# Maison Crivelli — Ingredients 07-2012

> Ingredients 07/2012 is a 2022 extrait by Gael Montero, made for the Prague boutique whose opening date gives the fragrance its name. It was intentionally launched without a note list and later returne

## Essence
Ingredients 07/2012 is a 2022 extrait by Gael Montero, made for the Prague boutique whose opening date gives the fragrance its name. It was intentionally launched without a note list and later returned as Safran Secret. Its distinctive idea is a hot, metallic saffron over warm woods and smooth leather.
## Scent Profile
Saffron arrives first: bright, spicy, medicinal and sometimes metallic, with a hot-steam or steel-like effect. For some wearers the same material reads as plastic or burning rubber, which is central to the fragrance's divided response.
Warm spices and a suede-like leather shadow develop in the heart. The drydown becomes smoky, polished and woody, with saffron still present over blond woods and a restrained powdery sweetness. The effect is dense and abstract rather than a literal oud composition.
## Performance
This 32 percent extrait is powerful. It projects strongly in its early hours and remains noticeable for a long time, so one to three sprays are sufficient. Cold weather gives the warm, smoky leather structure the best setting.
## Wearing Context
Ingredients 07/2012 works for fall and winter, day or night, when a conversation-starting niche scent is welcome. Its metallic saffron can feel aggressive in tight professional spaces, making it better for a wearer seeking distinctiveness than an easy crowd-pleaser.
## Comparisons & DNA
Tom Ford Oud Wood is the most useful comparison, although Ingredients 07/2012 is more metallic and saffron-led. Matiere Premiere Crystal Saffron offers another saffron reference, while Baruti Hot Cotton captures the unusual hot-steam association. The fragrance is best understood as a saffron-leather woody extrait rather than a clone of any one perfume.
## Reception
Its blending, originality and forceful performance win strong support. The same metallic opening produces the objections: some find it fascinatingly abstract, while others read plastic, rubber or an overly aggressive synthetic wood. Sampling is important because this is not a safe blind buy.
## Versions & Reformulation
The original 2022 boutique edition was reissued globally in 2025 as Safran Secret. The formula remained the same; the name and story changed rather than the juice.
## Acquisition Notes
It belongs to luxury niche pricing. The newer Safran Secret release makes sampling and wider retail access easier than during the original boutique-exclusive period.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- The name encodes the July 2012 opening of Ingredients in Prague.
- The original launch withheld a public note list.
- Gael Montero composed the extrait.
- Safran Secret is the later worldwide name for the same formula.