Private Blend: Tuscan Leather Tom Ford for women and men

My review might simply be an echo of others, but here goes:

This was the first Tom Ford Private Blend I purchased about 3+ years ago and I probably have 1/2 of his original line. This is the fragrance that resonates the most with me (Noir de Noir a very close second). It's a not-too-subtle leather, somewhat brash in its opening accords, yet toned and tamed by the raspberry and saffron. It's just enough to push the envelope a bit and not be just another dull designer frag. In fact, if I need to pick one fragrance for traveling, this usually gets the nod as it's professional, polished, and just edgy enough as not to feel stodgy.

I love this, the staying power is a bit better than 'good' for an EDP, and it isn't overly complex. That said, onto the common comparison: Tuscan Leather with Clive Christian's "C" for Men. There is a passing similarity, but if you linger around them you'll note that there is far more depth to "C", longevity for days, and an x-factor which cannot quite be described. I have both, and I save "C" for special occasions. Tuscan Leather is just such a brilliant daily-wear/signature-scent. Very much a classic.

Wow this is simply beautiful.

The leather is certainly very strong at first and probably will scare away a few people. However once this juice dries down slowly, you really start to love this.

It oozes confidence and smells so special.

I actually use one spray of Tuscan Leather and one spray of Noir de Noir. I once told this to one of the TF counter girls and she thought I was a little crazy until she tried the same and nearly died of being overwhelmed by the glorious fusion.

Try it :)

I am so deeply in love with this. And I never wanted anything as badly as this one... and nothing ever as expencive.
Tuscan Leather is beautiful. I am 21 and I discovered my love for leather to be beyond normal, and so this is why this scent is perfection to me!
At first, when I smelled it in the shop, I only got a sharp leather note... nothing else, but it was so projecting and strong, without a will to fade. I was thinking what I could combine this fragrance to, if i bought it, because to me in the cloud of perfumes all around me, tuscan leather seemed so linear. Beautiful, linear leather, but with the need to layer and accesoirize.
But now, at home, where all the fumes are gone, I smell much more than linear leather. It even smells much softer now, where I am testing it in i quiet surrounding. I get the beautiful raspberries.. ripe, fresh, and very subtle, but it fulfills the sharp leather so well. whenever there are difficult perfumes, i have to think alot about how i could wear a fragrance. sometimes i fail, because it is not easy for a 21 year old blonde girl to always wear difficult and strong fragrances without getting to much negative attention. but, i dont even have to think about this one.. the picture just comes to my mind all by itself.

i imagine a rainy morning, somewhere in the middle of fall or early spring. where it is still slightly cold, and very foggy... and it is drizzling or even raining.
its miserable, but on the other hand, so beautiful.... wet, misty, and quiet... very melancholic. so you put on your leather jacket, and walk out, no matter if you want or have to.. the weather is so horrible and wonderful at the same time, it gives you the shivers and calms you... and you just know that you have a wonderful day in front of you, especially if the weather doesnt change.

i am in deep deep love, and everytime i smell, i close my eyes, and smile.

In a word: sublime! This leather has none of the raw meatiness which upset me in many other leathers I have tried, and although it is sweetish (rather than bitter) I find that it contradicts itself with a rasping smoky dryness due to the thyme and oud I think. However nothing IMO beats Chanel's Cuir de Russie for a WEARABLE leather, for me anyway because I'm female, but a man wearing this could certainly turn heads (and noses). It has immense longevity - I chose to wear it to bed and it woke me up every time I turned over, and was still noticeable in the morning. I don't get any of the vanilla or fruity notes commented on by other reviewers. I am looking forward to sampling some others in this line (after having suffered through his icky Black Orchid).

Much ado about nothing. A true to life leather note with a strong fruity/raspberry presence. Nice at first, unbearable in the drydown. Gimmick. That's it.

Overpriced? Naaahh

Rating: 6/10

This smells like Givenchy Hot Couture EDT sprayed over a leather armchair in a smoker's room... Yeah, that's pretty much it.

Maybe it's the 5ML decant sample I bought or maybe it's the chemistry with my skin, but I never got much (if any) leather scent. Instead, this opened like the fumes from a tire incinerator -- burning rubber -- with just a hint of raspberry/jasmine in the deep background and around the edges to keep the acrid burning scent from being too, too bitter. The tire incerator blasted on for four hours or so then slowly faded to the background as the raspberry/jasmine emerged -- still enveloped in smoke -- but now the smoke was too sweet instead of bitter. No love or sex to be found here (but then, I prefer feathers to handcuffs) -- too bizarre and never pleasing to me. Scent lasted on my wrist 24 hours in spite of being washed twice.

Sorry, on my skin it smells like shoe polish...
Don't like it...

My 22 yr old son bought this for himself with "birthday money". Haven't decided if I am horrified at his extravagance or delighted with his good taste. Bit of both ?

