Byredo · 2012
Black Saffron EDP
Longevity
2–7 hmost of 28 people
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
leather-forward
signature
warm saffron leather, rosy violet, smoky woods
Scent Notes
Leather
Heart
Base
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What the community says
Above all, soft
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok, updated 25 Oct 2026: 170+ describe how long it lasts, 130+ how far it projects and 79 how it smells. Most other posts only name Black Saffron.
How long it lasts170+ people
2–7 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 2–7 hours. From 28 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4.5 h).
25%
40% Moderate
35% Long-lasting
25% fades quickly · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
Where opinion splits
Say it lasts a long timeSay it fades quickly
Splits opinion on how long it lasts
How it smells, in their words79 people
soft20
How many of the 79 people who describe the smell use each word.
Often compared to
Tom Ford Tuscan Leather1,000+ people
59% of 1,000+ review-site voters say they smell alike
Parfums de Marly Godolphin200+ people
64% of 200+ review-site voters say they smell alike
How many people compare each one with Black Saffron: review-site voters plus people in reviews and posts, counted on each site. Being compared is not the same as smelling alike.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Creators on Black Saffron2 videos
Summary in words
Byredo Black Saffron: what people say about it.
In short: Above all, soft.
Worn by everyone.
Most people get 2–7 hours of wear (28 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4.5 hours).
About 40% of 170+ people say it lasts a moderate time (mixed reports on wear time).
20 of the 79 people who describe how it smells call it soft, the word used most.
Splits opinion on how long it lasts: 35% of 170+ say it lasts a long time, 25% say it fades quickly.
People often compare it to Tuscan Leather by Tom Ford (1,000+ people); Godolphin by Parfums de Marly (200+ people).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 400+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think warm saffron leather, rosy violet, smoky woods: that is Byredo Black Saffron. It opens with saffron, juniper berry and honey pomelo, moves into leather, black violet and rose and settles on raspberry, blond woods and vetiver. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2012.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something leather forward and signature for casual days.
- Sample first if: leathery is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike fruity fragrances.
Around $151.
Explore more: More from Byredo · Leather perfumes · Saffron perfumes · Rose perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
Byredo was founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Ben Gorham and belongs to Puig since 2022; the house is defined by minimalist black-and-white bottles and a small, disciplined roster of unisex-leaning fragrances. Scendira lists 115 Byredo fragrances with 34 in stock, priced $18 to $988. The catalogue leans fresh-unisex on average. Community's top five in stock: Bal d'Afrique Body Mist (marigold-bergamot-vetiver, 2026), Alto Astral Body Mist (coconut-water-saffron-milk, 2026), Gypsy Water Hair Perfume (pine-lemon-amber, 2015 format), Reine de Nuit (blackcurrant rose incense, 2015) and Rose of No Man's Land Absolu (raspberry rose amber, 2025). Full-format anchors that define the house even if not in the top-five-by-rating: Gypsy Water, Mojave Ghost, Bal d'Afrique EDP, Blanche, Rose of No Man's Land, Super Cedar and Bibliothèque. Body mists and hair perfumes are a significant part of the range.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like warm saffron leather, rosy violet, smoky woods. It opens with saffron, juniper berry and honey pomelo, moves into leather, black violet and rose and settles on raspberry, blond woods and vetiver.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits casual days.
It reads unisex.
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