Saffron perfume is built around safranal, the molecule that forms when the stigma of Crocus sativus dries. It is not a sweet spice on skin. Roughly 150,000 flowers are picked by hand for one kilogram, which is why saffron absolute is dosed in traces and almost always at extrait concentration.
Première Peau's saffron perfume is Insuline Safrine, a 20 percent extrait de parfum by Claire Liégent. Greek saffron is wound into Moroccan bitter almond and Madagascar clove, and spun sugar candies the heat without softening the spice. It is a gourmand that bites back.
Expect eight hours or more on skin. The 2 ml vial in the discovery set is the way to meet it before the 45 ml or 90 ml flacon.
What does saffron smell like in perfume?
Leathery, metallic and faintly honeyed.
Which Première Peau perfume is built on saffron?
Insuline Safrine: Greek saffron wound into Moroccan bitter almond and Madagascar clove, with spun sugar over the heat. 20 percent extrait de parfum.
How long does a saffron extrait last?
Eight hours or more on skin at 20 percent concentration; saffron and clove are tenacious materials and the gourmand base holds.