A previous review called Tuscan Leather Beauty and the Beast, Heaven and Hell rolled into one, and I couldn't agree more. TL opens with smoky, gritty leather reminiscent of perhaps a biker jacket after a night of riding and carousing in smoke-hazed dives. Then the raspberry and vanilla slip in, giving TL a surprisingly sweet edge, but rather than shunting aside the leather the sweet notes blend with it. Saffron and olibanum add a spicy kick, reminding you with all the sweetness that the wolf still lurks beneath, but don't worry, it won't bite. The scent remains dark and spicy overall, but the sweetness just beneath the surface keeps TL from going too rough. Sillage is strong but not cloying, and since you need so little, TL is so well-blended, and the longevity is so superb, the high price tag is justified in my mind.

I can't help but envision the lead singer of a death metal band who, despite their scary exterior, writes their SO sonnets and sings them ballads when the couple is alone. Since this pretty much describes my husband (who wears TL as well as me and is the only scent he's specifically asked to put on him),a decanter bottle may soon be in my possession.

Tom Ford`s Tuscan Leather is as leathery as it can get. Very sophisticated, wild, R`n`R frag i ever smelled. Its unique vibe is very spicy and has it character to it. Very masculine but i can see a lady wearing it. Great for layering with other frags from private blend. Highly recomended although its not cheap. But i get compliments everytime i`m wearing it. Longevity and projection is excelent as well. Very well made leather!!!

The scent opens with a pungent blast of leather just like a quality new leather jacket. In the background there is raspberry/Jasmine scent, after time the leather softens and the raspberry/jasmine accord come to the forefront of the fragrance.

When you first smell the scent its like wow I did not expect to smell this realistic fragrance of leather like you are sitting in a brand new car with leather upholstery. Now the raspberry/jasmine accord does help to tame the leather so it does not overwhelm the senses. Eventually the leather fades and you are just left with the raspberry/jasmine scent.

I like this fragrance as its very unusual and I like how they have captured the leather then mixed it with the raspberry/jasmine. Nice

Smells like a musty, leather jacket! Brings to mind a smoky guitar player in a garage.
This is one fantastically unique fragrance.
Would I be able to wear this? For the price I don't think I could, but give me a few sample viles and I'm set for a day to remember, the day I spent walking the corridors smelling like a pilot, an engineer, or in some ways a rock star!

There is a strong blast of leather to begin with, the kind you might smell upon entering a leather goods store, then over time that new molecule (raspberry and wood) takes over. It's the molecule in Diesel Fuel for Life Men and also Elegance by Lacoste (or one that's very similar). I prefer Elegance to this one, but I'm not a big fan of it in any case, because it seems to really dominate the fragrance. That wouldn't be so bad if it had some depth to it, but it's more of a "two dimensional" note, and because it doesn't blend well with other notes, it gets boring quickly. In TL, you sometimes get a waft of that leather goods store note, but it's not enough to make this a fragrance I have much interest in. I prefer the powdery iris, cinnamon, and touch of amber you get in The Knize Ten by a wide margin, for example. Not a terrible fragrance for sure, but I've got too many I prefer to this one to give it a second thought.

Oriental, spicy, very masculine leather. Its amazing!! The thyme and saffron in this are the real kickers to that oriental spicy overture, and leather is there, smoky, highly masculine, a little dirty and very prominent... on the right woman this would be a killer!! As it wears it softens a little, the jasmin gives it a slightly sweet softness and I think I love it!! Would I wear it every day? Hell no... but in the winter you can bet this will be in front of my rotation!!

Longevity is superb, 12+ hours, sillage is appropriate for this kind of scent. Everything about this perfume is quality.

Ladies dont be afraid of this one, masculine as though it is, if you have the chemistry to pull it off then do like me and make it your own! Its addictive and utterly worth owning :)

Tuscan Leather is as ambivalent as they get. In fact, it borders on schizophrenic. It's Beauty and the Beast, Heaven and Hell rolled in one, and I'm not sure which side of this twisted dark persona I love more.
It opens with so much smoke that the first time I tried it on I almost gagged, and my significant other, whom I involve in all my olfactory adventures, recoiled in horror. As if to add to this harsh opening, the Saffron here plays the very same trick it does in Dzing! by lending a barely noticeable but ever present fecal undertone. Fortunately for a Frankinsense lover like myself, there's plenty of it too, making this accord come off as resinous, smoky, rubbery and altogether very much exhaust_like, rather than just downright dirty.

Now imagine this devil slowly dissipating to make way for a sweet Raspberry mixed with Oud. (Luckily I don't get any Jasmine here.) Raspberry itself is a delectable note, whose sugary summery warmth makes it sexy in the same way vanilla is: comfortingly sexy, if that makes any sense, albeit not too sophisticated. Now, with Oud it's quite the different story. Oud doesn't just smell "sexy", it smells *of* sex, and somehow in a very dangerous way. It promises forbidden pleasures for which there just might be a hefty price to pay. And then there is Leather thrown into this already intense mix... And the remnants of smoke that never really went away. Walking around smelling like a bomb that's ready to go off? This is not for the faint of heart.
Do I love it? Hell, yeah! But this is not the kind of love that I have for my Guerlains and Chanels. This is the kind of love that professes itself with handcuffs and whips and liquid latex.

