Ambre Safrano

I say this fearfully, but I enjoyed the saffron, which I usually don't. Saffron as a note loves my skin, but my love is not as mutual. This perfume I sprayed on me on a random outing with a friend who looked for a perfume for her father. I ended up spraying it and being haunted by the scent to this day. It was a bomb of oily saffron, heady smoky leather. It's a thick and unrelenting scent that stuck for over 24 hours, including after a shower. It is so strong, that it can become overwhelming, but it won me countless compliments. Two sprays was all it took. It evolves pleasantly, and saffron sometimes takes a backseat to other notes (can't really smell any plum to save my life), before coming back with a vengeance. It's a relief it is changing, given how strong it is, and how long it lasts. It takes one on a long journey from leathery smokiness, to intoxicating saffron, a resinous and oily follow up, and then a slightly sweet farewell. It's an intrigue for curious and restless minds and noses. I'm considering a full bottle.

The opening is dry and absolutely saffrony with a creamy somewhat cotton-candy amber. I like it a lot. After some minutes the dryness goes halfway away and it settles still saffrony. I can’t follow the amount of negative reviews. I’d even say if you’re female and enjoy masculine scents with spices, Amber and saffron that’s a safe buy. I enjoy a lot it’s not sweet nor gourmand, on the contrary, it‘s a very elegant and rich truly unisex scent. I didn’t like Velvet Tonka from BDK, for me, nauseatingly sweet as I also dislike Kirke, Initio’s aphrodisiac, gentle fluidity gold (I like the silver tho!) and other candy-bombs that for me smell cheap by the way... If you would enjoy a dry creamy ambery saffrony in your collection get it.

Fascinating scent. Opens with heavy leather, but somehow powdery, like the inside of a music box. It's a grown-up smell with an almost minty freshness underneath. Very unisex, maybe even leaning a bit more masculine than feminine; though if I met a butch woman or enby wearing this they'd probably have to peel me off them. Something about the way this smells makes me think of 70s fashion, but in a cool way: leather skirts and tall boots with chunky heels. I can imagine Stevie Nicks or Carole King smelling like this. Not something I'd wear often, but I'll hold on to my little 2ml tester bottle--it makes me feel like someone I'm not, but might like to pretend to be for an evening.

Beautiful, strong, and smooth, it is a powerful yet non-cloying winter scent. I wear it day and night. It has character and complexity, which is intriguing. It is very modern, in my opinion, better for women. Some say it is loud—okay, it could be—but it is not an offensive scent. Woody, plum, and leather notes give it a comforting vibe. I like the dry-down, which is buttery, but not sweet, just creamy. Amazing drydown, it's hard to find such a creamy woody drydown. It is a very "masculine" lady's scent, so many ladies won't like it. Please test it before buying. Of course, this could be gorgeous on a man, too.

Honestly i dont really review perfumes because its all subjective BUT this perfume I love it .For me i notice in the beginning the plum with the pepper(that unfortunately doesnt last long the opening) and then its all like a leather jacked drown in this boozy drink like some rum/whiskey im reviewing from a sample(i didnt put that much of the sample just to enjoy as much as possible the scent) and its like 10+ hours on my skin still screaming loud LOVED IT