Roogna

REALLY.STRONG.SOAP that is all. and I often like these notes in other blends

Ooooh i like this! I agree it's *almost* fruity in the bottle, and maybe a touch on the skin, but it's definitely not foodie or pinpointable to a certain fruit The leather is very nice (I'm a leather lover), soft and snuggly under the incense just wearing it I'm aware of the leather more, but a closer sniff is much more incense. almost red musk later on? reeaaally good throw. I just dabbed a little on one wrist and it's very noticable *edit, but it's only that noticeable for 3 hours maybe...the fades waaaaay down (have to sniff wrist)

as always when I try leather scents I hope for lots of leather. wet: COOKIES (gingerbready/snickerdoodle?) dust and hint of lavender follow up quick dry: it has soured (possibly a sour leather note) with a sharp astringent note, which overwhelms the cookies (though they are still there) it does settle down fairly well to leathery cookies *edit hours later...it actually wears quite well. it's a warm, fuzzy, comfort scent

Biting and acrid. Very "yellow" and almost medicine-y. The chalk, however, is spot-on. Soft, powdery, and just a hint of something floral or "perfume-y" (but not "baby powder").

I have to be careful with pumpkin scents. I often amp them (though not the strongest thing I amp) to the point of not enjoying. But every now and then I find a good one. This is a good one. Though I may amp it just a little too much for my personal tastes. I get mostly "warm" pumpkin (borders being foodie but isn't quite) and smoke (not bonfire). They hay mixes in nicely - enough that i'm not sure I would pick it out by itself, but knowing it's there, my brain latches on. I adore many of the Lab's leather blends. This one doesn't stand out as a "leather" scent, but my nose says it's there, like a grounding element beneath the other notes. Mostly smoky pumpkin. Very Autumnal. Makes me think of going to the pumpkin patch and going on a hay ride in a cozy sweater

very dry graham crackers what? yes, you read that right maybe some marshmallow burnt onto the graham crackers and super sweet tea/milk but the dry graham crackers takes over all and makes it a very foodie scent

fir that leans towards pinesol on a deep sniff, petitegrain (orange), incense, maybe rusty metal, it sours as it dries, low throw, slight burn to my skin

3 squirts in my long hair, hair draped over my shoulder, and I can barely smell it initially I got a really nice cinnamon and/or clove, it's still there, but the throw is very low that's the main note, but I think I get some leather, maybe but super faint, maybe some anise but I literally have to hold the hair to my nose to smell anything

as soon as I read zz's review above, I smelled the jasmine, but I also smell magnolia? maybe hints of metal...

sad mine has no black leather, no coffee either it's a sour leather, very "beige" with a hint of sweet? definitely more like some of the other "old book" scents, but more sour after a solid 30+ minutes the sour dies down and it becomes a bit more "velvety" leather, which is not bad, but this is a lower throw than the sour part. and it doesn't last more than a couple hours

candy candy candy candy CANDY like when I went to the candy story in the mall in the early 90s pure sugar with some flavor - the pressed sugar like candy cigarettes and gum, old but still has that powdered sugar coating and very very VERY far underneath is a touch of leather (black? brown?) which makes it almost dirty but the candy overwhelms again right after I sniff it lol

initially a bright pretty tart, plastic, floral. Very "powdered candy". Quickly SOURS, like rotten food that's been "blackened" and adds blood but still retains a "powdery" aspect then it turns to poopy diapers??? uh...

huh, I get "vintage perfume" right out of the bottle as it dries I get more "dried flowers" and "forest floor", which is the chypre. It has a solid throw. no leather at all no vetiver either though it could be argued that the chypre has a leathery quality to it

Initially my nose scrunched at the sourness of this scene - sour leather. But as it dries that dirty, grassy divot comes to the forefront. If I sniff closely I get hints at what I believe to be "aftershave", which is bright. Sadly, this scent quickly attacks my throat, irritating it and causing me to cough. had to wash it off

I"m sad I don't get more musk or leather. I'm sure those notes would have worked well with the others. I definitely get "soapy" as a general smell. If I sniff closer I get a juicy sweet note -- almost lime?? And sage. It's a very low throw too.

I missed the bottle, so I'm glad someone sent me a tester wet: soft papery leather, almost sweet but quickly sours, faint, low-throw rather "yellow" dry: definitely more leather but still sour. I don't get "books" at all

BUBBLEGUM!! lol seriously, all I get is sweet, red, fruity bubblegum. then some sweet musk and florals

The gun powder comes out shooting! It's STRONG! It overpowers the other notes. Then it turns to some SOUR leather. I can't pick out anything else

Philipp Peter Roos Caramelized wood resins, black peppercorn, and leather. I'm still new to testing out HG scents, so I got a 4ml tester in a spritz bottle so I could actually spray it on my hair. I was hoping for leather. What I got was sickly sour yellow biting wood. As it dries peppercorn comes out, which just adds more bite. Turns to a kind of powerdery sour wood resin with an acrid bite. It bothers my sinuses. And a couple little squirts goes a long way!

oh lovely! and pleasantly STRONG! I haven't tried silkybat either and I wouldn't say I get "pumpkin spice" here, but it IS sugary and sweet with a very tame patchouli. it's pleasantly rich. really, the hubby and I can't place what it smells like, but we LOVE it haha so, possibly not a helpful review, but one of the nice things abut hair gloss is that body chem doesn't screw with it, so it's worth trying (or wearing at certain times when body chem changes )

poop and fir washed it off immediately, or what I could...left with fir and a whiff of poop

I love most of the Lab's leather scents with De Sade and Brom Bones being my favs that being said, this is far too heavy and biting for me. This is BLACK LEATHER which is not either of the above two and the chrome is equally as strong and very "metallic" (as opposed the lab's softer "iron" notes) I can see how some says "cologne" but for me it's one oil slick away from a biker's garage shop in fact, it reminds me of Mutant Hot-Rodders from Hell High (another one I like), but 12 Drummers is still way more leather and metal

oddly sweet, old soap/poutpourri? maybe this is the cashmere? I can't even nail down any of the notes with my nose --- definitely no leather

in the bottle it's a nice leather and grease, but on my skin it's all aftershave a very clean, soapy aftershave now "soapy" on my skin is usually a skin chemistry thing, but with an aftershave note it's hard to know for sure

I am not a coffee fan (drink or smell), and I'm not a bit fan of foodie scents, but I am a huge fan of leather scents so I was really hoping the leather would win out, but I popped open the imp and was greeted immediately by coffee. Honestly, I've smelled better coffee, but it's definitely coffee. Bitter coffee. On my skin, it's coffee first. And then. Cookies. Sugar cookies...maybe lemon cookies. Very sweet. Cookies overtake coffee. There might possibly be some leather in there, but if so it's a soft suede-like leather.