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fable13666 – :
My all time absolute favorite perfume in the whole world. It makes me happy & empowered. I am devastated that they discontinued it. Imbeciles.
jabobesolo – :
I stumbled on to this page after investigating another fume and hitting the Reminds Me Of button. Hit me with an aching nostalgia for the complex powerhouse perfumes I wore in my 20s -Ysatis, Amarige, Poison, Loulou, and… Byzance! Oh such heady days! I can almost smell them now! Byzance was a favorite for sure. I didn’t care about identifying or even knowing the different notes. I didn’t know that I had a preference for white floral Orientals or woods or spices. I only new and cared that they smelled delicious and that I felt sexy and sophisticated wearing them. I need them all again in their vintage form. I refuse to even consider reformulations, especially if they are as truly awful as the reformulated abomination calling itself Poison these days! I know this should be specifically about Byzance. It’s just that all of those scents transport me back in time. I love them all!!
ItambSaGImpom – :
It was very right than, the bottle was a beauty, I proably will buy another ..
groschev.ev – :
Floral, aldehydic and spicy-woody.
Not warm, deep, vintage vibe. Thats my first impression of Byzance. I think this kind of perfume is unique for modern world of perfumes. Much likely it belongs 1985/1995 era.
I imagine a club or a discoteque and a song of Sandra “In The Heat Of The Night” and people dancing. There this scent fits.
I recommend to try it when discoreving that past time.
super1penguin – :
Aldehyde, yet floral with hints of spice.
80s modern floral, it has that 80s texture of floral, & spice. It has geranium, ylang, tuberose, cedar, sandalwood, rose, cardamom, and oakmoss.
An impressive blend that can be used anytime and by anybody, if you are into vintage.
nky739Unlogrere – :
Beautiful, strong, unique … memorable. Signature worthy.
One in a thousand scents. Rochas hit the nail with this one. Rochas then stupidly discontinued it like so many trying to appeal to the weak toilet water floral fruity market.
Byzance is an older, stronger, totally beautiful and unique scent. It fills the space of the wearer, people will know you’re there or have been there.
Clones = none.
Hope the new stuff (although not on the Rochas site) is marginally close to the original.
SeDmY – :
review based on original EDP sample (to assist my nose memory!).
i had this fragrance in my early 20’s. i must have liked it as i used the whole 100ml bottle which i then kept empty in my bedroom cupboard for quite some time before it must have got tossed out (which I now deeply regret). and it has been one of those fragrances that has haunted me since, as it seemed to disappear from view altogether. what was it like? how did it smell again?
then, like most of you, i got ridiculously excited when the 2017 edition arrived. i almost bought it on the spot the minute it was released but didn’t want to be disappointed if it was a poor reformulation.
so i got myself a sample of the original. although it is considered a spicy oriental on this site I don’t really find it to be. these days i tend towards greens and chypres, but when i pulled out the stopper of my tiny little sample bottle, it was like a glorious blast from the past.
this is an 80’s fragrance, yet not in the same style as the likes of Giorgio or Poison (both of which I adore). I can’t explain the notes I smell. It is sweet but not sugary at all, is reasonably powerful (as I say it’s an 80’s baby) but more gentle than many of that era, and it is an interesting combination of slightly powdery and quite “perfume-y” at once. and there is a specific smell or note in here that is absolutely Byzance.
if nothing else i can say this – there is nothing else like the original Byzance on the market. I’ve not smelled the 2017 edition and I’ve read widely varying reviews about it. But I think there is no doubt that the original Byzance was a unique and wonderful fragrance.
