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cousernamev8 – :
4/10
mihaterra – :
Saffron Rose is something to contend with. It is one of those scents that must be worn on the skin to truly appreciate, as its beauty unfurls only with the body’s warmth.
The first whiff from the bottle is atrocious. The fatty castoreum gets stuck in the plastic tubing and that’s all you can smell. The first spray is also rather off-putting: like fine red wine, it opens tight and illegible. Then, arriving like a club to the head- Castoreum. It’s big, real, and skanky. The other notes of Rose, Saffron, Spice, & Woods all dance around the edges of these giant fatty molecules. You get a glimpse of them, but a full impression can’t be garnered. By now, this scent has lost 99% of the wearers out there, all saying “Eeeww, what the hell is this stuff?”.
But wait! Ten minutes in, the Caostoreum is literally melting into your skin and releasing all the other notes. There is a dark Rose with lots of spice and dirty, good quality Oudwood backed up by Labdanum (Cistus, Rockrose). Saffron Rose is an incense perfume through and through, with its dark, dusty feel. It evokes old churches with incense burning, decaying funerary wreaths, and leather prie dieux. An hour in, it lightens a bit as the Cinnamon finally kicks in and gives it some zip. Saffron Rose is a kaleidoscope of notes, each of which shift in and out of the spotlight over the course of the day.
Frankly, in terms of wearability, I think this scent would have benefitted from the lift of a little Bergamot. In an effort to give it some life, I layered Hermes’ Galop “parfum” atop it for freshness and the levity of synthetics- and it is quite lovely. Galop on its own has too little base for me, so this is a perfect combination. When I want to amp up the Rose, I layer Saffron Rose instead with vintage Fleurs de Bulgarie by Creed, which uses a Musk/Ambergris base accord along with Rose and Bergamot. Labdanum and Ambergris pair well so this is a natural.
On a man, or a woman with oily skin, I think this can stand on its own. On my dry skin, in this arid environment, I find it a bit flat, although obviously of exceptional quality and very well done compositionally in the heart and base phases.
Given the cost, I highly recommend a decanted sample be tried over a week or so before committing to a full bottle.
lenokkr – :
One of the few scents I had to wash it from my skin. Totally unpleasant, like rotten pickles.
aidarina9 – :
It is quite nice and interesting scent. But rose is very faint and ephemeral, appearing for a glimpse in the very top of the composition. Fresh and dewy.
If anyone has ever sniffed pure saffron, they must surely realize there is no saffron what so ever. But there is quite intriguing note instead – castoreum and labdanum with a some fresh uplifting ingredient.
This fragrance is quite linear but worth a try.
aunodolofwaww – :
Unfortunately does not work with my chemistry. I love rose in any direction but I cannot get passed cigarette ashtray thing. Overwhelms and no for me. Hey folks don’t blind buy this please.
eam772JeomiWogkig – :
great for women
on a man, for me, is a little bit powdery and floral
i don’t detect any leather or blond tobacco
Farid 61 – :
I have no idea if you will like this or not. This is the Bus driver with the uppercut!! Romantic violence at its best. It literally morphs into 7 different fragrances. This spicy offering is dramatic, smoky and nuanced with a “grilled edge.” Beyond the notes is the near-perfect structure, marked by hardcore saffron and complexed oud. In the beginning, there’s a dash of rose followed by an untamed dose of leather. Throw in a animal leg maybe an animal arm some cigarettes with North Carolina tobacco and that pretty much rounds out the middle. Out of nowhere a hint of cinnamon appears with MORE rose and MORE tobacco then the composition segues into its Peety/Cologne Reloaded stage..In the drydown, the base is paradoxed by a wreath of sandalwood juxtaposed with tonka beans but never gets too sweet. The balsams lingers temptingly through an extended finish. Saffron Rose feels vital, offering a different impression with every sniff.
Igor97 – :
Castoreum, Tobacco, and cinnamon. agar wood, Myrrh, & Guaiac Wood. quite dark, smoky, and cigarette effect. the animalic of the tobacco and the castoreum gives the effect of tobacco spit. i don’t like the chewable tobacco note, as i don’t like the cigarette tobacco leaves as well, and both are in Saffron rose. a slight rose like the one felt in Bull’s Blood by Imaginary Authors is there and a harsh saffron. it’s not the usual Grossmith style, i couldn’t smell his stamp here.
This fragrance is no joke, it’s truly a black labeled one and it is the smell of the “man with no name” (Clint Eastwood) in A Fistful of Dollars 64.
now it’s calmer and it smells like fireworks. indeed it’s Clint Eastwood,
note: the main drawback of all Grossmith’s fragrances is the spray, the top piece that sprays the fragrance. however, after few sprays that piece on top kind of wears down or melts, in another way the smell of it turns very metallic. this could be because of the quality of the spray itself, or maybe the fragrance itself is quite strong in away that the spray material can’t handle it’s strength or density. so i wish they take this into consideration cause this might ruin the essence as it has direct connection with the fragrance.