Tuscan Leather makes me coo and aww. All you can hear is chiming of delighted AHs and OHs. Tuscan Leather is one of the deepest, darkest, thickest leathers.

The essence of this fragrance is a strong and smokey leather boosted with thyme. It leans towards masculine. I (F,22) love to play the wild card and confuse people by wearing scents that are marketed for men.. but you know what, I must say that I wasn't completely comfortable with TL's macho masculinity. Feminine nuances glow in their absence.

But I still adore this perfume, this artwork! Tuscan Leather smells expensive. And it doesn't just smell expensive, it is. Splurge your savings and enjoy!

I have this; bought it for my birthday last year. It is not something I want to smell like daily; but every once in a while I crave the scent. I mostly scent things I own; my leather bags, brief cases, my coat, etc. It is best in the winter in my experience. I mix it with my patchouli scents (I wear them on my skin). I always get a compliment that helps to make my day.

OMG! This indeed smells like a pair of new leather shoes! WOW!!! Smells expensive and refined.

I would agree that this is a particularly masculine fragrance, more so even than any of the other private blends, which all seem to lean more towards men than women. But wear what you like.

Its a very smoky, dry concoction that lingers for hours but stays pretty close to the skin, at least on me.

Try layering with Tobacco Vanille. Its amazing.

Best suited to Winter, like most of the private blends.

once the raspberry (which smells incredibly natural) disappears all i get is leather. Its very realistic, but best to layer it. I dont think it works that well on its own.

Also, i rarely find scents too masculine or too feminine but i'd say a woman might have trouble pulling this off on its own.

Together with Tobacco Vanille it is just incredible.

A very unusual aromatic experience for my nose indeed! The opening is amazing -dry raspberries and herbs and then the leathery smell that invades the composition is kind of crude and agressive but still surprisingly provokative and addictive. The drydown is vanilla exhaust fumes, not even similar to anything else I have smelled before. It's more on the masculine side but I would still like to have a few drops available for special occasions. Great staying power!

Leather is right up front, along with a sharp citrusy geranium. It’s a new, raw leather, like those unfinished leather goods that start out a matte light tan and gradually weather to a shiny dark brown finish, darkening quicker in areas that get a lot of pressure (do they even sell that sort of leather in the US?) As the scent dries down, the leather is still there, but not nearly as prominent, since there’s an herbal-woody sillage that goes with it. There might even be a tiny hint of teak, but if so, it blends well and isn’t strong enough to be obnoxious. After a half hour or so the frankincense becomes noticeable, and it is at this point that the perfume hits full bloom. After an hour or two the leather goes away, leaving a woody geranium scent that lingers all day.

I like this scent quite a bit, especially in the early phase, and would definitely wear it, not caring whether others perceive it as “manly”.

great smell very long lasting, very manly, my favourite tom ford smell. women love it too

Oh my God.

I am a woman and I would love to own it.Of course I would also love to smell it on a stylish man.
Very addictive.
Very longlasting.
Very expensive.

A mix of asphalt,smoke and rubber keeps the secret of the raspberry sweetness and the jasmin fragility and reveals it to the patient.

The leather jacket is a cover up.There is a true,sensitive heart beating in there.

I was sent home with a sample of this, which I spritzed on my significant other, as this is just not a woman's scent.

On my SO it smells strongly of 'smoke', like chanel's Sycomore. It is edgy, manly, crisp and a tad sweet. Kind of like what men smell like when they walk out of a bar in the middle of a midwestern winter.

As a woman, do I find this 'sexy'? No, i would want a more earthy, woody scent, ala Cuir Beluga. but I appreciate the quality and originality.

I agree with the negative and positive comments - it's raw and a little crude, and does little beyond it's initial impression (even save the monosyllabic vanilla that appears), and it's a rude version of a leather. But, it is a sexy scent and very modern. It's a good crossover to a more classic leather, such as Cuir de Russie.

Horrible. Sawdust, sour sawdust and redwood going sharp. Horrid. There’s a bunny rabbits note that is okay, but it goes away into …sour sawdust. There's leather in this? Where?

The first time i tested that i thought i liked because it seemed very light and giggling for a leather scent. But after some testing i must admit it relly bores me. I don't even care fror the cheerful opening notes(in some blogs they said that it smells like cocaine, but i really can't confirm that). In my nose is just sickly sweet and fruity. Later on when the olibanum hits the nose is fairly pleasant, but it doesn't last and the faint leathery odor that follows is highly unreamarkable especialy for someone with the taste and instict for perfume as Tom Ford.

Leather jacket. Diesel exhaust fumes. Oil change. I have never smelled ANYTHING like this before!

I take that back. I have never smelled a PERFUME like this before. But I have smelled a leather jacket, diesel exhaust fumes, and the smell that comes from changing one's car oil. And this is it.

Three hours later, there's a vanilla smell that just gets stronger and stronger. Vanilla leather! Wow! I think I'm in love.

Staying power is awesome. Over 12 hours later, and I still am smelling vanilla leather. Amazing longevity, with just a little tiny dab.