这真的是个意外，过去曾在伦敦哈洛德百货中找寻特别的香气，但再怎样也没有特别注意过到Clive Christian这个牌子；直到前些日子，我那南非的英国律师再次因为工作之缘，我们再次可以见面时候，他身上的那股特别的沉稳男香，不得不让我特地问他香水品牌和名字，还好有问，也因为得知了他使用Clive Christian的Private C系列中的 C Woody Leather后，我便豪不客气地跟他借来闻香，更认识了这个品牌，也希望和大家分享这个让我觉得艺术感极高的好味道。

Honestly sometimes the unexpect encounter is the utmost surprise in our lives. I had ever tried to find out the unique fragrance in Harrod's London for several times but all failed. Even I did not pay any attention to the brand, Clive Christian until I met up with my old friend from London. When he came to Asia for some legal cases, we had a wonderful dinner and the perfume he wore totally attracted my attention so much. How dare I was that a straight question to him about the scent especially he is a traditional English life style lawyer. At the same time, I thank for myself about the straight question. I got the answer that he used C Woody Leather of Private C series in Clive Christian, and the further discovery of this perfume from him surprised me so much. Today, I want to take this chance to share this beautiful scent to you all.  

Clive用他的名字C、L、I、V、E各出两罐香水，分别代表男香与女香，这系列共十罐，其中C的男香便是今天的主角Woody Leather，调香师本身自己是出生自英国苏格兰西北部，面北海与大西洋的小镇，他以自己身为苏格兰人感到开心与骄傲，去过苏格兰高地的人，也或是你曾看过007詹姆士庞德中M夫人最后身亡的那地方，就知道苏格兰高地的苍凉之美，他便是将那多变阴雨不断的天气，用大胆的手法，呈现高地的冷冽与湖泊风光，以他在Private C这个系列中，他坚持每个作品都必须用到20%的香精比例，呈现他要的意象 (香水持香度据说都有将近10小时唷！使用时请斟酌)，当然在他其他像是1872、No.1、抑或是Noble系列的产品，都各有不同的特色，我今天就针对Private C的C Woody Leather做分享，如果你喜欢这样的味道与表现，或许有机会当你旅行到英国，或是身旁有人到英国时，别忘了体验他一下唷！

In Private C series, Clive used the 5 alphabets of his first name, "C, L, I, V, E" to create ten different perfumes for masculine and feminine pairs respectively. Hereby I would like to share the beautiful masculine C Woody Leather to you all. The perfumer Clive was born in northwestern Scotland where faces North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. He is quite proud of being a Scotish and would like to introduce all Scotish sceneries and cultures into his perfumes. If you have ever been to Highland of Scotland or seen the movie 007, the marvellous landscape is always the spotlight we put on. Clive then took the characteristics of rugged coastal landscape and unstable climates into his different masterpieces. He is very modern and bold to try differents methods to show up the unique Scotish style. In his Private C series, he insists in applying 20% of concentrates into his perfume (so the scent longevity is said to be more than 10 hours). Even in his other series like, 1872, No.1 or Nobles, the characteristics are all different. At any rate, I will focus on this C Woody Leather to share what it shows to me. When you have chances to travel in UK or someone may take one for you. NEVER miss it.  

这支典雅的香水，从最一开始的东方柑橘，就已经知道这不是一只普通的木质调香水，它不用一种明亮吸引人的魔力抓住你的目光，而是以一种低沉且稳重的步伐，搭上以浓厚东方乌木的微妙融合，凸显那不同于其他香水的柑橘鲜香，令人惊奇的是，这种低慢步调的表现并不是昙花一现，却是久久不散，这样的香气表现，不禁会让人疑惑，到底后面会有甚么令人惊艳著，或是惊吓著的表现。正当我还在沉思会是怎样的味道时候，那隐隐约约开始被加温的番红花热气与亮度，便开始波涛汹涌地一次性压过那低调的柑橘香，它一点也不客气，甚至不愿意让我有多一点思考的能力与时间，这番红花推著那最开始的乌木香气之外，更是要勾拉出一种浓烈的烟草香，这俨然就已经是一股强烈的明亮皮革香，那感受就像是在和煦的冬阳下，暖暖地穿著小羊毛大衣，走在苏格兰高地的乡间小路上，身上飘来一股明显亮眼的男性温柔香，十足的安全感已将我包围著。

From the top note of this elegant perfume, I was fully attracted and caught by the specific woody citrus scent. It doesn't come to you by a very vivid or bright dancing gesture to catch you but go by a low profile artist manner. The thick woody scent which is oud alike strongly wraps the citrus elements in the beginning. The perfumer shows his unique personality and charateristics by the strange way but surprisingly marvelous. Even the longevity of top note scent is much better than my expectation. It indeed made me suspect what kind of surprise or shock I would get in the following performance. Suddenly, the saffron came up so sharply and then ran over the citrus scents by its warm and bright male gentleness. The saffron can push up the oud scent and guide out the tobbacco beauty to compose a leather image to me. The special leather with mature tobacco scent is like a mature man walking on a small lane in Scotland highland with a lambswool coat under the winter warm sunshine.   

