Junoon Sasva: A Passionate Oud and Saffron Fragrance

When developing Junoon, the passionate and idealistic devotion portrayed in the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi’s story of Leyla and Majnoon served as the primary inspiration. Sasva interprets this legendary love as an emotion so intense that madness becomes a path toward purification, deeper feeling and the Sufi ideal of higher spiritual consciousness. The fragrance translates this tension between suffering and bliss through rich spices, florals, resins and dark woods.

The brand describes the silky combination of saffron, patchouli and rose, deepened by labdanum and lavender, as an olfactory expression of the simultaneous pain and ecstasy of love. Oud and other woody nuances bring a darker, more contemplative character, evoking sleepless nights and endless dreams.

Olfactory Notes

Upon the first spray, aromatic Lavender and Sage create a cool herbal opening, while Tuberose introduces a richer floral dimension. As the fragrance develops, the composition moves into a dense, warm heart where Patchouli, Saffron, Rose and resinous Labdanum create an earthy, spicy and balsamic character.

Finally, Junoon settles into a deep oriental base. Patchouli continues through the drydown alongside Agarwood (Oud), while Tonka Bean and Vanilla soften the darker woods with a restrained sweetness. The result is a warm, layered and distinctly woody-spicy fragrance with prominent patchouli and oud facets.

Olfactory notes: Warm Spicy, Woody, Aromatic
Fragrance Family: Woody, Oriental

Top notes: Lavender, Sage, Tuberose
Heart notes: Patchouli, Saffron, Rose, Labdanum
Base notes: Patchouli, Agarwood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla

• Concentration: Eau de Parfum
• Made in India
• Parfumeur: Hamid Merati-Kashani
  
• Year of Launch: 2022

If you're wondering about how long Junoon Sasva will last, there is currently no reliable hour-by-hour longevity figure published by Fragrantica. Parfumo classifies its longevity as above average, with a community longevity score of 8.0/10 based on 18 ratings and a sillage score of 7.9/10. Because these are community ratings rather than laboratory measurements, an exact number of hours should not be presented as a verified fact.

Ingredients: Alcohol Denat., Parfum (Fragrance), Aqua (Water), PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Eugenol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Linalool.