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carfadurn – :
Fragrance.net has it for $39.
kanomalanga – :
I love this warm, woodsy, slightly dirty rose with saffron.
I see it as unisex as many seem to, so of course you can wear it if you are a man and to me it has a distinctly masculin feel, or at least it makes me feel like a distinct man.
Many times I wear it for myself at home, sharing it just in my intimate space with my wife.
In my wife’s opinion this fragrance is quite masculine and sexy.
After (3) sprays there is a strong oud blast for a few seconds, but then rose and saffron take over with the oud always present in the background. While the flowers fade out very slowly, I pick also a leathery/ambery/fume scent that I attribute to labdanum and incense.
A sandalwood note blends perfectly with the oud during the dry down.
Performance is average for this type of notes, meaning that is above average if compared with non Oud fragrances.
My rates for Saffron Rose Absolute::
– Scent:…………………….8.5 (my judgement)
– Drydown……………….:.8.5 (really plesant)
– Longevity:……………….8.5 ( 8+ hours, 3 initial sprays)
– Sillage:……………………7.5 (4~5 feet at the peak, projects for 2~2.5 hours)
– Versatility:……………….7.5 (avoid using it in hot weather; very good for many situations in normal and cold weather provided you hang out with oriental scents lovers; It’s far from being cloying like many oriental fragrances, due to its smothness)
– Compliments……………8.0 (Yes it is compliment grabber due to its smothness and pleasant notes; It’s not an head turner but it’s very sexy)
– Uniqueness:……………8.5 (I do own more that 30 oud fragrances and none is simalar to this one)
– Quality:……………………9.0 (smells expensive and classy; excelent sprayer; heavy glass)
– Presentation:……………9.5 (very classy bottle, very nice box)
– Price:………………………9.0 (€23 for 100 ml + VAT)
Average: 8.45/10.00
Excelent fragrance; I do recomend it.
I consider it to be worthy of deserving a place in many niche perfumists offer. I strongly disagree with some very negative reviews in this page.
It’s less sweet than its Black Vanilla Absolute brother (sister?) from Perry Ellis, and I like it just the way it is.
I found a bit of similarity between this fragrance and Rosam from Histoires de Parfums. Unfortunatly this ressemblance is noted only from memory as I don’t own Rosam and only tried it twice.
skipper_1991 – :
This ticks off all the boxes for me for a very enjoyable wearing experience. I have recently become familiar with Arabian oils so I know what oud (agar wood) is supposed to smell like. Perry Ellis did a great impression of it right out of the bottle..tangy medicinal oud but it quickly dissipates into the saffron rose side of this perfume. It’s a spicy sensual rose..it reminds me a lot of Madness by Chopard but lighter…it’s a bit more crowd friendly. I guess my recommendation is, if you haven’t had a lot of experience with Arabian perfumes but would like to try something different, this is for you. I love it!
Romik_TV1 – :
Dont be turned away by the less than favorable reviews. This is a great Saffron & Rose fragrance. Its very niche in quality.
The Saffron is both leathery & spicy laying on a bed of masculine Roses with a Woody back ground.
The Oud never really shows its head, & plays more of a supporting role.
As this frag develops, to my nose it begins to smell like Nag Champa incense. Its nice, & once it becomes a skin scent after about 5 hours you will still get wafts of it.
I’ve gotten plenty of compliments on this frag.
If you’ve smelled Parfums De Marley’s Habdan, Saffron Rose Absolute would be a cousin to it.
Sitteeenaft – :
This smells cheap and ugly. Dry-down smells like stale feminine deodorant. There are many other rose-oud-saffron scents at this price point that are far better. This fragrance is a fraudulent, cynical mockery of the rose-oud-saffron tradition.
Accilaflisy – :
Compared to the PE Black Vanilla, this one is a bit disappointing on me. I am not a very big rose fan to begin with but I enjoy saffron, oud, musky scents, especially in the cooler temps.
At first spray, this comes off like a tangy sweet powdery rose, almost off putting – deal breaker, especially on my skin.
After about 10-15 minutes, that funky introduction fades into a softer, incense and oud and this performs much better on my clothing. In fact, the layers of smoky incense, saffron and oud can be better detected on my sweater with much more pleasant delivery.
This scent can go either way in terms of likeability, it’s either up your alley or not. Definately not safe for blind buying for sure…
Longevity and sillage are about 4/5 out of 10, but the bottle is huge and beautifully done, so a few extra sprays to freshen up won’t hurt….
Edit: The lingering scent on my sweater 10 hours later morphs into a powdery, woody rose…..
Valero_o – :
This is a very cheap smelling scent. Don’t be fooled. Oud, don’t smell any. Rose? not in my bottle. Saffron plenty and this is where it ends. I guess I shouldn’t complain because it was not that expensive but, I will. Just have to mix my own Oud and rose with it. Really Perry Ellis? I Pass.
1/10
thorse – :
The price is creeping back up so get while you can! The suggested retail price was $90 so this was not a cheapie by no means people are lucky enough to get for cheap in the states but the price will not be in the $30 range any longer. The fragrance I’ve had for 2 weeks now so the review is my opinion. This is a nice softer Oud then other Oud’s out there. The Rose is not as pronounced as i would like but the Saffron is defiantly in the house. The Rose starts it off and the Saffron and Oud takes over. Giving that it is a Perry Ellis Frag, it isn’t bad and the Bottle OMG is Fantastic! Again because your able to get it cheap doesn’t mean that it is cheap at all.
rafrados – :
I would love one of these!!!! Love all the notes..my favorites..