Note
Saffron
Saffron smells dry and hay-like, with leathery warmth and a faint medicinal or metallic edge. It adds character to the heart and base beside rose, woods, leather, and amber.
In 466 perfumes. Usually found in the opening.
- Opening
- 76%
- Heart
- 19%
- Drydown
- 5%
Most popular with saffron
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Baccarat Rouge 540
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Spicebomb
Viktor&Rolf
Safran Secret
Maison Crivelli
Oud Stallion
Maison Crivelli
Oud Cadenza
Maison Crivelli
Oud Maracujá
Maison Crivelli
Carios
Parfums de Marly
Godolphin
Parfums de Marly
Haltane
Parfums de Marly
Carlisle
Parfums de Marly
Althaïr Exclusif
Parfums de Marly
Let'S Pretend
Etat Libre d'Orange
Nostos
Etat Libre d'Orange
500 Years
Etat Libre d'Orange
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to saffron more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for warm spicy, leather and oud far more often than the catalogue as a whole.
- woody
- sweet
- warm spicy
- leather
- balsamic
- amber
- musky
- vanilla