Suede Et Safran

Suede et Safran from Nishane is best discovery of this year for me. I was hesitating to buy this one for few reasons: lack of reviews and some reviews says about animalic/gasoline notes which I’m not a big fan of. I risked it and when it was available I blind bought this bottle dressed in black & gold which by the way looks incredible. For me this is hidden gem of entire Nishane collection. Secret here to make the fragrance work for you is cold weather and max 2 sprays. Juice is extremely potent, it’s nothing for beginners but it’s very well blended. It has only few but very powerful notes. Some may find first 30minutes very challenging and initial opening is very strong (I spray 30min before going out). Starts with beautiful saffron smell (to me is similar saffron they use in Colognise) coupled with Ginger. After 5minutes leathery suede sneaks into componsition and starts to play main role until end – whole artistic performance of this fragrance takes around 12 hours and on clothes lasts days. I absolutely love this fragrance and to me there’s nothing animalic I would dislike. It’s all about leather, suede, slightly medicinal saffron and bitterness that makes whole composition addictive to me and keeps me sniffing my clothes or skin where I sprayed it. This is absolutely for winter-cold weather only and silage and performance is amazing. To me is very masculine fragrance. So happy I followed my instinct and bought this gem! Well done Nishane!

Dry and a bit sour - evidently reminiscent of the various versions of TF Ombre Leather, as others have noted, but not identical to any, IMO. S&S goes heavier on the saffron, but pretty much omits any fruit, floral, or spice aspects, as well as the amber/labdanum base that would provide the characteristic TF throw and stick. Layering with a base heavy amber like TF Amber Absolute, or more readily available alternative Alexandria Ancient Amber, boosts the scent profile and performance to near comparability with original TFOL16. I don't think S&S is at all similar to TF Tuscan Leather, but I have never found TL and OL to be much alike either. Overall, I'd say S&S is better than a bad OL clone, but not as satisfying as a good one (e.g. Perfume Parlour, QFO).

It's like Ombré Leather, but smoother and less smoky. It's like Tuscan Leather, but again, smoother, and with saffron instead of raspberry. I think it's much better than both - stronger, longer lasting, and not taking prisoners trying to make it a bit more mass appealing. All the notes smell much more natural and realistic. The ambrette note reminds me of Dior Homme Intense, but these fragrances are not similar. The saffron is very potent, as strong as leather, especially for the first 5 hours. You can imagine a longer lasting, stronger and more natural Tuscan, but less Tom Ford style and much, much more oriental, natural and spicy style.

Suede et Safran Nishane is my first Nishane perfume. I like it, but it seems a bit overpriced. I find some similarity with the Velvet Oud Lattafa perfume, which is 10 times cheaper. This is likely due to the similarity of this Lattafa to the Tuscan Leather Tom Ford, to which the Suede et Safran Nishane in question is compared. I also find a slight resemblance to Qaa'ed Lattafa, also a cheap perfume with a scent of leather and saffron. Anyway, I got the Suede et Safran Nishane on a very good sale and the price I paid is significantly lower than its recommended price. I am very pleased. Overall rating 7.5/10

what a great scent this is. It is also one of my favourites. It has something elegant. At the beginning I smell something fresh, similar to cucumber scent in a good way. I smell also the safran en leather pretty good too and after an hour it also starts to get a bit smoky and it gets better and better. Drydown is a real masterclass, fresh, creamy, leather and a bit deliciously smoky. Too me is just like the notes are in harmony with each other and dancing around me.... classy and high quality