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ctrannik – :
t is a very pleasant fragrance, but there is a but it is too expensive for what it should be. It is not persistent! You could do better and sincerely for that price there are real FRAGRANCES
Yurikogtr – :
Smells like freshly baked lemon cake cooling on a window, with breeze carrying in a hint of juniper. Dry vanilla here, smells nice, but nothing original. You can find the vanilla lemon cake in Burberry Brit, only instead of juniper you get almond.
revatoma1980 – :
Ok but not my favorite Byredo.
Too much vanilla for my taste. I would have appreciated it more if the pine was more dominant.
Not unique enough to be a niche scent and ask such high price.
With 4-5 sprays i get a good longevity of 7-8 hours with a soft sillage.
v.anzhela.v – :
Smells like a forest of pine trees. I think this is more masculine than feminine. I wore it camping as the note seemed fitting for that. Would smell better on a man in my opinion. Pretty basic pine and juniper blend. I dont get the powdery feel. Lacks depth to be a love for me. Scent is one dimensional.
sega4444 – :
This is a very pleasant unisex sub-sweet, citrusy-woody scent suitable for warm weather daytime. I get mainly juniper, sandalwood, soft vanilla and mild lemon. Performance is moderate overall.
DANILASA – :
I know Gypsy Water is the most popular of Byredo’s scents, and maybe even of niche perfumery in general in some parts of the world, so I ordered a sample to see if I’d fall under its spell as well. Now that said sample is used up, I can’t say that I have, although I do like it and can see why it’s so universally appreciated.
I get mostly creamy sandalwood and soft juniper from it, with a hint of vanilla and maybe some smoke – no citrus at all for me. The effect of this combination is very nice: it’s not unsubstantial at all, but it’s soft as a feather. Which makes it very comfortable, easy to wear and very versatile; it’s certainly unisex, and I can imagine it on almost anyone, in every season and in every type of setting. It doesn’t last long as a noticeable scent, but on a more intimate scale it sticks around all day.
So I think Gypsy Water is pretty great just like the rest of the world, but still I don’t think I need more of it: this category of “aromatic soft woods with a slight gourmand edge” just isn’t one of those I can never get enough of, and I already own and prefer one of these: PG’s Cadjméré.
RemoBoAle – :
it is very nice and fresh , but the sillage is terrible i just put it on and it is already disappearing , lemony fresh.
i mean it smells very much like collete from tocca so i say save your money and just for this take the dupe !
Fakc on – :
Gypsy Water is an apt name for this fragrance. Indeed, this eau de parfum is definitely light and very transparent. I mostly get creamy sandalwood with a soft mix of juniper and some other coniferous woods and the slightest touch of lemon. I feel this one could fit into the Maison Francis Kurkdjian lineup, as the scent character of GW is reminiscent of Aqua Vitae Forte. However, Gypsy Water does not perform as well as the MFK counterpart. I get 4-5 hours of longevity with soft projection. For the price of £105 per 50ml, I would rather dish out another £50 and get AVF. All in all, Gypsy Water is a great fragrance, but it could be better. Do try before you buy.
lesonegor – :
I do not understand these comments….this is heavenly! I receive many compliments and it holds appr 6-8 hours. My new favorite!!
ax2886 – :
Before I review Gypsy Water, I should share that I don’t like floral perfumes. They’re always overwhelming to me. So my opinion has an anti-floral bias.
I read lots of reviews and purchased a sample before buying. The opening is woody, with cedar and juniper which I love. But on me, the scent dries down to something citrusy, amber/vanilla-y, and a bit sugary. There’s still a hint of cedar which rescues this from being too sweet or a gourmand.
From the name, Gypsy Water, I was thinking it’d have a bit more of an exotic or oriental vibe. Not so. However, the scent is unique, warm, and good. To me, it was worth the splurge to not smell like everyone else does.
Conquer – :
Oh, how I love the opening. Pine and bergamot and juniper and just enough sweetness to push it into the unisex category (i.e., not too masculine). It’s what I wanted from Fille en Aiguilles, but the dense, sufficating, dried fruits and resin notes drove me away from that one. I become anosmic to Gypsy Water rather quickly, but get occasional whiffs and love them.
