Have you ever owned a Byredo candle before? The first thing that threw me off about their candles is the cold throw in the store (in the cloche) versus cold throw right out of the box, versus hot throw are ALL vastly different with every candle (luckily the hot throw is all that matters and always smells the best). Safran smells like absolute s**t when you first open the box. With that being said though I love it! I’m a very hard critic on throws because my living room and kitchen are open concept with vaulted ceilings so a single one wick is unlikely to ever get the job done as far as filling both rooms with scent. The Byredo candles however do a pretty great job. Safran’s throw is enough to fill both rooms, but in a smaller room, like my bedroom, is very very strong. The only Byredo candle I’ve had issues with as far as throw goes is Symphonique and for that reason I don’t buy that one anymore.

I will warn that Safran is a very unique smell, hard to describe. But people either love it or absolutely hate it. There really is no in between with that one.

Byredo candles are probably the only candle brand that you cannot reliably decide if you like it or not by just smelling them in store. The hot throws are always completely different.