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Shadow Leather makes leather the central texture, using cardamom and jasmine for lift and patchouli, amber and woods for depth.
Fragrance Library
Fragrance Library
Leather and cardamom open boldly before jasmine softens the center and patchouli, amber, vetiver and sandalwood create a smoky base.
LeatherCardamomJasmineFloral AccordsPatchouliAmberVetiverSandalwood
Leather woody spicy. A note list is scent vocabulary, not a lab formula.
Shadow Leather makes leather the central texture, using cardamom and jasmine for lift and patchouli, amber and woods for depth.
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