English Leather

[jeff_C]

I picked up some English Leather today... Thanks to fellow B&B folks on Facebook!

So any comments about this classic scent? I splashed some on today after washing my face... so its not a totally legit comparison yet...

But Im curious, any comments on this scent??

Im not quite sure yet.

 

[hotreds]

One of my favs in all its variations including black and now unavailable lime.

 

[joshua1970]

old Dana English Leather classic is what my dad wore exclusively in the 70s/80s

so I've stockpiled quite a bit of the Dana production, as I grew up loving it and it reminds me of my dad whenever I splash it on!

use it at least once a week.

 

[jeff_C]

Hmm, just put some on after an evening shave.... As I was sniffing it, it struck me that it smells VERY similar to something else in the den...

Sure enough, it smells like a more mild and slightly less "flowery" Pinaud Special Reserve.

Anyone else smell the similarity?

 

[The Kiwi]

I used the original scent years ago, but when I ran out, it wasn't a favorite, so I never rushed to replace it; and then I stopped seeing it with the shaving supplies, and just didn't find it with the womens' scents until recently. It now doesn't seem to smell the same as it did then. I used soap and water to wash it back off again. I'm not certain what smelled so wrong about it, but it really wasn't close to being "right".

 

[joshua1970]

I haven't used the newer scent/formula, nor Pinaud Special Reserve for that matter, but I was told that it's no longer close to the vintage scent

 

[The Kiwi]

I haven't used the newer scent/formula, nor Pinaud Special Reserve for that matter, but I was told that it's no longer close to the vintage scent

I'm not saying it was a favorite, but I liked it some. The new stuff, so far, I don't like it at all. It's in a dark bronze colored package from "Dana", and says it was "packaged in China".

I'm going to put a few drops into a teaspoon or so of Witch Hazel to dilute the stuff. It seemed extremely strong (and Pinaud's Virgin Island Bay Rum is somewhat that way, but I can mix a little in the palm of my hand to reduce the first overly strong hit).