Leather Ghalia - 3 gr EO-Vial® Reviews

Most of the famous perfume houses have tried their hand at making the ultimate leather frag. Many of them found inspiration in Old English Leather and the Cuir de Russies by Creed & Chanel. Names like Napoleon, Mick Jagger and Errol Flynn top the list of VIPs who used Cuir colognes as their signature scent. So, it's a longstanding and intimidating tradition to step into. These compositions were an inspiration and I wouldn't even think of trying to one-up any of the master perfumers who-ve been keeping the Cuir heritage alive. My hope here is simply to add to that tradition. Having delved into all the Cuir EDTs, EDPs and colognes I could get my hands on, one thing always made me wonder… There's one ingredient that could make any leather aroma explode with oomph in a way nothing else comes even close… yet nobody ever used it! This is what led to the creation of Leather Ghalia. To add an OUD-inspired rendition to the legacy of Old English Leather & Co, and offer fragrance lovers the chance to experience just how amazing and exalting a fixative Artisanal Oud can be… The oozing sensuality of Leather Ghalia is courtesy of the eclectic fusion of oud with pristine roses.  Leather Ghalia goes back to the OG composition of formed the heart of what became Oud Royale, the perfume. That means this Leather Ghalia features the same batch of sinking-grade Myitkyina oud that went into the original Oud Royale, which had been in the sultan's collection since the 1980s, and smells replete with the olde oud goodness nothing but time can impart into a bottle. And I don't mean we added a few drops to tell a story. A quarter of Leather Ghalia is oud…… so take a deep whiff and smell for yourself what I'm talking about. EO Platinum editions each includes our hand-crafted quartz applicator. The top notes are alive and savory, with a sharp frankincense-like citrus chord infused with frangipani and vanilla that immediately highlights the tobacco leaf in more detail within a few minutes. This edition features an assortment of different ouds that morph the unique interplay between the Sultan's vintage Burmese oud's spicy zest and the smokey-sweet citrus-tobacco tenor of the top notes with the jasmine-rose heart.  I didn't want to temper down the sensual quality of previous cuir colognes – vintage leather jacket, tobacco chewing heart notes… the sultry allure has always defined cuir perfumes, and that’s why you'll find bohemian artists and businessmen wearing them alike. Now, add the oud and in Leather Ghalia you get tobacco laced leather-come-hither heart notes that flow from its velvet, raw saddle top. You could even have called it Cuir de Charnel because it's so unapologetically seductive… dab some this leather-oud brew on your neck one evening and it might just push your mojo into second gear, if you know what I mean. If every new Ward al Taifi that comes out is just too rosy for you, here’s to roughing things up. Or if birch tar and citrus just isn't your thing. When you crave a scent’s organic allure without the candy-make-it-sweet-please additives, uncap your bottle of Leather Ghalia and sniff yourself some Ahhhh… NOW we're talkin'. No matter how talented the perfumer, he or she is only as good as their ingredients allow them to be. My thanks goes out to all those who go to the ends of the world to make it possible for us to work with only the finest ingredients nature has to offer. At the end of the day, this is what really makes this ghalia such a decadent oud fragrance Leather Ghalia doesn't stop at giving you the ultimate vintage oud experience. To make this a true ghalia, you can't end the show with oud and fine roses. That's why you can hold the bottle in your hand and see the layer of Sultan Qaboos' antique Tibetan musk drenched in the Sultan's own collection of ambergris, crushed to a powder all these decades later – right inside your bottle As I said before, ghalias were traditionally gifted to the sultans. But Leather Ghalia is – literally – the Sultan's gift to you and me. Featured Testimonials...