Russian Leather

smells like pine wood and cold air in a siberian forest. super leathery, reminiscent of almost car seats (????) but leaning toward more green and woody. idk if I completely love this but it's definitely unique !!

Got this as a sample and fell in love. The pine and leather are phenomenal. As it dries down further I see what other people are talking about. Gave me dior sauvage vibes.

How does Russian Leather compare to the discontinued Bottega Veneta Pour Homme?

If you're searching for classic leather, shoe polish, or burnt rubber in this fragrance, you've come to the wrong place. I can say with confidence that this scent is a true play of contrasts. Its robust, luxury leather base is masterfully melted into green, needle-like herbal notes. This is a wild, forest leather; as if in the middle of a Siberian frost, you’ve pulled your expensive leather coat up to your chin and are taking deep breaths of the crisp, cool air of the pines. Rosemary and sage haven't arrived to hide the leather—they are here to give it grandeur and character. This fragrance is a warm, safe haven for snowy days." ................................. اگه تو این عطر دنبال بوی چرم کلاسیک و واکس کفش و لاستیک سوخته‌ می‌گردین، خب مسیر رو اشتباه اومدین. با اطمینان می‌گم این عطر دقیقاً بازی تضادهاست. بیس چرمیِ جون‌دار و لوکسش، با ظرافتی خیره‌کننده توی روایح سبز و سوزنیِ برگ‌ها ذوب شده. این یه چرمِ جنگلی و وحشیه؛ انگار وسط یخبندان سیبری، پالتوی چرم گرون‌قیمتت رو تا چونه بالا کشیدی و داری هوای خنک و ترد کاج‌ها رو نفس می‌کشی. رزماری و مریم‌گلی نیومدن که چرم رو پنهان کنن، اومدن بهش ابهت و اصالت بدن. این عطر، یه پناهگاه گرم و امن واسه روزای برفیه.

This is nice, not what I was expecting. I was expecting a green fougere based on the comments, and I am getting a creamy cardamom (dont see it listed, maybe it's a play with corriander/nutmeg/tonka), semi sweet leather with some herbal nuiances. Surprises me looking at the note breakdown, as this should definitely be green. I definitely notice the similarity with 1828 from HDM (which I own), but this is sweeter and creamier. The only real issue I see with this fragrance is the performance seems to be lacking a bit.

I love it, cause it transports me exactly to a strange nomadic adventure in Siberia. It’s like an imagined scent memory so invigorating that I start to think I must have been in that memory in some parallel life. I go to sniph it all the time , but I find it a bit to masculine to wear , so my sample is enough for me - therefore selling a full bottle, message if interested.

meh...? It really isn't anything special. It sadly smells like a generic barbershop product, be it a high quality one, but still just ok. For such a pricepoint I expected something more interesting. I have tested this scent on paper first and there I felt this forest vibe with it. I could even say it was a realistic forest, but more wearable and mainstream than some of the artisinal perfumes. I then found the bottle on a discounter website and decided to get it based on just that memory. Maybe that's why I am a bit disappointed as it did not reach my expectations from the first time i tried it. I mean its nice, but it is not a forest scent I expected, just a regular men's foresty-fresh cologne.

Based on the notes, I should have loved Russian Leather, but it's dense and muddled compared to others in the Reminds Me Of section that I enjoy more.

If climbing down from a snowy mountain to a cold forest was a fragrance. Amazing journey in a bottle. Opening is crisp and cold, almost medicinal at first, dries down to a green and herbaceous scent, and an hour later the leather really takes the spotlight and it becomes quite similar to creed aventus. Easily my favorite Memo OAT.

smells like a blooming mountain forest during early spring

For me just pine… i ddint like it at the first time but it gets better

This may well be the Holy Grail of leather fragrances. The interplay between supple leather or even suede, a whisper of incense-like smokiness, crisp pine, lavender and verdant herbal nuances creates an atmosphere of pure autumnal bliss. While projection and sillage are understated, a composition this refined has no need to shout to make its presence known. The price is undeniably steep, yet some will argue that the craftsmanship and balance of the blend fully earn its premium. As someone new to the world of Memo, I’m eager to explore more of the house’s creations—though I suspect few will rival the sumptuous, almost meditative journey to Nirvana that this scent entices you into. A barbershop masterpiece.

An interesting take on a fougère. To my nose Russian Leather dials back the aromatic component of the fougère formula to the bare minimum and instead pushes the green component to a near overdose. Right after spraying this on it's almost like getting punched in the nose with fresh greenery. It's spicy, slightly aromatic and oddly enough almost a bit salty. I see a lot of people say "x marine fragrance is salty" and I don't really see it, but I do here, although it's not prominent at all. While I loved Russian Leather at first I found this salty spiciness a bit displeasing after a while but not at all to the point it would make me want to scrub this off. To me this is up there as one of the best fragrances from the Cuirs Nomades line, and it's also one of the better Memo fragrances in general, but much like the majority of fragrances from that collection I got no leather here. Performance is unfortunately not great. Just like with Argentina yesterday this seems to project strongly at first but mellows down to a more moderate projection after a few minutes. Sillage is moderate to dense but you won't be smelling it all day and it's because this only lasted about 5 hours on my skin. It's deceptive because you can smell it very clearly on skin and around you for around two hours, it makes you think this will stick around for a long time but it suddenly starts fading extremely fast.