虽然这支香水具备了许多东方元素在里面，但却也仍有不少英式的经典表现在其中，调香师很巧妙地仅用东方元素来结合组成香气，但却完整呈现英伦绅仕的特色，尤其是在烟草香凌驾于乌木的沉稳时，整支woody leather的味道几乎已经到了最高境界，东方的神秘元素依旧存在，同时也带出英国老绅士的气质，他正叼著烟斗，似乎正在沉思著甚么，也或许正惦念著那个美人。只是这英式风格的木质皮革香，完全不同于美式的热情如火，反倒是相对地内敛严肃，这种低调表现，正如同这支香水中各种沉深香味的结合，精准完整地凸显了英国绅士的温柔，那不是甜言蜜语，更不是花俏装扮的表现；而是伟岸如山，且沉默寡言的魅力，但这都不失浪漫，甚至是毫不保留地让对方知道那守护在旁的气势，你可以告诉我，哪个美人能不倒？天啊！这该死的霸气魅力，连男人都挡不了。

Although there are many orietal elements used in this fragrance, a lot of classic features of British cultures are still contained therein. The perfumer is not only able to combine a plenty of orietal ingredients into the harmonized scent but also maintain the wonderful British gentleman charateristics. Even when the tobacco jumped up to the main stage, the woody leather show came to the high tide point. It is like a British gentleman with a traditional pipe. He may be thinking about something or miss that beauty in his heart. However, this kind of British style is totally different from passionate American love. It is very self-effacing without humour. The perfumer tried to use all kinds of strong oriental woody elements to show up the classic British gentleman love, they are not using sweet words or colourful make-up but stay in firm. This kind of silent charm is much more attractive since you will straightly know what kind of protection you will get from this man. OMG, it is much more romantic right? 

  

认真说，好想说这支香水让我想到现在的英国哈利王子，当他年纪还无法理解大人世界时候，他被迫接受了母亲黛安娜王妃的死去，而在他叛逆时期，充斥著因上酒吧而被媒体攻击的负面新闻围绕，甚至曾有错穿纳粹军服而被舆论压垮的那段日子。这些种种让他学会了接受。道歉，甚至重新再来！当他有了过去这些故事，进而将经历幻化成自己成长的养分之后，他在对的时间遇到了那个女人，梅根，但他们的婚姻却也需要打破传统的英国皇室规定，准王妃的新闻又再次不断往哈利的身上压来，但因他曾经历了那些故事，那份成熟感，是简单又朴实的稳重，不带一丝花俏的直接霸气，就这样掳获了美人的心，更赢得英国民心，那专属他的英式哈利魅力，一点也不输给哥哥威廉王子。这和C Woody Leather那股由特别东方元素带出的英式风格，独特迷人，且艺术性几乎是高到吓死我，

Frankly speaking, this beautiful perfume makes me think about Prince Harry in Royal Family. When he was just a little boy, he had no choice but to learn how to accept the death of his mother. In his youngster ages, he was once accused by his scandles and even the attacked by the nazi uniform news. All these negative news and power indeed devastated him. He started to learn how to accept, apologize and even rebuild his life. When he gained these life lessons, he transformed those attacks into nutritions for his matuality. Then he met his Ms. Right at the right time. However, another attack comes again while their marriage was totally out of the traditional Royal Marriage Rules. All kinds of paparazzi pressures came to Prince Harry. Surprisingly, his masculine hegemony and attraction conquered his Ms. Right and won all British people's hearts. This is the unique Harry's attraction. It is like the beautiful performance of C Woody Leather. The magic power therefrom is extraordinarily overwhelming to me.

  

或许，Clive Christian的价位的确不是那么容易让人入手，让人可以毫不犹豫地把它带回家，但退言之，若这个味道是这样迷人到令人久久不能忘怀，就算不能说它是本命香，但它给你的感动与幸福绝对可以是永恒的，谢谢Clive Christian带了感受了一段既有东方风格，却有经典英式魅力的表现，也感谢C Woody Leather非凡的层次，使我可以重新看看自己，也修整自己，唯有当自己是在最佳状态，那罐经典的香气，才能表现出经典中的传奇，让人隽永不熄。

  

Possibly, it is not so simple to persuade yourself having one of Clive Christian perfumes back home. Yet, if there is a specific scent may leave in your mind all the time, it is undoubtable that the memories brought by the scent are eternal. I appreciate Clive Christian to create a window for me to explore the classic British attraction by orietal performance and also thank for C Woody Leather to helpe me to review and reshape myself. Only at the time are we ready, the classic scent from the unique fragrance may bring you legend and unforgettable signet in your life.