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Uplifting, yet deep
It opens up juicy fruity with pinapple and mandarin, but at the same time deeper notes of leather, coffee and ambergris are detectable. What I find super interesting is, that although the fruity notes are top, so in theory should go away at some point, they actually don't and the perfume stays fruity (to some degree) till the end.
From the notes it would seem seeing saffron and leather, that it's a leathery fragrance, or seeing smoke, cypriol and tobacco, that it is a smoky fragrance, but neither of these is true.
Yes, you can detect these notes, but all is so nicely blended, that it is hard to pinpoint, which are the major notes.
It comes off as fairly uplifting, fun yet elegant scent. which you can dress up or down. For some reason it reminds me of French perfumery.
Sillage is medium and longevity on my skin is about 6-7 hours.
I like this one the most from the house.
From the notes it would seem seeing saffron and leather, that it's a leathery fragrance, or seeing smoke, cypriol and tobacco, that it is a smoky fragrance, but neither of these is true.
Yes, you can detect these notes, but all is so nicely blended, that it is hard to pinpoint, which are the major notes.
It comes off as fairly uplifting, fun yet elegant scent. which you can dress up or down. For some reason it reminds me of French perfumery.
Sillage is medium and longevity on my skin is about 6-7 hours.
I like this one the most from the house.
Synthetic fruits and chocolate patchouli
I've heard a decent amount of hype on this, so I decided to test, if this could enrich my summer rotation.
On strip it starts off with a decent, juicy passionfruit and sweetness of cardamom, which is very soon joined by fairly prominent chocolaty patchouli. On skin, the passionfruit is not so easily recognizable and it feels more like an ambiguous, sweet, a little spicy bowl of fruits. To me it also feels a little bit synthetic, but it could be just some strange combination of notes, which gives me that impression.
The scent does not transition much. The drydown is fairly similar to the opening, just a little bit less fruity and more woody/patchouli.
Longevity is very good as well as projection.
But overall underwhelming
On strip it starts off with a decent, juicy passionfruit and sweetness of cardamom, which is very soon joined by fairly prominent chocolaty patchouli. On skin, the passionfruit is not so easily recognizable and it feels more like an ambiguous, sweet, a little spicy bowl of fruits. To me it also feels a little bit synthetic, but it could be just some strange combination of notes, which gives me that impression.
The scent does not transition much. The drydown is fairly similar to the opening, just a little bit less fruity and more woody/patchouli.
Longevity is very good as well as projection.
But overall underwhelming
Leather or not..?
This was the one, I was excited the most to test from the 3 extraits and what a perfume it is!
It opens up with very nice raspberry, closely followed by papyrus/saffron combo. My immediate guess would not be papyrus though, but a rough black leather. If you focus, it is possible to tell the difference, the papyrus is wet and heavy.
The opening reminds me a lot of Ombre Leather EDP by Tom Ford as it has very similar black leather/saffron combo, but where OL has flowery jasmin, this one has powdery iris. OL tends to be very loud and distinct on my skin, while Silver Saffron is more subdued and gentle in comparison.
The sweetness is well dosed. In the opening, it is almost dry, but - quite unexpectedly - in the drydown, the papyrus/leather fades quite a bit and the scent gets more sweet and fruity. The papyrus/leather is never gone completely, it is still very detectable, just not so prominent.
Silage is medium to high, I got 4 hours of very decent push and becomes skin scent after 8 hours.
Overall a very nice scent, definitely worth trying.
It opens up with very nice raspberry, closely followed by papyrus/saffron combo. My immediate guess would not be papyrus though, but a rough black leather. If you focus, it is possible to tell the difference, the papyrus is wet and heavy.
The opening reminds me a lot of Ombre Leather EDP by Tom Ford as it has very similar black leather/saffron combo, but where OL has flowery jasmin, this one has powdery iris. OL tends to be very loud and distinct on my skin, while Silver Saffron is more subdued and gentle in comparison.
The sweetness is well dosed. In the opening, it is almost dry, but - quite unexpectedly - in the drydown, the papyrus/leather fades quite a bit and the scent gets more sweet and fruity. The papyrus/leather is never gone completely, it is still very detectable, just not so prominent.
Silage is medium to high, I got 4 hours of very decent push and becomes skin scent after 8 hours.
Overall a very nice scent, definitely worth trying.
Great opening, mediocre drydown
The fragrance opens with absolutely stunning combination of woods, grapefruit and leather, softened by sweet kardamom. The mate note is also very present and pleasant. Fresh, elegant, very masculine leaning. This for me is the embodiment of strong yet delicate man.
However, bit by bit the notes start to fade after ~30min and about 2-3 hours into drydown you are left with fairly simple vetiver, not dissimilar to Terre d'Hermes. It's really a pitty, it does not keep a bit more of the woods/leather combo to the deeper drydown.
Sillage is medium, not a room filling fragrance and longevity (given the above evolution) is comfortable 8 hours.
However, bit by bit the notes start to fade after ~30min and about 2-3 hours into drydown you are left with fairly simple vetiver, not dissimilar to Terre d'Hermes. It's really a pitty, it does not keep a bit more of the woods/leather combo to the deeper drydown.
Sillage is medium, not a room filling fragrance and longevity (given the above evolution) is comfortable 8 hours.
Lavender centric
The opening hits you with a high dose of very nice and very realistic lavender. It is paired with a ginger zing and the peppery notes, although those are fairly mild. But nevertheless they give the perfume nice opposition to the flowery note and make it light and fresh(er). All the woods in the base are very light and I could not detect the oud at all.
Overall, it is nice, light, very slightly feminine leaning fragrance, which can be worn all year
Overall, it is nice, light, very slightly feminine leaning fragrance, which can be worn all year




