SOTD: Ombre Leather Parfum by Tom Ford 07/03/2026
Last time I broke this out was the 4 Nations Championship last year, so I thought It would be a good idea to rock it today for the National Championshipsš Another blinder from perfumer Sonia Constant, released in 2021. Im going deeper & deeper into leather notes latley after getting the edp version to do some comparisoons I thought Id have too get this as well to make an informed desision. Both are gorgeously done. Leather can be a difficult raw material to work with. We dont have a natural leather note. So it needs to be created by using various raw materials such as Birch Tar, Styra, Castoreum, Labdanum, or even Synth Isoquinolines. It can turn out really bad or in ths case really good. The parfum is an intensified version of the original OmbrĆ© Leather edp, but its different, this is a more refined type of leather, neither better nor worse, just different. Here's a breakdown, Up top you got Black leather & a Violet leaf absolute Orpur. At the heart its rocking Jasmine Sambac absolute India orpur & a double concentration of Orris heart. At its base, Cedarwood, Green Tobacco, Woody notes. The fact that she spent 25 years as a Givaudan perfumer explains the use of the Ophur Materials. I was shocked to see what she has created, having worked for many top designer labels. I really like this scent, its a modern master piece, I put one spritz on the back of my hand the night I got it and it was still on my skin the next day. Performance is as close to 24 hours as Ive ever seen, projection is a solid 4 to 5hrs. Best suited for the colder days and Powerlifting Competitions. My Rating 9/10 Scent 3 Longevity 3 Sillage 2 Y/N 1