Then poof, the magic is gone, and I’m left with an orris/vanilla drydown I really don’t care for. If the opening notes had lasted throughout, I’d have bought it in a heartbeat, overpriced or not.
indimazisseno – :
I recently re-purchased this. I owned it about 5 years ago, and thought the same as many others, that it might not be worth it, since it seems to disappear quickly. However, I got a sample to see if I still liked it, and was reminded how lovely of a fragrance it is. So I think it is deceptive in it’s seeming ‘disappearing act’. After I have had it on a few hours, and I think I should refresh, my husband will comment on how nice I smell. And oddly, he doesn’t always say that, even when I am wearing a powerhouse.
Yes, it is soft. Yes, the sillage is not like a Chanel. But as my husband says when someone asks why an author didn’t write this or that in their book: ‘because that isn’t the story they were telling’. Gypsy Water is perfect in the simplicity and beauty that makes it just what it is…and what it is not.
Ubrahim – :
Gypsy Water is sweet-spicy oriental sandalwood. The fragrance is exactly as the name suggests—it smells exactly like the gypsy woman you’d find at the mall counter trying to sell you perfume.
The aroma has a mature, feminine vibe to it with how semi-sweet the spices are. And I think there’s some subtle class in the composure—with how domineering and bold the aroma is. The collective of notes however do seem to be missing some key-element that brings them all together in harmony.
The woods and spices are kind of all over the place. It’s like when she’s in the kitchen, preparing some food; and you just go to take the ass—and it’s been a long time, so she just gives into it—and together you two just starting knocking the spices and everything all over the place.
The vanilla here is very prominent, but it’s abrasively overshadowed by the presence of sandalwood, juniper, and pine (which are very abrasive—and blend down the sweetness of the vanilla quite a bit).
For a unisex scent, Gypsy Water doesn’t off the quality of style and comfort that both sexes would need to make it suitable for them. It’s far more strongly a feminine scent. And I mean, it’s not entirely bad—I can see the demographic.
On a beautiful woman I’m sure it’d seem lovely even. But Gypsy Water is a bit grannyish by nature—so I would think that most modern people won’t find that it’s compatible with them.
Dvorik – :
It’s sad that this scent is so short lasting… Also for me it smells like smth dirty, unwashed. Do not like it at all 🙁
Александр Кравченко – :
Opens with beautiful a fresh green pine forest and then some incense drifts in and very quickly takes over. then, on my skin, it becomes frankincense and stays that way for 3 hours. Then the drydown is a sweet milky vanilla soft powder smoke meld. It’s lovely I just wish the pine note lasted longer.. it disappears almost immediately.
UPDATE: on clothes the pine note remains even through the sweet drydown
rianfs – :
Such a warm comforting fragrance. One of my favourite fragrances. Just puts me in a good mood.
On my skin its really woody, airy with a dry vanilla. The juniper makes it all magic. So good! Works in any occasion, mabye not in very hot or humid weather.
It’s soft and delicate, but the longivety is really decent in my experience. Get wafts of it all day. Nice sillage also. Not at all weak to my nose.
Must get a bottle soon!
psl383speagoessenda – :
A Garden of Eden Fragrance, that is soft and playful. This is magic for me and a love.
It seems like a aquatic , but herbal and woody nuances are there too. This seems aromatic and slightly sweet, so playful.
I got 3 to 5 hours , so longevity could be better , but forgive it since this is a perfect summer or spring snuggle or intimate scent.
For me this leans feminine and could be a new love for those who love Acqua di gioia.
Highly Recommended and an easy to wear Niche or great beginners niche lover’s fragrance.
I am captivated
IsabeLeanor – :
Nice but boring! It starts with zesty lemon freshness then turns soft woody (still lemon there ) character. It is good perfume for spring / summer but you can find more succesfull options with less price.
malkov – :
Byredo / Gypsy Water
The olfactory group: Woody Oriental
The fragrance is sweet and moderate
Spread and durability: medium to low
Starting note:
An aromatic and refreshing start of the pomegranate complexes. Continued with a sweet and delicate bedding of vanilla, surrounded by a layer of steep and sour chocolate, an alcoholic mixture of citrus, for a long time, the original brownie smells, then rejuvenate the balzamiki sweetened, delicate and mildly powdery and The aroma of the scent begins to spread from the scent of the scent, and the scent of the scent returns to its original state.
