The Odorare Circle

Leather note in perfume: why it never smells like leather

The leather note in perfumery never smells like leather in the sense that you would smell a jacket or a saddle: it is an entirely reconstructed accord, built from birch tar, smoky resins, and synth...

Best leather fragrance: our Odorare selection

Leather in perfumery ranges from raw and smoky leather to the softest, almost powdery leather. We have selected eight references from our catalog that cover this spectrum, explaining what distingui...

Saffron in perfumery: leather, honey and spice

Saffron gives fragrances a facet that is at once spicy, leathery, and slightly honeyed, rare for a single ingredient. This scent comes from a specific molecule, safranal, which perfumers most often...