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9021706 – :
Finally a scent made for my weird skintype, and all I get is a warm, cosy Orrisroot. Love it. On me a skinclose scent, but there for many hours.
PornoPystota – :
I liked this enough on the paper stick to try it on my skin as well, but I can’t smell anything on me at all. Hours later I don’t remember what it smelt like on the paper, either. This one didn’t leave a mark on me, unfortunately.
sergo711 – :
Generic fruity moldy flowers. Definitely a scrubber. Fake synthetic artificial nonsense.
Not worth $20 a bottle.
All the thumbs down reviews are deserved.
Pure garbage.
Gudia65 – :
Wow, some of the reviews for this are quite harsh. I actually don’t mind this. The gin note is quite pronounced when it first goes on – it’s not a cheap nasty gin though, but a fancy one, infused with herbs and something else that I can’t put my finger on. Once that settles, the pepper shows through, as does the balsam, which gives this a lovely fresh feel. And after a little while, the violet peeps out – very soft, but noticeable. For a parfum, however, the longevity is not great – this only lasted a couple of hours on my skin. Still, I’m glad I got to try it. For me, this is one I’d put on after a shower at the end of the day, when I’m puttering around at home and want to smell something nice, but won’t be bothered by it not lasting. It’s pleasant, but it’s not one I’d rush out to buy, and considering the hefty price tag, I definitely recommend trying it before you commit to a full bottle.
oks_ko – :
Not Woody, Not Powdery, Not Floral.
I have no idea what this is ..
Moldy, Dead Flowers? Yes.
bex43 – :
Huge thanks to the person who has pointed out that it’s a clone of Balenciaga B. Yes, to me they smell almost identical except for the fact that Balenciaga is woodier and fresher whereas Byredo has this note of balsam fir which makes it deeper and sweeter. Again huge shout out to antonpan, you draw my attention to Balenciaga and since its much more affordable and more long lasting to my nose I purchased it and am extremely happy!
jeka321123 – :
Awfully generic fruity smell. For 10$, but for 100$ is a crime. Shame for Byredo for its latest releases.
It really doesn’t deserve a name as it is bad.
krimYnal – :
Well, this has certainly garnered negative reviews!
I don’t wear it myself, but my fiancée does. It smells amazing on her, like a very well-crafted gin and tonic with a powdery iris undertone.
It does last all day, too. I think, if one had to compare it to something else, this is like a drier Juniper Sling – cedar and orris instead of brown sugar as a base.
TIMSIK – :
Boy oh boy this is bad! Maybe that should be the title.
I can’t believe how terrible this smells. When a perfume smells this awful, I don’t even know how to describe why it smells bad–it’s just a smell I don’t like, it smells artificial and it smells like nothing I would want another human being to smell like. It is very sweet, heavy and reminds me of cheap toilettes very elderly women would wear when I was very young.
I would think to myself, those dear elderly women must have both lost their sense of smell and hung on to a 40+ year old bottle that went bad decades ago on their vanity!
Can’t believe Byredo made this!
Caxapok_d – :
tested this on cotton fabric. it smells like a bowl of hot water with a couple of drops of eucalyptus oil mixed in – a weak version of the sort of stuff one might inhale in order to ease bronchitis – and a pinch of sugar with something moldy thrown in for ‘complexity’. except that natural eucalyptus oil is much more fragrant and has a higher quality scent, of course. indeed, this thing is pedestrian enough not to warrant a name.
alexSTjvw1 – :
Is there more then one “unnamed” Byredo!? I get a granny smith apple BOMB with some light florals and the barest hint of sweet woods. Slightly green but not astringent.
It opens strong but quickly fades into the kind of obscurity in the scentscape that a fruity-floral hand soap would have after about 20 minites post-hand-wash. Frankly: this is a let down.
Strangely though for being a fruity-floral dominant fragrance, it does indeed reek of CH for men-the reformulation. I sprayed both on after I figured that out and yeah they are pretty interchangable and with about the same performance on my skin…maybe the CH men performs a little better.
Back to the drawing board Byredo.
Scent: 5/10 it’s pleasant but forgettable and quiet. In this price range I expect more.
Projection: 2/10 barely any after the first 20-30 minutes and after an hour, Nobody near me could detect it.
Sillage: 1/10 for the first 20-30 minutes. I’m disappointed Byredo.
