Safran Troublant L Artisan Parfumeur for women and men

Dear Fragnatica! Would you be so kind as to check who created this scent, becasue I heard and read this was Olivia Giabonetti's creation. I would like to know which one is the correct? Thank you in advance.

This scent is amazing. I've always said my ideal scent would be one that imitated my favorite Indian dessert, payasam. Payasam (also known as kheer) is basically rice or wheat or noodles boiled in milk with lots of sugar, cardamom, and saffron, and it's basically the most delicious thing ever.

I've searched high and low for a scent that would mimic the smell of payasam or authentic Indian chai tea (which is almost always made with cardamom rather than cinnamon/anise/what have you). Unfortunately, most of the scents I've tried so far, both niche and mainstream, pair cardamom with very masculine woody scents or savory/borderline sweaty spices, and they almost always go very light on the saffron. I don't want to smell like an Asian marketplace, damn it; I want to smell like the desserts they're peddling there!

Safran Troublant is a miraculous exception. [Edit: see below.] ST smells almost identical to payasam and a bevy of other Indian sweets made with saffron, cardamom, and milk, but also pairs that delicious edible scent with the lightest touch of rose, more close to rosewater than fresh roses themselves. This, ladies and gentlemen, is a gourmand done right. Safran Troublant leaves your skin smelling mouthwatering yet not "foody"; it's sweet without being cloying; and, most importantly of all, it's so perfectly blended and smooth. It carefully balances between food and floral, and it skillfully bypasses that icky sensation foody perfumes sometimes create - feeling like you've spilled a bunch of food down your front.

I feel like I'm floating in a bath in a pool of cream, saffron, and spices. And it feels damn good.

Update: Okay, upon slathering this on a bit stronger, a sharp cumin note stands out. Eeek! It does fade a bit after a while, but it's still there enough to make me feel nervous (I'm sort of hypersensitive to cumin-y scents). I guess it's back to the drawing board.

Safran Troublant is a precise balance of Sensual Girlishness and Esoteric Asceticism, The earthy Rose note Is a Willowy Young Hippie with her long fair Wisps
Around her Pale lightly freckled face With her Diaphanous Batik Gown of all different colors and a
Suede Southwestern style Hat with Turquoise Stones, Walking in a familiar rhythmic motion, removed of thought or feeling like her soul been ascended from a
another plane, The Rose note represents The innocent
Wanderer for an unquenchable Thirst for Knowledge. Sweet
with an Tinge of Patchouli begins our Journey,

Walking around in the Ashrams the Warm Winds of Saffron Pierced her Senses brought her to Consciousnesses Then from the corner of her Pewter Colored eye is a Sadhu Staring into space without time
nor age piercing Black eyes Yellow Red and black Pigment on his meditative face and a Saffron Colored
Cloth covered the Background, Wisps of Incense smoke
Intoxicated the Moment even further couldn't keep her
fixation on this Holy man.

Safran Troublant Conjure Passion and Spirituality vast Like the Epic Mahabharata and the devotional
love Of Rama And Sita of the Ramayana,

S.T Brings the Ancient into the Modern.

avevo alte aspettative e così ho preso un campione io ne sono rimasta delusa!!
dice bene chi sente candele o profumi per ambiente ( e nemmeno tanto raffinati).
Ma la cosa che mi fa arrabbiare di più? che non puoi cercare di creare un legame con queste composizioni che in una sola ora svaniscono con un puff!!!
sentirlo caldo??? il solo caldo che sento è perchè mi fumano le orecchie dal nervoso!!

I was always a little hesitant to try Safran Troublant. I thought it might be too gourmand for me. I finally tried it and I love it. It is so soft and warm. The saffron, rose, and vanilla are amazing together. My only complaint is that I wish it were just a little stronger. It didn't last very long, but the time we spent together was amazing. I still want a full bottle of this to enjoy when I am at home or going to sleep. It's more of a personal fragrance and very intoxicating.

Rose and saffron? Holy moly! I'm in love. This fragrance is unbelievably easy to wear. Saffron is just such so soothing to me. Although it is beautiful...It is a bit too soft for me. I wore it the summer I was separating from my daughter's father and I swear, it has aromatherapeutic powers. It made me feel comfortable and secure at one of the most difficult times in my life. Now, I'd like to revisit it. The only thing I'm thinking is I may be ready at this point for it to have more of a "kick." I'm not as tender as I once was.

This is such a soft, delicate fragrance - the saffron is absolutely beautiful (I love saffron though). I can't stop smelling my wrist when I wear this! In addition to the saffron is rice, vanilla, cinnamon, and something sweet...(I make it sound like rice pudding but it's not exactly that). it's truly unusual and enticing. The problem is, it does not last AT ALL. it is gone so quickly after I apply it that I could never justify buying a bottle :-(

L'Artisan Parfumeur SAFRAN TROUBLANT definitely has a hefty dose of saffron, so much so that it strikes me as more of a culinary than an oriental perfume! One of my favorite comfort foods is actually saffron rice, and SAFRAN TROUBLANT captures the scent in a bottle, so I cannot agree that this is troubling at all!

