Private Affairs Baldessarini for men

In three words: sweet, woody leather.

It's too sweet and warm for summer times or for the office, but nice for cooler, more casual days and nights. The sweetness is prominent, but not overbearing and of the woody, not the citric, fruity or floral kind. The scent isn't fresh by any means, but not stale or dusty smelling, either.

It's rather simple and linear than complex, rather uncomplicated than edgy, rather like a supple, light, brown leather jacket than a black, heavy, rigid leather coat.

The sillage isn't bad. 90 minutes after application one and a half sprays on the back of my hand project stronger than several other scents that I own.

Longevity is acceptable. After three hours, the leather note begins to fade. The sweet woody note stays a couple hours longer, closer to the skin.

PLEASE Baldesarinni, PLEASE U have to do somethin about the never ending LONGEVITY PROBLEM lurking in all your nice fragrances, "strictly private" was wonderful and so is this one but like always it deosnt last at all, atleast not on my skin, I dont know which luxurious guy wouldnt wanna have the whole world know what he is doning and thats a problem if the fragrance disappears in 3hrs tops, YOUR Best SIR is still "Ambre" I wish U would make an edp of it, I would be all over it, by the way, the leather in here is really marvelous and the sillage isnt bad for the first two hours too.

Baldessarini Private Affairs - scent that does not seem hard but not boring, not fresh, it is such a delicate aroma with notes of leather, I'd nearly Light Bandit

The sillage is comparable to most scents, on me its just as good as the sillage of allure sport

The sillage is comparable to most scents, on me its just as good as the sillage of allure sport

Private Affairs carries on the "floral for men" style of Strictly Private. The fragrance starts fruity, but soon becomes powdery - the powderness is formed not by the vanilla, but by leathery base. Definitely, this one is the most leathery scent I've ever heard, the mood of leather seats in the car or of the new leather coat here really exists. And I like that this effect is reached without so popular now notes of iris, tonka beans, or other sweet notes. Just leather, some woods, a bit of citruses and maybe musk.

The one problem is that Private Affairs seems to be watery. I wish it were more intense. The sillage is poor, the juicy stays close to skin and is hardly detectable, but at the same time it is extremly comfortable to wear it. The longevity is good.

The scent isn't very original, but at the same time it doesn't remind of anything else. Good work.