Longevity: 5/10 it does last as a skin scent for a little while but that isn’t performance to me, if I or anyone else has to be committing impromptu cannibalism in order to smell it.
Would I buy a bottle? Not a chance. If someone gave it to me, I would feel awful but would quietly try to exchange it for a different Byredo after some time had passed.
vizanton – :
I just remembered it being somewhat of a generic fruity floral.. Never tried it on the skin, but after seeing the notes breakdown maybe I should give it a try
astrahanec 110 – :
I don’t think I can add much more than Stella Diver Flynn has in their review. I am also not as good with words! So this is quite an interesting fragrance. I actually think a lot of effort went into making it and you smell the layers evolve until eventually settling into a more masculine than feminine cologne with orris root for days. After an initial blast of orris root it started to lean toward more of a powdery floral but alas it quickly returns to a musky oakmossy scent. I have to admit it is actually quite intriguing and unique. I would love to smell this on a man. I like the dusty notes as well. Had it leant more towards the violet I would probably purchase a bottle but it is just too masculine for me I think. Essentially it is a soft oakmoss and I can imagine would have a lot of people asking what you are wearing. A great one to get for the man in your life or even wear it yourself, why not.
Ps: this in no way shape or form smells of rotten food.
tjd70 – :
The opening of this unnamed fragrance from Byredo is a hazy orris accord on my skin. The orris is not excessively powdery, more like between creamy and powdery. Supported by a woody undertone, the orris doesn’t make me think of cosmetic powder, but more like a blurry focus and a bit more masculine than the usual feminine connotation as well. Gradually, the pink pepper, which feels more focused and less aggressive than black ones, along with the woody metallic juniper and herbal spicy/peppery violet leaves, cut through the orris cream from within. The overall effect is like cut a tofu made of orris with a knife of pink pepper. Needless to say, I find this contrast in texture intriguing, and I enjoy it quite a bit.
After about 20 minutes, the sweet violet with a cedar-like woodiness becomes the primary focus, and completely dominates the fragrance after about an hour. This combination sometimes smells like Toulouse violet bonbon, but mostly, it strikes me as something very close to the main accord in Serge Lutens Bois de Violette, albeit with a lack of spice, much sweeter, a more noticeable molasses-like texture, and a less fluid blending.
Afterwards, the fragrance barely goes through any major change. At one point, around 4 hours after sprayed, the woody aspect becomes more apparent, even turns the fragrance into a primarily sweet woody one. But it soon gets calmed down by the violet, and the far dry down thereafter is a sweet musky violet, again, not dissimilar to the dry down of Bois de Violette, and that of Keiko Mecheri Génie des Bois as well.
The silage is moderate to soft, and the longevity is around 9 hours. I enjoy the abstract yet vividly textural opening on my skin, but the dry down leaves me disappointed. I adore the two aforementioned woody violet fragrances, but Byredo’s approach feels too similar in my opinion. The blending is also less refined, resulting in a much sweeter and more gooey scent. I would recommend it to those who enjoy a sweet woody violet fragrance, but I wouldn’t say it’s among the most original or the most elaborated.
kalyk – :
A 100% clone of B. Balenciaga. A fruity aromatic with some violet leaves at the top. A nice and pleasant scent, but we already have Balenciaga for 3 times cheaper.
Xeroxtazow – :
This is ridiculous. Another generic, although certainly nice fragrance from the house of Byredo. IMO they have nothing much to come with besides 1996 and Oud Immortel. Gimmicks with bottles – like Oliver Peoples three different colours, and now this – make it feel as if they’ve run out of ideas. Give us perfumes and no nonsense, please.
innameg – :
Top Note: Pink Pepper, Gin, Iris, Violet
Heart Note: Fir Balsam, Moss
Base Note: Stone Pine, Woods, Balmy Notes
Anirer – :
I am curious about the top notes of ________, _________ and __________. I’ve always found they work well together. What I’m not a fan of is the middle of _______ and _______; the dry down should be especially good if it’s __________ and __________.
Looking forward to it. 🙂
filin-2 – :
I hope they don’t post any notes
sandaist – :
No name, no notes, no character. It would be cool if this also cost no money, but that’s probably the one thing they’re still gonna demand a lot of in exchange for this gimmick-disguised-as-modern-art-disgused-as-beauty.
I’m being harsh but there’s always a chance I could love this void of a fragrance. Only time will tell!