A cologne differs from an aftershave or perfumed water by incorporating not a mono tone fragrance, but a set of several olfactory notes, often distant, that evoke a main accord.In this case: EVERYTHING THAT IS SAFFRONTop notes (the most immediate and volatile ones): It could only be the powdery purple petals.Middle notes (slower, but they last longer): It could only be the pistil made sensitive by the cumin.Base notes (those who support and connect all the others): It could only be an amber bulb that became elegant from a musky ground and a light sandalwood.