love the smell of the leather
345369
These boots are well crafted, they fit perfectly & true to size. The shaft however is quite wide, enough so that I can fit both my hands around my leg inside the boot, they still look passibly good on my coltish legs. The boot will easily accommodate gals with wider calves. The leather is thick & sturdy, of good quality befitting the Frye name & I'm certain it will become soft & buttery with time & wear. I bought them in black, they are matt. They had a white residue in some places so I rubbed them with Neetsfoot oil. Now they are a rich luxurious black. Upon their arrival, I wore them all day & into night, they are very comfortable. Great price! I'm exceedingly pleased with this purchase.
3857973
Love the smell of leather!! This is so roomy and nothing falls out while I'm digging for one of the many Batman guys I get to carry amongst other things. Straps, material, and hardware are excellence quality. I just love it, so cute. This is exactly what I need to function as a mom and look super cute :-) go here in a hurry too!
I received this at a discount for my honest/unbiased review.
2270373
The leather is so soft and shining.  Wear it so stylish and comfy.  Love it!  Love it!
I would recommend this product to people.
1243514
I don't know why some complain about the smell. Mine smells like the leather it is. My first action was to rub a coating of Lexol leather conditioner into the cover. It is supple, beautifully finished and has that luxury leather smell. The pages are sturdy and look like they will be durable. I use a med. point fountain pen on it and the paper takes the ink very well. I have already ordered another in Orange. Be aware that the different colored journals are not necessarily the same size. OK, the embossed quotation on the cover is clumsily translated, but to me it just lends to the charm of the piece. I'm pretty sure I'll order more as I journal daily. I can recommend this with no reservations.
2118792
This shoe looked really well on my fianc&eacute;. I got it as a gift to him and I did love the smell of leather. It is well made (I mean not that I was expecting any less from Kenneth Reaction ) I got size 9M and I was pretty happy with this purchase.
1269998
I love this journal and it's authentic leather smell!!! So glad I bought this... Very much worth it's price tag.
118128
So wonderful to find a "leather" bag made of actual, old-fashioned, non-processed (at least I think it is, or isn't) full-grain leather! Oh, and  to find such a bag NOT MADE IN CHINA! I have recently purchased other "leather" totes from another manufacturer/source to find that they smell chemical-like, or just gross. But this smells like the saddles and the good bags of my youth, and I am really pleased. I ordered the red, and I'm bummed because the photo made the red look more like cognac, or a browner red. This is a clear red, no bones about it, a little too happy and bright for me, though I'll give it a day or so to grow on me before making up my mind. Inside the bag, it's lined with a khaki cloth, light enough to be able to see what's inside. It's big enough for my chromebook, and the zipper on top makes it secure.
Update: After checking several Piel bags out, I found that the dark brown leather in this style was the most luxurious looking, and the leather the thickest. It seems Piel uses different types of leather for different bags.
2358877
I enjoyed how the leather smell lasted for monts, case is very nice and for the cheap price, it shipped within days and was extremely happy.
1716494
Been using this product for a while. Nice scent. Enhances the leather. Recommend highly.
1052796
I bought this because I thought it had the beautiful new car smell of leather like another leather cleaner/ conditioner I had.
It had no nice odor like this, but it does a great job.
1779343
Price couldn't be beat.....I'm hoping it will be a piece that I have for a long time. Not sure about all of the scent/smell comments......it smells like leather that shipped in a plastic bag but nothing that I would have to air out for a few days etc.

I almost didn't purchase because of some of the scent reviews but I'm so glad I did in the end.

$59 was too good to pass up.
3611768
The leather one starts out awesome....as it ages the scent changes a little...but still smells great. the others I have yet to use.
1869274
I just received the leather/suede jewelry pouch from a friend as a Christmas gift and I love it.  She knows I was using a cosmetic case to carry my collection of jewelry and she gave me a beautiful blush pink pouch with me initials on it! I used it on a recent trip to hold my rings on the special ring bar and all of my delicate post earrings had a place of their own, protected by the flap over them.  The color is pretty and the leather smells so good.  Thank you!
4840208
I received this the day after ordering which was a nice surprise. It is as advertised but it has an almost oily type feel to it, not bad but noticeable which may be a preservative or the tanning process. The stitching appears to be done quickly without a lot of attention to detail, you can tell it is obviously hand made. The leather is nice and supple and nice color. I like my leather to feel soft and have creases and such and this does. The one thing that bothered me just a bit was the smell. It must be their natural tanning process which is fine because I appreciate that. I love the smell of leather but this is just a little off. But I'm like a shark and can smell a drop of blood in an ocean. It may not be noticeable to you and may just smell like normal leather. The inside is a crushed velvet type material. I wish it were a softer feel. The flap is nicely broken in and not stiff at all. I love that it fit my Fujitsu T901 13.3 inch laptop. I don't think it will fit other 13 and 13.3 laptops though as it will be too big. More like 14 and possibly 15 but definitely measure. According to my measurements, I thought it may be a little big, but it's perfect. I measured my laptop at 34x25x3 in cm. it will fit a thicker laptop maybe 1-2 cm and a deeper laptop by about 3-4 more cm. but width wise, it's about right, not too snug. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase. Don't let the smell thing dissuade you as it does smell very close to normal leather and the maker also clearly states it will dissipate in a short while. Also nice was they included a small can of leather preserver but it's all in German and can't read anything about it and it smelled VERY strong of a petroleum type product.  I will use saddle soap and a regular leather lotion made for shoes. But it was a nice touch.  Overall, it's a keeper.
2452144
This smell is spot on. Great job Chemical Guys, anyone wanting an authentic leather smell this is it.
2569653
I really love the way this turns out on leather!  Very happy with this quality product.
3865255
By all the reviews you'd think that people don't understand what leather is supposed to smell like, or that it some outrageously awful chemical smell. It smells like leather, even my dog can't stop sniffing it, if anything it's a testament to the materials that were used.

That being said, it's the perfect size, not bigger or smaller than expected. It will fit my books for school and laptop, or whatever else I need to fit in here (maybe just not all of them at once!), good green canvas material is used for the interior, there are two zipper compartments on each side, and three divided sections.

So happy with this purchase!