10 Best Byredo Perfumes for Women & Men in 2024

Byredo is a Swedish fragrance company that was founded in 2006 by Ben Gorham. This company was founded in Stockholm and it is still there. So, every Byredo product you see today is produced in Sweden. But let’s move our focus from the company and place it a little on its founder, Ben Gorham.

A Peek into Ben Gorham’s Life

Everybody remembers Ben Gorham as the founder of one of the world’s best fragrance companies – Byredo. But that isn’t all there is about him. Some analysts regard him as the “heavily tattooed basketball player” that became a perfumer. Well, that describes a little bit about his physical attributes and career history but it still doesn’t say all. You may also see those that describe him based on his parentage.

This particular group will tell you he has French-Canadian ancestry (from his father) as well as an Indian connection (from his mother). You may also see descriptions that will let you know that Gorham was born in Sweden when his father came over for his PhD and that he grew up there and, then, later in Canada. All these are true of Ben Gorham. But they don’t describe all about him.

Ben Gorham became a professional basketball player before his 20s. In fact, he quit his basketball career while in his 20s. He was developing an interest in creativity and was wondering how he could use his talent and imagination to create things. So, when he quit basketball, he enrolled in the Stockholm Art School despite being academically challenged. But he studied Fine Arts and graduated with good grades and more developed skills.

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When Gorham left art school, he began to experiment with different ways of sending messages through art. He had always believed people can communicate their intentions, emotions, opinions, and information through art. And so the young curious Ben began his search into communication through creativity.

Gorham tried to develop several mediums as his means of communication but he wasn’t satisfied. One day, he stumbled on a perfumer, Pierre Wulff, and discovered another way of communicating with the world. Gorham began another adventurous discovery to find out how fragrances can be used as a communication tool.

This adventure led to the birth of Byredo, an amazing perfume brand that creates perfumes that tell stories, relay emotions, send messages, and communicate ideas. This was how a hard rock basketball player joined the soft beauty industry and captured the world.

Back to Byredo Perfume Brand

Now that you have seen why Gorham founded his company, I believe you can guess the type of perfume Byredo creates and launches. Byredo perfume brand is famous for producing perfumes that can tell you about a place, an emotion, or an experience. Put simply, the brand creates its perfumes to evoke emotions.

Byredo is well known for its unisex perfumes. It has added some special collections for men and women but a great number of its perfumes are unisex. In this article, you are going to find out some of Byredo’s bestselling perfumes (almost all of them are bestsellers, anyway) but we will only review three out of its bestselling perfumes. 

Byredo’s Ten Bestselling Perfumes 

Byredo has created more than 60 perfumes. One amazing thing about its perfume is that the brand concentrates more on the content than the flacon. Most of the perfumes share the same bottle design.

It is almost like the company is already known for its simple but portable perfume bottle and blacktop. Hence, if a Byredo perfume is on a shelf, you can distinguish it from others from its bottle. But let’s look at some of the best Byredo perfumes.

We will start from the no. 1 best selling Byredo perfume to the one that ranks tenth on the list.

However, here, we can only provide you with the notes and main accords of the perfumes. we will present the full reviews of the three outstanding perfumes later.

One more thing, this perfume rating comes from different comments that users and fans dropped about them on the internet. So, they are not subjective reviews. Anyway, here we go.

10 Byredo Perfumes are:

1. Bal D’Afrique for Men and Women

Bal d’Afrique Main Accords

• Earthy
• Sweet
• Fresh spicy
• White floral
• Powdery
• Fruity
• Floral
• Woody
• Citrusy
• Aromatic

Bal d’Afrique Notes

• Amalfi Lemon 
• Tagetes 
• Black Currant 
• Bergamot 
• African Orange flower 
• Violet 
• Cyclamen 
• Jasmine 
• Vetiver 
• Amber 
• Musk  
• Moroccan Cedar

2. Gypsy Water for Men and Women

The Main Accords of Gypsy Water

• Warm spicy
• Balsamic
• Vanilla
• Amber
• Citrusy
• Powdery
• Fresh spicy
• Aromatic
• Woody

The Notes of Gypsy Water

• Juniper 
• Lemon 
• Bergamot 
• Pepper 
• Pine needles 
• Incense  
• Orris Root 
• Sandalwood 
• Vanilla 
• Amber

3. Mojave Ghost for Men and Women

The Main Accord of Mojave Ghost

• Citrus
• Amber
• Musky
• Fruity
• Violet
• Powdery
• Woody
• Floral

The Notes of Mojave Ghost

• Sapodilla 
• Ambrette (Musk Mallow) 
• Magnolia 
• Violet  
• Sandalwood 
• Ambergris  
• Cedar.

4. La Tulipe for Women 

The Main Accords of La Tulipe

• Soft spicy
• Green 
• Floral 

The Notes of La Tulipe

• Freesia 
• Cyclamen 
• Rhuburb 
• Pink tulip 
• Green Notes 
• Vetiver 
• Woodsy Notes.