In general, at this stage, the fragrance flies from the lush and sour Aromatic atmosphere to the warm, dry, oriental sweet and savory atmosphere.
Middle notes:
The presence of sour smell and mild lime that is understood early in this phase will soon disappear
So that’s the beginning of the last smell with the last party
The aroma of space moves from a delicate, bitter and sour space to a gentle, dry, powdery powder with vanilla balsamic notes and amber smell.
Because of this, I said half-sweet because the first-phase chords of the first fragrance at the start of the scent perfume are not alone, and the sweet and powdery notes are found next to them.
Final note:
There is no particular change at this stage to the middle notes except that only the original fragrance is sweet and sweet, and the presence of other chords does not perceive this stage so that the atmosphere of the fragrance will disappear uniformity.
The atmosphere of the perfume is at all beautiful and beautiful stages. Even though the fragrance has a special flavor, but unfortunately it has a bit of odor and little shelf life.
Aromatic scent is accompanied by a fruity, slightly embedded, sweet pastry so you can not spell on your own, and the most sensual-vanilla scent is perceived.
Byredo / Gypsy Water
Aromatic, spicy, powdery and fruity wooden bauxites, feminine fragrances are more feminine than Unisex
You can wear perfume for the whole year and on a daily basis, because of the fragrance and poor spread of perfume is not recommended for nightly parties.
Sillage: 3/5
Longevity: 3/5
Scent: 3.75 / 5
Overall: 3/5
pamakagonov – :
Byredo / Gypsy Water
گروه بویایی: Woody Oriental
رایحه: ملایم و شیرین
پخش بو و ماندگاری: متوسط به پایین
نت آغازی:
شروعی معطر و شاداب از مرکباتی که با کاج تقویت میشود در ادامه با بستری از شیرین و لطیف وانیلی چوبی که با لایه ای از آکوردهای تند و ترش،الکلی مرکباتی احاطه شده مدتی رایحه اصلی میشه سپس دوباره شیرینی بالزامیکی،لطیف و ملایم کمی پودری و ته بویی از رایحه چوبی از بستر عطر شروع به پخش میکنه و رایحه عطر دوباره به حالت اولش برمیگرده
درحالت کلی در این مرحله عطر از فضای شاداب و ترش(Aromatic) به سمت گرم،خشک،شیرین و پودری(Oriental) کوچ میکند.
نت میانی:
حضور بوی ترش و لیمویی ملایمی که در اوایل این مرحله درک میشه به زودی محو خواهد شد
به طوری که با حزف آخرین بوهای نت آغازی
فضای عطر از فضای نیمه شاداب،تلخ و ترش به سمت فضای ملایم،کمی خشک پودری با رایحه بالزامیکی وانیلی و ته بوی کهربایی حرکت میکنه.
به این دلیل نیمه شاداب گفتم چون آکوردهای فاز اول عطر در آغاز هنرنمایی عطر تنها نیستن و رایحه شیرین و پودری درکنار آنها پیدا میشن.
نت پایانی:
تغییر خاصی در این مرحله به نت میانی اتفاق نمیافته جز اینکه فقط رایحه اصلی و محور عطر روی ملایم و شیرین هست و حضوری از سایر آکوردها در این مرحله درک نمیشن تا فضای عطر از یکنواختی خارج کنن.
فضای عطر در تمام مراحل زیبا و دلنشین هست. گرچه رایحه عطر آرامش و خوشمزگی خاصی داره اما متاسفانه پخش بو و ماندگاری کمی داره.
رایحه آکورد چوبی در عطر با همراهی فضای میوه ای،کمی بخور گرفته و شیرینی همراه هست به صورتی که نمیتونین به تنهایی درکش کنین و رایحش بیشتر صمغی-وانیلی درک میشه.
