Project Leather
Project Leather by Wholly Kaw is built around leather and oud, joined by tobacco, whiskey and bourbon, with cardamom and vanilla alongside. It belongs to the Leather / Tobacco / Smoky scent family. The brand makes its products in small batches as a family-owned company. The scent comes as an aftershave balm, aftershave splash, eau de toilette and shaving soap.
Scent profile
Fragrance notes describe scent impressions and are not an ingredient list. Missing information does not confirm that an ingredient is absent.
Products with this scent
Sizes of a product count once| Product | Sizes | Base |
|---|---|---|
 Shaving soap |
Crème Fraîche | |
 Aftershave splash |
Alcohol Aftershave Splash | |
 Aftershave balm |
Aftershave Balm | |
 Eau de toilette |
Not documented | |
| Aftershave Toner |
Similar scents
Compared by the notes the makers list – distinctive notes count more than subtle ones, rare notes more than common ones. A pointer, not a promise that they smell alike.
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The Cajun Blade
Leather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similarShared: tobacco, leather and oud · plus soil and vetiver
shaving soap · aftershave splash · eau de parfum
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Barberry Coast Shave Co.Leather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similar
Shared: tobacco, leather and bourbon · plus grapefruit and cedar
eau de parfum
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Wholly KawLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similar
Shared: tobacco, oud and bourbon · plus chocolate and honey
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm · toner
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Highland Springs Soap CompanyLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similar
Shared: tobacco, oud and whiskey · woodier: sandalwood
shaving soap · aftershave splash · aftershave balm
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Adopted Acres Soap Co.Leather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similar
Shared: tobacco, leather and oud · plus smoke and saffron
shaving soap · aftershave splash
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Clubman PinaudLeather / Tobacco / SmokySimilarity: very similar
Shared: tobacco and whiskey · soapier: barbershop accord
aftershave splash
Questions about Project Leather
- Who makes Project Leather?
- Project Leather is a scent by Wholly Kaw, a maker from the United States.
- What does Project Leather by Wholly Kaw smell like?
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According to the maker’s descriptions in ShaveIndex:
- Scent family: Leather / Tobacco / Smoky
- Notes: Bourbon, Cardamom, Leather, Oud, Tobacco, Vanilla, Whiskey
- Which products are available in the scent Project Leather?
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ShaveIndex lists 5 products in this scent:
- Project Leather Shaving Soap (Tallow + Vegan)
- Project Leather Aftershave Splash
- Project Leather Aftershave Balm
- Project Leather Eau de Toilette
- Project Leather Aftershave Toner
- What are the Project Leather products made of?
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According to the ingredient lists in ShaveIndex:
- Aftershave Balm – Cream or balm; argan oil, grapeseed oil, mango butter, meadowfoam oil, shea butter; No alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Aftershave Toner – Liquid; No alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Alcohol Aftershave Splash – Liquid; Alcohol listed; No animal ingredient listed
- Crème Fraîche – Croap (hard and soft); castor oil, cocoa butter, kokum butter, lanolin, shea butter, stearic acid, tallow (unspecified); Milk: Donkey milk; No alcohol listed; Animal ingredient listed
- Do the Project Leather products have a cooling effect?
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Cooling as recorded in ShaveIndex (products without a value are not listed):
- Project Leather Aftershave Balm: No cooling
- Project Leather Aftershave Splash: Light (level 2 of 5)
- Project Leather Aftershave Toner: No cooling
- Project Leather Eau de Toilette: No cooling
- Project Leather Shaving Soap (Tallow + Vegan): No cooling
- Which scents are similar to Project Leather?
- Close in scent according to the ShaveIndex scent analysis: Let’er Buck (The Cajun Blade), Finca Vigía Bold (Barberry Coast Shave Co.) and Merchant of Tobacco (Wholly Kaw). This is a comparison of the recorded notes, not a promise.
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