b-boy_vibi – :
It smells like a dusty old library. Old books…
Leagmseqwq – :
Grandma recently gave me a box full of mens and few womens perfumes,theres 1 bottle of byzance 100ml missing about 15ml id like to swap or sell, anyone interested let me know
Himik – :
So, I had to investigate the possibility of a return of Byzance after reading the two posts below mine by Ioanna Touliatou and wyvfonseca claiming to have seen/obtained Byzance at two non-U.S. sites. News Parfum seems to be owned and operated by the same company that is in charge of origines-parfums. Both sites have the same/similar inaccuracies in their naming conventions and images for their purported “Rochas” fragrances (and for others I glanced at as well – do your homework before you buy much here because some of it seems okay and some is just plain old not right) and I am sad to say neither is selling a new Byzance – although they both use the name or a version of it to perhaps encourage you to think they are (or maybe they just don’t know better) The one shows their fragrance lablelled “Byzantium” which is interesting as of course as well as Byzance Rochas briefly had a Byzantine – but there is no Rochas Byzantium anywhere else, including the official Rochas site, in the world. Proctor and Gamble sold Rochas in 2012 and who owns the majority of the fragrance names now I don’t know. I do know that Origines’ Byzantium/Byzance isn’t trying hard to pretend to have any resemblance to Byzance at all – the notes given are Head: Cardamom, Cedar, Heart: Jasmine, Rose, Base: Vanilla, Sandalwood, White Musk. No spice, carnation,tuberose, aldehydes, etc Cedar? Nah. News Parfums, which lists it as Byzantium but refers to it on it’s page mostly as Byzance, is sort of honest in their description where they say flat out Byzance no longer exists and they can’t sell it, but the honesty ends there as they have a Madame Rochas styled blue bottle of something for sale. I hope that whatever fragrance is in those bottles is pleasant, so buyers get something for the not miniscule price tag. If you’re really seeking Rochas Byzance though, these two sites are not the places to go. You’ll only find disappointment. =(
sweetsonya – :
I just ordered the new Byzance from News Parfum. They still have it in stock. Cannot find it in the States or Canada! At least not yet!
crazyjew – :
Hello good afternoon to all.
I come for this comment, to report that Byzance from Rochas has returned.
Yes, he is back.
Browsing a European perfume site today, I was able to see your new bottle. It is not rounder nor brighter as was the 1990s.
The bottle is now exactly the same as Madame Rochas’s bottle, but in a very pale blue with a navy blue label.
It can be checked on the site origines-parfums
Now it’s waiting for your arrival in Brazil.
shark22 – :
This came out in 1987, shortly after the launch of KL, which was my signature scent for years. Must have been a magical time for new fragrances as this one is also something very special and I love nearly every note from top to bottom. Although others are describing it as an “out on the town” scent, to me Byzance is soft, warm, inviting, the kind of scent that encourages nuzzling.
Abdulsokola – :
Gorgeous glittering “evening out” kind of perfume! Has a powdery background accord that acts as a stage for the dazzling chords of carnation, Turkish rose, ylang-ylang, spices and more. Complex, nuanced and beautiful! Great sillage and longevity. Wearing this to my next silk and jewel bedecked dinner!
P.S. Just wore this to an evening out with extended family for X-mas and everyone LOVED this perfume! They all wrote down the name so they could get a bottle for themselves!
AlexandrsH2 – :
I always dreamed of trying byzance,it looks so eightys,so mysterious and finally there it is
A very strong and complex opening.I don’t get much aldehydes,it has too much notes and they’re all strong and so well blended that I can’t identify them individually,all I know is that byzance is truly an oriental spicy,there are lots of spices here blending with tuberose and lots of other florals and vanilla.I find it very interesting,rich and very complex with a mysterious dark vibe but if you ask me that can you wear it in daily life my response is:no
It’s one of those pieces of art that I prefer enjoying them when I’m alone at home,trying to discover it’s beauty and secrets.it’s drydown is softer,less spicy,more powdery but still I can feel that 80’s vibe.it’s definitely a winter scent and you should be careful not to overdo
lload – :
This perfume brings back my childhood! I don’t have a bottle however my mum does, and I remember she wore this all the time when I was younger. I would sometimes even sneak a spray of it because I loved it so much! It very spicy but does have a nice sweet tone to it. In a way it’s almost like a “feminine cologne”. Definitely not for the “girly” perfume lovers, however more for women who are going for a more sophisticated and sexy personality. Not something i’d personally wear since I do fall in that “girly” category, however I do enjoy smelling this on other people, absolute classic!
