Halfeti Leather
Halfeti Leather opens with plum and cardamom alongside lavender, a combination that gives the opening a spiced sweetness before bergamot and green notes add brightness. The floral heart is warm: rose, violet, and jasmine together with cinnamon and nutmeg, the composition building toward the leather that gives this its name. The leather base is the Halfeti river town of Turkey translated into material: dark, slightly smoky, agarwood and incense deepening it, cedar and patchouli giving the drydown a clean, dry structure that holds through the evening.
Why We Carry This
The original Halfeti was already a strong composition; Halfeti Leather is the version that commits fully to the dark materials. The plum-cardamom opening gives the leather base a fruit warmth that makes the transition feel earned, and the oud-incense combination in the base is the Penhaligon's heritage perfumery executed with modern niche ambition.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Cloves
Heart notes: Leather, Oud, Rose, Labdanum
Base notes: Amber, Sandalwood, Incense, Musk
Character
Accords: Leather, Oud, Amber, Smoky, Warm Spicy, Floral
Perfumer: Alberto Morillas
Launched: 2016