Ingredients · Spices · dry-down
Saffron absolute
Leathery, honeyed hay and dried-fruit spice with a metallic tang.
- What it is
- Natural absolute from dried flower stigmas of Crocus sativus.
- Where it comes from
- Iran, Spain, Kashmir
- When you smell it
- Dry-down: what stays.
- What perfumers do with it
- The luxurious natural saffron; rarely used, since molecules imitate it far more cheaply.
- Worth knowing
- Roughly 150,000 flowers must be hand-picked to make one kilo of dried saffron.
- Rules
- Limited. Its safranal is capped at 0.005% in fine fragrance (IFRA).
- Also called
- Crocus sativus extract; saffron tincture; saffron CO2
Named by the house, not on the label, in 85
Baccarat Rouge 540Maison Francis Kurkdjian · “Saffron”
Side EffectInitio · “Saffron”
Oud for GreatnessInitio · “Saffron”
GuidanceAmouage · “Saffron”
OutlandsAmouage · “Saffron”
Oud for Greatness NeoInitio · “Saffron”
Lyric ManAmouage · “Saffron”
Epic ManAmouage · “Saffron”
Journey WomanAmouage · “Saffron”
Overture ManAmouage · “Saffron”
Overture WomanAmouage · “Saffron”
LineageAmouage · “Saffron”
PurposeAmouage · “Saffron”
Guidance 46Amouage · “Saffron”
Purpose 50Amouage · “Saffron”
Overture 41Amouage · “Saffron”
SequenceAmouage · “Saffron”
Tonka MisfahAmouage · “Saffron”
Suede IbriAmouage · “Saffron”
HalfetiPenhaligon's · “saffron”
Noir ExtremeTom Ford · “Saffron”
Oud 27Le Labo · “saffron”
Club de Nuit UntoldArmaf · “Saffron”
Odyssey Mandarin SkyArmaf · “Saffron”
Club de Nuit Urban Man ElixirArmaf · “Saffron”
La Rouge BaroqueMaison Alhambra · “Saffron”
Amber Oud Ruby EditionAl Haramain · “Saffron”
Detour EcoAl Haramain · “Saffron”
Hawas ViperRasasi · “Saffron”
La Yuqawam Pour HommeRasasi · “Saffron”
Supremacy Not Only IntenseAfnan · “Saffron”
AurumAjmal · “Saffron”
Shaghaf OudSwiss Arabian · “Saffron”
ResalaArabian Oud · “saffron”
Oud VoyagerTom Ford · “saffron”
GanymedeMarc-Antoine Barrois · “saffron”
Bois PacifiqueTom Ford · “saffron”
Radical RoseMatière Première · “Saffron”
Instant CrushMancera · “Saffron”
Dylan Blue Pour HommeVersace · “saffron”
Arabians TonkaMontale · “Saffron”
Velvet Desert OudDolce & Gabbana · “saffron”
ZafferanoAcqua di Parma · “Saffron”
Black AoudMontale · “Saffron”
Oud CadenzaMaison Crivelli · “saffron”
CarminaCreed · “Saffron”
QueeningMind Games · “Saffron”
Uruk ChroniclesEtat Libre d'Orange · “Accord Saffron”
Cherry PunkRoom 1015 · “Saffron”
C Woody LeatherClive Christian · “saffron”
RifaaqatParis Corner · “Saffron”
Sharaf BlendZimaya · “Saffron”
Amyris HommeMaison Francis Kurkdjian · “Saffron”
SerpentineRoberto Cavalli · “saffron”
Vanille FataleTom Ford · “saffron”
BabycatYSL · “Saffron Accord”
212 VIP Black ElixirCarolina Herrera · “Saffron Accord”
Velvet ZafferanoDolce & Gabbana · “Saffron”
HaltaneParfums de Marly · “Saffron”
Ameerat Al ArabAsdaaf · “Saffron”
Ambery SaffronDossier · “Saffron”
Amnesia RoseAedes de Venustas · “saffron”Bade'e Al Oud Oud for GloryLattafa · “Saffron”Teriaq IntenseLattafa · “Saffron”
Qaed Al FursanLattafa · “Saffron”Barakkat Rouge 540Fragrance World · “Saffron”
GharaamSwiss Arabian · “Saffron”Shams Al Emarat Khususi Iced PetalArd Al Zaafaran · “Saffron”
Queen of SilkCreed · “Saffron”
Althaïr ExclusifParfums de Marly · “Saffron”
Changing Constance IntensePenhaligon's · “Saffron”
Northern LoveFrédéric Malle · “saffron”
The NightFrédéric Malle · “saffron”
B683Marc-Antoine Barrois · “Saffron”
Eau RihlaDiptyque · “saffron”
Oud MaracujáMaison Crivelli · “saffron”
Crystal SaffronMatière Première · “Saffron Oil Greece”
ItalicaXerjoff · “Saffron”
Let's PretendEtat Libre d'Orange · “Saffron”
AnubisPapillon Artisan Perfumes · “Saffron”
Pour Homme Oud NoirVersace · “Saffron”
SpicebombViktor&Rolf · “saffron”TerraRayhaan · “Saffron”
NefsNishane · “saffron”
Spicebomb ExtremeViktor&Rolf · “Saffron Accord”Sources