I love, love, love the smell of saffron rice (I usually make it with basmati)--and also the taste. But I'm definitely in Mellyhelly's camp on SAFRAN TROUBLANT: it won't work as a perfume for me because of the utter familiarity of the scent. (I'll have to try her recipe and use arborio next time...) I can imagine that for people who are unfamiliar with this delicious scent, SAFRAN TROUBLANT would seem exotic and unique. I love it, I do, but I would not want to smell like saffron rice.

I won't deny its beauty, but the problem with Safran Troublant, as I smell it: I once had a candle (or perhaps it was some potpourri) that smelled EXACTLY like this. True, it was a good-quality, expensive, department-store candle or potpourri, but an environmental scent nonetheless.

Safran Troublant is a spicy floral that's perfectly suitable for men or women, as long as you won't be offended when someone asks who is burning a Yankee candle when you're in their presence.

As others have noted (and as I have heard is generally the case with L'Artisan scents), poof! It's gone in a couple hours.

Ooh - I love this. The saffron is wonderful. It is delicious and warm. This is one of those scents for intimate wear and not for wearing out in the world.

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!!!!

Its a gourmand scent, and 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!
the fragrance isn't long lasting ..
and I find myself spraying it over and over....to recapture its ethereal
magic.

I know Safran Troublant since its release, I was so curious! I expected a vibrant spicy oriental scent, instead all I could smell is saffron with some vanilla and not long lasting.
It's a very nice smell for smell's sake.
I have a friend who wears it and she's happy with it, but for me it's a no no for wearing because it strongly reminds me of typical Milanese risotto! It feels like going around after a bath into saffron rice! Very nice and a good smell, but definetely too foody and culturally affected for me!

Slightly sweet, slightly rosy, unmistakable saffron scent. Pleasant but fleeting and I'm sad to say not that interesting or unique considering the unusual list of notes. But this seems to be the case with most of L'artisan fragrances. :( I like saffron as I use it in the kitchen, I expected something rich and oriental, or at least interesting.

I totally agree with most of the comments here. Safran Troublant is unique, warm, spicy and delicious. Very good for cold winter nights when you wish you were curled up with your loved one by a fireplace surrounded by candles drinking hot gluhwein. Surprisingly, I don't find it too dominant or overpowering, just an elegant and uplifting scent to make heads turn as you walk by without annoying people who get nauseated by strong scents. I love it, and as winter is on its way, I am definitely considering to buy a bottle.

I am have been holding off my review on this perfume for a time now. Safran Troublant feels to me like an olfactory peep into my soul and I feel so shy about talking about it. But this is such a masterpiece it would be an injustice to keep it to myself.

Safran Troublant is, as expected, a fragrant ode to saffron. Upon opening, every single time the inital heady rush of golden saffron paralyses my mind and all I can feel is my heart beating a little faster with excitement. It is like being suspended in time and space and feeling all your hopes at once.

The first time I wore this, the transition from the opening to the creamy sweet saffron-infused base actually brought tears to my eyes. Ever since then though, it has simply brought me peace and a gentle humming in my body. Depending on my mood, it can also make me a feel sweetly melancholy. Troublant indeed!

As it really settles, it seems like the fragrance oozes from my pores, as if I really *am* Safran Troublant.

This is the kind of fragrance that would make me extremely jealous to smell on anyone else. I love it beyond reason or sensibility.

The issue of lengevity is very real. One second it is there and the next I am desperately hoovering my skin with my nose, trying to recover my lost treasure.

Ultimately it is understandable though, how can such an etheral heavenly gift really be captured for long?

On second thoughts, that is probably why God invented purse atomisers.

Very beautiful. Original, light oriental, spicy, creamy, fluffy, warm, sensuous and sexy too - for all of those ten minutes that I can smell it. Unfortunately this doesn't last on me at all! Since I seem to be the only one to experience this here, I must put it down to my skin chemistry - but this fragrance somehow completely disappears after a very brief moment.

I'm wondering if those who love this also love cinnamon, clove and nutmeg.

I suspect that if you are not a fan of these spices, this wouldn't work for you. In general this genre is difficult for me to wear; scents tend to turn too discordant and unpleasant on my skin.

But if this is your genres, Safran Troublant will be a pleasant, enveloping surprise that will wear like sunshine.

I just love the spiciness of saffron in perfumes - another fave of mine with a distinctive saffron note is Agent Provocateur but it is quite different from Safran Troublant. The latter is a gorgeous oriental - warm, sensual and luxurious with soft and cuddly vanilla drydown but I just wish it was a bit stronger and longer lasting. Saffron can be smelled from beginning to end, at least on my skin, and is absolutely addictive. I would definitely like to keep a bottle for my collection as I truly appreciate its character and originality.

I love it soooooo much...... My favourit of the last year.

