Russian Leather EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2016 | Year | - |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Mallet Vert For Men EDP
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Which Should You Buy?
Don't be fooled by the name - this ain't your grandad's 'Russian Leather'. It's a 'frozen fougère' that captures a cold, piney forest wonderfully, but its subtle leather accord and barbershop vibe means it's not punching above its weight in the leather category. A divisive one, with performance niggles.
Mallet Vert chases Ralph Lauren's old-school Polo Green - that grassy pine, oakmoss-and-leather chypre - and gets damn close per the community. It captures the mossy, masculine forest character, though the pine sharpens and the refined oakmoss-leather drydown thins out compared with the 1978 original.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and spring.
Occasions
Its generally subdued performance and fresh, clean barbershop feel make it suitable for office and casual wear without being overpowering. The sophisticated, cool aura also works for informal dates, but it may lack the gravitas required for formal events and is too subtle for active sport.
Seasons
The green, mossy, woody character suits cooler months and transitional spring; high summer flattens its herbal-leather depth.
Occasions
A classic masculine chypre that fits office, formal and evening wear; too assertive and dated-smelling for sport.
Similarity Breakdown
How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.
Both lean aromatic, woody, green
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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