Byzantium Saffron

Finally i bought this THIS IS MEN PERFUME TOOOOOO MASCULINE Let’s review this kind of nice Firstly, i tested the vintage version of Tuscan Leather for me it was little annoying let me to be clean it was nice too and heavy and rich but it was also too much heavy and hard to wear ! But what you get when you spray BYSANTIUM SAFFRON In the first 3 minutes was so nice and boozy and sweet and after 7 to 10 minuets booooooomb its leathery and nice very smooth the same as Tuscun Leather Wow so nice Great balance but it has something wrong with it the projection is so weak ! If you spray 5 or 6 heavy spray you would have had just 2 or 2.5 hour at max good projection and after that its going to be fade and skinscent About longevity you get approximately about 5 to 6 hour But the qualiy is nice and bottle and box looks nice too MY RATE IS : Scent: 7/10 Balance : 8/10 Performance: 2/10 Projection: 3/10 Longevity: 4/10 Value of money : 5/10 Overall : 4.8/10 thumbs up ——————————————- خوب بالاخره خريدمش البته با قيمت خيلي ارزان و كلي تخفيف و گر نه اصلا ارزش خريد نداره من مدل وينتج توسكان لدر رو تست كردم خيلي خوبه و واقعا ستودنيه اما به راحتي نميتونين استفاده كنين چون واقعا سنگينه اما اين عطر كاملا شبيه به همان بوي چرمي را داره و فرقي نداره با قيمت خيلي كمتر و اينكه راحت تر هم ميشه استفاده كرد وقتي اولين اسپري را ميزنين بوي شيريني و الكلي خيلي خوبي داره كه خيلي خاصه اما اين بو دوامي نداره و بعد از ٥ تا ١٠ دقيقه كاملا ناپديد ميشه و بوي چرمي دقيقا مثل توسكان لدر تام فورد را خواهيد داشت خيلي بوي خوب و ملايمي اما همونقدر كه خوبه ايراداتي داره يكي اينكه پخش بو ابدا نداره حتي خودتون به سختي متوجه ميشين من با اسپري كردن حدود ٥ تا ٦ اسپري يه جورايي دوش گرفتن باهاش فقط ٢ ساعت پخش بو گرفتم و ماندگاريش زير ٦ ساعت اما بالانس بو خوبي داره اما كيفيت ساختش خيلي بده در مورد جعبه و خود بطري عطر قشنگه نمرات من در قسمت بالاتر هست شاد باشين

Byzantium Saffron smells exotic. The featured notes are saffron, indonesian patchouli leaf, crystal amber and white suede. The opening note of saffron in full glory with its leather and tobacco facets, rich and startling with its acrid bittersweet tones, almost knocks my head back. This is no country for the uninitiated perfume newbie. As I expect, the strong contrasts soon begin to dissipate and I can smell a soft rosy-suede floral note begin to emerge from the leather, sweetly spiced and enchanting. As this dries down to reveal the heart notes, patchouli leaf offers a green herbal depth, bolstering the musty-dusty spice effect of the saffron, then amber moves into to sweeten and soften this mix in the base. Byzantium Saffron becomes opulent and smooth as fine suede, rich and polished, exotic but familiar due to the roses, now in full bloom. After two hours, the scent on my arm is still aromatic and the amber is working its sweet-salty skin magic. The golden scent lingers for hours, and I’m amazed at the longevity of the star player, the saffron note, because the next morning, I still get hints of sueded amber on my skin. I sniff, then sniff again, then think that this would smell great on a man, too. Byzantium Saffron smells exotic, and expensive. It’s a scent from another land and another era when spices were prized acquisitions to one’s household. I sniff, then sniff again, then think that this would smell great on a man, too.

This is the one that broke my heart. I first smelled it back in 2015 while living in London. The notes were exceptionally well-balanced: the saffron was heavy and forward, the patchouli next, and an ever-so-slight hint of smoke of the suede. This was my perfect perfume, the one that would be my signature. Moving back to the US (Boston), I was determined to get a bottle, though MoV doesn't distribute in the US. I was able to have a full beautiful Murano-glass bottle brought to me from the Verona store. One spray, and I could tell that the perfume had changed. The saffron was nearly gone; the smokey leather was overwhelming. Not horrible, but not my 'perfect scent' anymore. I wondered - as did actually happen to me once with a different scent - whether I had a rancid or "off" bottle. Returning to London last summer, I brought a sample of my ByzSaff. Sure enough, my bottle is *not* wrong: the perfume smelled like its old self, in its old environment. Back to Boston, the smokeshow returned. In Verona last week, I brought a sample to see if the Italian air would change it back. Sure enough, the perfume at the MoV store in Verona, and mine, smell exactly the same, with the leather and smoke. Long story short: I would not have bought this perfume if it smelled in London like it does in Verona and Boston. Is it good? Yes. Is it the magical saffron I once knew? Not even close.

First things first: I am loving this scent. I have never been sure if I like saffron but I guess must. I have often been ambivalent about leather fragrances but in this case I’m hooked. ( I think this reminds me of Irish Leather by Memo but whereas that one makes me feel like I can’t pull it off, this one I wear with confidence.) Now, ready for the sad part of this story? No projection! Really, truly. My son sitting next to me in the car could not smell it until I stuck my wrist to his nose! So if you wear this it will be your own little treat for just you. But I’m fine with that. I get no lemon or rhubarb incidentally so don’t sample it for those notes. But if you want dry, sophisticated, slightly mysterious, then this might be your jam. Edit: I would like to say that my nose was defective earlier to miss the lemon in this. In fact it’s the lemon and leather that hang on for the long haul with this fragrance.

stinks like being escorted by your lady's companion through the bustling alleys of constantinople, the air thick from the stalls of the leather merchants displaying their wares and incense drifting down mosaic stairs as you quietly chatter and dodge through the crowd. the lemony punch at the beginning reminds me of the first bite of a deliciously saccharine lemonopita that leaves a sweetness that lingers. the metallic follow-up is particularly clear on my skin and at first the cold blade vibe threw me off, but it grew on me when it was warmed with the pepper and softened into submission by the florals. serves oracles, courtiers, jezebels, and middle-daughters of antiquity. definitely for work days spent in the collections basement of the museum.