{"product_id":"matiere-premiere-crystal-saffron-eau-de-parfum-sample","title":"Matière Première Crystal Saffron Eau de Parfum Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatière Première's Crystal Saffron is a single-subject Eau de Parfum: Aurélien Guichard's first work with a natural saffron grown in Greece, whose clarity struck him as bright and almost crystalline. The house names saffron oil as the one material, and describes the result as sharp, vibrant and easy to wear. A perfume with one star note is a fair test for a decant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaffron oil (Greece)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSaffron in clean light\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaffron is often thought of as warm, dry and leathery. What caught the perfumer's attention in this Greek harvest, according to the brand, was its clarity. The picture is of the spice in bright daylight and not in a dark market stall, and it is worth checking against your own nose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA sharp, vibrant spice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brand calls the perfume sharp and vibrant, and with one named material nothing is there to soften that. Saffron oil brings a dry, slightly metallic spice, with a hint of leather and a faintly honeyed edge. Any sharpness you notice belongs to the spice itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEasy to wear, says the house\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn spite of the sharpness, the brand calls it easy to wear. There is no long note list to decode and no heavy base to manage. On skin it should remain clear and bright, as the name suggests, and a sample is how you check that promise on yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to test it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTry the decant in daylight, on bare skin, in spring or autumn weather, and see whether the saffron feels crystalline to you or simply sharp. Wear it for a normal day and again for an evening, since the tags list both. One note taken seriously asks for a few separate trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is unisex, and the house calls all its fragrances gender neutral. It suits people who like spice kept clear and bright instead of dark and smoky, and anyone curious about saffron as a perfume subject on its own. It is a useful test of whether single-material perfumes are your thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy try Matière Première Crystal Saffron as a sample first\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaffron divides noses, and when it is the only named material you cannot hide behind a supporting cast. The brand is specific: oil from Greece, the perfumer's first work with it, which the house calls the most qualitative saffron in the world. A 10 ml decant lets you meet it before you take a 100 ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Crystal Saffron only saffron?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brand names one material, saffron oil from Greece, and builds the whole idea on it. No other notes are listed, so we do not add any to the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs it spicy or sweet?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpicy, going by the brand's words sharp and vibrant, with a dry spice and a faintly honeyed edge in saffron oil. The sample shows whether any sweetness appears on your skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs this decant made by Matière Première?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo, it is not an official brand sample. FragranceGems fills the 10 ml glass spray vial from the original bottle and labels it itself, and Matière Première is not involved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matière Première","offers":[{"title":"2 ml","offer_id":67693371392154,"sku":"DG-MPR-CRYSTAL-SAFFRON-002ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":67693371424922,"sku":"DG-MPR-CRYSTAL-SAFFRON-005ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":67693334069402,"sku":"DG-MPR-CRYSTAL-SAFFRON-010ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5938\/8570\/files\/matiere-premiere-crystal-saffron-eau-de-parfum-sample.jpg?v=1791397493","url":"https:\/\/decantgems.eu\/products\/matiere-premiere-crystal-saffron-eau-de-parfum-sample","provider":"DecantGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}