Oooh, the notes..
Saffran Troublant is a very pleasing although lacking intensity. I need more of this stuff! So yummy kinda fragrance!
Lasting power is about few hours, but that's not enough!
I too agree, one of the best, but I think every L'Artisan I tried are very best and special.
I love how passionflower sounds with saffron, although I think there's more passionflower than saffron. But it doesn't spoil the day, it's gorgeous!
Later it becomes more spicy and I can detect vanilla. Very worth trying if you don't know what to pick.
Lasting power is good (eight hours on me), but it's too much close to skin. Dry-down is vanilla and passionflower.

Sweet rice pudding?? Creamy milk?? I would spend a whole week's wage on any perfume that has those scents in it, so LUCKY i only bought a sample of this. I can't smell either of those things - Im so upset! This is like a light fresh spice scent. The opening smells like saffron with hint of lemon zest to it. That dies down and the other notes are all there in pretty equal measure, and the one thing i really like is that the rose here is not powdery and old fashioned smelling, like a lot of roses seem to be, to my nose anyway. The whole thing is very light and subtle, I had to put my nose right to my wrist to be able to smell this. I think I can see what others are referring to as a sweet creamy-milky smell, its the vanilla and rose that gently lift the saffron to make this smell like a subtle indian rice pudding, but for me at least, all the notes are so subtle that I could only just make them out. I don't know if this fits my definition of sexy, but its definitely unique and pretty in it's own way. I doubt I'd buy the FB.

With the first spray i was ecstatic! Saffron! How i adore the scent of saffron. I use it in my cooking and have been longing for a perfume that smells mostly of saffron.

However, as it began to dry down it began to smell like carnation. Yes, i know, i don't see carnation among the fragrance notes, but that's how it smelled on me. I like carnation, but that wasn't want i was looking for. Saffron was still there, but fading away.

Gradually the vanilla began come forward, so i smelled carnation and vanilla, with mere hints of saffron. Sigh. I was hoping for stronger saffron - or perhaps my nose just stopped smelling it.

In any case, it will be good for summer and, i think, autumn... well, and probably winter, too, as it is warm and spicy, but delicate. Ah, the search for more saffron perfume will continue, but i suspect this will be the, uh, "saffronest".

-- Addition 19 May --

As i said above, i continue to wear "Safran Troublant", and i find the more i wear it, the more i become sensitive to smelling to the scents in it. I no longer smell "carnation". Now i smell a dash of rose, followed by strong saffron when i first put it on. Additionally, i smell saffron from first application to full dry down. I think perhaps i didn't put enough on the first time i tried it.

It still has a lot of vanilla, but i am coming to love this more and more... Perhaps it will be "my signature" this year. Mmm-mmm-mmm, saffron. This *is* the "saffron-est".

Fairy, fine, ambiguous, with many notes composite like symphony, but in it can be heard rather piano, not forte. Piquant, oriental, warm, elegant, but not ostentatious. First smell after perfume Mitsouko, which ideally adjust for me. Because Safran Troblant has something from soul and character – Mitsouko - liberty, individuality. If compare to beautiful arts – this are masterly draw brush paints: red, golden, brown, yellow, white. This smell doesn't intrude. Appetite, spurring – saffron, rose, wanilia, probably muscat, creates fine, intriguing mixture. Great congratulations for Olivia Giacobetti! - she is author (not Bertrand Duchaufour )this modern and magic composition, dignified legendary parfum Mitsouko.I love parfums L'Artisan, but specially I love Safran Troublant.

I can remember one of the first articles I ever read regarding perfume - one of the many 'What your perfume says about you' ones, with particular attention as to what you possibly enjoyed doing on the basis of the perfume you wore.

I was an Angel devotee at the time - and although the vanilla wasn't foremost for me, the article quite rightly had it that I was a foodie who enjoyed cooking and getting people together over food.

It seems I can't escape my fate! Safran Troublant is my latest, very special perfume of choice - it's warm, slightly spicy, sweet and definitely evocative of its namesake. Imagine being wrapped in a rich, fragrant cloud of orange yellow and you're half way there.

One downside to the perfume - the tester bottle that I tried from in the first place lasted for hours. I have found that I don't get nearly so much wear from the bottle I purchased. I'd be interested to find if anyone else has found the same?

In Sweden the most common use for saffron is in a kind of buns that we bakes during december to celebrate Lucia and Christmas, in my family it is a christmas tradition to bake the buns together with my kids some days before Lucia (13th december). Otherwise saffron is use for that special french fishsoup... So I was a bit skeptical at first when it comes to saffron in a perfume, I don´t want to go around smelling like saffron buns.

But I don´t. Safran Troublant is a gorgeus perfume. One of the best of the L'Artisan`s perfume I´ve tried this far. If the colour orange was a fragrance it could smell like this. Warm, aromatic and quite sexy too. It makes me think of light candels, sheer shiffonscarfs and bubble bath. A perfect fragrance to wrap you in with in november and december when the weather is rainy and grey (at least in Sweden).

If you are unsure about rosefragrances, you should try this because it dosn´t remind me of any other fragrance with rose that I have tested. The same goes for the safron, if you are skeptical (like me) still give it a try, I am sure you will enjoy this.

I was about to buy a big bottle of Dzing! and I maybe will, but now I think I must have a big bottle of this one to.

A must must must try!