Falcon Leather
Matière Première · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2019
≈ $320 · 100ml · approx. retail
Inspired by the textured smell of falconry gloves, the fragrance is built on Finnish birch tar — a vegetal leather note — to evoke both the grainy roughness and smooth suede-like sides of worked leather. Fragrantica classifies it as an Oriental fragrance; an Extrait de Parfum version followed in 2024.
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French · 52 in collection
Aurelien Guichard is a Grasse-born perfumer and son of perfumer Jean Guichard, who trained at the Givaudan school and has worked across Givaudan, Firmenich and Takasago. He is the co-founder of the niche house Matiere Premiere and is admired for his work with raw materials like rose, vetiver and tuberose.
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