African Leather
EDP · 2015
Olfactive Profile
warm spicy · leather · fresh spicy · woody · aromatic · animalic · earthy · citrus · green
About the Fragrance
Inspired by the African continent, this fragrance unveils warm spicy notes of cardamom and saffron over a floral touch of geranium, which mingle with a leather accord to give life to an exceptional wild leather.
Note Pyramid
The composition
Composed by Alienor Massenet. A unisex fragrance for autumn & winter.
Top notes
the opening- bergamot
Heart notes
the soul- cardamom
- geranium
Base notes
the trail- leather
- vetiver
- patchouli
- oud
- musk
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.
Textures
- — Aged hide
- — Birch tar
- — Riding glove
- — Red velvet
- — Hot milk
- — Stamen thread
Materials
Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair · Saffron filament · Carnelian · Velvet
Atmosphere
The room
A saddler's workshop after closing — leather and oil and dust
Weather
The air
Cold dry night, 6°C
Interior Design
Old-club library
Library with worn Chesterfield, brass desk lamp, single malt
Season
Autumn · Winter
Wears best in autumn and winter.
City Match
Tangier, the medina at midnight
Also at home in New York, Buenos Aires, Isfahan.
Literary Match
McCarthy — Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian — McCarthy · The Sheltering Sky — Bowles
In one line
Memo Paris
African Leather — smoke, sweat, saddle, midnight.
Imagery courtesy of Unsplash
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Available samples.
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Available decants.
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