Nero
Saffron introduces a dry, aromatic spice that is both warm and slightly medicinal in its initial impression.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 6 accords.
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- Warm Spicy50
- Woody50
- Amber50
- Powdery
The note pyramid
- Saffron
- Patchouli
- Virginia Cedar
- Sandalwood
- Amber
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min readSaffron introduces a dry, aromatic spice that is both warm and slightly medicinal in its initial impression. Patchouli and Virginia cedar quickly follow, their earthy and sharp woody notes creating a rugged, textured heart that dominates the mid-stage. Sandalwood provides a creamy smoothness in the base, blending with amber's resinous warmth and musk's animalic skin scent to round out the composition. The evolution is relatively linear, maintaining a spicy woody character throughout with a gradual softening into a warm dry-down. Projection is intimate from the start, sitting close to the skin with longevity around five hours. This suits cool weather and casual or evening wear where its straightforward, earthy spice is appropriate.
Scent twins
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