I rate this a 7/10, bottle is a bit ordinary (because it’s an 80’s perfume duh), however in a way I love it since it does bring up my childhood.
alex_nik – :
I just love spraying a perfume and getting on Fragrantia and reading everything! It’s interesting to see aldehyde so prominent in the notes, I get a strong initial whiff but find that note quickly dissipates. It’s a white floral oriental with tuberose quite pronounced, and to me a strong vanilla. It has that rose ylang nexus that is as characteristic in fumes of the late C20′ as the fruit patch one is now. All treated in a very soft pretty slightly powdery way. Certainly not an eighties powerhouse at all. The green notes are also subtle and persistent. The thing that is striking me now as drydown progresses is how ageless it feels. It could easily pass as contemporary, and is not old lady at all….and I’m an old lady…..the spices emerge, and are really beautiful.
wjq507bedyWelty – :
Amazing.
Totally 1980s glamour. But make no mistake, that’s very sophisticated, and at least the EDT version feels like it sits close to skin, whereas the sillage is detectable (to others). It’s powdery, soft, clean, and rich. It does smell rich 🙂 Could be the aldehydes, but it smells like a fur to me. Super feminine and graceful. “T” for tackiness cannot apply here. It’s super quality. It conveys the message “I know what I am doing” without being domineering or a know-it-all.
Actually, I believe that’s the ideal choice for a serious job interview if you happen to attend any. For me that could be a position as a curator maybe in a chic art gallery. But actually, a woman who wears this could easily own the gallery 🙂
Verdict: Has been found WORTHY in the vintage category for:
“Breaking the bank”
“Hours of internet search to find a deal”
“Passing it on to your children”
promalp2006 – :
Fragrance Review For Byzance By Rochas
Top Notes Aldehydes Spices Carnation Green Notes Mandarin Orange Basil Lemon Cardamom
Middle Notes Tuberose Orris Root Jasmine Rose Ylang Ylang Lily of the Valley Anise
Base Notes Sandalwood Amber Musk Vanilla Heliotrope Cedar
They don’t make them like this anymore! What a pity because this perfume is “the bomb”. Like Ysatis by Givenchy or Byblos this is an epic perfume. I hate to classify fragrances as just “floral” or “fruity” “chypre”. To me this scent is an embarrassment of riches a decadent mélange a luxury of perfume. It’s as exotic as the name itself: Byzance is the Greek for Byzantium which was the gateway to the East in the Bosporus in Turkey which later became Byzantium and Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) when it was officially Christian and not pagan. It eventually fell to the Muslim Turks of the Ottoman Empire. So with the name of a place with so much important history I was bracing myself for a powerful fragrance. And it really is. It’s like a queen a Roman Empress in all her finery, wearing expensive jewelry, a bejeweled crown on her head and a scepter. She is the true power behind the throne as it is her husband the Emperor who listens to her advice and who finds himself incomplete without her in his life. This is a fragrance for the mother of the first Christian Emperor Constantine. This smells like a Roman woman who has found God, who discovered a piece of the True Cross and kept it with her for good luck. This is a mosaic in the Hagia Sophia. The progression of this fragrance is something to behold (or rather to smell). Byzance opens with aldehydes, just really good aldehydes sparkling and magical, feminine and very classic but not quite a No. 5 or No. 22, not those kind of familiar aldehydes. They’re just there to start with before turning quickly. The aldehydes become only slightly citrusy and then very spicy. It’s got anise, cardamom ginger or cinnamon and basil. Aromatic and spicy, just like a marketplace in Istanbul. The flowers bloom in the middle portion of this performance. I smelled silken carnation, an Oriental rose, a tuberose, heliotrope and iris – in it’s form as orris root. Powdery and sweet floral scents. The heliotrope in this perfume is to die for. I love heliotrope as it’s my favorite flower. This smells just like a purple floral scent at one point, although it can also smell green because of the lily of the valley note and the green accords. The fragrance lasts for hours and it dries down to a sandalwood and amber that is amazing. Gorgeous fragrant aromatic wood and warm amber. Byzance blew me away. It’s not quite an Oriental because it is missing more hardcore Oriental notes like patchouli incense (wish there had been incense like the incense in the Hagia Sophia) or some myrrh. But at times it almost does smell like it has a touch of incense. It has mostly powder though and does not feel even remotely unisex. It’s a beautiful queen. It is Oriental because of it’s sandalwood and the jasmine. I can’t stop smelling myself.
