Saffron Amber

A modern take on an amber focused scent?. My skin sometimes ramps up the saffron but here it is more a battle between the ylang ylang, saffron, fruit and amber. It stays very linear on me. Please dont expect an ambery fruity commercial type fragrance. Im rather relieved that I cant detect the coriander. The musk smooths everything out. A warm, sophisticated, fuzzy ambery musk scent which seems pretty unisex to me. Perfect for when you want to wear something comforting. Ive put my nose to many fragrances over the years and Ive not smelt anything quite like this before. Moderate sillage and longevity.

Imagine you're visiting an exotic temple. Silent dignity here. Dunno why but for me the saffron amber is a sacred fragrance. What i get are delightful peach, and warm spices. Well made one.

Confusingly, this perfume is listed among the "Citrus Collection" of the Illuminum Vaporizer set. In reality, to my nose, it opens as a strong floriental with a lot of ylang-ylang and a lot of amber and saffron. This is a nice wintertime perfume, which I dared to don today because of the unseasonably cool temperatures--and the fact that it was characterized by the house as a citrus fragrance! Saffron Amber reminds me of some of the headier Montale made-for-women floral oriental perfumes--such as Sandal Sliver. Or maybe David Yurman and the complicated (and super-potent) entries in the La Prairie Life Threads series. It's quite powerful and dense, with no scrimping on the hard-hitting notes saffron and amber. This, by the way, really does smell like ambergris, and not labdanum amber at all. The drydown has an appealing touch of fruity-soapiness reminiscent of Pecksniff's Gardenia & White Peach luxury bath soak (I do not know whether the perfume exists, but I presume that it does since it was used to scent this product!). All in all, Saffron Amber is a pretty intense little potion, which probably will be too much for most men and some women as well. I'll try it again in wintertime, when I suspect that I'll find it more appealing. I love saffron and I love ambergris, so this composition is off to a great start. I'm not so keen on ylang-ylang, but it seems to be offset well by the oriental notes here.

I'm amused by the unisex description, as the initial burst of ylang is quite powerful.... but this is lovely, good quality, the peach isn't overdone and it's a nice oriental blend. Does exactly what it says, without any headachy aldehydes. Dries down to a pleasant and persistent peach-saffron-musk, on a winter day (it was below zero this morning) this is a good choice, the amber is warming and the floral notes are a welcome antidote to grey skies :)

This is pretty :) Probably the best from VAPORIZOR PERFUMEs, which isn't saying much since I think this collection is to be skipped.. (Head straight for the HAUTE PERFUMEs after trying this)

quiet nice, clean floral. worth looking for.

Saffron Amber is a wonderful yellow-flower-scent. No amber and a very shy saffron on my skin. Its a happy, adult, flirty womanish scent - maybe not for teenagers - who often loves sweet and syrupsweet scents. A very good mix of flowers and warm musk. I whished the amber and saffron to be stronger on my skin, but no.

Just tried this sample sent to me by the incomparable Diamondsr4ever. I love saffron having DK original Black Cashmere; this one is surprisingly good; inspiring and intriguing. I've read so often about scents creating a mood this one did it for me, I tried it with no preconceived ideas and it was truly lovely in the best sense of the word. On me it is soft but persistent, with a strong opening. I love yellow florals and the ylang is very present at the beginning but I revel in rich florals and the top notes were luxurious. Jasmine sometimes overpowers but not here; it softened into the most calming amber ever nothing like powerhouse ambers say by SL or Tom Ford. The sample was a dab on instead of a spray I am curious as to what it would smell like in that form as sprays usually last longer on my skin. The saffron was blended well on all levels never dominating but there if you looked for it. All in all I would say Saffron Amber is high quality and for those who need a scent with legs, to paraphrase a vintner's term. I agree with sherapop, this definitely shouldn't be categorized as a citrus fragrance. Delectable and worth trying if you don't judge beforehand and can appreciate the artistry of the composition.

Coriander saffron and peach - these are the most noticable on me. This is a light take on a fruity spicy composition. Something from the series of Kenzo Jungle Elephant and Dior Poison but in a very very airy and light form. A L'Eau or Fraiche version which mainly contains the 3 notes mentioned. I enjoy it, it is quite unexpected.

This fragrance is beautiful....for a woman! How this can be categorized as unisex is beyond me. After applying it I immediately had to cover it up with a "masculine" scent. Blah. This is so sweet, flowery and cloying. For me....yuck!

This perfume is so lovely and regal. On me it reminds me of vintage arpege, vaguely,floral and well blended so the product is greater than the sum of the parts.

Moderatley sweet yet not particularly interesting fruity amber. Peach and a tad of saffron laying on an average ambery base. Unremarkable. Rating: 4/10

This is beautiful ! A warm slightly spicy slightly syrupy fruity vintage feeling floral.