Arabians Rose Leather

$115.00

Saffron threads through the opening of Arabians Rose Leather with the same warmth it brings to any serious oriental composition, its metallic-sweet quality sharpening the rose and preparing the wearer for the leather heart. The leather here is dry and slightly animalic, with the oud reinforcing its darkness. Rose maintains its presence throughout the mid-stage without softening the leather's edge. Patchouli and amber in the base give the drydown a resinous depth, and the musk that closes the composition is warm rather than clean.

Why We Carry This

Saffron-rose-leather is a well-traveled construction in Middle Eastern perfumery, and Arabians Rose Leather earns its place because Pierre Montale does not use the rose to gentle the leather, which most fragrances in this territory do. The patchouli base keeps it from reading as feminine-leaning despite the rose prominence.