Review by voodoodanny
I could have sworn there was cardamom in this - like Cartier Declaration but better and more gourmand. In any case, it's wonderful and after one sniff I was hooked. I'm very much looking forward to sniff number two.
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Safran Troublant by L'Artisan Parfumeur, 2002
Rated #304 in Fragrances
Review by gimmegreen
Veritas and Proportion are the guiding deities behind this divine scent. Giacobetti propitiates Veritas by realizing the truest saffron note I have yet encountered in perfumery this is the real thing, the kind of magical intoxicating fragrance that first made people pick crocus stamens in back-breaking labour. Unadulterated saffron is pretty difficult to source these days and thus many people's perception of this note can be a bit mixed up. Proportion (and no doubt craft) is what makes one baker turn out a minor miracle with flour, water, yeast and salt, and another a chewy lump. Here the merest dab of rose gives extra propulsion to the saffron at the start, and then the vanilla smoothes and gently warms the entire composition into creamy voluptuousness. To call this a gourmand is to somewhat miss the point; to my mind this has the erotic charge of being with someone with whom one is completely at ease and to whom surrender will bring only pleasure. Sadly, loses strength fast and needs reapplications.
Review by birdboy48
Duh : This is one of those ones that's distinctive enough that if you're going to love it, you'll really love it, and if you don't, you won't. Certainly not your Mr. Studly Sextup type of thing, but rather my go-to comfort scent instead. And the sort of thing that if you like Tea for Two, there's a fair chance that you'll like this too. Count me among those who love it.
Review by jill merrell
I agree with the flavors on the previous posts. Not a sexy scent to me, like Opium, but a comforting scent.
Review by trauerkraut
To me this one smells like oldfashioned rosewater...cheap, thin, quiet and inoffensive, but nothing to wear nowadays.
Review by fleurine
This is my story. I walked into Barney's on Madison Avenue, I told the SA I was looking for a nice vanilla, she handed me this first. I smelled it. I bought it, and I left. I've never smelled anything remotely similar. If you like vanilla/saffron perfection, you have come to the right place. Get this one.
Review by sfonativeboy
I finally got a full bottle of this wonderful scent and I am sooo pleased with it. Its my first venture into the Gourmand category of fragrances. I love this smooth, sensuously light and spicy scent. The Saffron infusion ...added to a rich and unique mixture of flower notes and my favorite base ... Vanilla!!!! although it may sound like a "Plate of Paella"... its very .... Uni-Sex in my book... I cant stop smelling my wrist .... and can't wait to wear this out and see what the response is from friends and strangers. UP Date Oct7 2010: My only compliant: Non lasting and fleeting! I find myself spraying it over and over.... to recapture its ethereal magic.
Review by olenska
Gourmand fragrances are a genius idea: beauty for foodies! When a perfume's brief reads like a Ruth Reichl essay, it's certain that some corporate entity has fully calculated the profit in pushing consumers' hunger buttons. Most gourmand products do so cynically, offering you a feast of edible-sounding ingredients but ultimately leaving you empty and unsated. Not so Safran Troublant. This olfactory riff on Persian choleh zard (saffron rice pudding) delivers all the delicacies -- saffron, honey, rosewater, cardamom, nutmeg, cream -- but manages to do what few others can: feed the soul. Delicious AND nutritious!
Safran Troublant by L'Artisan Parfumeur, 2002
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| Launched Date | 2002 |
| Gender | Neutral |
| Perfumer | Olivia Giacobetti |
| Availability | In Production |
| By | L'Artisan Parfumeur |
| Notes | Red rose, SaffronVanilla, Sandalwood |
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