Saphir Rosé

The fragrance opens with a very strong and nauseating rose,it’s almost intoxicating,but only endure for 10 min,after I can smell the roasted coffee and cacao,problably because of the incense note. In the dry down is were this perfume really shines,it is very pleasant and oriental were the floral aspect of the rose note dominates the role fragrance,it goes for hours like this. In the very end of the fragrance you can start to smell the woods,a very subtle scent of sandalwood with the patchouli gives the perfect finale for the scent,very classy and again comforting. Longevity:10-12h Projection:2-4h Silage:Moderate-Strong

Saphir Rosé was launched in 2016 and has also been reformulated. Only the 2017 releases (Ofanins, Ícarus and the brand new Heroin) did not have to be reformulated, since they were conceived within the new style of creation of the perfumer Sanderson Santana. It features notes of geranium, black pepper and roasted coffee, making way for a heart of Moroccan rose and jasmine from Egypt, on a base with tuberose, incense, saffron absolute, patchouli, sandalwood and cacao. Once again, I am obliged to praise both compositions. I do not know what has changed, but while the original version seems more diurnal and versatile, the current version gives me a more nocturnal appeal or restricted for colder days. In the original version, I feel the same nuance of tutti-frutti that I felt in the original Vanille Noir formulation. The difference is that in Saphir Rosé it does not bother me because it softens and mixes well with the other notes. I also feel the rose more present in the first formulation than in the version that is for sale. Regarding the current fragrance of Saphir Rosé, the perfumer defines it as an ambery floriental. However, on my skin it behaved like a beautiful floriental gourmand. The output is strong and has more coffee presence, note that I did not feel in Time Traveller. Then, the perfume evolves into a body that does not bring the flowers separated, but in the form of a combo, very common in creations that explore the rose and the saffron. The rose is there, but it is not the solitary star as in the original version, where everything seems to revolves around it. In this current formulation, the rose is part of a context. And this context provides a delightful base, in which the absolute of saffron, patchouli and cacao are of the highest quality. If you like perfumes with these notes, you need to know Saphir Rosé. One observation: tuberose is a flower that usually generates reactions of the type love it or hate it. If you usually run away from tuberose, you do not have to worry. Particularly, I love the note of tuberose in perfumes, but in Saphir Rosé it is not remarkable. In terms of projection and longevity, Saphir Rosé is beyond reproach. But it has its limitations and, as I said before, I do not indicate for very hot days. In addition, although unisex, I see greater appeal to the female audience than the male. Women who enjoy bombastic florals or those fragrances with a rich patchouli, such as La Vie Est Belle, Flowerbomb and some Angel flankers, will fall in love with Saphir Rosé. Worth knowing!

Saphir Rosé is a bouquet of flowers, which do not border on the common odor characteristic of many flowers together, that is, in the midst of this amalgam there is something that emerges as being “the new”, the “unprecedented”, the still “unspoken” . At the same time that it is soft, it is also fiery and pervasive among its complex floral nuances! On the way out, Cedro's ardor is quite evident, and I confess that I was scared to find it right at the start, given that it always appears at the base, however, the herbal and intense characteristic of Geranium balances the woody aggressiveness, giving Saphir Rosé a similar feel to what I see in some Cartiers. In the heart it behaves like an oriental floral perfume in my nostrils, maybe it's the presence of Palo Santo, which always attributes an aroma very similar to that of Anise (a bit spicy), in the fragrances, something sweet amid the odor of ripe roses spicy, roses on the stem emanating a noble odor and nothing so common in fragrances that you find roses. At the base, the fragrance says goodbye to a sensual woody, with a scent that denotes the pursuits of someone who has generally been up to no good. The floral odor is still very evident, but there are also notes of wood, a lot of earthy Patchouli, woody and with that “what” of wood/hyper-ripe root, associated with an imposing touch of saffron, a thriving dry aroma that involves the every move. Saphir Rosé has a very satisfactory performance, she sets cool and projects at an arm and a half. It looks much cooler for milder temperatures, and with a more organized outfit, for a specific moment.

This is an exquisite masculine perfume , long lasting (over 12 hours) and with heavy sillage. On me it is all about woods, patchouli and incense with not a hint of sweetness. Cocoa comes in the mid/drydown and rounds the scent making it almost velvety, almost gourmand. Now for the problems: this is a Brazilian perfume and Brazilian climate (except for the southernmost regions) is very hot and humid (slowly turning exceedling hot and dry by global warming) and this kind od heavy hitting perfume in the mold of Tom Ford (although not similar to any of TF's perfumes) is not at all adequate to the country's heavy temperatures (over 100 F is common here). It is essentially masculine without sweetness to my nose. Others can smell the rose and a bit more sweetness as well as the delicious cacao (one of the best I have smelled) and love the perfume without caveats. It is also quite cheap for the quality, a 8ml sample of extrait de parfum goes for less than US$9. A pity Sanderson didn't make a lighter summer and heat appropriate perfume, as well as a more unisex one. But an extremely interesting perfume nonetheless.