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A magazine about scent and what the label says

PARFUMÉRIA ZET

Fragrance families

Leather

The smell of tanned leather, smoke and birch tar.

Typical structure

Often spice or citrus on top, flowers or smoke in the heart, leathery and resinous tones in the base.

Also known as: cuirs / leather

Leather is one of the seven families in the Société Française des Parfumeurs classification (hespéridés, floral, fougère, chypre, woody, amber, leather).

Today’s leather accords rely mainly on synthetic molecules, supported by dark materials such as oud or patchouli.