LEATHERWOOD

Leatherwood in perfumery points towards a combination of wood and leather effects. It can give a composition a woody foundation with a more tactile, leathery character, rather than the impression of a floral honey. Fragrance houses use the name in this context: J.F. Schwarzlose describes a woody finish with Leatherwood in Zeitgeist, while Scents of Wood lists Leatherwood LMR among the materials of Leather in Armagnac.

These uses establish Leatherwood as a perfumery name, but do not reveal a universal formula. The bare label should not be treated as proof of an extract from the wood or bark of Tasmania’s leatherwood tree. Nor should the surrounding spices, smoke or balsams of one perfume be assigned automatically to the note itself. The specific material and its companions determine whether the finished fragrance feels softer, drier or more strongly leathery.