LEN Fragrance
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The raspberry hits first with sharp, almost tart brightness, accompanied by a wisp of violet leaf's slightly green peppery character. Rose provides a momentary floral sweetness before the woody-leather framework begins its inevitable emergence, creating a jarring but magnetic contrast—bright fruit against darkening wood.
Cedarwood and leather converge into something resembling expensive suede aged in a cedar closet, with the spice accord (64%) adding a subtle peppery warmth. The fruity notes recede considerably, leaving behind a sophisticated woody-leather core that feels lived-in and substantial, neither soft nor aggressively animalic.
The vanilla and white musk anchor the composition into pure, creamy base notes, whilst leather and oud persist as a slightly smoky, animalic whisper. What remains is deeply woody and skin-scent intimate—almost unisex amber-leather territory—though the leather-oud pairing maintains a quiet, stubborn presence that lingers subtly for hours.
Crystal Bomb arrives with the audacity of its name—a fragrance that refuses whispered subtlety. Michel Almairac has constructed something genuinely unconventional here: a woody composition where leather and cedar form the structural backbone, yet the opening gambit belongs entirely to fruit and florals. That raspberry-rose-violet leaf trinity creates an unexpected brightness that feels almost confrontational against the woody scaffold beneath, like discovering a crystal geode inside charred wood.
The leather accord (a dominating 100%) is the revelation. It's not the smooth, polished leather of classic fragrances; instead, it emerges with a slightly smoky, animalic character that speaks to the woody-smoky interaction (88% woody, 52% smoky). The cedarwood in the heart isn't the pencil-shaving dryness you might expect—it's warmed and deepened by that leather, creating something closer to aged tobacco leaves and worn saddle. The vanilla and white musk base provide ballast, preventing the composition from becoming austere, whilst the oud presence adds a subtle animalic undertone that makes the entire fragrance feel lived-in rather than sterile.
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