Imperial Saphir

Now that I own saphir and have used it a few times,I think it's the right time to write my second review I'm usually good at guessing how a perfume would smell when I look at it's notes but Imperial Saphir is one of the rare exceptions. I hate incense. I usually can't get along well with patchouli. I have a love/hate relationship with sandalwood (I usually dislike the scent that sandalwood dominant and patchouli dominant perfumes leave on my skin and clothes in late drydown) but I really like Imperial Saphir. I can detect the mentioned three notes in it but it's like they're showing their best parts,leaving out their nasty aspects. I think it's safe to say Imperial Saphir is very balanced and well blended. eventhough it has a strong patchouli and sandalwood note and a smokey undertone, it's as if there's also an unlisted gourmand note.something warm,sweet,creamy,lactonic that rounds out all the rough edges.something like caramel,whipped chantilly cream and milk chocolate. the gourmand accord in this perfume reminds me of banana-caramel whittaker's. this perfume has a lovely powdery floral accord which is very present but doesn't scream floral. orchid is definitely one of the most dominant notes here. and I smell a faint touch of a fruity accord but I can't name any specific fruit (maybe banana?) this perfume is like a cousin of Flowerbomb(they share patchouli, orchid, jasmine, rose, musk,freesia and bergamot) but flowerbomb has a sharp,sugary sweetness while Imperial Saphir has a soft,creamy sweetness.I also find patchouli stronger and more green in Flowerbomb while it's more woody and chocolatey in Charriol Saphir. Saphir also reminds me of Jimmy Choo edp. It's like what I hoped Jimmy Choo edp would be because Jimmy Choo gives me headache and makes me nausious. so if you like the general idea of Flowerbomb and Jimmy Choo edp but find them unbalanced and cloying, make sure to try Charriol Saphir because it has the same DNA of patchouli+orchid+sweetness but it's rounder, softer, creamy and more yummy. I also recommend you to try it even if you don't like it's notes;(It's notes seem too masculine. I'd never buy it if I saw sandalwood,patchouli and incense as it's most rated notes) or even if you don't like some of the accords you see here (because it's not too floral,too spicy,too woody, too patchouli centered,too powdery,too smokey or too rosey). there's a high chance you would like it despite disliking it's notes and accords and if so, it would be a very successful purchase because it's a very reasonabley priced grown up and sexy gourmand. it's so good that if it was produced by lancome or dior, I'm sure it would be very popular and trendy. All in all it's very well made,well blended and balanced,it's warm,very cozy,sweet but not in a cavity inducing lollipop-ish way..it's deep,soft,rounded and delicious,so inviting and addictive.comforting and at the same time naughty..clean and dirty at the same time. longevity and sillage are very good and I also love the bottle and the ring Happy to have it in my collection ❤❤❤❤❤ امپریال سافیر به اعتقاد من بیشتر از اینکه چیپره باشه اورینتال هست، من اگه قبل از امتحان کردنش نتهاش رو میدیدم اصلا امکان نداشت سراغش برم چون معمولا از نتهای پچولی، صندل و بخور خوشم نمیاد اما این عطر انقد بالانس شده ست و نتهاش خوب میکس شدن که حتی اگه این نتها رو دوس ندارید و حتی اگه آکوردهایی که نوشته رو هم دوس ندارید (گلی، چوبی، اسپایسی، پودری، دودی، رزی) بازم ممکنه مثل من عاشقش بشید. بااینکه هیچ نت گورمندی بین نتها نیست اما انگار این عطر یه آکورد گورمند داره. یه نت گرم و شیرین و نرم و خامه ای و لاکتونیک، که زوایا و شارپی و تلخی پچولی و چوب رو بالانس کرده. یه چیزی شبیه کارامل و خامه چنتیلی(خامه وانیلی شیرین و هم زده) و شکلات شیری.. درکل یه ته بویی شبیه دسر موز-کارامل داره (درکل حس میکنم این عطر یه ته بوی خیلی محو میوه ای داره که تقریبا شبیه موز هست) آکورد گلی این عطر هم بااینکه نقش محسوس و پررنگی داره اما جوری نیست که حس کنید با یه عطر خیلی گلی طرفید. یه آکورد پودری گلی خیلی دلنشین با محوریت ارکیده داره که خیلی شبیه آکورد گلی تو عطر فلاوربمبه ایمپریال سفایر درکل شباهت زیادی به فلاوربمب داره(کلی نت مشترک هم دارن) منتها فلاوربمب، شیرینی شارپ و شکری داره ولی سفایر شیرینی نرم و خامه ای داره. ضمنا پچولی تو فلاوربمب، قویتر و سبزتره اما سفایر، پچولی چوبی و شکلاتی طوری داره. این عطر شبیه جیمی چو ادوپرفیوم هم هست منتها جیمی جو برای من سردرد و تهوع آوره. پس اگه کلیات فلاور بمب و جیمی چو رو دوس دارید اما یچیزی توشون اذیتتون میکنه، این همون دی ان ای پچولی+ارکیده+شیرینی رو داره منتها ورژن بالانس شده، لطیف شده، نرم شده و خوشمزه تر شده اوناست اگه دنبال یه گورمند مناسب بزرگسال و یه عطر گرم و جذاب و سکسی هستید بدون درنظر گرفتن نتهاش امتحانش کنید .خوشمزه بودن این عطر،خوشمزه بودن کودکانه و آبنباتی نیست..خوشمزه بودنی کرمی و کمی دودی و کمی اسپایسی هست و بالغتر و جذابتر از عطرهای گورماند رایج پخش و ماندگاری بسیار خوبی داره و شیشه زیبا و حلقه ای ک دور گردن شیشه هست و قابلیت استفاده بصورت تکی داره برای هدیه مناسبش میکنه