SuperRio – :
أوﻻ بعد أن قراءت عن العطر كان إنطباعي بأن العطر كﻻسيكي كما ذكر، لكن توقعت أن يتماشى مع روح العصر …
فالكﻻسيكية مع مع هذا العطر تأخذ معناها الحقيقي وﻻ تحيد عنه تقربا للحداثة، أخذة مفهوم الدار المصنعة بإعادة صورتها اﻷولى …
عند تجربة بعض أنواع العطور حتى لو لم تعتاد عليها، إما أن تجعلك في حالة رضاء تام يشبع رغبتك و تشعر معه بالكمال أو يترك لديك إحساس أن هذا العطر غريب ينقصه شيئ ﻻ تستطيع إدراكه، لكن هذا العطر أفقدني الميتافيزيقيا 🙂 …
و لعدم إعتيادي علي هذا النوع من العطور المغرقة في الكﻻسيكية، وضعني هذا العطر في منطقة رمادية، حاولت كثيرا إسترسال بصري بعيدا لجمع أفكاري و فهم كنه هذا العطر لكنه إنقلب إلي خاسرا” و هو حسير …
دار Grossmith هي دار بريطانية قديمة أسست في العام 1835 و إزدهرت و نالت إستحسان ملوك أوروبا في تلك الحقبة. لكنها بداءت تفقد تلك المكانة بعد الحرب العالمية الثانية و بداءت بيع العطور الصناعية للعامة نتيجة كساد اﻷسواق. و بحلول العام 1970 أصبحت الدار في موقف حرج إلي أن تم بيعها من قبل اﻷسرة المالكة في العام 1980 …
تم إعادة الدار للعائلة من قبل أحد أحفادها Simon Brooke في العام 2007 حيث عمل هو و زوجته Amanda على إحياء الدار من جديد بمساعدة اﻷسطورة Roja Dove …
عطرنا اليوم هو أحد إنتاجات الدار تحت مسمى مجموعة Black Label …
عطر Saffron Rose و كما يدل إسمه يرتكز كلية علي الزعفران و الورد، لكن في رأيي المتواضع أظهر الجوانب التابلية لكﻻ المكونين …
يبداء العطر بإفتتاحية قوية قاسية من الزعفران شديد التابلية “من النوع الفلفلي” ممزوجة بنوت القرفة ذات الطابع الحلو الشوكي الجياش “نفس إحساس وضع عود قرفة على اللسان” و أظن أنها من نوع Ceylon، قد ينفر البعض عن العطر عند هذه اﻹفتتاحية التي تستمر لقرابة 10 دقائق يبداء بعدها الورد بالظهور …
إذا كنت تعتقد أن الورد هنا برائحته المألوفة فأنت علي خطأ، فالورد هنا رائحته غريبة علي، نعم به تلك الصفة السويتية لكن تبدو رائحته زيتية كثيفة، تذكرني برائحة الورد في بعض المخلطات الهندية، مع ظهور واضح للجانب التابلي الخشبي للورد …
توليفة قوية من الزعفران و الورد بشكل جاف، ﻻ يوجد أي إحساس بالنعومة …
بعد حوالي نصف الساعة تبداء تلك التوليفة في الهدوء قليﻻ مفسحة المجال لظهور العود الذي يأخذ شكل دخاني و ليس رائحة العود الراتنجية الكثيفة معززة بلمحة التبغ اﻹسموكية في ظل سيطرة تامة للزعفران و الورد …
بعد الساعة تظهر الرائحة الجلدية الحيوانية مرفوقة بغطاء راتنجي بلسمي يجعل تلك الرائحة أكثر تقبﻻ” و أكثر شرقية، كما أني ألمح إحساس بعض الملوحة العنبرية ربما لوجود الﻷبدانيوم …
بعد مرور الساعة و النصف تبداء توليفة الزعفران و الورد في الخفوت أكثر فأكثر، لكنها ترفض التنحى مظهرة جانب سويتي ربما لوجود الورد و القرفة إضافة للمحة كريمية …
يستمر العطر بهذا المنوال حتي نهايته و التي تدوم قرابة ال 6 ساعات مع فوحان ل 3 ساعات يبداء بعدها بالخبو ….
العطر جدير بأن ينتمي لهذه المجموعة”Black Label”، عطر جاف غامض و كثيف، كأنما هو “ثقب أسود” علي جلدك يريد إحتواء كل ما هو قريب منه، حنى أنفك الذي يتحسس العطر 🙂 …
العطر كﻻسيكي مغرق في الكﻻسيكية، إذا كنت من عشاق هذا النوع من العطور …
أعتقد أن العطر يناسب الفئة العمرية لمن فوق ال 35 بل حتى ال 40 …
رغم أن العطر يصنف عديم جنس لكني أراه أقرب لحواء أكثر نضوجا” …
عن نفسي، لم يﻻئمني العطر فهو ليس علي هواي العطري، لكن رغم ذلك ﻻ أنكر إعجابي بجودة و نقاء مكونات العطر و أصالته و تفرده …
حقا إنه عطر ينتمي لدار ذات جذور كﻻسيكية محافظة …
و دمتم بود 🙂 …
kv3nta – :
I find this absolutely divine and completely addictive. This has been made with gorgeous ingredients that have been perfectly blended and balanced resulting is a terrific fragrance. Beautiful lush roses, steeped in the metallic saffron, rolled in high quality wood and wrapped in a kid leather glove. Perfect. It feels familiar in that it’s old school, I adore this perfume, it’s nothing like I imagined. Creamy, unctuous with notes that roll in waves over the senses. Perfect. Did I mention, I find this perfect!
johnrichmond – :
Authentically opulent with an air of old fashioned conservative luxury, this smells to me like a scholars daydreams.., it’s Victorian England, he’s sat in the cathedral grounds, in his lap a book about adventures in far Arabie and as he nods off his mind loses itself in how he imagines his own adventures would be. On me, I found myself reminded all day of Harrods, an association I can’t really shake from this scent – the luxurious oud and rose combo is to me characteristically Saudi and smells like many of the customers you encounter there, and oud particularly smells to me like furniture and perhaps also of wood polish. On me, I feel I smelt like a furniture department. I would love my house to smell this way, though I could certainly appreciate this smell on a lady in her 40s and above on whom I think it would smell much more as it was intended, indeed conservatively grand, opulent and eloquent, traditional but with a sense of adventure, refined and superior, austere but very well heeled.