Saffron is the world's most expensive spice and one of perfumery's most distinctive tricks: it smells leathery, honeyed and faintly metallic, like warm suede with a bitter golden edge. It rarely plays lead; instead it transforms whatever sits next to it, making roses regal, ouds smoother and ambers stranger. Baccarat Rouge 540's famous opening is saffron and jasmine doing exactly that. Oud for Greatness rides saffron into its dark wood, and TOFÉ Dubai Oud and Endorphins both use it the traditional Gulf way, as the bridge between rose, resin and oud. Saffron-touched scents read opulent and slightly mysterious, built for evenings and cold air. Once you learn its suede-and-iodine glint, you will spot it instantly.
Designer fragrances built with Saffron. 6 perfumes that feature the note, from top to dry-down.