A new project with Bertrand Duchaufour and a landscape artist/photographer Martin Hill.
The same way in which Martin goes to a sight and rearranges what nature left there into an installation, the perfumer rearranged some molecules and materials to put the beauty of a natural material into focus.
Also Martin aims to let his stuctures to be absorbed back into natural chaos. Perfume evaporates into the environment in a similar fashion, beautiful but transient.
In Leather Shot all the focus is on the leather aroma effect (which can be achieved through many combinations of various perfume materials). In this particular perfume it's velvety orris, black tea and a touch of smoky sandalwood that create that dense, dark and heady aroma of suede.
The structure in the image below is a bit like the leather effect in perfumery. It manifests itself on the surface after some aromatic forces have worked their mysterious magic.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a close-range leather scent for evening spaces where the air is still and the conversation stays low. It gives off a dark, polished presence: sensual rather than loud, with a suede-like texture that feels tailored and intimate rather than aggressive.
How to wear
Best in cool weather and at night, where its extrait concentration can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly, as the leather and woods have real density; one or two sprays are enough to create a smooth, smoky trail that stays close to the skin and deepens in the air.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like leather fragrances with texture and restraint rather than brute force. It will appeal to those drawn to vintage-leaning woods, iris softness and a sensual, slightly smoky profile that feels refined, artistic and unisex.
Release year
2018
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of contemporary perfumery’s most distinctive naturalists, known for building textures, contrasts and atmospheric depth rather than simple note lists. His work often balances mineral, smoky, resinous and woody facets with unusual clarity, which makes him especially adept at fragrances that feel tactile and architectural. For Leather Shot, that instinct for structure is central: the leather effect is not treated as a literal accord but as a material impression, assembled from orris, tea, sandalwood and citrus brightness. The result fits Duchaufour’s signature style of turning raw materials into something vivid, layered and emotionally charged.
Collaborators
Céline Verleure shaped the house’s artistic direction, building the brand around image-led creation and the idea of perfume as an olfactory artwork rather than a market-tested product. In this project, that vision frames the collaboration with Bertrand Duchaufour and photographer Martin Hill, whose landscape-based imagery provided the conceptual starting point for the fragrance’s material, transient feel.
Olfactive Studio’s story
Olfactive Studio is built on a dialogue between photography and perfumery, turning visual impressions into genderless fragrances with a distinctly artistic point of view. The house favors intuition, emotion and high-quality materials over conventional marketing logic, giving each scent the feel of a composed artwork rather than a trend-driven launch.
Leather Shot’s concept
Leather Shot belongs to Olfactive Studio’s image-led approach, created in dialogue with photographer and landscape artist Martin Hill. The concept links Hill’s temporary natural installations with the way perfume unfolds and then disappears into the air, while the scent itself focuses on the surface illusion of leather built from aromatic materials rather than a literal hide note.
Extra info
Leather Shot is part of Olfactive Studio’s official perfume collection and is presented as an extrait. Its concept connects perfume to photography and landscape art, using the idea of a natural structure that appears, then dissolves back into its surroundings.
A new project with Bertrand Duchaufour and a landscape artist/photographer Martin Hill.
The same way in which Martin goes to a sight and rearranges what nature left there into an installation, the perfumer rearranged some molecules and materials to put the beauty of a natural material into focus.
Also Martin aims to let his stuctures to be absorbed back into natural chaos. Perfume evaporates into the environment in a similar fashion, beautiful but transient.
In Leather Shot all the focus is on the leather aroma effect (which can be achieved through many combinations of various perfume materials). In this particular perfume it's velvety orris, black tea and a touch of smoky sandalwood that create that dense, dark and heady aroma of suede.
The structure in the image below is a bit like the leather effect in perfumery. It manifests itself on the surface after some aromatic forces have worked their mysterious magic.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a close-range leather scent for evening spaces where the air is still and the conversation stays low. It gives off a dark, polished presence: sensual rather than loud, with a suede-like texture that feels tailored and intimate rather than aggressive.
How to wear
Best in cool weather and at night, where its extrait concentration can unfold without becoming heavy. Apply sparingly, as the leather and woods have real density; one or two sprays are enough to create a smooth, smoky trail that stays close to the skin and deepens in the air.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like leather fragrances with texture and restraint rather than brute force. It will appeal to those drawn to vintage-leaning woods, iris softness and a sensual, slightly smoky profile that feels refined, artistic and unisex.
Release year
2018
The nose
Bertrand Duchaufour is one of contemporary perfumery’s most distinctive naturalists, known for building textures, contrasts and atmospheric depth rather than simple note lists. His work often balances mineral, smoky, resinous and woody facets with unusual clarity, which makes him especially adept at fragrances that feel tactile and architectural. For Leather Shot, that instinct for structure is central: the leather effect is not treated as a literal accord but as a material impression, assembled from orris, tea, sandalwood and citrus brightness. The result fits Duchaufour’s signature style of turning raw materials into something vivid, layered and emotionally charged.
Collaborators
Céline Verleure shaped the house’s artistic direction, building the brand around image-led creation and the idea of perfume as an olfactory artwork rather than a market-tested product. In this project, that vision frames the collaboration with Bertrand Duchaufour and photographer Martin Hill, whose landscape-based imagery provided the conceptual starting point for the fragrance’s material, transient feel.
Olfactive Studio’s story
Olfactive Studio is built on a dialogue between photography and perfumery, turning visual impressions into genderless fragrances with a distinctly artistic point of view. The house favors intuition, emotion and high-quality materials over conventional marketing logic, giving each scent the feel of a composed artwork rather than a trend-driven launch.
Leather Shot’s concept
Leather Shot belongs to Olfactive Studio’s image-led approach, created in dialogue with photographer and landscape artist Martin Hill. The concept links Hill’s temporary natural installations with the way perfume unfolds and then disappears into the air, while the scent itself focuses on the surface illusion of leather built from aromatic materials rather than a literal hide note.
Extra info
Leather Shot is part of Olfactive Studio’s official perfume collection and is presented as an extrait. Its concept connects perfume to photography and landscape art, using the idea of a natural structure that appears, then dissolves back into its surroundings.