Byredo / Gypsy Water
باآکوردهای اصلی چوبی،بالزامیکی،آروماتیک،ادویه ای،پودری و میوه ای رایحه لطیف و ملایمی داره بیشتر زنانه هست تا Unisex
میتونین عطر رو تمام سال و به صورت روزانه بپوشین،بخاطر رایحه و پخش ضعیف عطر توصیه نمیشود برای مهمانی های شبانه پوشیده بشه
Sillage: 3/5
Longevity: 3/5
Scent: 3.75/5
Overall: 3/5
siroja48 – :
I find that this is very long lasting, but very soft in projection. I like the house of Byredo, they always have compelling fragrances that are unique yet somehow familiar.
crony – :
I’ve wanted to smell this one for a few years. I went to Luckyscent over Christmas and ordered a few Byredo samples and finally got to try it out. It is a really lovely, fresh vanilla, powdery pine on my skin. It’s so soft I can barely perceive it. If I were on a plane ride I would love to smell this on a fellow passenger! It’s unobtrusive and fresh. On the down side… it’s far too expensive for what you get. I got a fleeting scent that lasted less than an hour on my skin. I can never justify spending a fortune on a fragrance I can’t enjoy longer than an hour. I think it wise to get samples first in this perfume house, and hope you will have the right chemistry to hold onto to it because it is beautiful.
fktyf – :
I love this, but I can’t justify spending this much money on it. It’s lovely on me – pine, vanilla, citrus, light sandalwood. All the things I adore, and my bf loves it. But it’s light – I’d need to put on quite a bit of it – and there are niche fragrances equally or less expensive that are stronger or more special (like Zoologist line, or Confessions of a Garden Gnome) and have these earthy notes.
If I see this on sale, I’ll be all over it, but until then..it’ll just stay on the wish list
9160638275 – :
Oddly, all I get is a blast of after-shave to begin with and shortly afterwards I’m left with an a indistinct, saccharine, “dry down”. Very soon it’s completely gone.
It’s incredible how different each person’s impressions can be.
Вовочка – :
What a controversial thing! One day you like it ad even overdose, another you think «what was it? Did I smell yesterday this way? What did people think?”. Exactly my thoughts.
It is like a passionate dance somewhere in Asia. It confuses, scares you and then you notice that you is already dancing with it. Vanilla is what makes it even more seductive.
Definitely warm and rich and juicy, but not fruity.
And yes, my husband says (not in a positive way) that this is the smell of India.
SER123 – :
Wow, wow, wow, I’m totally obsessed with Gypsy Water. How this has evolved on my skin over the past few hours has been amazing. With a lot of fragrances, I have to strain to smell half of the listed notes; with Gypsy Water, however, I’ve been able to pick up on almost everything throughout the past couple of hours. I wasn’t expecting this to open as citrusy as it did! It was a real blast of juniper and lemon/lime to start off – like someone had poured out a gin and tonic on my wrist. Vanilla and I have a very loving relationship, and I love Gypsy Water’s fresh take on it. After about an hour, the vanilla really became the dominant note on me, but I’ve been able to pick up the juniper, incense, and sandalwood intermittently throughout the past few hours. It also feels really universal to me – maybe that’s because I live in LA where the weather is by and large pretty constant throughout the year, but I think this is a very interesting all-occasions/seasons scent.
Definitely wish it was a bit stronger of a fragrance – that’s my one complaint right now. That being said, the representative I spoke with said even with needing to spray a bit extra throughout the day, her bottle has lasted about a year (which is the kind of longevity I’d want if I’m going to make such a steep investment).
ooopet – :
I wish the opening last forever, its just amazing, smells like paper!
lapidus – :
I agree with others.. what is all the hype about this perfume? After reading all the fan fare I went into city specifically to sample this perfume as well as a few others that I had had my eye on. And in all honesty… its nothing spectacular at all. I found it weak and not very long lasting at all, in fact after an hour I could no longer smell it on me and I got my husband to have a sniff on my wrists and he too couldn’t even detect a scent. Enough said, I wasn’t going to spend the $$$ in buying this when a $15 perfume from a chemist store would do the same job. Yes the scent is unique and there are some that the scent would smell better on and even last longer, but for me its a NO. And it wouldn’t surprise me if some people give it glowing reviews simply because they have spent the $$$ and are trying to convince themselves that its the Ants pants of perfumes. If it were a lot cheaper I’d probably buy it as a perfume to wear when taking the kids to school but certainly not a scent that you will remember. If you are wanting something light, fresh and leaves an impression, try Leila Lou by Rosie Jane, this one is unique and half the price and will give you the Wow factor.
meresich – :
It’s an interesting modern masculine feminine perfume with an opening of citrus, juniper, and pine being kind of masculine and then the powdery sandalwoody vanilla is kind of more feminine but it’s not the typical warm gourmand, but a cold icy one. The juniper, citrus, pine is the best part of the perfume, it’s modern, crisp, cold, and bracing. Then the powdery cold sandalwoody vanilla comes in and the party is over, it’s more than pleasant but the magic was in the beginning and heart notes. I spray this several times a day just to get that awesome piney lemony gin smell. If only they can increase the duration of the top and middle notes and shrink the dry down a bit.