I can't believe how nobody commented on this yet, it's a jewel!! I love most of Charriol's perfumes, I've the Charriol EDP (that i can't find anymore, but i absolutely love it, I had 2). ANYWAY, on with my review hehe. I sprayed it 4-6 hours ago and it's still on my skin even though i washed my hand a lot (and with soap), so it has a good staying power. The sillage is good too I'm not sure if it's heavy as someone voted but it's def noticeable. When you first spray it you can smell the incense, jasmine, bergamot and a peppery scent which is probably the freesia and the rose note is lovely. Can i say that the dry down is amazing? IT IS AMAZING; Sandalwood and patchouli are one of my favorite combinations ever, flawless. Orchid gives it a slightly powdery feel and musk anchors the perfume. There's also a really sweet scent in the dry down i'm not sure what is it. Lovely for winter and fall, could get away with it in spring as well I guess. A day and night scent i'm sure it's perfect for both but depends on how you wear it. More chic and elegant than casual. It's a really elegant and sophisticated perfume. I love it and i'll get it soon :D Oh and i forgot to add, at first spritz i thought i smelled vodka? and it wasn't me!! hahahaha

Tested this one today and I just loved it,now I am pretty shocked to see notes,what I tested as charriol Saphir was a warm,delicious,cozy caramelized vanilla with a sweet orange undertone,it reminded me delicious biscuits which I love...there was no patchouli for sure(And I have a sensitive nose to patch),no floral notes,no orchid..was sandal playing role of vanilla and bergamot as orange to my nose?!!the only note I am sure about is intense I was going to believe my nose has tricked me if I was alone,but One of friends tested and loved this too,and this makes two of us to find Saphir a delicious,sophisticated gourmand I'm going to test it for several times and solve this puzzle,I've never faced such a thing!!!

Hmm....... Jimmy Choo? Is that you? Smell very similar in warm weather (which is my case for 90% of the year).

So I finally got my hands on this after eyeballing it for quite some time. I admit my birthstone is sapphire, combined with how pretty I know Charriol's bottles always are, I just hoped the scent was as good as it sounded. So is it? Why yes it is! If you're going to fork out the dough for this one try to find a bottle with the lid because the way Charriol's bottles look is always classy, and frankly it makes you feel better about the cost, not gonna lie. When I saw how people ranked the notes I was amazed to see musk and patchouli at the top. Saphir is far from a patchouli monster, and I am no fan of tons of musk. I was thinking there should be a cherry note listed (not cough syrup Cherry, cherry in the air maybe) as part of the main notes, but then I realized something. Most of us have buried our nose in a freesia or two. They're all a bit different, but some are fairly sweet and slightly fruity, this is what I notice the most in Saphir. A hint of incense, noticeable but soft, and you have a very nice perfume that doesn't make me think of something else. It's sweet like so many are, but it won't cause a toothache. If it gets on my clothes Saphir doesn't change. If it doesn't the dry down eventually shows something reminiscent of patchouli, very soft and easy, not what we're used to. Worth it, get it while you can. :)