Safran Rare
Amouroud (2016)

Perfumes that successfully capture the golden warmth of saffron are rare; sadly Safran Rare isn't one. A pinch of dried saffron threads has an almost singed bittersweet muskiness, with traces of dry wood and hay in the background. Infused in warm milk or added to a rice pulao the scent blooms, it glows almost from within. When it wafts up to the nostrils, the eyes close and a smile spreads.
Perhaps it's due to the aromachemicals used but most perfumes that aim for saffron deliver leather instead, usually of the suede variety. Safran Rare quickly falls into this category after opening with a tantalizing glimpse of a true saffron coupled with a small trickle of a syrupy gourmand note. But that flash of saffron (as well as the syrup) starts to fade almost immediately, moving slowly to the margins as the field fills with the unfurling suede. It's a perfectly competent perfume, but there are rather a lot of these suedey leathers around and this one delivers nothing extra to make it stand out from the rest.