Description
Oliver Peoples & Byredo launch limited summer collection which includes perfume and sunglasses created in style and colors to fit each other. The collection was inspired by the phenomenon of synthesis joining thought, styles and views of the direction of both brands.
“Ben and I share similar views on the positioning of brand and esthetics. We share similar views of positioning of the brand and esthetics. We have always wanted to work on a project together.” -says David Schulte, Oliver Peoples CEO. “A year ago he invited me and said the word ‘synthesis’ which I never heard before. I liked it and we developed concept by joining LA influence of vision and fashion. Oliver Peoples has never created anything else but glasses, so venturing into fragrance was a big deal for us. I cannot imagine anyone better than Byredo to do that with.”
The concept of the new limited collection is extremely interesting, since master perfumer of the house of Byredo got the task to observe the sights of Los Angeles through different colors of lenses, to visualize the scent and to interpret it into a layered composition.
The unique idea resulted in created glasses in color paired with sunglasses frame in the same shades, color of perfume flacon and skilfully nuanced composition of the fragrance. The whole concept is very modern and aimed at men and women. Sunglasses frame and fragrances are unisex. Face of the advertising campaign Oliver Peoples & Byredo is model Frida Gustavsson (on the photo).
According to Oliver Peoples, the frames are available in two colors (Semi Matte Black and Beige Crystal) while glass for the unisex sunglasses can be chosen in three shades (Indigo, Champagne and Green). Fragrances and sunglasses will be available separately and in special sets, together and paired per colors. Flacons of the new fragrance go with colors of glass and are created in the same shades: indigo, champagne and green.
“I have admired Oliver Peoples since I felt their approach to a product similar to ours in Byredo brand. It was very important to me that this partnership has the right reason for existence and synthesis, and the idea of a joint perception was ideal for a joint venture. I met artists, musicians and perfumers who present characteristics of the so-called disorder and I was always fascinated by clarity of their descriptions” – stated Ben Gorham, creative director and owner of Byredo.
Fragrance Oliver Peoples Byredo arrives in concentration Eau de Parfum 50ml as limited edition. The composition opens with aromatic juniper berries combined with Californian lemon. The heart highlights iris and patchouli, while the base provides depth and warmth to aromas of sand, musk and immortelle.
Oliver Peoples Indigo was launched in 2015.
axmarket – :
Byredo Oliver Peoples has a strong reputation in the line, and it’s quite agreeable so I can see why.
It has aspects that remind me of, on the lighter side, Bal d’Afrique, and on the heavier/odder side, Westbrook, while not really being the “same” as either of those fragrances.
The notes are different, though–in BDA and Westbrook, vetiver and violet factor in significantly, but Oliver Peoples, the main players are juniper, lemon, iris, and patchouli, still fostering the fresh/fruity/sharp amalgam, but the similar vibes seem difficult to ignore.
It’s a good performer, better than most of the Byredo freshies but not as strong as the heavier hitters, and so it’s roughly in the area, price-wise, as well ($175 for 50ml), of needing to love it in order to buy it, and I can’t quite say I’m sold on it.
Per Luckyscent, it’s being discontinued, so I’d encourage anyone who hasn’t tried it yet to get a sample, as it’s agreeable juice and works well for various seasons and genders and is just simply worth trying.
7 out of 10
myf895JeomiWogkig – :
Loving this fragrance more and more… MUST TRY ON SKIN and give it time to do what its made to do. Ive read many comments deeming the composition “sickly sweet” and gives a TM Angel vibe. It in fact does open with a candy sweetness but eventually the patchouli and juniper berry notes start to blend down while the sandlewood comes forward and settles right over the musk… it’s also woody! Overall, the dry down is pure LOVE.
As a man this is my favorite Byredo frag to rock in the winter even tho it’s pretty season versatile… ! FYI: this fragrance last about 8 hours on my skin.
mutabor – :
As a Byredo scent of course Oliver People also has the sticky, plasticky byredo base note. On paper I first got a great sparkly fruity opening with juniper and some citrus (I was guessing currant), but soon this turned into a patch bomb, the Angel kind. It’s sweet, loud, and got that distinct “stink” just like Angel. As of the sand note I don’t get much of an image of it, at most some musk in the background.
I personally prefer my patch to be brown and aged with cacao, so this is a no go. Also this is overpriced for the effect it creates. Any Angel flanker can do the same if not more.
P.s. I was told today all the Oliver People bottles are the same; Byredo created different coloured-bottles as a metaphor of different lights. Not surprising here once you know Oliver People is a eyewear brand 😉
16100311bi – :
Beautiful juniper, and patchouli. I love this. Very very enjoyable. Woody, slightly bitter, musky, lovely.
asp01 – :
Delightful.
Opens bright, like a cologne. Citrus and a wonderful juniper berry, but not the typical dry and ascetic, this one is delicate and enticing, playing beautifully next to lemon.
Iris bring a earthy note that combined with patchouli helps the composition to gain some body and volume. Still the juniper berry is clear.
So this fragrance starts bright, cheery and almost naive with its simplicity. But as soon as the other notes appear, the composition warms up and becomes a classic perfume. Timeless at its core. You may like it or not, but the quality is undeniable,
filanishe123 – :
Special, special juice! Expensive but extremely well performing, especially on hair and fabric (longevity that is). Warm, dirty, comforting, yummy, sexy are the words to describe this juice. Thats the quality and original creativity what I expect from a niche house!
