Tuscan Leather (PO)

Fragrance profile

• Top notes: spicy, slightly fruity, sometimes with a touch of saffron or citrus to open the leather.
• Heart notes: supple leather, softly smoky, with nuances of tobacco and amber.
• Base notes: woody (cedar, sandalwood), sometimes with a touch of vanilla or musk for roundness.
• Overall impression: warm, elegant, luxurious and less “harsh” than classic leather chords.

 

Difference from our other leather perfume oils

• Tuscan Leather: softer, warmer and more refined. The leather is supple and elegant, with an amber-like depth.
• Perfume Oil Leather : slightly drier, tighter and more “classic leather” – think of a rough leather jacket or saddle leather.
• Black Leather: darker and more intense. It has a more pronounced “heavy leather” character, with a licth tar-like tone.

Summary: Tuscan Leather is the most accessible and luxurious of the three, ideal for those who want a leather accord without being too heavy or industrial.

 

Use in perfumery

• As a heart note: Tuscan Leather can serve as the core of a leather perfume, around which you build with spicy and woody notes.
• In combination:
  • With saffron and raspberry → a modern, luxurious leather accord (think niche perfumes).
  • With amber and vanilla → a warm, sensual leather.
  • With cedar and vetiver → a drier, tougher leather.
• Dosage: usually 1-5% in a perfume oil, depending on the intensity you are looking for.
• Category: ideal for orientals, woody, niche leather fragrances and unisex compositions.

Major fragrances from the leather group

• Isobutylquinoline (IBQ) – the classic leather raw material; intense, smoky, tobacco-like, powerful and very long-lasting.
• Leatherinol – leathery, spicy, animalic, phenolic with subtle musk-like nuances.
• Birch tar – smoky, resinous, typical of old leather perfumes.
• Styrax (resinoid) – balsamic, leathery, warm and slightly vanilla-like.
• Castoreum (synthetic today) – animalic, leathery, sensual, historically widely used in leather accords.
• Suederal-modern synthetic molecules that give a softer, suede-like leather profile.
• Safralein – saffron-leathery, spicy and warm, popular in niche perfumes.
• Quinoline derivatives – variants of IBQ that give different nuances of leather, tobacco and smoke.

 

Characteristics of the leather group

• Not a natural essential oil: leather fragrance does not come directly from a plant or flower, but is constructed from synthetic molecules and resins.
• Olfactory profile: smoky, tobacco-like, animalic, sometimes spicy or balsamic.
• Use: often as a base note in perfumes, to give depth, power and a luxurious or rebellious character.
• Combinations: leather notes mix well with spices (cardamom, saffron), wood notes (cedar, sandalwood) and amber/musk for roundness.

✅ Conclusion: The leather group consists of powerful synthetic molecules such as Isobutylquinoline and Leatherinol, supplemented by resins and animal notes such as styrax and castoreum.
Together, they form the basis for leather accords in perfumery, ranging from classic smoky to modern suede-like.