Saffron Kozani - Candle

At dusk in northern Greece, the landscape glows in violet. The crocus fields near Mount Olympus release a quiet shimmer - flowers opening briefly before nightfall, each hiding three delicate red filaments that hold one of the world’s rarest scents.

Saffron Kozani distills that fleeting radiance. Perfumer Aurélien Guichard builds the candle around the intensity of pure Kozani saffron, revealing its dual nature: mineral and sun-lit, spicy yet luminous. The fragrance rises in warm, ambered hues, edged with a crystalline brightness that feels both ancient and startlingly modern.

As it burns, the candle fills the room with a soft, golden heat—like a veil of spice suspended in the cooling air. It is an ode to saffron as raw material: bold, radiant, and naturally opulent.

A tribute to the light of Greece, captured in scent.

OLFACTIVE NOTES

Essence of saffron from Kozani, golden spices, mineral and solar notes

ABOUT MATIERE PREMIERE

Matière Première—French for “raw material”—is built on a simple yet radical idea: each fragrance is composed around one central natural ingredient, used in its highest possible concentration. From Paris to Grasse, Founder and Perfumer Aurélien Guichard reveals the purest expression of these raw materials, sculpting their texture, nuance, and radiance into modern, immediately readable compositions.

Excellence is at the core of the house. Ingredients are sourced from the finest ethical and organic producers around the world, and each formula is crafted to deliver exceptional sillage—an emotional signature that lingers long after the moment has passed. The meticulous ageing process, from maturation to maceration, ensures depth, clarity, and an unmistakable quality.

Matière Première fragrances contain 85–92% natural ingredients, and are entirely vegan, phthalate-free, and free of colorants.

Uniquely, Aurélien Guichard is the only master perfumer to grow his own ingredients: on his family farm in Grasse, he cultivates thousands of tuberose and centifolia rose plants, which illuminate creations such as Radical Rose and French Flower.

Matière Première stands at the intersection of innovation and authenticity—contemporary French perfumery devoted to the beauty of a single, extraordinary raw material.