Description
“In Istanbul, a couple strolls through the city’s back-streets. At the local bazaar, a sensation of enveloping warmth is procured by a bouquet of spiced top notes: cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, saffron, and clove. In the Bosphorus, the senses are illuminated by middle notes of fresh grapefruit and juicy pomegranate. An Etesian breeze caresses the city. An oriental dancer appears like a mirage. She is unsettling and intoxicating, alongside the fumes of apple shisha and sustained notes of leather. The senses are lifted with the birth of new-found passion; it is a rich and opulent fragrance” (From the brand’s press release.)
Escapade a Byzance was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour.
метролог – :
The below review is incredibly incorrect – this far from a clone of a Tauer fragrance, entirely different. In a fantastic way. L’air & Au Couer were dusty, heavily powdery incense scents, both centred in the middle of the desert with no shelter in sight. You went there in a car during the sunset and danced around. This is a sheltered scent, incense is obviously still present but this time you’re inside. There’s linen curtains billowing in the cold evening wind, you’ve just had a hot bath and your body smells of rose soap and sandalwood oil. Saffron, cypress and thyme easily make this an entirely different scent, also. There’s nothing too similar about them, except that they give the feeling of Morocco. (or, really, any middle eastern desert)
PEPS333444 – :
For me, the saffron and black pepper and incense stands out on my skin. Escapade à Byzance is sweet and warm without being overwhelming; a lovely oriental fragrance that makes me bring my arm up every so often to enjoy a closer smell. The spillage isn’the too strong for me, somewhere between weak and moderate. I sprayed four times with three on three the arms and once on three hems hehe leave, and unfortunately, the longevity was around 2 hrs or so with the barest of a skin scent lingering by the end of the second hour. Would recommend to at least test out if possible.
katysurkova – :
I meet Marjorie Olibere in Esxence 2016 and she was quite a respectful artist, and as far as i know she is a movie star or maybe worked in showbiz business! while quite honestly she looked like a movie star quality with that beautiful face, sexy figure, and great personality.
Now, i remember Escapade a Byzance was the main one that captured my attention from the whole line although i went through them quite fast but now i am retesting them again beginning with escapade as i truly can smell all of the notes listed above beginning with cinnamon, incense, saffron, pepper, then slight benzoin, & thyme with some citrus to sour up the blend. It feels like a debage bedding made of cinnamon and incense, & when you squeeze it the golden dust spreads in the air gently and fill the room. It is like sniffing cotton clothes soaked with incense and cinnamon.
Quite good to be honest and needs to be tested more.
Edit (25th Aug 2016) Now i can sense some Iris in this juice, that remains around seconds and vanishes within the saffron & the cinnamon effects. It’s quite interesting for a while but there is something i can’t really relate too! something that disturbs me! maybe it’s the thyme or the pepper.
orgacette – :
Profumo “cuoiato dorato”.
La combinazione cuoio/arancia/ginger/cedro, cosparsa di cannella e vaniglia, crea un profumo dolce esperidato, assai simile a Aziyade PdE e a Dzhari Phaedon.
Fragranze fruttate, morbide, riscaldate da spezie essiccate al sole e da resine e incensi chiari, non smoky.
Questo profumo mantiene una gradevole compostezza, un’armonia ordinata, un’eleganza bon ton.
Un profumo da tailleur di lino bianco.
Bello anche se non originalissimo.
lisiyi – :
Top notes: black pepper, cinnamon, saffron, ginger, cumin, citrus
Middle notes: cypress, carnation, incense
Base notes: heliotrope, vanilla, benzoin, Amber, patchouli, vetiver, cedar atlas.
Wonderful spicy fragrance. Excellent oriental scent.