Starts off with a smooth, spicy hay-woody like smell, then transitions to a mellow spicy, woody scent, more like a mellow fougère, if you will. The leather is there, but it's abstract with the other notes I mentioned combined with it. It's a pretty solid clean fragrance, though as mentioned, the leather isn't distinguishable (or really lack thereof), as the other notes are really what come on top. I can't remember anything else that smells like this so this gets points for that aspect, but personally I would only wear this on a mood or on a date night out, which is perfectly fine. This could even work as an office fragrance since it's not that offensive. The artwork captures the gist of the fragrance in an elegant way, but it's not in anyway carnal-like, or overly aromatic like Tyrannosaurus Rex. Not in a rush to buy a bottle, but it's pretty pleasant and unique IMO.

the leather gives a smoky feel similar to aventus, the scent overall is ok, i dont like the warm spicy opening, its supposed to be fresh

Seems like there're batch issues, so be aware of that, if you can. I (luckily) don't have any performance issues with this one. I love my vintage (and new) 80's perfumes. But sometimes I'm the only one. This gives you the same 80's fougere feel, but in a modern rendition. Quality is good and it smells expensive. Is it new and groundbreaking? Not at all. Does it have to be? No! I love this scent. It's made for guys like me. I seek out these type of modern takes on fougeres and I love them. I agree with a lot of the 'reminds me of' - Apex, BV pour homme and I'll even through in Zaharoff Signature pour homme Please note; it's remind me of, not smells similar to. They're all the classic fougere/barbershop with a modern twist

i wish it would lasts forever. one of the best modern fougere in market but unfortunetely its so weak!

This is the best light leather you can smell with a beautiful green aroma combination

really masculine barbershop scent, a woody green nice scent but I don't think it justifies the price point at all, better alternatives for the smell and better alternatives for the price exist (even the brand itself has way better options like Marfa Argentina)

Expensive smelling soft leather profile, similar to Carven Paris Prague at the base 8/10

Very interesting niche quality cool weather fougere. Everyone on here says they get very little leather if any, but to me its 50% of the whole scent, the other 50% being a cool, emerald green fougere. There must be some batch variation. Very elegant and high quality interpretation of a classic barbershop scent with a leather twist. When I smell this I imagine a date night at a nice restaurant when there’s snow on the ground. Only drawback is the performance. Only lasts about 4 hours before its completely gone :(

It remindes me Bvlgari Malakeos

An old-school barbershop vibe, but more like some Paco than Monsieur, so it doesn’t make much sense. Better to go for Azzaro, Paco, Loewe PH, or something similar, because this offers nothing extra and probably at a higher price. There was also a similarity to Bogart, due to a bit of that green, maybe a tamed version.

one of the few leather i like , maybe the best leather for me

Leather jacket in a forest with the morning mist coming in through the trees. It’s an okay leather scent with the greens and woods giving it a more fresh vibe. I feel like there are better leather scents, and better green/wood scents, but I don’t think they work very well when you put these ones together.

If you like me were intrigued by the notes and wanted to get your nose on something sharp and new and naturalistic, just forget this honestly. Youve smelled this somewhere before, i could go in depth dissecting the notes but that would be a disservice that might fool you into thinking this smells like anything other than every other mens shower gel- because it smells like every other mens shower gel. Not bad but not great as a scent, seems well made at least

Wow! What a beautiful scent. I was expecting something darker and what I got was the most beautiful easy to wear, intriguing scent I’ve come across. It’s the most beautiful blend of citrus, wood, and spice in my collection. It makes me feel confident, happy, and interesting. Pleasant surprise as it’s not the most talked about memo Paris fragrance, but now I want to know which one would I like next?

Opens aromatic green with a bit of earthy aspect I get an assortment of herbs such as mint, rosemary and lavender They are accompanied by aomwthing wet and earthy, probably oakmoss As it dries more i get cypress along with a fougere accord and leather in the back It still remains heavily green and aromatic with a certain note being very prominent - i'm guessing either galbanum or immortelle even though it isn't listed

This is first and foremost a coniferous fragrance! 🌲 As is the case with most Memo Paris Leathers, they all lack a true leather accord unfortunately. So if you're looking for a green leather fragrance go for Polo Green better. 💚 This reminds me of my childhood in Siberia 🐻 🗻where the wilderness and the forests are just like a fairy tale 🌲🌲It brings back those memories of the beauty of nature, which is the greatest beauty on earth. 🌏 The fragrance also has some icy coolness to it ❄️ ❄️ I believe that's coming from the mint, sage, lavender and pine notes (also Iso E Super). The icy coolness coupled with the coniferous vibe makes it a very special fragrance. This is my second favorite from the house after African Leather. 🐆 A video review is also available on my YT ▶️

Wonderful barbershop. Pretty overpriced.