Saffira by La Rive

Saffira 2024

Duftgroupie
04/19/2025 - 05:12 PM
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6
Sillage
8
Longevity
10
Scent

My fragrance, your fragrance!

I don't know who also likes to watch the culinary TV show "Mein Lokal, Dein Lokal" (for example, Mike Süsser & Robin Pietsch visit restaurants and their operators in a week, who in turn visit each other - at the end they are rated) in a modified form I have been inspired to an olfactory variant and it remains partly culinary - at least as far as the topic: fruits - and try to reflect this in this review!

At the beginning I refer to a "short fragrance week" which has already taken place after 2 reviews with some time - for specific individual perspectives I recommend my reviews of Erba Pura and Extreme Passion - and to stay fair I don't want to make a direct final rating, but look for a touched comparison and classify my respective enthusiasms and share them with you.

It's a tricky subject to some extent - fruity is not always subject to pleasure tax and Erba Purq divides opinion threefold, if not more.
Nevertheless, I find it important for me personally to accept this challenge... I can't lose in this situation, but rather win and challenge myself with such a topic after a long break from reviewing!

Shortened Erba Pura is the fruit bomb and one spray is really enough, I find Extreme Passion more elegant and restrained in character, although it performs strongly (that's why durability & sillage 10 out of 10).
Now to Saffira, we are talking about a product from La Rive and a little digression La Rive is like a grab bag: some fragrances knock you out positively, some raise questions, others give answers and others are okay!
From my perspective and on my skin, this one is a real announcement with a wow and a big exclamation mark!

Under €10 and yet this one doesn't have to hide from Xerjoff or Lorenzo Pazzaglia - why should it?

For me, it picks up some of this DNA, but overall it's more relaxed - chilled out to 100% relaxation - partly fruitier and not as powerful.
H/S perfect for everyday wear.
The fragrance character is therefore more balanced overall.
All-rounder at its best!

Perhaps to take a more judgmental approach:

- Saffira, the all-rounder for everyday life
- Extreme Passion, the one for business appointments
- Erba Pura, fruit party tiger and Lets Go
I hope you find my categorization useful.

Nevertheless, I am interested in your thoughts.
After all, I give each of these fragrances 10 points in its category ;)
Thanks for reading!

Have a wonderful Easter time!
13 Comments
Ropanski2020Ropanski2020 5 months ago
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"Subject to pleasure tax" - that made me smile. I think it's great when you can find a much better offer in a much smaller price segment. I think that the Erba Pura, Kirké etc. Fragrances have completely ruined the scent (fruity-sweet) for me for the time being. The effectiveness is unparalleled. A pleasure to read.
MajaDuftMajaDuft 5 months ago
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Great review ❤️
Is the fragrance more suitable for women or men?
DuftgroupieDuftgroupie 4 months ago
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@MajaDuft it is marketed to the ladies, but I think that both (men/women) can wear it
PuemmiPuemmi 5 months ago
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Unisex...my son wears it all the time
PonticusPonticus 5 months ago
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Great headline, but for me it's more your fragrance than mine! But I don't want to say anything against La Rive!
KnurliKnurli 6 months ago
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I smell something incredibly scratchy and biting. And a kilometer behind it, a faint hint of mango.
This pungent note has even survived several 40 degree washes on clothes. My husband doesn't smell it though!
If I had to describe it, I would say it smells like old carpet and cable fire.
KnurliKnurli 6 months ago
And scorched clutch.
ElAttarineElAttarine 6 months ago
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Gosh, all 10 of them, not bad! Nice that you've made a series out of it. I read it with interest and enjoyed it, even if all three are not for me.
PuderperlePuderperle 6 months ago
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I'm happy for you that you've found such an affordable alternative. Yes, LaRive has really packed all the power into durability and sillage here 😆
KäseKäse 6 months ago
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I'm one of those who think Erba pura is good.
I haven't been able to test any dupes yet. I recently held Vanille Paradis by Lou de Pre in my hand and at least the spray head smelled promising, but I haven't been able to test it yet.
Kirke is supposed to be very similar to Ep, but I can't judge for myself and haven't tested it either.
PollitaPollita 6 months ago
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It probably wouldn't be my scent, as I don't usually like these fruity fragrances. For little money, it is certainly a very good alternative.
FloydFloyd 6 months ago
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So I prefer to eat fruit bombs... it's healthier ;-)
SpatzlSpatzl 6 months ago
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A pleasure to read! Thank you very much!
Happy Easter to you too! 🐣