Esseniode – :
Has anyone else tried the recent relaunch with 3 new colours? I went to Liberty today to give the scent a try, knowing I own last year’s release and absolutely love it. I don’t know if my nose was tricked by the new description available online on Byredo’s/Liberty’s websites, but it feels a bit different. Not a totally new scent, but to me it felt like a reformulation. Particularly on the top notes, where I feel the juniper berries lost a bit of their edge, as if the fragrance was smoothed down to get to the mid/base quicker. It might be the weather and/or my bottle aging a bit, I don’t know… Curious to see if anyone else tried the new colours yet and picked up on the lack of bitterness!
C.O.P. – :
Mm mm very nicely done. It’s definitely a patch fragrance so if you don’t like patchouli I would say don’t bother testing this one. It’s sweet but the herbal part of it grounds it nicely and brings the sweetness down. The chivet & sand makes this less sweet maybe ? Yes there is a slight Angel resemblance. I agree but it’s still very different. Also I think of bald Afrique byredo and maybe even 1996 , it’s really great actually. Too bad it’s limited. Love the different colours. I would go for the blue bottle if I get it. Nicely done. Leans a little more masculine.
Слава823 – :
Smells like Tom Ford Oud Wood to me, slightly. It has a similar “stink” to it that i just can’t put my finger on.
FINALLY, a Byredo that lasts more than 3 hours, too bad it repels my wife. Glad i tried it, but at THAT price, no F’ing way. But I’d love an amber pair of those shades.
*edit in* Wore to work today, my stance has slightly changed. I still get that Oud Wood-type “stink”, but it’s definitely accompanied by a sort of “leaf & unripe berries” smell which I’m guessing is the juniper. It’s somehow familiar, I haven’t smelled juniper in years but this struck a chord with me after i reapplied it about 2pm today. THAT’S when the “juniper” really came forth. Neat, but still stinky and still a BIG FAT NO at that price.
malyshkin.lea – :
I have to credit Byredo and Niche parfumiers in general as I’m not sure how they do it but they all recreate this ‘sand’ note so well in their scents.
It’s just too weird for me; it really is like the slightly cemented (the actual stony beach parts), slightly ambery sun parched sand beach. Then, with a little lemonade split on it with a hint of the animalic civet in the backdrop (like all those old-fashioned scents).
So a very deliberate mix of old and new; if the sand note was replaced by a straight amber I definitely would have been more attracted but sadly, it is sand and exactly that.
My rating: 5/10.
Scent quality: 8/10.
_axel_ – :
I really enjoy this one! Burberry London comes to mind, but this doesn’t have the spices and is longer lasting. I grew up in a house surrounded by juniper bushes, and this smells just like that, with a wonderful patchouli note to back it up and just enough citrus to brighten. There is certainly a sweetness here, but nothing like Angel. And yes, just like BL, this has a “holiday” vibe to it, which translates to cozy, comfortable and easy. Thumbs up!
user71 – :
I struggle to like ANY Byredo perfume, and this is no different. I love a good patchouli scent, but this comes off as pure pine to my nose. (The “christmas” smell mentioned above is the same experience I had.) Like all other Byredos, this has a sickly synthetic fruity sweetness that nags at me as long as I have it on. Maybe this is a body chemistry issue? Or am I just averse to this type of cloying sweet smells? Got a sample at Barneys–doubt I’ll finish it.
ti-rex – :
Bath and Body Works Fresh Balsam candle that they put out at Christmas. Lovely, but smells like Christmas to me. Is there something wrong with my nose?!
olegkanushin – :
I too got the TM’s Angel vibe when I tested it in the store.
tur4ik – :
I had a whiff of this the other day and straight to my mind came Thierry Mugler’s Angel. Must be the patchouli, perhaps it is a more feminine version of Angel, but nope not super unique in my opinion
vitalijjshvager – :
Bal d’Afrique + Oud Immortel = Oliver Peoples. I like it. And considering this is a limited edition, I hope to get a bottle of this in the near future. 🙂
cessioste – :
There is something narcotic about this. Normally it would weigh in a little on the masculine side for me , but I like it a lot. The notes are closer to what I was hoping Mohave Ghost would smell like. Less sweet and more austere. The patchouli grounds it, but not to a dirty extent. It calms me down like a desert monsoon here in AZ. I see a full bottle on my saguaro – silhouetted horizon.
Lionia3 – :
To me, this smelled a lot like Bal d’afrique, however, a kind of warmer, sweeter version of it. It must have been the patchouli. While the lemon is sweet, think less rind or even sparkling citrus, and more lemon candy, there’s the heart of it that made me think perhaps there was something much warmer, some sort of gourmand, that underlies it.
tigruman – :
If you love Baudelaire, but it weighs you down in the warm weather, go for it. They could even call it Eau de Baudelaire, brighter, more optimistic and simpler brother.More on the masculine side, and the juniper berry note is very beautiful, astringent and almost bitter dry, with the right amount of sweet citrus.
vladimir.goobin – :
On my skin it starts off with a sticky and quite sweet patchouli (no hippie patch, way more sophisticated) with a cold juniper note for a couple of hours, then it mellows down to a musky warm skin scent smoothened by iris. It is more dry than sticky once I get to the drydown, so that’s where we have the warm sand.
I was surprised that the patch didn’t stay until the end, it always does on me, but as the base is so warm and comforting it doesn’t weaken without it.
коляныч1 – :
Opens up with a musk and patchouli combo with a slight dirty note.
As it dries it picks up a gentle boozy fruit note, a dark berry perhaps. There is also the bitterness of lemon present.
The musky patchouli then pretty much dictates the scent again and in the end you are left with a pleasant musky powdery and slightly woody concoction.
This is as complex as it can get for a minimalist approach. It won’t blow people away who want revolutionary scents with bombastic performances.
This is a sensible scent for somebody who would like a more daring scent yet with a very tight leash.
I think this collaboration is pretty cool – the colour of the bottle (three shades) matches the colour of the lenses on your new sunglasses.
Want list for sure.