black avenger – :
Strong powdery (almost musty) aldehyde opening with a hint of carnation and spices. I get absolutely no citrus or green notes. It quickly settles into a beautiful floral blend with tuberose at the forefront tempered by soft rose and an occasional bursts of ylang ylang and anise. I am pleased that the jasmine takes a back seat.
Unfortunately for me I find the mid notes quite short lived and the base notes settle in after about an hour and I am always surprised at how sweet the scent turns at this stage..yet I wouldn’t say it becomes all about the vanilla.
On me, this is definitely no powerhouse and certainly nothing to rave about or hunt down again. That being said, if Rochas launched a comeback of this at a reasonable price I would not pass it up. For even though it’s a short lived scent on me it does get the imagination running and puts me smack bang in ancient Constantinople and craving warm spiced white wine from a terracotta jug 🙂
L: Weak
S: Soft
mell99 – :
Rocks of Byzance is the kind of scent that autoafirma him as a human being, when he in contact with your skin adorns with you until your last shred of his imposing presence. Say what you will, but when you sticks to Byzance, dominance and power are completely yours and there’s nothing you can underestimate. I’ve never felt anything like its magnificent evolution, anything he can be imperfect, disastrous or something like that, I come to believe that Byzance has its own life, it is he who adapts to you, not you to him, if in the heat it is a good remarkable boy, if the cold he is the best jacket you could use for that station. Its charm begins to look the exoteric / eccentric bottle that bears her, the beautiful violet blue color, and then after the first spray and along with it an explosion of Especarias and aldehydes combined in ineffable harmony that exude grandeur and glory, its charm remains , not around its opening, it still has the aromatic freshness of the basil and the spiciness of cardamom. Then it evolves into a powerful floral referring to luxury soap that I’m not sure what to say that dry down of Byzance, just allow yourself to let go and the feeling that connects us at that stage. I say that Tuberose and Rose stand out more, however, one respecting the other and both being auctioned by Jasmine and Ylang Ylang fresh. Your end is barely enough, because the dry down to stay for many hours, but when he reveals himself back with the chipradas characteristics of consecrated fragrances of the 80’s decade, ie a carregadíssima based on musk, sandalwood, vanilla and enough flake cedar to check that closed rustic flavored that fragrances Family Cyprus carry in their memorable farewells. Definitely a timeless fragrance that deserves recognition for what is in action; Morillas NEVER misses it, and I love it!
Word of the day: overwhelmed… (day 95)
hramovnik – :
I remember being really surprised to see this one referred to as a bit of an “old lady” perfume, since I discovered and loved this in my early 20s… a very young and “trendy” hairstylist who lived in a share house with one of my best friends used to wear it constantly (being her “signature scent”). Anyway I always loved it. Luckily it smelled as good on my skin as it did on hers. Eventually I got around to buying it for myself and have always had a bottle in my fridge ever since (it’s now nearly 20 years later).
I love the spicy/oriental fragrance that it settles down to after about 30 minutes after the strong initial floral dissipates, and then that’s what lingers for a good many hours. It’s a nice lighter spice too – strong ones tend to trigger migraines which is a pain coz I love spicy oriental scents, and hot climates don’t tend to agree with those heavier scents either, so this is brilliant blend since it’s light enough for hot climates and doesn’t cause headaches.
DonDragon – :
A very warm and spicy oriental scent that sits alongside my also spicy bottles of Mesmerize by Avon and Spark by Liz Claiborne. It’s harsh on the onset and softens up on the dry-down. It doesn’t have enough of an element of sweetness to it for my liking but as this was a hand-me-down bottle, i won’t complain. If you don’t like incense notes, then this will definitely not be for you. Needless to say, i don’t wear it much. However, it’s still a fragrance worth looking up for spice-lovers, especially for evening wear.
mkb01296 – :
Byzance? What can I say? I smelt this for the first time as a teenager and was immediately captivated. It made me think of Turkey, places like Istanbul. A precious and timeless smell, like a coin from the Byzantine age. Like finding something rare, an artefact from an archeological expedition, of course to do with all things Byzantine.
