Leather perfume samples for spring

For spring, 8 of our samples carry the family label leather. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. The order is not a ranking; it is a way to choose where to begin.

The selection

Essential Parfums Velvet Iris

Essential Parfums Velvet Iris is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Essential Parfums; the note list on record reads Pink pepper, Turmeric leaf, Buchu leaf, Galbanum, Lentisque, Iris concrete and others. The scent families on record: floral, woody, spicy and leather. Season on record: spring and autumn. Clothes hold a scent differently from skin, which makes a scarf or sleeve a useful second test.

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Soleil de Jeddah

With Stéphane Humbert Lucas Soleil de Jeddah, Stéphane Humbert Lucas has an Eau de Parfum for which Lemon, Wild Chamomile oil, Osmanthus, Iris roots, Amber, Earthy notes and others are on record. The scent families on record: oriental, leather and amber. Season on record: spring, autumn and winter. Give it time to settle before you judge it.

Mind Games Blockade

With Mind Games Blockade, Mind Games has an Extrait de Parfum for which Mango Skin, Pink Pepper, Tomato Leaf, Bergamot Capua, Lavender, Mango Flower and others are on record. It is tagged leather, woody and aromatic. The listing names autumn, winter and spring as its season. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Sarah Baker Charade

Sarah Baker Charade, an Extrait de Parfum from Sarah Baker, has Tuberose, Ylang-ylang, Benzoin, Leather, Styrax, Tea and others on record. By family it is filed as floral, amber and leather. Season on record: spring and autumn. Pay attention to what is still there by the evening, since that is the part you live with longest.

Penhaligon's Endymion

Penhaligon's Endymion, an Eau de Cologne from Penhaligon's, has Bergamot, Lavandin, Suede, Coffee accord, Geranium and Cedarwood on record. By family it is filed as aromatic, citrus and leather. The listing names spring and summer as its season. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Sea my Love

Stéphane Humbert Lucas Sea my Love, an Eau de Parfum from Stéphane Humbert Lucas, has Mandarin, Salt, Leather, Jasmine, Sea notes, Amber and others on record. It is tagged aquatic, leather and musky. The listing names spring and summer as its season. Write down what you notice after a few minutes and again after lunch, and you will see how it moves.

Amouage Honour Woman

Amouage Honour Woman, an Eau de Parfum from Amouage, has Black Pepper, Rhubarb Leaves, Coriander, Jasmine, Tuberose, Gardenia and others on record. Its family tags read floral, amber and leather. The listing names spring and autumn as its season. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Maison Crivelli Iris Malikhân

Maison Crivelli Iris Malikhân is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Maison Crivelli; the note list on record reads cypress essential oil, lentisque essential oil, galbanum absolute, orris butter, mimosa absolute, vanilla and others. By family it is filed as floral, gourmand and leather. The listing names spring and autumn as its season. Do not judge it next to other perfumes on the same arm, as they blur each other.

How to test them

Test it on skin and not only on paper. Keep the rest of the vial for a second and third try in other weather. Use it the way you would use a full bottle, on a normal day. Wear it on at least three different days before you decide.

Trying it as a sample first means your decision rests on wearing it, not on a description. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. Skin, weather and habit change how any perfume comes across, and a sample shows you your version of it.

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Questions

Are these samples made by the brands?

No. They are decants: FragranceGems fills each one from the original bottle into a glass spray vial and labels it. They are not official brand samples.

Which sizes do the samples come in?

Every sample comes as 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial. The smallest is enough for a first impression, the larger ones for many wearings.

What is a decant?

Perfume moved from the original bottle into a smaller vial. Ours are filled by FragranceGems into glass spray vials and labelled by us, so you can wear a perfume before you decide on a bottle.