Black Saffron Absolu
Black Saffron Absolu by Byredo is an unisex parfum in the niche price tier. It opens with blackcurrant and saffron, moves into raspberry, rose and osmanthus and dries down to incense, patchouli, oud and leather. Expect around 7 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Blackcurrant Tart, dark and slightly catty. Adds bite to florals.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
Heart
- Raspberry Tart, jammy and slightly fuzzy. Very popular in modern sweet scents.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
- Osmanthus Apricot-and-leather floral. Unusual, warm and very wearable.
Dry-down
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
- Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
Smells like this
- Fragrance Du Bois Rude Oud
- Swiss Arabian Dehn El Oud Shaheen
- Amouage Sequence
- Mancera Sand Aoud
- Lattafa Rouat Al Oud
- Kajal Warek
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