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Existation

Existation

Inspired by Ombre Leather, Tom Ford

50 ml glass bottle (Eau de Parfum)

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Inspired by: Ombre Leather, Tom Ford
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PRODUCT DETAILS

Existation is an eau de parfum, 50 ml, with roughly 20% fragrance oil. It costs €25, the same as every scent we make, whatever the original behind it, and that keeps it affordable to wear daily. Orders from €49 ship free and arrive in 2 to 5 working days.

Tom Ford sells Ombre Leather as an eau de parfum, and Existation is built to that same concentration, above a splash of eau de cologne and just under a full extrait de parfum in richness. Vegan and never tested on animals.

Longevity sits around 6 to 9 hours, with the leather lasting well past the cardamom opening. Handmade in small batches, cruelty free. Fifteen days to swap Existation for something else if it does not suit you.

Shipping is free on every order from €49, and that free shipping threshold applies across the range, not just this fragrance. Delivery inside the EU takes 2 to 5 working days, the same window as the original's own estimates. Existation sits among the fragrances customers reorder most, and it's rare to find a review that doesn't mention the leather holding up as well as people hoped.

NOTES

Top notes

Cardamom

Heart notes

Leather, jasmine sambac

Base notes

Patchouli, amber, moss

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Existation is our perfume dupe of Tom Ford Ombre Leather, made for anyone drawn to that dry, spicy leather accord rather than the sweeter gourmand styles most other dupes chase. It opens on cardamom, moves into leather and jasmine sambac, and settles into patchouli, amber and moss.

The cardamom up top is sharp and almost peppery, and once it fades the leather takes over, giving the fragrance a warm but slightly dry character. By the base, the patchouli and moss bring an earthy finish that some people say smells like a worn leather jacket rather than a cologne counter. It isn't loud, but it's the kind of scent people notice when you walk past.

Tom Ford Ombre Leather is the name most people type into search before they land here, and this Ombre Leather alternative sticks close to that dry, spiced leather rather than chasing a sweeter direction, the same reason people keep searching for Tom Ford Ombre Leather years after launch. We built Existation as a leather-forward dupe for anyone who already owns Tom Ford Ombre Leather or fragrances like it and wants a similar fragrance for daily wear rather than saving the original for special occasions. It's one of the drier fragrances in our range, closer to the leather fragrances niche perfumers make than to the sweet gourmand fragrances most other brands push. Reviews of the original always circle back to how the leather note holds; ours is built the same way, with the middle notes carrying that dry warmth from the cardamom into the base, and it's one of the reasons this fragrance keeps such a loyal following among fragrance fans.

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Perfume concentration

EDT, EDP or EXDP - what you are actually buying

The difference between these labels is not quality but how much perfume oil sits in the bottle. That decides how long the scent stays on your skin and how far it travels.

EDT Eau de Toilette 5 to 15% perfume oil

The lightest of the three. It opens fresh and fast, but fades after three to five hours. Pleasant in heat and at the office, as long as you top it up during the day.

Our choiceEDP Eau de Parfum ~20% perfume oil

The middle ground that became the standard. It lasts six to eight hours, one spray in the morning is enough, and the scent stays recognisable into the evening without filling the room.

EXDP Extrait de Parfum 20 to 40% perfume oil

The densest form, worn in drops, and it can last over ten hours. In return it loses that easy opening, and the price per bottle climbs the most.

Why we chose EDP

Every Chez Pierre perfume is made in Eau de Parfum concentration, with 20% perfume oil. That is not by accident.

An eau de toilette would mean carrying the bottle with you and refreshing the scent after lunch. An extrait would push the price up, and only someone counting hours would notice the gain. EDP sits exactly in between: one spray in the morning carries the whole working day, and the scent opens and develops instead of settling on the skin at once.

So we don't make lighter and pricier versions of the same scent. We make one, in the concentration where that scent works best.

How a perfume is measured

Longevity, projection and sillage

Three things describe every perfume, whatever the price or the name on the bottle. Once you separate them, it is easier to say what you actually want from a scent.

01

Longevity

How many hours the scent stays on skin

Measured from the moment you spray to the moment you can no longer smell it up close. It depends on the concentration, but also on your skin: on dry skin every perfume lasts less, so a dab of unscented cream before spraying helps.

02

Projection

How far it travels around you

Strongest in the first hour, it tells you how much space the scent takes up. Big projection is great for evenings and colder days, while at the office or in a meeting it usually gets in the way more than it helps.

03

Sillage

The trail you leave behind

Pronounced „see-yazh“, it means the trail a scent leaves behind you. It is the reason someone turns around as you pass. A perfume can last a long time and still leave a small trail, and the other way round.

Strong is not the same as good. A perfume with huge projection quickly tires both you and the people around you, while one without any trail stays your own private thing.

That is why every one of our perfume descriptions says how it wears, not only how it smells.

CHOOSE YOUR LIFESYLE

Existation

Inspired by: Ombre Leather, Tom Ford

Existation works year round, though it comes into its own in autumn and winter when a dry leather scent feels more natural than a bright summer citrus. One spray in the morning carries comfortably from an office day into the evening.

Tom Ford designed Ombre Leather without a strict men's or women's label, and Existation follows the same approach. It reads closer to unisex than to a clearly masculine or feminine fragrance, so we'd call it as much for him as for her, whoever likes leather and spice over florals or sweetness. It's one of the more distinctive perfumes in our lineup for people who don't want to smell like everyone else.

Choose our Inspiration

Tom Ford is an American luxury house, and its Private Blend line leans niche rather than mainstream, the corner of the brand where fragrances don't have to fit neatly on a department store shelf. Ombre Leather launched in 2018 and quickly became one of the house's most recognised leather scents, sitting alongside names like Tuscan Leather in that part of the range.

Most people just say Ombre Leather rather than reaching for the full designer name every time. It's the leather and cardamom accord that most perfume dupes are trying to capture, and it's why the original still gets so many reviews years after launch. Tom Ford's Private Blend fragrances are known for pushing further than the mainstream line, and Ombre Leather is one of the boldest fragrances in that lineup.

Why choose us?

Existation is our alternative to Tom Ford Ombre Leather, similar to the original rather than an exact clone, made with our own fragrance oil recipe and filled by hand instead of on a factory line. Some would call it a fragrance dupe rather than an alternative; we're comfortable with either word.

We only make it as an eau de parfum, because a lighter concentration would lose the density this kind of leather accord needs. If it doesn't smell close enough to what you remember, send it back within 15 days and we will exchange it.