A classic fragrance, timeless. I have the cobalt blue bottle with the round lid, given to me by my husband as an early wedding anniversary present. As he passed away on September 19 2015, and always loved this fragrance on me, I eek it out, like I now do each fragrance he gave me. Thus far, it hasn’t turned. When I need to remember the special bond we shared, our rare love and friendship, I reach for Byzance.
A note to agree with christelucas there is nothing old lady and frumpy about stately, refined and dignified. Love the idea of retaining our dignity and refinement. Long live dignity and refinement. Here’s to Byzance! Rochas, please bring back to us the vintage formula.
Лика – :
So good. This style feels timeless to me and I love how long Byzance lasts on the skin and clothing.
Normally I am not a huge tuberose fan, but Byzance features it in a way the appeals to me by calming its bodicious white-floral sweetness with lemony aldehydes and spice from both the kitchen and carnation. Byzance has a boozy facet to it that translates into a bit of a “grape” scent and the drydown features woods and vanilla. Byzance, based on the notes and bottle design, seems like it would be a “heavy” scent, but it’s not – it’s beautifully full and multi-faceted. This smells like a floral-oriental to me, not a floral-chypre (I think of the style of Lancome Climat when I think of floral-chypre) because of it’s sweet “depth” and spice. The drydown is soft and round, yet upholds its initial style.
Byzance is extremely comforting and it really shines in colder weather. Me gusta!
cnwglswmiq – :
This is another perfume over whose demise I regularly beat my breast in mourning. It was a lovely, dry chypre that always smelled like bottled heat to me. Wonderful, wonderful chypre, one of my favorites, and one of the perfumes I always received the most compliments on. The idea of this beauty being discontinued to make way for yet another giggly, trend-of-the-moment celeb concoction just makes me…mad. And this is from someone who likes some of the giggly, trend-of-the-moment concoctions. But why can’t we keep the beauties around forever?
xordax – :
For anybody missing the original Byzance as much as I do, try Vespers by Rougue Bunny Rougue
filya – :
This is my mother’s signature and my first perfume.
It is spicy and warm and familiar. I remember at one stage when I was 15 my mother was in hospital and to comfort myself at night I would sleep in her bed. Byzance lingered on the cotton covers of her pillow and soothe me into a carefree sleep.
This is such a special fragrance to me and although I very rarely use it, it is something that has been in my life as long as I can remember. It is a beautiful fragrance and particularly special to me for the sentimentality I feel for it.
If I have a child one day, I hope that my signature will bring them the comfort that Byzance has given me.
Remans – :
The opening is well balanced with flowers and green notes. Not cold neither warm and absolutely not sweet (my biggest fear in any perfume). On me it’s rather fresh. The spices are not outspoken but nicely living next to the flowery notes.
But after an hour it starts to get all soapy and sweet. Don’t get any powdery notes and since I don’t get any vanilla yet it might get worse (on me) in the sweet department.
I’ve wanted it for quiet some time but now I’ve got it I find it dissapointing.
hrePotter – :
I want to try this so much! The notes and “feel” of what I read about thus perfume sound right up my alley. Then again, maybe I shouldn’t have a testing since it’s fairly unavailable.
Parazit_0405 – :
I would love to get this again as I wore it exclusively for 18 years. Rochas please do the decent thing & bring it back!!
PI-PIP – :
Why have Rochas taken byzance off the market?? I used this perfume every day for 18 years. I absolutely love it & always received compliments. This perfume holds wonderful memories for me. Please bring it back Rochas.
biznesmen – :
I am very lucky since I have never smelled the tuberose in Byzance. For me the aldehydes are very evident. I can smell them just by sniffing the sprayer. Well, afterall, aldehydes was THE THING back in those days. So sad that this was discontinued and you need a fortune to find it these days. It was always smelling something between incense and soap to me and though I loved it. Someone mentioned that it smells similar to D&G. I can say that they do have a similar vibe (they share half of their notes after all), but Byzance is more mysterious. Still, I wouldn’t suggested to someone who likes flowery perfumes, since this is a heavy scent and for today standards, someone might even say that this is an “old lady’s scent”.
