Isvara

Full list of notes according to their website: Head notes: Italian Saffron, Nutmeg of Sri Lanka, Petitgrain Paraguay, Tangerine, Bergamot, Lime, Italian Lemon, Plum Heart notes: Cashmere, Chinese Geranium, Egyptian Geranium Base notes: Sandalwood, Cypress of France, Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Vetiver of Java, Amber, Patchouli, Clary Sage

#1268 in my "Tour de Fragrance" My first experience with Anima Mundi was "Ankh Sun Amon", a great scent which comes across like a blend of Tom Ford "Tuscan Leather", Ormond Jayne "White Gold" and Reminiscence "Oud." This scent is very different. Basically it's a saffron bomb with nothing else going for it. It's okay, inoffensive, and it performs, but it's pretty mundane and unremarkable. If you just want a ton of saffron $14 will get you Monotheme's "Saffron", $25 will get you Maison Alhambra's "By Saffron" and "Exclusif Saffron", or you can spend more for Herrera's "Saffron Lazuli. "I have a dozen saffron-nutmeg-woody scents I prefer: Tom Ford "Noir Extreme", Paco Rabanne "1 Million Golden Oud", Marc-Antoine Barrois "B683", Mancera "Red Tobacco", Ferragamo "Spicy Leather" and "Orto Delle Spezie" , Amouage "Epic Man" and it's clone Paris Corner "Kllier Oud Ethic", Carner Barcelona "Rima Xi", Alghabra Parfums "Eye of Seven Hills", Afnan "Ornament", Ajmal "Santal", Dusita "Montri", Tiziana Tirenzi "Leonis I." All those secents have a lot going for them beisdes saffron and nutmeg which are pretty much the whole show with this fragrance. It's boring. So while this scent has acceptable quality, there's not much of interest. Fortunately I got this as a decant, as wouldn't be in my top 20 in this scent category and owning it doesn't interest me at all.

Criminally underrated and flies well beneath the radar. This is one of the most unique and beautiful saffron blends I've come across. Commenter below has the notes right. The nutmeg, geranium, cashmere, and sandalwood are a perfect supporting cast to a warm, slightly metallic, inviting saffron that persists for hours and hours without losing any of its character. An incredibly potent fragrance that's perfectly true to one of the world's most notorious and desirable spices.