Some of the beauty of the Byredo perfumes such as Gypsy Water and Blanche comes from a cold modern base that imbues a freezing cold water quality that’s slightly bitter and metallic from minerals. This freezing base supports juniper and pine notes very well, it adds a crystalline touch to it. Since Byredo is originally from Sweden maybe it’s the Northern smells palette that seems so minimal, stark to us more southerly folk. After all the cold dry weather seems to minimize certain smells and amplify others. I wonder if it’s possible that Northerly peoples recoil from a Mediteranean or tropica or desert odor palette.
lelaElurilm – :
Read the review below by ‘Bourcet’
…that’s all you need to know 😉
То4кару – :
The minimalism of this one really appeals to me. I’m normally a Shalimar, Fracas, Opium, Angel, BIG PERFUME kind of person. There’s something about this that feels restrained, simple, and elegant, and perfectly suits me as a counterpoint to my louder days. I’m not going to act like I get the secret of this perfume–I can completely see why people think of it as ho-hum or overhyped or boring. But I will say that I can see where it fits into my collection, and am happy to have a full bottle of it.
Dreamleto – :
A lot of you guys don’t seem to understand the beauty of simplicity. In my opinion, anyone of any age can wear this during any season of the year. There’s a reason it gets compliments: it’s not trying too hard
stasyaga – :
Thank God, I only bought the 12ml vial of this, because I absolutely hate it, along with the other two in the la sélection nomade set (Bal d’Afrique and Blanche). I absolutely have to revise my opinion of this being pleasing and inoffensive… It’s awful… I just can’t stand it! A real scrubber for me… Sorry guys…
svolotch – :
Byredo’s Gypsy Water has a quite pleasing and inoffensive aroma, but it definitely lacks imagination and originality. Though long lasting on my skin, with a rather heavy sillage, it feels so cold, lemony and “watery” – if that makes any sense. I find it totally unimpressive, boring and easily forgotten. Like a men’s cologne or something… Given it’s name, I expected something at least more impassioned…
pop9 – :
Like it but would prefer it on a man. I wore this two days in a row conducting an audit for work and kept thinking “whoa this guy smells GREAT” (about my co-worker) but it was actually ME, lol! Really pleasant “manly” but not too manly. Aromatic and spicy, the juniper really comes out to play on my skin. I was pretty impressed with the longevity and sillage – it was still really noticeable (to me) after 8+ hours with no midday touch up required.
I’ll use up my travel size but I am not moved to buy myself a full bottle. This is more “masculine” to my nose (I think I perceive juniper as masculine) than Bal D’Afrique which I consider truly unisex.
sawoks – :
To reviewer “bourcet” below: your review of Gypsy Water is of the best and funniest reviews I’ve ever read on here. You are spot on and I can’t stop laughing
suinscooroSog – :
Gypsy Water wears like a soft medicinal bottle inside the classic caravan mobile home of a Romani Gypsy. My initial impression was that it was quite powdery and soft far from an Oriental even with such a name and wore more like a clean fresh citrusy medicine in the most pleasant sense. The bottle is not very imaginative and some might say the scent itself lacks depth and substances. As some have observed water is the operative word. This is a clean fresh citrusy water with spicy woodsy tones and vanilla around it. It’s most certainly a unisex fragrance and can be effectively worn by both men and women. I get a day time vibe from it and it’s quite casual.
Opens with lemon and bergamot orange juice, sweetened with a little juniper berry. The first spritz is quite fresh and aromatic and along with the citrus one immediately picks up on the pine needle scent. Reminds me of being within close proximity to a forest not in the woods but in the edge of the forest and where one can still catch whiffs of pine and cedar trees. It has a European air. This is the forests of Hungary and Transylvania where Gypsy camps are all around in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. As soon as the pine needle scent dies one smells a little bit of soft incense which is for me the most accurate depiction of Gypsy scents. I have known some Romani people in my long life and they do like incense and have it in their homes.
