Tom Ford Ombré Leather Decant

Ombré Leather is the most wearable leather fragrance in the mainstream market. The leather here is dry and suede-like rather than tarry or smoky, opened with a bright hit of cardamom and softened by a jasmine sambac note that keeps it from being austere. A mossy amber base gives it a slightly earthy finish.

It projects well for two or three hours and lasts seven or eight, and it has a casual confidence that makes it work with a denim jacket as easily as a suit. Autumn is its natural season though it is fine year-round in Canada.

There are two Ombré Leathers — the 2016 Private Blend and the 2018 mainstream Signature release — and they are noticeably different fragrances with the same name. We label which one we are pouring, because it matters.