Ombré Leather

Ombré Leather is Tom Ford's accessible leather, and the All Over Body Spray is the accessible version of that. The brand's key notes for the can are cardamom, jasmine sambac, black leather, patchouli, white moss and amber, which is the Eau de Parfum's structure without the trimming. Cardamom opens it green and slightly soapy, a dry aromatic lift that lasts a few minutes. The leather arrives quickly and it is the modern kind: suede-soft, a little sweet, nothing like a saddlery. Jasmine sambac is the element most people miss on the original and it is easier to pick out here, an indolic floral warmth that stops the leather reading synthetic. Underneath, patchouli and moss give it the dry, mineral quality that the marketing calls desert, and amber rounds the base without turning it into a vanilla. At aerosol strength it is a skin scent within twenty minutes, which is either the point or the problem depending on what you want from it. As a way to wear the same signature all day without projecting, or to extend the Eau de Parfum after a shower, it earns its place. Autumn and winter suit it best, casual and evening wear more than anything formal.