Finally the scent reveals a powdery iris note in the base but it also comes with clean woodsy aroma of sandalwood and cedar, a touch of amber and vanilla. Mostly it’s a clean dry down with wood predominantly smelling of sandalwood. The dry down is also quite unisex. This whole thing is very unisex and quite different than most frags I own. The projection and longevity is bad but one can always reapply. For practical purposes, this is a safe G rated office scent that won’t offend anyone’s noses. It’s a good clean after shower fragrance for your morning. Nothing to rave about but nothing to bash either.
Quite nice
vanillu – :
It didnt appeal to me at all even if I wanted to wear it in a tropical country, this smells like….. something forgettable.
ehy591InsuffBooni – :
So basically if a perfume was distilled down to Instagram “shelfies” featuring La Mer jars and empty Diptyque candles acting as brush holders, this would be it. One dimensional, fake, and all about a name. Like, the point to owning Byredo Gypsy Water is to take a photo of said Gypsy Water amongst your other Cool Girl Cosmetics and post it on your social media so that other Cool Girls understand that you are One of Them. This perfume eats balls. Honestly it smells like torn leather seats in the back of a taxi cab, and not a NYC yellow cab, a Gypsy cab you hail from the Jamaica LIRR station after the Airtrain from JFK ejects you out into the urban landscape at an ungodly hour. It smells like an Indian eyebrow threading salon, from the hand sanitizer to the scent of whatever lunch the threader ate on their break, to the powder in the waxing rooms. No, no, no.
SamSem – :
For the life of me I don’t understand what all the hype is about over this fragrance. It’s lightly scented water with hardly any projection. I could barely smell any of the notes and believe me my nose knows and I tried but nothing. This is a ridiculously priced perfume for people who don’t like perfume. I own Colette by Tocca which many are comparing this to and Colette is so much better than this over-rated stuck up nothing of a fragrance. I’m a fan of many niche brands and will spend my money when I feel it’s warranted but the Byredo brand is lost on me. Bal d’Afrique is the only scent from this line that has anything to offer and yet it gets a very bored “meh” from me.
Arrelthek – :
Well, “water” is definitely the operative word here. Not sure if I have a bad sample or if this perfume is way overhyped to justify the price, but this barely has any smell at all. Sticking my nose on my arm and heating it up with my breath I get a slight, nondescript sweetness. No projection period- I don’t know how anyone could be complimented because it’s basically the smell of lightly scented water. My body wash has better performance. Perhaps this is a perfume for people who don’t like perfume, but if that’s the case, save your money and don’t wear any.
jinn77 – :
Opens with a beautiful but all too fleeting uplifting burst of citrus and juniper. Then it’s mostly a pleasant, soft vanilla. Reminds me of Eau Duelle, both in the powdery vanilla as well as it’s (pretty terrible) sillage and longevity. Pleasant enough but personally, I don’t think it’s worth it. Might have been different if the top lasted a little longer, and the base notes waited at least a few minutes before making their appearance.
kirill.drozd – :
I get a LOT of compliments with this one, which surprises me, because out of all the things I own, it’s not the most exotic and nor is it, to my nose, made with the most expensive ingredients, nonetheless it is quite beguiling.
I think what intrigues people so much is how it juxtaposes uplifting woody freshness with powdery sweetness; There’s things going on here that will appeal to both men and women, hence why many of the compliments I’ve received have come from other men.
The main accord is a tart lemon and bitter juniper layered over a dusting of vanilla powder and sandalwood. As this dries down, the acute “gin” note of the juniper recedes and gives way to a piney smokiness, leaving the impression of cold forest air, perfumed with a faint ghosting of vanilla. The texture is strange; It’s transparent, sort of watery and cool, with the distinctive bitterness of the top notes helping to maintain an invigorating fresh feel that keeps it light and sort of ‘cleansing’, even as it fades.
I wore this recently at an indoor climbing session. When I was standing near one of the giant fans that was cooling the place, I had a queue of people in my wake telling me how amazing I smelled, despite not being able to smell much myself.
I would call Gypsy Water a perfect day wear / office scent. It’s so light and inoffensive I can’t imagine anyone could be negative about it. I’m not sure I’d pay €150 for it though. The 10ml travel spray will do me for now.
