Golden SaffronSpicy Amber Perfume Extract

Golden Saffron by Bortnikoff is an amber, spicy, aromatic niche perfume extract, unisex, co-signed by Dmitry Bortnikov and the Spanish master perfumer Christian Carbonnel. It belongs to the Entry Level collection.

A Thai house where the founder is also the perfumer

Bortnikoff is based in Thailand, in the very heart of the agarwood-producing regions. It was founded by Dmitry Bortnikov, a Russian perfumer who is both the owner and the nose of his brand, and who works with wild Thai ouds, sourcing his materials at the source. The catalog is divided into four lines: Entry Level, Main Collection, Colognes and Attars. In October 2025, at the BeautyWorld Middle East show in Dubai, he presented a joint collection with the Spanish perfumer Christian Carbonnel — the nose of Erba Pura for Xerjoff — named Entry Level: four lighter and brighter fragrances, where animalic notes are discreet. An entry point into the house, at a more accessible price. All in perfume extract, 50 ml bottle.

An opening of bergamot, orange, lemon and saffron

Three citrus fruits open together — bergamot, orange and lemon — and the saffron arrives from the very first second, leathery and slightly medicinal. The subject is announced without delay.

A heart of lavender, jasmine, mint, geranium, lily-of-the-valley and nutmeg

Lavender, geranium and lily-of-the-valley establish an aromatic and floral accord, jasmine expands it, nutmeg warms it. And in the middle, a mint — fresh, green, totally unexpected in an oriental.

A base of vanilla, patchouli, tobacco, sugar and amber

Vanilla and sugar bring gourmandness, tobacco its dried honey, patchouli its dark earth and amber its resinous warmth. The trail is soft and lasts a long time.

The house's touch

A fougère structure slipped under an oriental saffron. Lavender, geranium and lily-of-the-valley are not three flowers chosen at random: they are the markers of the fougère, the most classic family of Western perfumery. Placing them in the heart of a composition with saffron and tobacco is to make two traditions that have nothing to do with each other meet — exactly the project of the Entry Level collection, which translates oriental themes into a language familiar to the European public. Mint adds a freshness that is never found in a saffron, and sugar, named as a full-fledged material, embraces gourmandness without going through vanilla alone.

For whom, for what occasions?

Amber, spicy and aromatic, this extract is for those who want to discover saffron without the austerity of traditional orientals. It can be worn all year round, by day as well as by night, by both women and men.

With Golden Saffron Bortnikoff, Christian Carbonnel and Dmitry Bortnikov make saffron luminous and easy to wear.