Suede et Safran

Oh sweet baby Jesus. I love this juice. It smells like gas, like literally when you walk in that gas station and you fuel your car and you get all hmmmm that smells nice !!!  What’s interesting is that the people in my circle who hate this gas scent hated the perfume too, so think of it as a test before sampling/buying. Strong power on my skin but not a projection monster. Bit of a leathery sillage. Love the ambrette in here! Strong strong saffron, kilometers away from that sweet one in BR540. It’s dry, it’s mature and serious, it’s confident. I’m a 24 yrs old woman and I rock that shit lmao. I understand it is a unisex frag, but a woman can pull this ! Gourmand and floral lovers, consider abstaining !

5/10

This smells like Montale's Aoud Leather... If you have never smelled that think Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather without the berry sweetness... I mean it smells almost identical and in a blind sniff test I was not able to tell which was which... My wife however could tell a difference and was able to identify the Nishane blindly as she found it revolting... She said that she gets a clear fecal note from the Nishane... I do not personally get that... Again I think this smells like an overpriced clone of Montale's Aoud Leather... She loves that one on me but said that the Nishane smells like you wore Aoud Leather into a bathroom... O_o; Um... Yeah... So while I again don't get that personally I will not be wearing my sample anymore and I'll sticking with my bottle of Aoud Leather instead if I want to smell like Tuscan Leather without the sweetness...

When my Mum was young she loved Bandit. What a great start for a story ! :) Actually, the smell from my childhood which I associate with Mum is Calèche - but her inner self, her nature was rather Bandit though. I can't say about my Mum "when she grew old" - she never did - but, anyway, I sprayed a new rendition of Bandit on her receintly - she said "A bit similar !" Sorry for this sentimental part - a perfume is not just a smell, it's an idea ! The idea behind this absolutely wonderful Nishane fragrance is "stop mourning about great vintage, look around". Here we are - since vintage Bandit smells of whatever now, modern Bandit smells of anything a little bit similar, here we come - SUEDE et SAFRAN. Suede is really suede - soft and gentle, not leather at all, like often happens with other perfumes - suede turns into leather sooner than you have a chance to really enjoy it. Saffron is quite subtle, I can hardly discern it but caraway, ginger and even coriander (secret component, not mentioned by creators) play bass guitar and drums, when the suede is the lead vocalist, of course ! I realise that some old fashioned flower bouquet is missing compared with the old Bandit but it is substituted by tantalisingly tangy spice bouquet - surprise-surprise, nowadays spice shops are places for inspiration like flower shops used to be ages before and up the 20th century. Anyway - when I send SUEDE et SAFRAN to my Mum - she said "That's the Bandit I remember !" I know, it's not the best way to describe a great perfume through comparisson to the legend, but life goes on and legends for the future are being created today, now - and no doubts - this fragrance has pretty fat chances to be one of them !

I disregard any negative reviews here. While Ombre Leather has a similar scent profile, not even Tuscan Leather matches this one. I own all three, and every time I wear Suede et Safran, I receive compliments and can't resist bringing my hand to my nose. It's the best of the three, hands down. I keep returning to it because it's highly versatile and perfect for any occasion. Note: SeS is not a copy of Ombre leather. The former was release prior to OL.