The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Every fragrance in the 24 Hours in Paris collection is a memory made scent. Erez Rozen spent a day in the city, morning, midday, evening, and translated each chapter into a distinct composition. This one is the opening act. The morning. Blackcurrant in place of a first espresso, geranium threading through the afternoon light, amber and leather settling as the day closes. It's Paris stripped of cliché, the actual cold air, the actual quiet streets before the city wakes.
What makes this structure unusual is the handoff. Blackcurrant opens bright and almost astringent, the kind of tart that catches your attention without asking for it. Then geranium arrives not as a floral bridge but as something greener, earthier, almost herbal. Amber doesn't announce itself; it accumulates. And leather as a base note is rare in a fragrance this light. The composition moves from fruit to herb to resin to skin-leather without ever feeling like a checklist. Each phase earns the next.
The evolution
The opening is immediate: blackcurrant bursts with a tartness that borders on green, almost medicinal in its clarity. Within minutes, geranium arrives, not the powdery geranium of older fragrances but something stemmy and alive, like crushed leaves after rain. The amber begins to surface around the 30-minute mark, warm and resinous, threading itself through the geranium without overwhelming it. By the second hour, the leather emerges. It's not aggressive, more like the smell of warm skin near worn leather than a leather accessory standing alone. The drydown is intimate, close to the skin, with all four notes present but rearranged into something quieter and more human.
Cultural impact
The 2025 launch of Blackcurrant, Geranium, Amber, Leather arrives as the second chapter in Zielinski & Rozen's ambitious 24 Hours in Paris collection, following the earlier entry in the series. The collection positions itself as a temporal project, each fragrance corresponding to a different hour and mood rather than a geographic location. Erez Rozen chose blackcurrant for the morning entry, a tart fruit that cuts through the romantic nostalgia typically associated with Paris scent narratives. The house, operating from Tel Aviv, has built its reputation on restraint and natural materials, and this release reinforces that philosophy without retreating into safety.
