By Saffron

I have just bought By Saffron and as we all know it should sit but this is my first impression. First of all, I love it. This is a dupe that is worth seven times more than what it retails at right now. There are considerable differences when you spray it on the skin and on your clothes. On the skin, sweet saffron is more perciptible while on the clothes it could slip your nose. Ditto for juniper berries that on the skin hit your olfactory bulbs more impactfully. Nothing is squeaky or screechy here nor is the frag linear at all, which is a blessing. At first, juniper berries have their peekaboo moment and then hide somewhere behind but their scent mingles with that of soft sweet saffron. Then in come roses which smell fresh and young initially thanks to violets but little by little metamorphose into a dry and mature type as they settle on the leather which is spread on wood. The fruitiness in this frag is present but it swirls smoothly in the composition, it's there but not to toot its own horn. Unfortunately, as of now the performance is weak. So I'll let it sit to get the best of this lovely scent. In my opinion, it's unisex.

First spray smells like juniper berries, violets, and soft leather. I don't get woods, so it really must be transparent! This isn't a sweet fragrance. It's so nice though. Sniffing my wrist I can smell the slightly tangy pomelo. It dries down to a cozier saffron and leather smell, but never gets loses all its brightness from the violets, pomelo, and juniper berries. This smells different from the usual girly fragrances, but it's not completely masculine. It's definitely unisex. Its suitable for cooler weather (currently wearing is on 50-60 degrees F). I really enjoy this.

Smooth leather, raspberries and violets, with pretty pronounced saffron and a little juniper in the background. Very interesting perfume, slightly masculine leaning, but I really love it. Not really for someone looking for a girlie, fruity scent.

Wow, this one really caught me off-guard :)) I have several Maison Alhambra perfumes and I'm not very pleased with them as the longevity and silage are usually quite poor. They do get their dupes right in terms of scent, but performance has never been their strong suit. However, this one is very, very different. Sprayed at noon on skin and at 10 p.m. I could still smell it. When sprayed on clothes it's 5 X more lasting, my blouse still smells pretty strong one and a half day later. The scent is pretty surprising too. I don't own the original from Byredo, so I couldn't say how close the smell really is, but this one is quite a treat. Truly unisex in my opinion, not too feminine, not too masculine. Saffron is strong, raspberry is strong and -although not my favorite scent - leather is quite present too, especially in the dry-down. The rose is there, but very tamed, "covered" or "enveloped" by the other 3 main notes in a way that makes it spicy, warm and just a tad stingy. Just by reading the notes, I would have probably never blind-bought it, so I am truly glad I got the chance to smell it in a store. It stood out among quite a few other fragrances and I am so happy I discovered it. The price is a joke for this performance and overall scent (I got it for less than 15 euro). One thing I would say though is that -in my opinion- you can never be too sure what quality you'll get with this house. I think there are big differences from one batch to another, and I was just lucky enough to get a really got batch. I also own their Scandal dupe and the 1st bottle I bought was perfect - smell was accurate to the OG and performance was mind-blowing. But the 2nd bottle was more like a watery spray that didn't last for more than 10 minutes (although it was bought from the same store, same price, just 1 or 2 months later). So, unless there are already dupes of dupes or fakes of this otherwise very cheap house, I believe it's a gamble: you might get a great perfume for pennies, or a moderately priced watery spray, depending on your luck :))

Super feminine, even more so than Byredo Black Saffron! The jasmine here really stands out and is more pronounced than it is in Black Saffron. I'm no stranger to jasmine heavy Tuscan Leather clones (like Arab Tradition), however seeing as how this is a clone of Black Saffron and missing that leather heavy base from Tuscan Leather to balance it out, it makes this one a bit feminine for me, even more so than Black Saffron. I would recommend this to those looking for something that smells like Tuscan leather, but far, far more feminine. It smells great! I just, can't wear it myself, as a man...