5. Pulp for Men and Women

The Main Accords of Pulp for Men

• Floral
• Woody
• Sweet
• fruity

The Notes of Pulp for Men

• Black Currant 
• Bergamot 
• Cardamon 
• Fig 
• Red Apple 
• Tiare Flower 
• Praline 
• Peach Blossom 
• Cedar

6. Blanche for Women

The Main Accords of Blanche for Women 

• Soapy
• White floral
• Violet
• Woody
• Rose
• Powdery
• Musky
• Floral
• Adelhydic
• Fresh

The Notes of Blanche for Women

• ldehydes 
• Rose 
• Pink Pepper 
• Peony 
• Violet 
• African Orange flower 
• Musk 
• Woodsy Notes 
• Sandalwood

7. Baudelaire for Men

The Main Accords of Baudelaire 

• Animalic
• Balsamic
• Patchouli
• Warm spicy
• Smoky
• Leather
• Aromatic
• Amber
• Woody
• Fresh spicy

The Notes of Baudelaire for Men

• Juniper Berries 
• Pepper 
• Caraway 
• Leather 
• Incense 
• Hyacinth 
• Patchouli 
• Papyrus 
• Amber

8. Black Saffron for Men and Women

The Main Accords of Black Saffron 

• Violet
• Fresh spicy
• Animalic
• Powdery
• Sweet
• Warm spicy
• Aromatic
• Woody
• Fruity
• Leather

The Notes of Black Saffron

• Saffron 
• Juniper Berries 
• Chinese Grapefruit 
• Leather 
• Black Violet 
• Raspberry 
• Cashmeran 
• Vetiver 

9. Super Cedar for Men and Women

The Main Accords of Super Cedar

• Musky
• Rose
• Powdery
• Earthy
• Aromatic
• Woody 

The Notes of Super Cedar

• Rose
• Virginia cedar
• Musk
• Haitian vetiver

10. Inflorescence for Women

The Main Accords of Inflorescence for Women 

• Green
• Fresh
• Floral
• White floral

The Notes of Inflorescence for Women 

• Pink Freesia 
• Rose 
• Lily-of-the-valley 
• Magnolia 
• Jasmine

Review of Byredo’s Best Selling Perfumes for Men, Women, and Unisex

This would have been just a review of the bestselling perfumes for men and women but, considering that Byredo niches more on unisex perfumes, we are going to look at one perfume made for men, one perfume made for women, and then, one perfume made for both men and women. We actually had some challenges choosing which of the unisex perfumes to review because, believe me, Byredo’s unisex perfumes are all making waves out there.

Nevertheless, in this section, we are going to look closely into the following perfumes

• Bal d’Afrique for Women and Men
• La Tulipe for Women, and
• Baudelaire for Men

3 Best Byredo Perfumes

1. Bal d’Afrique by Byredo for Women and Men 

As you must have guessed, this perfume was made for both men and women. It was launched in 2009 after it was created for Byredo by Jerome Epinette. This perfume, as the name suggests, captures the essence of Africa and Paris and sealed them in the bottle. Once you open the bottle, you will get the feel of late 1920’s Paris and the African culture of the time. This is why Byredo blended in African marigold and Moroccan cedarwood to the mixture.

The top notes of this amazing fragrance are Bucchu, African marigold, neroli, bergamot, and Amalfi lemon. The middle notes are cyclamen, jasmine, and violet. Then, its base notes are musk, Moroccan cedarwood, vetiver, and black amber. This perfume has strong sillage and long-lasting longevity.

2. La Tulipe by Byredo for Women

This amazing soft perfume was launched in 2010 after the team works of Ben Gorham and Jerome Epinette yielded a fresh, clean, and floral fragrance. La Tulipe for Women was created to express the shy and delicate nature of tulips, which represents the characteristics of the woman wearing the perfume. 

However, the thought of tulips should remind you of their beauty as well as the calming and healing effects they have on people. Smelling this perfume will also remind you of spring and the hope it brings. All these were sealed inside this bottle. No wonder women love this perfume and never hesitate to pick a bottle whenever they see one.

The top notes of this amazing perfume are cyclamen, freesia, and rhubarb. Its middle note, being the heart of the perfume, is tulip. And then the base notes are greenery, vetiver, and woodsy notes. The perfume’s sillage is enormous and its longevity, long-lasting.

3. Baudelaire by Byredo for Men

Byredo launched this perfume in 2009 specifically for its male customers. And guess what, they fell in love with it immediately. This perfume has wonderful stories to tell. Spraying it will remind you of leather, amber, woods, and so on. Some of its users have come out to say that the perfume makes them feel mysterious and masculine.

It makes men feel like men and brings back their memories of good times. The least rating this perfume has received from different reviews of its users is 4.4 out of 5 stars. That can tell you how amazing it is.

The top notes of Baudelaire by Byredo are pepper, juniper berries, and caraway. Its middle notes are leather, incense, and hyacinth. The base notes are papyrus, amber, and patchouli. This perfume has strong sillage and eternal longevity. That means that, if you wear the perfume, you will smell good for hours without retouching.

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Conclusion

As promised, you have seen some of the amazing perfumes from the Byredo perfume brand. This is one of the perfume brands you should consider adding to your must-buy perfume lists.

If I may suggest, you can start with Bal d’Afrique for Men and Women, La Tulipe for Women (if you are a woman), or Baudelaire for Men (if you are a man). You can also present one of these perfumes as gifts to someone special on his or her special occasion. Believe me, he or she will love it.