amber sweetie, heavily diluted cade wood, so diluted it could almost be classed as a cade floral and finished with spiced nuances.
I regard this material as a perfume in its own right, it is easy to use, affordable, sits nice on my skin type in all temperatures and as it hits the middle, I also realise it has a soothing effect on me. A perfect material for building and further improving incense notes, leather accords, works great in citrus colognes, and pairs especially well with frankincense oils, amber sweetie, Himalayan Cedar and Myrrh oils.”
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apostolos_ch (verified owner) –
This material is what is says on the tin, leather. Just what I expected, strong, masculine, only a few drops needed. Very happy
Jarreau bowhay (verified owner) –
Very masculine scent, in the concentrations I use. Strong and has a nice longevity, I love this with my tobacco burley and my ouds. A must buy, for me anyway.
Parfums Clandestins (verified owner) –
What a find! Gorgeous, rich, deep, strong – be warned to dilute right down when trialing it – top notch leather. I pared it with jasmine which can takes its strength. In fact, the two together need little else to accessorise. It adds a dirtied-up facet to florals.
vivienne.ca (verified owner) –
I found this odour to be slightly controversial, it takes a little time to settle into Leather because initially there is a slight tone of kreosote, for me. It arrests the nostrils on it’s own but proves to be delightful in a blend.
Anna (verified owner) –
I must say this scent is stunning and it was such a pleasure to actually bring it close to my nose for the first time. The oil indeed changes after a while and becomes softer and even more pleasant – I find it elegant and sophisticated and makes me think of higly polished leather shoes and some important occassions for which you have to dress up. I am really glad I bought it and would recommend it to anyone who is expecting excellence and and something that makes you want to feel it again and again on your skin. I wish there were home candles available on the market that would smell of the leather in such sharp intensity.
g.s.oldenkamp (verified owner) –
Smoky leather scent. A real masculine fragrance.
john2 (verified owner) –
Haha I am totally confused by this stuff – I dont know whether to laugh or cry, give it 5 stars or 1.
It seems to be built from certain materials I wouldn’t normally dream of using in a skin fragrance (white birch anyone?) but somehow it hangs together. Whoever made this has an audacious imagination and sense of humour..
Not sure Ill be using this as a perfume material but it’s sacristy notes work well on a burner so perhaps for that candle I may someday make?… 5 stars for audacity..
Shatha A (verified owner) –
One of the most beautiful materials, and it is a perfume in itself
Kai Leon Art Parfumeur (verified owner) –
After initial smoky, tarry opening, this powerful and diffusive accord evokes the whole chic of refined ‘man-cave’ ambeince; Sometimes –
of some old British Gentlemen’s Club, with its dark oak-paneled walls and book shelves with rows of old foliants, deep studded armchairs of thick black polished leather, fat unfinished cigars, glasses with aged single malt whisky, poured from ‘Baccarat’ decanters;
or it can be a rustic aura of hunting lodge – with the same gentleman and his friends in different set,
or even a cosy spot near dying campfire, on Nature camping during ‘Indian Summer’ of early autumn:
All you have to do to reval Really – a particular, momentary nature of This compound – is to put it solo on a Living Man – flesh and blood; well, mostly – on his individual and momentary changing skin biochemstry;
Or in a turn of a Phrase – to put a Man (flesh & sweat & pheromones) – into that leather armchair in that glorified oaky man-cave. Each Man – and his own fantasy of Male bubble – from Neandertal to Metrosexual.
BUT! To balance such a typically one-sided, cliche description – with all these ‘Man, masculine, virile, mancave, male, seasoned gentleman, hunter etc. stereotypes – Let us make it clear:
that albeit in gentlier doses, this, or any other Leather compound worth mentioning, IS perfectly and justly suited to be a part of Feminine Perfumery – and it blends quite well with Female skin biochemistry – it brings Mystery Edge to all-time too well-known and expected from a ‘Proper Lady’ tonalities – flowers, musks, fruits and sweet spices. Ha ha! –
The most Feminine Fragrant Chic I’ve ever smelled on a woman – was a truly stylish Lady, wearing old-school ‘man-cave’ Guerlain ‘Pour Homme’ perfume! And probably pants she wore too.
– Marlene Dietrich and Anais Nin came to mind. This Leather Liquid has brought me an idea of Marlene Dietrich – inspired perfume…
On the technical curiousity:
beyond the obvious aesthetic imagery of Leather, there are a lot of surprising combinations, because in its singular purity, it is in indeed an Aloof Flegmatic – prim and smug, stiff upper lip, but slightly tipsy Scottish lord);
But in higly diluted under-threshold, as barely detectable accent – it completely changes its perceptible effect, stirrs dark magic in the fragrance, becoming that surpring pinch thrown into a ‘Witches’ Brew’ – inside some profusely aggreable, aphrodisiacally praised essences, which are rather on the opposite side of the Aromatic Wheel.
LL in traces creates ‘Je ne ce quoi’ striking, perplexing effect – in otherwise well-acquainted compositions.
Try it for instance with Tonca bean, White Exotic flowers like Magnolia, or Clary Sage, for delightful surprises 🙂