Daniel Josier
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The thyme and raspberry arrive simultaneously, a bright-green jolt tempered immediately by saffron's dusty spice, creating an almost herbal-fruity tension that's neither wholly fresh nor wholly warm. The leather announces itself quietly beneath, not as polish or saddle but as raw hide being tanned.
Frankincense and jasmine bloom into fuller presence, softening the green edges whilst the suede base becomes increasingly prominent, offering a creamy, almost powder-like texture that balances the lingering saffron prickliness. The composition shifts from aggressively green to something more introspective and wearable, the leather now the clear protagonist.
Amber and woody notes emerge to support a fading leather that becomes increasingly soft and skin-like, the jasmine reducing to a whisper of floral reminiscence. The fragrance settles into a subtle, intimate skin scent that lasts with commendable tenacity despite the light concentration.
Green Leather opens a conversation between the herbaceous and the tactile, refusing the conventional wisdom that leather fragrances must be dark or austere. Daniel Josier has crafted something altogether more restless—a scent that tastes like biting into fresh thyme whilst running your fingers across suede that's been left in summer rain.
The saffron doesn't sweeten so much as it bruises the composition, adding a subtle metallic edge that keeps the raspberry from becoming merely fruity. Instead of candy, you get something closer to tart preserved fruit dusted with spice—the kind of thing you'd find in a Moroccan spice market wedged between leather-bound journals. This interplay between the sharp, almost peppery green notes and the creamy suede creates an almost edible quality, though never gourmand.
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