Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
Black Saffron
Eau de parfum
Saffron, India's sacred colour, in a fruity, fiery leather.
Black Saffron starts from a material tied to the Indian upbringing of Byredo's founder, in its smell, taste and colour: saffron, often linked to fire, is in India the colour of good fortune, worn by monks. The fragrance turns it into an intense, warm leathery amber.
Juniper berries, pomelo and saffron open the composition. Black violet, a crystalline rose and a leather accord form the heart, before a base of blond woods, raspberry and vetiver.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Black Saffron in detail
Byredo, a house founded in Stockholm, likes to start from a memory or a material to compose its fragrances. Black Saffron starts from saffron, which marked its founder's Indian upbringing through its smell, taste and colour: in India it is the colour of good fortune, worn by monks and sages.
The official pyramid opens with juniper berries, pomelo and saffron, a lively, slightly leathery start. The heart pairs a black violet, a crystalline rose and a leather accord. The base brings together blond woods, raspberry and vetiver. Byredo places it among its intense ambers.
Black Saffron suits autumn and winter, preferably in the evening, when you want a warm and singular fragrance that does not go unnoticed.
Three amber fragrances in our catalogue come close: Lettre de Pushkar by Ella K Parfums shares saffron, rose and vetiver; Leather Oud by Floris pairs leather and vetiver; Red Tobacco by Mancera finds saffron and vetiver again in a spicier register.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.