Арсений_86 – :
The skies opened up and delivered to me an invitation to perfume heaven where I’d spend eternity with Byzance. Quite literally, Byzance is the perfume I would spend my forever with. Any spicy notes are beautifully veiled by an enchanting powder note. And this was discontinued because why? I was lucky to acquire my bottle for the price I did. Byzance don’t come cheap. The bottle is a gorgeous cobalt blue and I suspect the juice is a lovely azure shade as well. Rochas has yet to disappoint me. It’s up there with guerlain and chanel vintages.
Egorov_sv – :
I’m about to finish my bottle of Byzance EdT. It’s one of my favourites now, but I would lie if I said it was love at first sniff. Almost every perfume I had previously owned was something released in the last two decades, the usual fresh/fruity floral suspects, but one day, in an effort to broaden my horizons, I got a bottle of Byzance, which I found sitting at the back of the shelf at a local pharmacy, all dusty and forgotten. She was like nothing I had smelled before, but I had a feeling she would be well worth a little effort to rewire my previously mostly unchallenged tastes.
At first, I wasn’t sure about her obvious retro mode, and that special rich and steamy, almost head-spinning, quality it seemed to have. Now I like all of those things. I was also able to figure out early on that Byzance is much more than just a random oldie; rather, it’s like a piece of classical art, grand, majestic and timeless.
Apparently, it takes a ton of impressively well-blended notes to create this kind of force. I’m pretty sure I smell tuberose, a little sweaty from all the warmth given out by the spices, melting into the smooth and inviting base of sandalwood, amber and musk.
I can hardly pinpoint anything else, but somehow it doesn’t make me feel incompetent:) Byzance is one of those outstanding perfumes I don’t have to approach with my mind. I simply let it lead the way, and it always takes me to good places, if maybe a little too mythical, entrancing, and out of my character.
I find that the steamy and carnal facets stand out more in the summer, whereas in winter I can enjoy its powdery and woody side.
Byzance is a seductive beauty and it has certainly taught me something new about my taste, but I don’t think I would want to repurchase. There are too many exciting perfumes out there to go for the same one twice:) And given the fact it’s discontinued it wouldn’t be easy anyway.
gnom47 – :
My mother had this, she had a load of perfumes baack in the day as she got them on discount from where she worked. I remember thinking this one smelled regal, like the Queen of Sheba. I don’t know if Id wear it as it could be intimidating but it definitely makes a statement. Id like to smell it again just for fun.
byba1974 – :
Byzance is one of my favourite chypres, and I’ll miss it terribly. I’m trying to stock up on it here and there, wherever I can. They don’t make them like this anymore.
ВАНГШИИСТ – :
Majestic,noble,divine!Burnt spices,amber and incense,delicious vanilla,intoxicating carnation,all enshrouded in bold musky tones and infused in rose water!The chypre hint remains but evaporates quite soon on my skin!This fragnance is alluring yet demure,fit for enticing queens who sit on their dignified thrones.A costly infusion which brings east and west together,like in the Byzantine era.
fyl133Negeltzex – :
Musky4, I so agree with you. I do not like the first fifteen minutes either, but after that I find that its okay, but I wish I had bought something else with the money. I bought it as a blind buy on eBay, because I knew that it had been discontinued. I’m beginning to think that the chypre genre is just not for me.
manunya25 – :
How I adore this fragrance. I saw two bottles at a local chemist – they had each been part of a gift set. so I bought one, because I knew it was one of the sought after fragrances (blind buy) I was not disappointed. Its so soft, but engaging and gets better and better as time goes on. It’s very unique and needless to say I went back for the second bottle.
