Year: 2012
Notes: pomelo, juniper berry, Kashmiri saffron, black violet, leather, Cristal Rose champagne, raspberry, Haitian vetiver, blond woods
Two years after Accord Oud, Byredo decides to release a rehash, under the guise of Black Saffron.
With saffron having always been integral to his Indian upbringing [fingers down the throat moment for the use of such cheap sentimentality], this accord is buried beneath a syrupy and derivative fruity-floral onslaught. The top notes are largely nondescript, as a smoky leatheriness resides at its very core. Furthermore, the base is rather tenuous, with 'blond woods' turning out to be the powdery woody-musk aroma chemical cashmeran.
Prompting inevitable comparisons between a Byredo scent and Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather yet again, its below average lasting power and sillage only makes matters worse. Sadly, the overall impression one is left with is far from any respectable notion of memorable.
What a complete waste of Kashmiri saffron...
With saffron having always been integral to his Indian upbringing [fingers down the throat moment for the use of such cheap sentimentality], this accord is buried beneath a syrupy and derivative fruity-floral onslaught. The top notes are largely nondescript, as a smoky leatheriness resides at its very core. Furthermore, the base is rather tenuous, with 'blond woods' turning out to be the powdery woody-musk aroma chemical cashmeran.
Prompting inevitable comparisons between a Byredo scent and Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather yet again, its below average lasting power and sillage only makes matters worse. Sadly, the overall impression one is left with is far from any respectable notion of memorable.
What a complete waste of Kashmiri saffron...
