My Favourite Fragrances - "Royal English Leather" from Creed

Royal English Leather is the first fragrance ever created by Creed, commissioned by King George III in 1781. Creed was the king's glove maker and scented his gloves with this scent which he loved so much that he asked  Creed to make the same fragrance for his body so that he could wear it all the time.

Royal English Leather is a very refined leather fragrance. It is somehow sweet and velvety like they have added some violet to soften the leather note which is not the case. This iwas my olfactive impression the first time I smelled it.
It is the base of sandal wood and leather with a heart of ambergris and top notes of bergamot and mandarin that makes this fragrance rich and dense and somehow nostalgic.
A classic creation that can be worn by men and women and will remain in my personal collection forever!

7 December 2011: Royal English Leather has been recently discontinued and will be not produced anymore by Creed.