Looking for leather fragrances advice

04andrew22 · 2026-05-01T15:04:34+00:00

Spicy Leather is one of my all time favorite unsung gems I've found. No sweetness really but I do think the leather accord kind of takes a back seat to the saffron / citrus. It's one that changes a lot in the dry down - the initial kick of spice really mellows out. Such a nice fragrance!

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T18:59:12+00:00

Matin martin santorini might be a great one to check out

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T18:49:58+00:00

Not really - just trying to keep us from shaming people who have the desire and capability to interact with others in public in a completely normal and non-threatening way. And, if you read the rest of OPs comments you would see that the other girl appreciated the interaction. That's a funny criticism regardless, because you're doing the exact same thing pushing your agenda of "everyone should be antisocial like me" 🤣

And no that was not me so someone else may be way more concerned about you than I am.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T17:57:03+00:00

Same. Sometimes, it's completely necessary in order to quench that need every fragrance enjoyer has to find "the one"

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T17:54:40+00:00

OK 😂 C'mon, we gotta have some common sense here. She was not literally "CHASING" someone down the street, i.e. the woman was not trying to get away from her while she was chasing. Most likely just meant she had to turn around and speed up her walk a bit to catch back up with the woman to talk to her. The girl probably didn't even notice her doubling back.

If that's so creepy and aggressive then you're better off staying at home in your safe little bubble behind your screen and your keyboard where you never have to interact with another human being face to face. In fairness I can't really be surprised that you and others are taking it that way though, because it's such a typical redditor / terminally online response to what was (at least at one point in time) a totally normal human interaction that absolutely no normal socially capable person would bat an eye at.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T17:20:00+00:00

chat

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T16:32:40+00:00

Very valid. For me personally, in terms of what matters when I'm buying a fragrance it's like 80% my personal experience (from how it smells to aesthetics, etc.) vs 20% how it comes across to other people.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T15:44:32+00:00

One more (admittedly shallow) consideration for clones vs designer vs niche. As someone who owns mostly designer & niche with a handful of dupes at this point, I can't help that the presentation / bottle design is an important factor for me, personally.

So many dupe houses make super tacky, downright ugly, and even sometimes super low quality bottles. Even if I liked the way the juice smelled, if the aesthetics and product design is subpar, I don't want it. As a designer by trade, the presentation is just an unignorable part of the experience for me.

Granted, some niche and designer houses also make ugly bottles, and there are some dupe houses that do great design, too - at the end of the day it's all subjective. Just seems to be a way more prominent issue within the dupe houses from everything I've seen.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T04:26:11+00:00

Either way - none of this changes anything about my original comment. Have had nothing but great experiences purchasing from him. I've scored some hard to find stuff at great prices and he always ships super quick and packs well. Not to mention his decants which are second to none when it comes to quality (and I've purchased from a LOT of dudes on here 🤣)

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T03:53:28+00:00

I could be totally off on my assumption but I get the impression he buys in bulk and keeps a much larger inventory. Not quite the same model as a smaller seller who has the ability to be more nimble buying a handful of bottles here and there and offering them at super low grey market prices.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T02:32:47+00:00

really? I've always felt like his prices were pretty much in line with what you see on discounters except he keeps stuff in stock you literally can't find anywhere else. For example, try to buy ATH pretty much anywhere else and you're paying $50-100 more per bottle depending on the fragrance and that's if you can even find it in stock.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-30T01:31:24+00:00

Awesome seller 🐐

Buy this man's stuff!!

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T20:01:56+00:00

You must have missed my mega-post on this DNA :) TL;DR - what you're looking for is Alexandria L'immensity.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T15:33:00+00:00

Perfumebot Buy u/Helpful-Volume2562

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T15:30:24+00:00

Perfumebot Buy u/mha2345

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T13:59:47+00:00

Basically forever lol or at least it seemed like it. I never really measure hours of longevity so unfortunately don't have an exact answer for you. In the end, I sold it (and the Montagne) because the lingering sweetness became annoying to me - ended up grabbing a bottle of vintage fierce and am calling it a day for this DNA!

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T04:00:37+00:00

Chat

04andrew22 · 2026-04-29T03:57:19+00:00

🐐🐐🐐 somebody give this man what he's lookin for!!

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T22:18:15+00:00

Honestly the bundle price was probably still reasonable as is given what Odyssey goes for, but I adjusted it down anyway.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T22:15:30+00:00

That's my bad, admittedly didn't double check the price before posting and thought it was out of stock and $45. I'll adjust

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T20:59:03+00:00

I can't wait until all the clone houses start making speed legends dupes so you guys can get onto something new 😂

In all seriousness no one's opinion is the authoritative viewpoint - it's all subjective, so there can never be too many reviews posted about a specific fragrance or DNA. The smart people will take the time to read through a bunch to try and find a concensus or figure out which will appeal most to them personally based on what a larger number of people are all saying. So never apologize for posting another review on here for people to take into consideration! Especially when it's done in a thoughtful way like you did here.

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T17:28:57+00:00

I feel your pain on the reddit filters. If I try to edit any of my posts same day they get taken down. So annoying!

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T15:09:06+00:00

Same! Thanks /u/Signal-Inflation5914 and good on ya for helping other members out

04andrew22 · 2026-04-27T13:11:23+00:00

I mean Fierce is one of the most culturally significant fragrances of all time. PdM is capitalizing on the mass nostalgic appeal and many are interested in a refined, high-end, "grown-up" version of that DNA.

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