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Elegance
Champaca in the opening and blackberry in the base is an unusual arrangement, and Saphir Elegance Eau de Parfum 200ml is more interesting than its name leads you to expect.
Mandarin orange gives the first lift, soft and sweet rather than sharp, and ivy goes in beside it, green and cool and slightly bitter, the smell of leaves rather than flowers. Champaca completes the opening, and it is the material worth knowing: a rich, soft, faintly spiced flower that is used widely in Indian perfumery and sparingly anywhere else. The heart is a full bouquet, and it is where most of the composition sits. Jasmine and rose provide the weight, both rich and deep, orchid adds a smooth modern sweetness, violet brings cool powder, and plum sits underneath with a dark winey fruitiness that stops the flowers from floating away. Five materials in the middle alone, which is rare at this price.
The base is short and clever. Blackberry is a fruit used as a base material rather than a top one, dark and a little sour, and musk smooths it into the skin. Ten materials in all, and the shape is unusual: bright, then crowded, then quietly sweet, with the last stage lasting far longer than the first two together.
At eau de parfum strength expect a full day from it, with real projection for the first hour and a close, floral warmth for a good while after that. It is a women's fragrance, autumn and the evening are its natural ground, and the 200ml size turns a rich fragrance into an everyday one rather than an occasional treat. Saphir is Spanish, family founded, and has been making and distributing fragrance since 1940 with affordability as its stated aim.
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