Tuscan Leather - No.24

Match Perfumes' No.24 skips straight past the original's polarising raspberry-saffron opening and goes straight for the leather - which is the right instinct for a budget dupe, since that's what people actually want from Tuscan Leather. The citrus top is a thin stand-in for the real thing's tart fruit burst, but the saffron-and-cedar heart is a decent echo, dry and slightly spicy. Where it falls short is staying power and depth: the smoky, animalic leather in the original builds into a genuinely dark, rough-edged base that lasts 10-12 hours and clings to fabric for days, while this version smooths out into a milder suede within a few hours and needs reapplication for an evening out. Still a reasonably faithful leather-focused rendition for the price, aimed at fans of the accord rather than purists chasing the exact original.