Black Saffron

Byredo · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2012

≈ $290 · 100ml · approx. retail

Launched in 2012, Black Saffron pairs warm saffron and leather with black violet and raspberry over blonde woods; it won the Fragrance Foundation's Perfume Extraordinaire prize in 2013.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Jérôme Epinette

French · 16 in collection

Jérôme Epinette is a French perfumer and Vice President of Perfumery at Robertet, where he works from the firm's New York creative center after training at the Grasse Institute of Perfumery. A self-described lover of woods, he is best known for shaping much of the Byredo line and composing for Atelier Cologne and Olfactive Studio.

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