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AZAZELLO – :
My first full bottle purchase of a Byredo scent and I’m not disappointed. Tried this on in the store in NYC when I was traveling. It constantly smells like a warm, worn, smoky leather jacket that clings nicely to my skin without being too overpowering. The violet comes and goes softly, giving an alluring, fresh take on what could be too harsh a scent for some. As it dies down, it warms up a bit more – the sales rep likened it to the violet and leather fusing together in a way, and I can definitely see that. I wish the violet was a TOUCH stronger, as violet is really one of the reasons I love this scent (as well as Mojave Ghost and a few others of the Byredo vein), but I absolutely adore this scent. It’s sophisticated, sexy, and refined without being too hyper-masculine.
Bastion – :
This is a very special scent. It is leathery for sure. But it is not as strong as other leathery fragrances that are only suitable and acceptable to a small group of people. I personally love leather smell but sometimes a few perfumes have a very very strong leather smell that even I cannot accept that and it only ends up urging you to throw away the test paper at an instant because of the irritation to your nose.
However this is in no way similar to other leathery fragrances as it is very soft. So soft that I cannot recognize that it is leather at the first sniff (part of the reason is that I have smelt a lot of perfumes already so my nose was not so sensitive at that moment). But this does not mean that the leather scent is neglectable and unrecognizable because when I went back home and checked up for the ingredients I could smell the leather scent at once. It is just so soft and well blended and not as sharp as normal leather scents that confuses us.
Anyway it is a very special and successful scent in terms of its link between the scent and the image/message which the perfumer wants to deliver. Although it is not the normal scent that would make us think of the uninhibited cowboys, ceaseless wind and lonely desert, it does create an image of cowboys beside a bonfire, exactly what a rodeo should be(umm…is it held in the day or at night actually? I know nothing about this–but it seems wilder and more mysterious at night).
I love this scent so much and I would definitely get a bottle of it. Byredo perfumes are all so nice. My favourite one in the collection is black saffron.
reshetov404 – :
I wasn’t expecting this, a beautiful sweet aromatic woody fragrance, the voilet note comes out on top on my skin when I was hoping it would be either vetiver or leather but I really do like this. A very pleasant lovely smell. 7/10