вадян – :
Just a couple of side notes :
I also have Colette and while they smell slightly similar to me the Colette fades so fast it is hard to tell for sure.
I love the way this smells on me (earthy, sexy) but EVERYONE else asks if I am wearing men’s cologne. I’ve never had anyone ask that while wearing Colette but that is probably because the scent had already disappeared. Oh well, I’ll wear it anyway..
wirtual – :
I just realized VS Forever Sexy is almost an exact dupe. Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out, and I realize all VS fragrances have a similar drydown that may not have the musky drydown of GW, but just smelling straight from the bottles it’s a pretty similar dupe.
Blakc_Shark – :
Somewhat overrated but interesting fragrance that has a little bit of everything and is a bit of a shape shifter. The perfume has very poor sillage and moderate projection. It’s a sweet, watery, crowd pleaser that hits most right notes for the undemanding perfume connoisseur.
bot211speagoessenda – :
I have a deep appreciation for Byredo’s Gypsy Water and absolutely adore the initial blast and the ultimate dry down. The first blast is this wonderful combination of wood and citruses, which for me approaches perfection for what I’m looking for in that style of fragrance. Unfortunately, almost immediately this slightly too sweet for my taste vanilla enters the dance. Now, I like vanilla, but this time it just overwhelms what I like best about this scent. After a few hours the vanilla calms down and we return to that gorgeous woody citrus with just a tiny dash of incense. Very nice…close to perfect if the vanilla was toned down just a hair. I will still wear this in cooler weather and find it very enjoyable then, but on hot days, that vanilla just overwhelms me. For those of you curious I am of the male category and have the endocrine system that accompanies that.
byba – :
Do not get the hype about this….or Byredo in general really (probably because I like more feminine scents, and way stronger ones.) There’s nothing bad about this, but there’s nothing great either. Light and inoffensive and quite frankly kinda boring. Plus Byredo is always super expensive, and this does not last OR project. I tried to use my bottle, but abandoned it eventually. Will never get another Byredo withoht a hefty sample first, and probably not at all.
VaranumeHaura – :
Of all the Byredo scents I’ve tried, Gypsy Water has to be my favourite after Bal d’Afrique. It opens fresh and aromatic, with a soft lemon note bolstered by juniper and pine. The aromatic notes don’t so much fade as blend into the smooth oriental dry down, which is all about vanilla and creamy sandalwood. The vanilla here isn’t overly sweet – it’s more like the subtle wood-and-smoke-faceted vanilla of Diptyque’s Eau Duelle. The sandalwood is austere and smooth, again bringing to mind a Diptyque scent – in this case, Tam Dao. It’s more complex and multifaceted than both those scents, however.
Unlike others, I don’t have any issues with longevity, but sillage is low. Those looking for greater tenacity should consider Arquiste’s Architects Club, which shares many notes including vanilla, sandalwood, amber and juniper. The Arquiste scent, released six years’ later, lasts longer and has a similar vibe. Personally, I prefer Gypsy Water – it’s better blended and has more of a progression. And oh, what a marvelous name! Gypsy Water! Wonderful stuff.
DeltMarat – :
Okay, it’s true…the longevity isn’t mind blowing considering the price but the quality here is tops.
Whatever it’s worth, I’ve received compliments well past a 3-5 hour mark but that’s probably ‘cuz I do that old trickaroo of spraying some scent on the back of my neck, but actually some up into my hair too. My first purchase of this was actually their Gypsy Water hair scent, which I use on my skin as well bc it’s a small travel size perfect for touch ups.
Besides, it’s so fine, be happy if all you get is 2 hours pleasure. Scent is a fleeting art form, enjoy while you can.
All the delicious lemony, pine, amber & slight vanilla descriptions seem spot on to me, guess I’m one fancy gypsy. Opre Roma!
gonharov77 – :
I am shocked at the low performance of this scent. I believed the hype and purchased a pricey sample…just grateful I did not purchase an entire bottle. There is nothing to this, I’m afraid. It’s really just a very subtle, barely detectable lemony-vanilla scent. I struggled to realize where I’ve smelled it before, and then it came to me. I reached in my summer scent collection and spritzed Demeter’s Lemon Meringue…and there i