Safar

Safar by Louis Cardin, composed by Nejla Barbir in 2023, is a masculine scent that tries to do several things at once and is described in five equal ways: spicy, sweet, woody, fresh and citrusy, with about half also finding it amber-like.

Lemon and bergamot open it with a clean citrus brightness, and sea water and aquatic notes add a cool, salty freshness alongside them. Apple and plum bring the sweetness, the apple crisp, the plum darker and juicier. Cinnamon and cardamom supply the spice, warm and aromatic, while orange blossom gives a brief floral note in the middle. The base is woody notes and patchouli, dry and earthy, with ambergris adding a salty, mineral warmth and musk a smooth, clean finish.

It reads as a versatile, slightly sweet fresh-spicy scent in the modern masculine mould, suited to someone who wants one fragrance for both warm days and cooler evenings and does not mind it leaning sweet.

Safar — for men fragrance by Louis Cardin (released 2023). Notes: Ambergris, Apple, Aquatic notes, Bergamot, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Lemon, Musk, Orange Blossom, Patchouli, Plum, Sea Water, Woody Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database