Vital1k_87 – :
The first fifteen minutes or so I dislike as it’s quite overpowering, but after that Byzance settles to a rich, warm, spicy, feminine, soft yet bold scent. Whilst it smells very of its era, it is also extremely unique in my opinion. Vintage, unusual and very difficult to describe! I still haven’t figured out when to wear it or what mood it suits. Very mysterious indeed.
kokoryamba – :
I adore this rich! sultry,seductive fragrance. It is perfect for winter evenings curled up under a blanket hear a fireplace and just indulging in its bliss! Warm, evocative floral with just the right amount of aldehydes to make it hum and enough woody musk to bind it all together into perfection. The longer you wear it the more entranced you will become. The vintage is absolutely magnificent! Wow!
sillage is heavy
Longevity is long lasting
oceasty – :
My gosh, its amazing fragrance.
Unique!
DISCOUNTLASIXBUY – :
Non obstrusive, clear and sophisticated, feminine, light. A touch of heliotrope and white flower makes this masterpiece a divine !! There’s no reason not to own this bottle and I’m lucky that I can find them in good price in sites in Japan.
arefjew.sergey – :
I have some of this left over from the eighties.
And I sprayed myself with this the other week when I went to an eighties fancy dress party. It was light and lovely not sweet but perhaps more on the powdery side with a slight spice, But I would say it only lasted a couple of hours. It has been hanging around a couple of decades so I may test a newer bottle if I can get my hands on it.
dbnktd – :
Just got this from French Connexion and it’s REAL!
Somebody from this website said: “It’s like having old friend around at all times….”.
I have lots of perfumes and nothing compares to good old Byzance. Cost me a fortune though…
Geni_HK – :
I love the first two hours of Byzance! It reminds me a bit of another long-lost treasure, Guerlain’s Guet-Apens (mixed with Mayotte): opulent swirl of flowers, some incense, spices and amber. Tuberose is the most prominent flower, but in this one it is not animalic or dirty but rather sweet. There is a hint of roses too. But there is no point in trying to dissect the individual notes of this complex harmony, it is much better when enjoyed from your skin.
The flowers get a bit more subdued but they never fade out entirely, although the soapy aldehydes take the main stage during drydown. The last stage of this gorgeous morpher is beautiful, woody floral plushiness that surrounds you like a protective aura.
I do not think that this is dated in any way, but it belongs to a different era of perfumery. Those who do not like the eighties-vibe will not appreciate this. But if you have sniffed sixty-eight modern releases that smell so similar that you cannot remember their names on the next day, this might be the one to revive your nostrils.
The opening is very strong and overall sillage is very good during the entire life span. It literally lasts all day on me. My review is based on a generous sample.
Sarfnatry – :
Praise God, I am still finding forgotten perfumes. I found this beauty with a 90 percent full bottle recently, along with Charlie White and Chloe Narcisse. This is a lovely fragrance, The fragrance is soft and rich smelling. Not in your face, but I promise you this, if someone hugs you while wearing the vintage, they will definitely come back for another snift or two, or three. Very, very nice indeed.
Hoalryitary – :
I still have a bottle of this: a big bold beautiful blue bottle. The fragrance given to me by my husband as a wedding anniversary present. I am eeking it out! It is one of the few fragrances my husband comments on and he is someone with good taste – even if it is me saying this, it is true, as others generally compliment me on clothes, or jewelry he chose for me. The fragrance is certainly not for young girls. There is as the name may lead us to believe, something Byzantine about the fragrance. The experience of this fragrance is beautiful and precious, like beingan archaeologist and looking at a rare Byzantine coin, or some artefact of that nature and of course, an artefact of great value.
icersape62 – :
This perfume’s strength lies in its rich floral opening, which is superb. It is in the same richness of Hermes Rouge in the bottle. After the next 10 minutes, it fades into a soft lingering smell similar to Sensi from Armani in its strength and sweetness. This fragrance is a comfortable scent to wear because it blended beautifully and works well on my skin. I have sprayed the fragrance on my clothes today and it smells quite soft, than expected. On my skin, I lasted about 6 hours and clothes about 8+ hours. You had to get up close to smell this fra