Byredo is one of those luxury brands that release showstopping perfumes easily. Their scents are typically clean, fresh, and occasionally quite oriental due to their founder and head perfumer, Ben Gorham.
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However, as there is so many creatively pleasing aroma it can be challenging to find the best Bryedo scent. Keep reading for our top picks and a review of each one.
Our Shortlist For The Best Byredo Scents
Best Floral Scent
Inflorescence was inspired by the idea of new flowers, wild beauty, and Springtime. This Byredo perfume presents a fresh, feminine scent that turns heads. There is an almost pleasingly almond, milky scent that comes from the magnolia combination.
There is no doubt that Inflorescence is a floral scent, with all three notes entirely made of flowers. The top scent is pink freesia and rose. The middle tone contains Lily-of-the-valley and magnolia. The base scent is solely jasmine.
PROS: Good sillage, decently long-lasting
CONS: Can provide citrus under scent from the Lily-of-the-valley
- For: Women
- Seasons: Spring, Summer
- Wear it: Day
- Launched: 2013
Best Spring Scent
Blanche by Byredo provides a light and airy scent that reminds us of spring. Much like Inflorescence, the Byredo Blanche uses many floral and woody ingredients to create a clean, sweet aroma.
Blanche has the perfect amount of pep and poise to create the perfect springtime scent.
Blanche utilizes a combination of rose, pink pepper, and aldehydes for the top notes. The middle scents are violet, peony, and African orange flowers. Sandalwood with musk and a few other woody scents make up the base notes.
PROS: Long-lasting
CONS: Below average sillage
- For: Unisex
- Seasons: Spring, Summer
- Wear it: Day
- Launched: 2009
Best Fresh Scent
La Tulipe was created to be like a tulip, hence the name. Just like tulips growing and sprouting every spring, so is the perfume supposed to be a fresh new regeneration of the scent.
Byredo scents are typically pretty clean and fresh, and La Tulipe is no different. The top notes of rhubarb, cyclamen, and freesia mix well with the pink tulip middle tone. The base notes are woodier with vetiver and greens, but they still work to create a pleasingly fresh scent.
PROS: Long-lasting, good sillage
CONS: A little overpowering
- For: Women
- Seasons: Spring
- Wear it: Day
- Launched: 2010
Best Woodsy Scent
Gypsy Water is one of those perfumes that are great for any date and that fit into almost any occasion.
This scent is a woody, oriental fragrance that, unfortunately, does not have the best sillage. However, it does last for a long time and is for men and women.
The top notes are a unique blend of juniper, lemon, pepper, and bergamot. The middle is solid with incense, orris root, and pine needles. The base notes in Byredo Gypsy Water are consistent favorites amber, vanilla, and sandalwood.
PROS: Long-lasting
CONS: Poor sillage but still is overpowering
- For: Unisex
- Seasons: Fall, Spring, Summer
- Wear it: Day
- Launched: 2008
Best Date Scent
Super Cedar is a woody scent that provides floral undertones. It is extremely versatile. It is for men, women, day, evening, and practically any season. This is one of those scents that are perfect for any date, any time.
The Super Cedar blend is a low-key one with few ingredients. The only top note is rose, and the only middle one is Virginian cedar. A musk mixes with Haitian vetiver to create a lasting base note.
PROS: Long-lasting
CONS: Poor sillage
- For: Unisex
- Seasons: Spring, Fall, Summer
- Wear it: Day or Night
- Launched: 2016
Best Every Occasion Scent
Oud Immortel is the go-to perfume for every occasion. It can be worn by anyone at any time. Oud Immortel contains agarwood (also called oud), hence the name of this Byredo scent.
While the base scents are tobacco and oak moss, the top evens those strong scents out with cardamom, limoncello, and incense. The middle notes are mostly Brazilian rosewood, papyrus, agarwood, and patchouli.
PROS: Great sillage, very long-lasting
CONS: Can be a more masculine scent
- For: Unisex
- Seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
- Wear it: Day or Night
- Launched: 2010
Best Oriental Scent
Rose Of No Man’s Land sets itself apart with the pleasingly oriental scent that contains roses. The rose is evened out with a more traditionally oriental fragrance but creates a heavenly scent similar to Springtime in a Park by Maison Martin Margiela.
Rose of No Man’s Land is unique in that they use Turkey Red Rose in their top and middle notes to have a lasting rosy scent. Pink pepper is also sprinkled on the top, while the raspberry bloom makes up the middle. The base contains amber and papyrus.
PROS: Great longevity
CONS: Decent sillage
- For: Women
- Seasons: Spring or Fall
- Wear it: Day
- Launched: 2015
Best for a Fall Event
Black Saffron smells like the Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, which contains many of the same scent notes. It is a healthy blend of different scents that allow the perfume to be unisex but also wearable for more than one season.
While saffron is only a top note with Chinese grapefruit and juniper berries, it gives a lasting impression to the perfume. The middle notes are mostly black violet and leather, while the base contains cashmeran, vetiver, and raspberry.
PROS: Good sillage, moderately long-lasting
CONS: The smell is very smoky to some
- For: Unisex
- Seasons: Fall or Winter
- Wear it: Night or Day
- Launched: 2012
About Byredo
Byredo, started by Ben Gorham in 2006, remakes the idea of luxury into something new and limitless.
Gorham works with several perfumers to create the scents of Byredo, though they also sell makeup and body care products.
Who Makes The Perfume?
Gorham personally works on all scent explorations for Byredo, though he always brings new opinions and well-known perfumers into the process.
He has worked with Jérôme Épinette along with a few others.
Final Thoughts
It can be challenging to find the best scent for her or yourself, but the good news is that this Byredo perfume review may have helped a little.
The best thing to trust is your nose, but we prefer to use Inflorescence or Oud Immortel for their complex notes. Byredo is great at creating scents that can be used by men or women and makes excellent gifts.
Selena Marc is a fragrance enthusiast, freelance writer, and dog mom living in Houston, Texas. When she's not writing about her favorite new perfumes, you can find her enjoying yoga or a morning hike.