Safran Rare

#1311 in my "Tour de Fragrance" It's strange that so many people are smelling leather and raspberries where there are none. This scent has more in common with Dior "Oud Ispahan" and Fredric Malle's "The Night." It's much closer to Tom Ford "Noir de Noir" than to "Tuscan Leather." But that said, this is an amazing scent at a great price, but I am not surprised. It's what Amouroud does. "Santal Des Indes", "Oud du Jour", "Miel Sauvage", "Oud After Dark", "Oud Tabac", "Sunset Oud", "Golden Oud", you can't go wrong with any of their oud and incense scents unless you just hate oud scents in general. The quality is absolutely first rate and at a reasonable price. Absolutely among my favorite Orientals. Used with moderation it's fine for business wear, but more a cool weather date scent. If you've not tried the Amouroud line this is a good starting point, as is Claude Dir's other Amouroud entry "Oud du Jour." I started with "Oud Tabac" and I was hooked. I think you will be too.

This has climbed up to the top of my fragrance Everest. Warm, smoky, spicy resinous goodness. The value on this is tremendous, beast mode, will project like a mofo, throughout the day, I don't go more than three sprays. When I first smelled I wasn't too sure because it's powerful, and when it settles it's just so warm and comforting. I've received positive feedback from my wife (which I was relieved, and surprised actually as she loves fresh/clean scents mainly) and compliments from others. I get whiffs all day/night and will stay in clothes, which smell amazing! I have really grown to love this fragrance. The two reviewers below me are on the money. Santal des Indes and Golden oud elixir fantastic, as is smoky citrus! Fantastic value for the quality and superior artistry. Packaging is beautiful, I could do without the velvet bag though...

Nice oudy-woody scent, even slightly leathery (it looks like some oud smells leathery, at least to me). I'm not sure I can smell anything else here, especially saffron. I can imagine that it's possibly there but only after thinking about it or seeing the name and notes. So all the rest just blends and distinguishes this from other oud scents. Reminds me both Amouage's Interlude Man and its very good dupe Afnan's Supremacy Incense but SR is much less incensey, more polite and refined so for those to whom Interlude Man is too strong, Safran Rare is a nice alternative. Despite of this, I didn't suggest Interlude Man as similar in the list above. I see in the reminds-list La Yuqawam Homme: no, that one has the specific, possibly Tom Ford-like sweetness in it and is therefore even more different than Interlude Man.

Lovely opening you get a opulent but mild saffron and settling to a great, if not familiar leather accord. Now to say this is similar to TF TL and it’s many smellalikes is clearly obvious but this has much less of the fruity, raspberry note of TL. It’s far less sharp and dense, perhaps a little more laid back and mellow, while simultaneously being less sweet and not exactly smokey but somehow more woody. The truth is I have the best there is to offer in this department, the first Clive Christian C which I think does this accord in the most complex way possible, but that’s just an opinion. I found this to be more on those lines or maybe Godolphin, a little scaled back from TL’s full on aroma. I enjoyed it of course.

Stunning smoky, leather and saffron forward fragrance. I discovered Safran Rare and Amouroud at ScentXplore this December. The brand founder's sweet wife told me this is her signature scent. It does not disappoint. 10/10 if you enjoy warm spicy, smoky, woody and distinguished scents.